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holy_a the_o particular_a time_n set_v a_o part_n foâ—_n his_o service_n such_o a_o 〈…〉_o be_v the_o sunday_n or_o lords-day_n and_o other_o solemn_a festival_n appoint_v ed_z by_o the_o church_n this_o he_o haâ—_n strict_o require_v of_o we_o and_o herein_o we_o must_v not_o disappoint_v he_o upoâ—_n any_o pretence_n day_n of_o fast_a anâ—_n humiliation_n be_v like_o wise_a fast_n the_o fast_n to_o be_v solemn_o observe_v that_o according_a to_o the_o design_n of_o the_o church_n we_o may_v meeâ—_n together_o and_o humble_a our_o selveâ—_n deep_o before_o god_n and_o with_o prayer_n and_o tear_n bewail_v our_o own_o and_o â—he_n sin_n of_o the_o nation_n four_o we_o be_v â—o_o express_v our_o honour_n scripture_n god_n word_n the_o holy_a scripture_n to_o god_n by_o pay_v a_o awful_a reverence_n and_o respect_n to_o â—is_n word_n by_o frequent_a read_v the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o by_o collect_v â—he_n measure_n of_o a_o good_a life_n from_o those_o lively_a oracle_n by_o attend_v 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body_n but_o above_o all_o for_o the_o send_v his_o son_n to_o redeem_v we_o and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o comfort_v we_o and_o for_o all_o other_o his_o favour_n vouchsafe_v to_o we_o in_o his_o word_n and_o sacrament_n these_o be_v the_o several_a sort_n of_o prayer_n to_o be_v use_v both_o public_a and_o private_a family_n public_a prayer_n in_o the_o church_n and_o in_o the_o family_n the_o public_a use_n of_o they_o be_v first_o in_o the_o church_n from_o whence_o we_o must_v not_o absent_v ourselves_o without_o some_o necessary_a cause_n and_o second_o in_o our_o own_o family_n where_o every_o master_n be_v strict_o bind_v to_o call_v his_o child_n and_o servant_n to_o thâ—_n daily_o exercise_v of_o they_o private_a prayer_n be_v call_v so_o because_o we_o prayer_n private_a prayer_n use_v it_o in_o secret_n where_o we_o have_v a_o oppotunity_n to_o be_v more_o particular_a than_o 〈◊〉_d convenient_a in_o public_a and_o upon_o nâ—â—_n account_n or_o pretence_n whatsoever_o 〈◊〉_d 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