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2._o it_o be_v a_o commendation_n too_o high_a for_o any_o mortal_a 3._o i_o shall_v be_v bold_a to_o tell_v he_o that_o in_o this_o self_n encomium_n he_o speak_v false_o do_v ever_o any_o mere_a man_n since_o the_o fall_n endeavour_v his_o utmost_a de_fw-fr jure_fw-la that_o all_o his_o flock_n may_v be_v worthy_a receiver_n such_o be_v all_o that_o come_v prepare_v do_v he_o not_o know_v that_o one_o worthy_a in_o christ_n account_n must_v 1._o be_v convert_v 2._o unblameable_a yea_o exemplary_a in_o his_o conversation_n 3._o actual_o prepare_v by_o exciting_a and_o act_v the_o sacramental_a grace_n and_o have_v mr._n h._n endeavour_v his_o utmost_a de_fw-fr jure_fw-la that_o all_o his_o people_n shall_v be_v such_o nay_o have_v he_o endeavour_v his_o utmost_a de_fw-fr jure_fw-la that_o himself_o may_v be_v such_o do_v he_o never_o since_o he_o be_v a_o minister_n fail_v through_o carelessness_n yea_o wilfulness_n sometime_o in_o pray_v for_o his_o people_n in_o preach_v in_o 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their_o omission_n answ_n 1._o if_o here_o he_o speak_v real_o and_o confess_v and_o beg_v pardon_n for_o his_o ministerial_a as_o well_o as_o personal_a omission_n i_o can_v but_o approve_v it_o as_o a_o act_n of_o humility_n after_o his_o former_a vaunt_v but_o then_o note_v how_o he_o contradict_v his_o former_a proud_a assertion_n i_o wish_v his_o book_n and_o heart_n too_o be_v full_a of_o such_o contradiction_n both_o for_o his_o own_o and_o his_o people_n sake_n if_o he_o have_v do_v his_o utmost_a de_fw-fr jure_fw-la what_o need_v he_o desire_v pardon_n for_o his_o omission_n if_o he_o be_v guilty_a of_o too_o many_o omission_n how_o have_v he_o endeavour_v his_o utmost_a de_fw-fr jure_fw-la 2._o will_v confession_n of_o our_o own_o and_o other_o sin_n serve_v the_o turn_n without_o proportionable_a endeavour_n to_o reform_v ourselves_o and_o other_o in_o our_o place_n what_o be_v this_o but_o to_o lie_v in_o the_o ditch_n and_o cry_n god_n help_v we_o and_o if_o the_o 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