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rejoice_v psal_n 51._o if_o you_o do_v not_o watch_v and_o pray_v that_o you_o may_v not_o enter_v into_o temptation_n if_o you_o be_v not_o strong_a in_o the_o lord_n and_o in_o the_o power_n of_o he_o may_v if_o you_o do_v not_o put_v on_o the_o whole_a armour_n of_o god_n that_o you_o may_v be_v able_a to_o stand_v against_o the_o wile_n of_o the_o devil_n up-upon_a a_o sudden_a he_o may_v take_v advantage_n and_o draw_v you_o to_o some_o perhaps_o grosser_n sin_n and_o this_o may_v make_v you_o to_o go_v in_o the_o bitterness_n of_o your_o soul_n mourn_v to_o your_o grave_n if_o it_o have_v not_o be_v for_o his_o abominable_a fall_n david_n latter_a part_n of_o his_o life_n may_v have_v be_v sweet_a and_o for_o aught_o i_o know_v his_o crown_n in_o heaven_n bright_a 4._o be_v sure_a with_o all_o keep_n to_o keep_v the_o good_a conscience_n 20._o conscience_n curandum_fw-la est_fw-la nobis_fw-la atque_fw-la hoc_fw-la in_o omni_fw-la vitâ_fw-la suâ_fw-la quemque_fw-la à _fw-la rectâ_fw-la conscintia_fw-la transversum_fw-la unguem_fw-la non_fw-la oportere_fw-la discedere_fw-la cicer._n ad_fw-la atticum_fw-la l._n 13._o epist_n 20._o let_v not_o the_o apple_n of_o the_o eye_n let_v not_o life_n itself_o be_v preserve_v with_o great_a care_n skin_n for_o skin_n and_o all_o that_o a_o man_n have_v will_v he_o give_v for_o his_o life_n and_o true_o skin_n for_o skin_n and_o all_o that_o we_o have_v we_o shall_v give_v rather_o than_o make_v shipwreck_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n oh_o never_o repent_v of_o your_o uprightness_n hold_v fast_o your_o integrity_n whatever_o come_v on_o it_o i_o read_v concern_v brutus_n that_o stout_a maintainer_n of_o his_o country_n liberty_n when_o all_o his_o endeavour_n be_v to_o no_o purpose_n and_o the_o cause_n