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especial_o among_o christian_n wherein_o i_o will_v entreat_v this_o favourable_a construction_n at_o the_o hand_n of_o every_o good_a christian_n in_o his_o behalf_n that_o they_o will_v not_o censure_v he_o as_o too_o singular_a or_o too_o precise_a in_o these_o thing_n see_v he_o have_v follow_v herein_o the_o doctrine_n of_o such_o worthy_a divine_n and_o other_o life_n pet._n mar._n in_o judge_n c._n 14._o taffin_n of_o amendment_n of_o life_n in_o our_o reform_a church_n as_o have_v have_v their_o work_n approve_v print_a and_o publish_v many_o year_n ago_o even_o in_o our_o land_n and_o in_o our_o own_o language_n for_o our_o instruction_n and_o reformation_n in_o these_o thing_n 11._o lib_n 2._o c._n 19_o perkins_n in_o his_o golden_a chain_n on_o the_o three_o commandment_n dudley_n fenner_n in_o his_o treatise_n of_o recreation_n northbrooke_n against_o card_n and_o die_n esty_n in_o his_o history_n of_o the_o gospel_n destruction_n of_o small_a vice_n anatomy_n of_o abuse_n pag._n 131._o dialogue_n betwixt_o paul_n and_o demas_n sir_n thomas_n eliot_n in_o his_o gover._n book_n 1._o chap._n 26._o ludovic_n vivue_v in_o his_o institution_n of_o a_o christian_a woman_n chap._n 3._o m._n perkins_n in_o his_o case_n of_o conscience_n book_n 3_o chap_n 4._o bullinger_n decad._n 3_o serm_n 1_o in_o pracept_n 8._o bishop_n babington_n in_o com._n 8.409_o bishop_n hooper_n in_o com._n 8._o pag._n 75._o canon_n ecoles_n anglucan_n ann_n 1571._o pag._n 7._o &_o pag._n 11._o see_v the_o margin_n chap._n xl._n now_o after_o a_o while_n have_v thus_o rid_v his_o hand_n and_o fire_v out_o of_o his_o house_n these_o so_o dangerous_a instrument_n of_o idleness_n and_o profaneness_n wastfulnesse_n and_o much_o wickedness_n as_o he_o see_v every_o where_o card_n and_o die_n table_n and_o tableman_n to_o be_v he_o begin_v to_o think_v of_o a_o wise_a and_o better_a course_n both_o to_o prevent_v these_o mischief_n bibles_n in_o stead_n of_o table_n card_n and_o die_n he_o 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in_o and_o through_o his_o son_n christ_n lesus_fw-la for_o ever_o and_o ever_o amen_n vae_fw-la etiam_fw-la laudabili_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la si_fw-la remota_fw-la misericordia_fw-la discutias_fw-la eam_fw-la 19_o aug._n conf._n lib._n 9_o c._n 19_o aug._n quisguis_fw-la tibi_fw-la enumerat_fw-la vera_fw-la merita_fw-la sva_fw-la 13._o aug_n ibid._n cap._n 13._o quid_fw-la tibi_fw-la enumerat_fw-la nisi_fw-la muneratua_n finis_fw-la imprimatur_fw-la joh_n hansley_n jan._n 16._o 1640._o