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daily_a worship_n of_o god_n aforetime_o so_o i_o will_v continue_v to_o do_v as_o long_o as_o i_o have_v any_o time_n you_o may_v read_v how_o the_o devout_a daniel_n chap._n 6.10_o will_v still_o go_v on_o pray_v to_o his_o god_n even_o in_o the_o face_n of_o danger_n and_o just_a before_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lion_n under_o that_o bloody_a interdict_v which_o make_v his_o duty_n like_o to_o cost_v he_o so_o dear_a as_o his_o life_n yet_o he_o will_v not_o endure_v to_o have_v such_o a_o embargo_fw-mi lay_v on_o 〈◊〉_d prayer_n nor_o suffer_v the_o severe_a menace_n to_o terrify_v he_o out_o of_o the_o only_a refuge_n for_o a_o distress_a soul_n but_o will_v let_v all_o man_n see_v that_o he_o do_v not_o serve_v the_o god_n who_o he_o be_v ashamed_a or_o afraid_a to_o own_o though_o no_o doubt_n but_o he_o be_v sufficient_o tongue-lasht_a among_o the_o profane_a spectator_n of_o his_o devotion_n as_o a_o very_a silly_a ridiculous_a precisian_n that_o can_v not_o forbear_v his_o 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that_o i_o may_v bless_v god_n that_o i_o have_v not_o lose_v my_o labour_n nor_o your_o love_n by_o this_o work_n and_o that_o yourselves_o when_o death_n come_v to_o show_v you_o the_o bless_a end_n whither_o the_o way_n of_o prayer_n lead_v may_v bless_v the_o lord_n for_o put_v you_o upon_o it_o and_o keep_v you_o in_o it_o and_o for_o give_v you_o the_o encour_n ageâ—â—nt_v to_o make_v your_o supplication_n to_o he_o that_o so_o he_o may_v have_v the_o occasion_n to_o make_v you_o happy_a with_o all_o the_o unspeakable_a gift_n of_o his_o everlasting_a bounty_n thus_o i_o have_v use_v great_a plainness_n of_o speech_n and_o spend_v all_o my_o power_n of_o persuasion_n i_o can_v tell_v what_o will_v be_v the_o success_n but_o be_o sensible_a that_o i_o have_v be_v rouse_a among_o many_o family_n where_o i_o be_o like_a to_o find_v small_a welcome_n but_o as_o many_o complaint_n of_o my_o over-officiousness_n as_o i_o have_v make_v of_o their_o under-doing_n from_o such_o i_o may_v 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