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〈◊〉_d a_o daily_a death_n and_o the_o medication_n of_o our_o latter_a end_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o continual_a sorrow_n and_o vexation_n of_o the_o heart_n princ_fw-la but_o let_v careless_a christian_n imagine_v what_o they_o please_v that_o which_o be_v a_o grief_n to_o they_o will_v prove_v no_o little_a joy_n and_o comfort_n to_o those_o who_o thought_n be_v take_v up_o with_o the_o meditation_n of_o their_o latter_a end_n when_o the_o hour_n of_o death_n approach_v we_o shall_v account_v it_o the_o only_a wisdom_n to_o have_v fit_v and_o dispose_v our_o heart_n aright_o for_o the_o last_o day_n of_o our_o dissolution_n and_o departure_n out_o of_o
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