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that_o the_o rage_a madness_n and_o desire_n to_o persecute_v which_o they_o have_v in_o their_o mind_n may_v hereafter_o cease_v let_v they_o know_v o_o lord_n and_o acknowledge_v that_o it_o be_v not_o only_o a_o vain_a thing_n but_o also_o very_o dangerous_a 9.5_o to_o kick_v against_o the_o prick_n why_o do_v they_o imitate_v the_o fury_n of_o wolf_n when_o as_o they_o know_v that_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n the_o immaculate_a lamb_n be_v pour_v 〈◊〉_d for_o we_o why_o do_v they_o thirst_v to_o shed_v that_o innocent_a blood_n for_o which_o they_o know_v that_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o very_a son_n of_o god_n be_v pour_v â—orth_o upon_o the_o altar_n of_o the_o cross_n convert_v they_o o_o lord_n that_o they_o may_v be_v convert_v unto_o thou_o from_o their_o heart_n and_o so_o obtain_v the_o fruit_n of_o their_o conversion_n in_o this_o life_n and_o in_o that_o which_o be_v to_o come_v amen_n prayer_n vii_o he_o supplicate_v for_o those_o that_o be_v afflict_v and_o in_o misery_n 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who_o it_o be_v not_o reveal_v john_n noare_n the_o content_n of_o this_o book_n divide_v into_o four_o part_n i._o confession_n of_o sin_n prayer_n 1_o he_o weigh_v and_o consider_v the_o grievousnesse_n of_o original_a sin_n page_n 1_o prayer_n 2_o he_o recall_v to_o our_o memory_n the_o sin_n of_o our_o youth_n page_n 4_o prayer_n 3_o he_o reckon_v up_o our_o daily_a fall_n and_o slip_n page_n 6_o prayer_n 4_o he_o examine_v our_o life_n according_a to_o the_o first_o table_n of_o the_o commandment_n page_n 8_o prayer_n 5_o he_o examine_v our_o life_n according_a to_o the_o second_o table_n of_o the_o commandment_n page_n 11_o prayer_n 6_o he_o show_v that_o we_o often_o partake_v in_o other_o man_n sin_n page_n 14_o prayer_n 7_o he_o show_v that_o we_o be_v many_o way_n convince_v of_o sin_n page_n 17_o prayer_n 8_o he_o argue_v we_o to_o be_v convince_v of_o the_o grievousnesse_n of_o our_o sin_n by_o the_o effect_n of_o contrition_n page_n 19_o prayer_n 9_o he_o aggravate_v our_o 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