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when_o other_o be_v go_v forth_o or_o else_o prepare_v for_o battle_n 11._o battle_n 2._o sam._n 11._o if_o i_o will_v not_o sleep_v i_o must_v not_o sit_v down_o idleness_n be_v the_o very_a hour_n of_o temptation_n the_o devil_n tide_n time_n when_o he_o carry_v the_o soul_n downward_o and_o with_o ease_n we_o must_v up_o and_o be_v do_v labour_n be_v the_o pickle_n of_o virtue_n it_o keep_v our_o faculty_n of_o body_n and_o mind_n sweet_a and_o fresh_a as_o the_o pickle_n keep_v fish_n and_o flesh_n but_o hereof_o before_o but_o it_o may_v be_v we_o can_v possible_o avoid_v the_o occasion_n as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o offence_n occasion_n will_v be_v how_o then_o then_o we_o must_v avoid_v they_o what_o be_v possible_a it_o be_v a_o great_a 24._o great_a lege_fw-la isid_n pelus_n lib._n 4._o ep_n 2._o 3._o 4._o &_o 12._o 24._o mockery_n but_o god_n be_v not_o mock_v we_o be_v deceive_v to_o pray_v lead_v we_o not_o when_o we_o lead_v ourselves_o into_o temptation_n by_o make_v desire_n and_o matter_n of_o trouble_n to_o ourselves_o it_o be_v as_o if_o we_o shall_v pray_v to_o the_o lord_n to_o keep_v our_o house_n while_o we_o leave_v 〈◊〉_d leave_v januae_fw-la â—untos_fw-la &_o aurâ—s_fw-la senestrae_fw-la autem_fw-la oculi_fw-la chrysost_n hom._n 51._o in_o matt._n lat_fw-la tantum_fw-la pâ—ne_fw-la seram_fw-la januae_fw-la tuus_fw-la sivis_fw-la esse_fw-la securus_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la legem_fw-la divini_fw-la timoris_fw-la etc._n etc._n ibid._n sed_fw-la quoniam_fw-la fragiles_fw-la sunt_fw-la nostrae_fw-la serae_fw-la nisi_fw-la deus_fw-la &c_n &c_n ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n the_o eye_n our_o guardian_n be_v first_o corrupt_v we_o have_v better_o wander_v with_o our_o foot_n then_o with_o our_o eye_n clem._n alex._n paed._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 11._o p._n 1841._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d window_n door_n gate_n all_o open_a therefore_o in_o the_o second_o place_n though_o i_o can_v always_o avoid_v the_o occasion_n yet_o 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