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my_o soul_n confess_v it_o to_o be_v the_o same_o prayer_n in_o substance_n which_o christ_n deliver_v to_o his_o disciple_n therefore_o i_o pray_v thou_o gentle_a reader_n whosoever_o thou_o be_v to_o accept_v this_o treatise_n and_o to_o blame_v necessity_n rather_o than_o i_o for_o publish_v it_o for_o the_o phrase_n and_o style_v it_o be_v homely_a i_o confess_v and_o plain_a for_o i_o do_v not_o intend_v the_o benefit_n of_o the_o style_n to_o the_o learned_a but_o to_o the_o unlearned_a for_o the_o better_a understanding_n of_o the_o matter_n the_o truth_n and_o homelines_n may_v well_o sort_v together_o and_o the_o truth_n be_v not_o to_o be_v reject_v for_o her_o plainness_n rather_o i_o wish_v that_o man_n in_o heavenly_a matter_n can_v frame_v themselves_o to_o the_o capacity_n of_o the_o mean_a which_o be_v the_o sure_a way_n see_v that_o learned_a man_n can_v understand_v thing_n plain_o deliver_v but_o the_o unlearned_a can_v conceive_v the_o easy_a doctrine_n except_o 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