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thy_o life_n with_o inward_a peace_n and_o go_v to_o keep_v a_o eternal_a sabbath_n with_o he_o that_o be_v the_o god_n of_o peace_n three_o that_o thou_o may_v die_v peaceable_o inure_v thyself_o to_o die_v daily_o and_o that_o after_o this_o manner_n first_o every_o day_n mortify_v some_o sin_n nip_v some_o serpent_n in_o the_o head_n crucify_v every_o day_n some_o corruption_n set_v upon_o thy_o lesser_a sin_n and_o so_o get_v ground_n of_o thy_o great_a sin_n daily_o three_o way_n how_o to_o die_v daily_o as_o in_o particular_a leave_v thy_o dangerous_a and_o damnable_a custom_n of_o swear_v and_o blaspheme_v by_o these_o degree_n first_o break_v off_o thy_o civil_a oath_n sin_n first_o die_v to_o sin_n as_o in_o swear_v by_o thy_o faith_n troth_n christendom_n etc._n etc._n second_o then_o set_v upon_o thy_o
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faith_n in_o special_a by_o thy_o 1._o wit_n 2._o wealth_n 3._o power_n 4._o place_n 5._o authority_n 6._o credit_n with_o great_a man_n as_o nehemias_n and_o mardocheus_n do_v to_o the_o jew_n or_o by_o any_o other_o mean_n whatsoever_o therefore_o have_v god_n put_v it_o into_o thy_o heart_n to_o build_v a_o hospital_n for_o the_o distress_a to_o give_v some_o annual_a contribution_n to_o the_o poor_a to_o mend_v some_o common_a way_n for_o a_o public_a ease_n to_o erect_v or_o repair_v some_o grammar-school_n for_o the_o train_n up_o of_o youth_n to_o find_v some_o fellowship_n or_o scholarship_n in_o some_o college_n as_o a_o furtherance_n to_o learning_n to_o plant_v some_o library_n for_o a_o help_n to_o good_a letter_n like_o that_o famous_v bodley_n the_o phoenix_n in_o this_o kind_n of_o our_o time_n or_o to_o erect_v and_o maintain_v in_o some_o barren_a place_n a_o preach_a ministry_n the_o best_a work_n of_o all_o because_o conversant_a about_o the_o best_a object_n the_o 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neither_o work_n nor_o invention_n nor_o knowledge_n in_o the_o place_n whither_o thou_o go_v to_o saelomons_n counsel_n i_o join_v paul_n do_v good_a to_o all_o whilst_o thou_o have_v time_n gal._n 6.10_o do_v what_o service_n thou_o can_v to_o god_n church_n to_o the_o commonwealth_n to_o every_o particular_a man_n chief_o to_o the_o poor_a member_n of_o christ_n oh_o what_o a_o comfort_n will_v it_o be_v to_o thou_o if_o thou_o have_v be_v bountiful_a and_o beneficial_a to_o the_o distress_a when_o thou_o can_v say_v on_o thy_o sick_a couch_n with_o nehemias_n in_o another_o case_n lord_n remember_v i_o concern_v this_o good_a work_n and_o concern_v that_o good_a work_n nehem._n 13.22_o oh_o blessed_a be_v he_o that_o judge_v wise_o of_o the_o poor_a the_o lord_n shall_v deliver_v he_o in_o the_o time_n of_o trouble_n the_o lord_n will_v strengthen_v he_o â—pon_o his_o bed_n of_o sorrow_n thou_o have_v turn_v all_o his_o bed_n in_o his_o sickness_n say_v the_o psalmist_n psal_n 41._o ver_fw-la 1.3_o death_n a_o good_a conscience_n in_o life_n bring_v peace_n in_o death_n seaventh_o keep_v a_o good_a conscience_n with_o god_n and_o man_n that_o it_o may_v be_v a_o continuate_v comforter_n unto_o thou_o as_o in_o life_n so_o in_o the_o agony_n of_o death_n as_o it_o be_v to_o paul_n in_o all_o his_o pressure_n act_n 24.16_o and_o as_o it_o be_v to_o the_o saint_n in_o all_o their_o sorrow_n a_o continual_a feast_n prou._n 15.15_o a_o perpetual_a christ-tide_n a_o jubilee_n in_o the_o jaw_n of_o death_n a_o peace_n pass_v all_o understanding_n phil._n 2._o for_o as_o the_o want_n of_o this_o be_v the_o rack_n and_o gybbet_n unto_o the_o wicked_a the_o great_a heaviness_n and_o plague_n sirach_n 25.15_o as_o the_o wiseman_n term_n it_o a_o plague_n of_o plague_n a_o evil_a which_o go_v beyond_o all_o evil_a that_o tongue_n can_v speak_v as_o even_o mustell_n even_o seruus_fw-la in_o mustell_n plautus_n and_o moribus_fw-la and_o lib_fw-la de_fw-la moribus_fw-la 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