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cravinâ—…_n pardon_n and_o pity_n at_o his_o hand_n and_o cry_v he_o mercy_n for_o your_o sin_n say_v from_o the_o bottom_n of_o your_o hart_n lord_n god_n have_v pity_n and_o mercy_n on_o i_o a_o poor_a wretched_a sinner_n for_o the_o love_n of_o thy_o dear_a son_n jesus_n christ_n my_o lord_n and_o saviour_n second_o you_o must_v not_o forget_v your_o family_n which_o by_o your_o last_o will_n and_o testament_n you_o must_v set_v in_o so_o good_a order_n that_o after_o your_o decease_n it_o may_v be_v in_o peace_n and_o quiet_a without_o strife_n contention_n or_o go_v to_o law_n then_o must_v you_o sâ—…_n order_v your_o family_n that_o every_o one_o have_v their_o own_o without_o defraud_v any_o person_n leave_v your_o wife_n your_o heir_n your_o child_n and_o kinsman_n in_o good_a love_n and_o charity_n one_o with_o a_o other_o that_o there_o arise_v afterwards_o no_o division_n among_o they_o this_o do_v you_o must_v so_o forget_v all_o care_n and_o sorrow_n of_o this_o wicked_a world_n which_o shall_v pass_v and_o 〈◊〉_d away_o with_o all_o the_o 〈◊〉_d thereof_o but_o he_o which_o do_v the_o will_n of_o god_n shall_v abide_v for_o ever_o as_o for_o your_o child_n you_o be_v but_o only_o their_o natural_a father_n for_o a_o time_n but_o god_n be_v their_o spiritual_a father_n for_o ever_o who_o have_v then_o in_o his_o timely_a and_o holy_a protection_n to_o keep_v nourish_v and_o preserve_v they_o from_o all_o evil_a so_o that_o they_o will_v walk_v in_o his_o way_n moreover_o be_v that_o you_o be_v a_o christian_a bear_v a_o new_a in_o the_o holy_a sacrament_n of_o baptism_n you_o know_v long_o since_o that_o we_o have_v here_o no_o abide_n city_n but_o we_o look_v for_o a_o better_a dwell_n place_n that_o shall_v continue_v for_o ever_o therefore_o i_o beseech_v you_o in_o y_fw-fr â—_o name_n of_o god_n not_o to_o be_v sorry_a to_o â—…orgo_v any_o thing_n in_o this_o world_n for_o here_o we_o be_v all_o but_o stranger_n as_o our_o father_n be_v if_o it_o 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the_o sick_a person_n do_v not_o amend_v but_o draw_v towards_o his_o end_n in_o the_o agony_n of_o his_o death_n they_o shall_v read_v unto_o he_o aloud_o the_o christian_a consolation_n which_o be_v before_o and_o begin_v whosoever_o be_v of_o god_n etc._n etc._n and_o god_n no_o doubt_n shall_v give_v he_o his_o grace_n to_o die_v his_o true_a and_o faithful_a servant_n like_o a_o good_a christian_n and_o member_n of_o christ_n jesus_n so_o be_v it_o finis_fw-la psal._n 82._o psal._n 49._o psal._n 89._o psal._n 90._o 2._o sam._n 14._o psal._n 62._o 2_o chro._n 16._o psal._n 38._o rom._n 13._o 1._o cor._n 13._o 1._o cor._n 12._o ephes._n 4._o lament_n 3._o 38._o amos._n 3_o psal._n 6._o psal._n 38._o