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the_o rule_n and_o exercise_n of_o holy_a live_n by_o jer._n taylor_n d_o d_o non_fw-la magna_fw-la loquimur_fw-la sed_fw-la vivimus_fw-la london_n print_v for_o r_o royston_n in_o iâ—ye_a lane_n 1650._o the_o rule_n and_o exercise_n of_o holy_a live_n in_o which_o be_v describe_v the_o mean_n and_o instrument_n of_o obtain_v every_o virtue_n and_o the_o remedy_n against_o every_o vice_n and_o consideration_n serve_v to_o the_o resist_a all_o temptation_n together_o with_o prayer_n contain_v the_o whole_a duty_n of_o a_o christian_a and_o the_o part_n of_o devotion_n fit_v to_o all_o occasion_n and_o furnish_v for_o all_o necessity_n london_n print_v for_o richard_n royston_n at_o the_o angel_n in_o ivy-lane_n mdcl_o to_o the_o right_n honourable_a and_o true_o noble_a richard_n lord_n vaughan_z earl_n of_o carbery_n baron_n of_o emlin_n and_o molingar_fw-la knight_n of_o the_o honourable_a order_n of_o the_o bath_n my_o lord_n i_o have_v live_v to_o see_v religion_n paint_v upon_o 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church_n of_o england_n i_o consider_v that_o because_o we_o now_o want_v the_o blessing_n of_o external_a communion_n in_o many_o degree_n and_o the_o circumstance_n of_o a_o prosperous_a and_o unafflicted_a people_n we_o be_v to_o take_v estimate_n of_o ourselves_o with_o single_a judgement_n and_o every_o man_n be_v to_o give_v sentence_n concern_v the_o state_n of_o his_o own_o soul_n by_o the_o precept_n and_o rule_n of_o our_o lawgiver_n not_o by_o the_o after_o decree_n and_o usage_n of_o the_o church_n that_o be_v by_o the_o essential_a part_n of_o religion_n rather_o than_o by_o the_o uncertain_a signification_n of_o any_o exterior_a adherency_n for_o though_o it_o be_v uncertain_a when_o a_o man_n be_v the_o member_n of_o a_o church_n whether_o he_o be_v a_o member_n of_o christ_n or_o no_o because_o in_o the_o church_n net_n there_o be_v fish_n good_a and_o bad_a yet_o we_o may_v be_v sure_a that_o if_o we_o be_v member_n of_o christ_n we_o be_v of_o a_o church_n to_o all_o 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