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it_o so_o the_o only_a remedy_n against_o this_o siren_n or_o witch_n be_v to_o bind_v ourselves_o as_o one_o be_v to_o the_o mast_n of_o his_o ship_n 55._o ship_n hom._n odyss_n lib._n 12._o resolution_n the_o moral_a of_o that_o fiction_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n clem._n alex._n ad_fw-la gentes_fw-la pag._n 55._o with_o the_o cord_n of_o strong_a resolution_n 23._o resolution_n psal_n 17._o act._n 11._o 23._o unto_o a_o constant_a walk_n onward_o in_o the_o way_n of_o holiness_n i_o be_o full_o purpose_v say_v david_n etc._n etc._n but_o for_o prevent_v this_o snare_n and_o fortify_v ourselves_o against_o it_o and_o to_o learn_v we_o to_o call_v it_o by_o its_o right_a name_n something_o have_v be_v speak_v in_o its_o proper_a place_n which_o i_o will_v not_o recall_v here_o there_o be_v other_o snare_n in_o plenty_n so_o many_o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o give_v several_a remedy_n against_o they_o but_o yet_o to_o speak_v in_o a_o word_n and_o yet_o 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