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in_o danger_n to_o starve_v either_o through_o want_n of_o public_a provision_n or_o leisure_n to_o provide_v for_o myself_o what_o may_v be_v have_v and_o therefore_o by_o no_o mean_n to_o overslip_v the_o opportunity_n even_o for_o my_o own_o sake_n beside_o the_o commandment_n and_o to_o take_v to_o the_o utmost_a minute_n that_o i_o can_v my_o spiritual_a liberty_n to_o serve_v god_n and_o get_v grace_n not_o allow_v any_o thing_n by_o my_o good_a will_n to_o interrupt_v i_o therein_o 27._o i_o desire_v to_o account_v the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n a_o singular_a fair_a wherein_o the_o bread_n that_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n the_o water_n of_o life_n spiritual_a wine_n and_o milk_n and_o whatsoever_o else_o be_v nourish_v and_o comfortable_a to_o the_o soul_n be_v free_o offer_v and_o to_o be_v have_v without_o money_n and_o without_o price_n that_o therefore_o i_o may_v be_v sure_a not_o to_o miss_v when_o i_o may_v go_v to_o it_o and_o yet_o because_o all_o that_o come_v thither_o make_v not_o so_o happy_a a_o bargain_n but_o rather_o purchase_v to_o themselves_o wrath_n and_o judgement_n i_o may_v be_v careful_a to_o prepare_v myself_o so_o by_o examination_n that_o my_o soul_n be_v not_o send_v away_o fast_v or_o which_o be_v worse_o poison_a while_o my_o body_n be_v entertain_v 28._o i_o desire_v to_o account_v all_o other_o ordinance_n of_o god_n in_o their_o degree_n and_o manner_n likewise_o the_o mean_n of_o my_o soul_n enrich_v nourish_a physic_n so_o that_o if_o i_o shall_v slight_v or_o trifle_v away_o these_o bless_a opportunity_n i_o can_v not_o but_o die_v a_o beggar_n die_v and_o starve_v die_v a_o miserable_a disease_a leper_n die_v and_o perish_v eternal_o that_o therefore_o i_o may_v not_o be_v so_o much_o a_o fool_n as_o to_o have_v these_o put_v as_o prize_n into_o my_o hand_n to_o get_v wisdom_n withal_o and_o i_o to_o have_v no_o heart_n to_o they_o or_o that_o pretend_v no_o other_o errand_n to_o the_o place_n 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