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performer_n â—â—nsel_n â—â—f_o good_a duty_n at_o home_n he_o perform_v himself_o the_o ordinary_a duty_n of_o religion_n in_o his_o house_n at_o home_n if_o no_o preacher_n be_v present_a business_n 15._o provident_a in_o his_o business_n he_o be_v wise_a and_o provident_a in_o manage_v his_o affair_n and_o leave_v none_o of_o his_o business_n at_o six_o and_o seven_o but_o be_v a_o careful_a overseer_n of_o all_o himself_o poor_a 16._o bountiful_a to_o the_o poor_a he_o be_v plentiful_a in_o relieve_v his_o poor_a neighbour_n a_o peaceable_a liver_n and_o one_o that_o put_v up_o a_o great_a number_n of_o trespass_n peaceable_n 17._o peaceable_n advice_n 18._o able_a and_o willing_a to_o give_v good_a advice_n he_o afford_v his_o counsel_n willing_o for_o their_o best_a direction_n that_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o it_o and_o especial_o for_o the_o good_a estate_n of_o the_o place_n and_o parish_n in_o which_o he_o live_v unto_o the_o people_n whereof_o and_o to_o many_o other_o he_o bear_v good_a affection_n neither_o do_v he_o manifest_v his_o affection_n in_o word_n and_o tongue_n only_o but_o by_o show_v himself_o forward_o in_o any_o good_a cause_n for_o their_o instruction_n and_o profit_n any_o manner_n of_o way_n the_o truth_n whereof_o if_o we_o do_v not_o sufficient_o see_v while_o we_o enjoy_v he_o i_o doubt_v we_o shall_v too_o well_o feel_v by_o want_v of_o he_o now_o he_o be_v go_v virtue_n 19_o no_o novice_n in_o virtue_n neither_o be_v he_o a_o novice_n in_o the_o practice_n of_o any_o of_o these_o thing_n but_o a_o well_o experience_a soldier_n of_o many_o year_n stand_v well-doing_n 20._o constant_n to_o the_o end_n in_o well-doing_n and_o unto_o all_o this_o be_v add_v constancy_n and_o perseverance_n unto_o the_o end_n his_o well-doing_n be_v not_o by_o fit_n nor_o for_o a_o while_n only_o as_o it_o have_v prove_v by_o some_o but_o till_o the_o end_n of_o his_o day_n witness_v his_o bounty_n and_o liberal_a contribution_n to_o have_v the_o word_n often_o preach_v neither_o be_v he_o weary_a of_o that_o which_o he_o do_v nay_o he_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v weary_a that_o notwithstanding_o both_o the_o death_n of_o one_o of_o they_o that_o join_v with_o he_o and_o that_o the_o unfaithfulnesse_n of_o some_o which_o have_v fall_v from_o their_o word_n have_v cause_v he_o to_o be_v at_o more_o charge_n than_o at_o the_o first_o he_o have_v think_v of_o yet_o of_o his_o own_o accord_n he_o charge_v himself_o somewhat_o further_o than_o his_o own_o compartner_n in_o that_o business_n do_v know_v of_o and_o be_v motion_v to_o some_o course_n whereby_o to_o be_v discharge_v from_o all_o he_o speak_v no_o word_n to_o approve_v of_o it_o but_o all_o to_o the_o contrary_n then_o it_o be_v signify_v unto_o he_o that_o some_o further_a course_n must_v be_v take_v and_o what_o be_v expect_v his_o answer_n be_v that_o it_o be_v as_o little_a as_o can_v be_v 5.1622_o august_n 5.1622_o and_o all_o this_o not_o long_o before_o his_o last_o sickness_n by_o which_o it_o appear_v how_o his_o mind_n be_v settle_v not_o to_o faint_v in_o well_o do_v but_o to_o continue_v to_o the_o end_n 1622._o 21._o mindful_a to_o set_v his_o house_n in_o order_n before_o his_o sickness_n he_o be_v take_v in_o the_o night_n with_o a_o dead_a palsy_n in_o half_a his_o body_n on_o august_n 15._o 1622._o before_o his_o last_o sickness_n he_o have_v make_v his_o will_n and_o set_v his_o house_n in_o order_n but_o in_o the_o time_n of_o that_o sickness_n which_o be_v about_o the_o space_n of_o nine_o day_n he_o have_v but_o little_a use_n of_o his_o speech_n neither_o be_v he_o able_a to_o express_v himself_o in_o diverse_a thing_n to_o the_o understanding_n of_o his_o friend_n which_o appear_v by_o certain_a token_n