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meditation_n where_o the_o rich_a man_n who_o be_v disatisfy_v with_o his_o steward_n require_v he_o to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o his_o conduct_n since_o he_o take_v the_o charge_n of_o his_o affair_n or_o else_o we_o may_v choose_v the_o other_o parable_n of_o the_o barren_a figtree_n which_o be_v already_o propose_v for_o the_o evening_n before_o the_o retreat_n 13.6_o luke_n 13.6_o we_o be_v to_o spend_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o evening_n in_o solitude_n retire_v from_o the_o noise_n and_o distraction_n of_o the_o world_n whole_o employ_v in_o take_v care_n of_o our_o salvation_n in_o make_v a_o general_a confession_n of_o our_o whole_a life_n or_o of_o one_o or_o so_o many_o year_n as_o our_o director_n think_v fit_a and_o we_o must_v omit_v nothing_o that_o may_v serve_v to_o put_v our_o soul_n into_o so_o good_a a_o state_n that_o we_o may_v have_v nothing_o to_o reproach_n ourselves_o no_o scrupule_n concern_v our_o past_a life_n that_o we_o may_v be_v able_a to_o look_v on_o the_o next_o day_n as_o the_o last_o of_o our_o life_n &_o to_o employ_v it_o as_o we_o will_v employ_v the_o last_o let_v we_o begin_v the_o day_n with_o blessing_n god_n who_o have_v be_v please_v to_o give_v we_o yet_o long_o time_n and_o to_o inspire_v we_o with_o the_o design_n of_o prepare_v for_o death_n and_o prostrate_v before_o the_o crucifix_n let_v we_o offer_v up_o ourselves_o our_o health_n our_o good_n our_o life_n a_o absolute_a sacrifice_n to_o god_n submit_v ourselves_o hearty_o to_o whatever_o kind_n of_o death_n he_o think_v fit_a to_o send_v &_o accept_v it_o in_o satisfaction_n for_o our_o sin_n &_o in_o union_n with_o the_o death_n of_o jesus_n christ_n then_o let_v we_o meditate_v
enough_o mdi_o enough_o vae_fw-la tempori_fw-la illi_fw-la domine_fw-la in_fw-la quo_fw-la non_fw-la te_fw-la amavi_fw-la vae_fw-la tempori_fw-la illi_fw-la in_o quo_fw-la te_fw-la graviter_fw-la off_o mdi_o my_o god_n i_o curse_v the_o day_n that_o i_o neglect_v to_o love_v thou_o i_o curse_v the_o day_n wherein_o i_o offend_v thou_o 26._o thou_o dominus_fw-la illuminatio_fw-la mea_fw-la &_o salus_fw-la mea_fw-la dominus_fw-la protector_n aquavitae_fw-la meae_fw-la à _fw-la quo_fw-la trepidabo_fw-la ps_n 26._o the_o lord_n be_v my_o light_n and_o my_o salvation_n who_o shall_v i_o fear_v the_o lord_n be_v the_o protector_n of_o my_o life_n of_o who_o shall_v i_o be_v a_o afraid_a 22.4_o afraid_a etiamsi-consistant_a adversum_fw-la me_fw-it castra_fw-la non_fw-la time_n bircor_fw-la meum_fw-la ps_n 26.5_o si_fw-mi ambulavero_fw-la in_o medio_fw-la umbrae_fw-la mortis_fw-la non_fw-la timebo_fw-la mala_fw-la quoniam_fw-la tu_fw-la mecum_fw-la es_fw-la ps_n 22.4_o though_o man_n shall_v en_fw-fr camp_v against_o i_o my_o heart_n will_v not_o be_v terrify_v though_o i_o walk_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n i_o will_v fear_v no_o evil_a because_o thou_o be_v with_o i_o 13.15_o i_o etiamsi_fw-la occideris_fw-la i_o in_o te_fw-la sperabo_fw-la domine_fw-la job_n 13.15_o though_o thou_o slay_v i_o yet_o i_o will_v trust_v in_o thou_o 3.10_o thou_o sperantem_fw-la in_o domino_fw-la misericordia_fw-la circundabit_fw-la ps_n 3.10_o mercy_n shall_v compass_v he_o about_o that_o hope_v in_o the_o lord_n they_o lord_n adauge_fw-la in_o i_o domine_fw-la fidem_fw-la adauge_fw-la spen_n adauge_fw-la charitat_fw-la they_o lord_n increase_v my_o faith_n increase_v my_o hope_n increase_v my_o love_n 56.8_o love_n paratum_fw-la cor_fw-la meum_fw-la deus_fw-la paratum_fw-la cor_fw-la meum_fw-la ps_n 56.8_o my_o heart_n be_v ready_a o_o god_n my_o heart_n be_v ready_a 14.8_o ready_a sive_fw-la morimur_fw-la sive_fw-la vivimus_fw-la domini_fw-la sumus_fw-la rom._n 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