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a_o soldier_n that_o must_v march_v hither_o and_o thither_o at_o the_o command_n of_o thy_o captain_n or_o general_n or_o as_o a_o vessel_n in_o the_o house_n that_o stand_v to_o be_v fill_v or_o empty_v at_o discretion_n or_o as_o a_o servant_n that_o must_v come_v and_o go_v as_o he_o be_v bid_v and_o not_o to_o go_v to_o or_o stay_v in_o any_o place_n at_o his_o own_o will_n let_v it_o be_v your_o care_n every_o morning_n to_o consecrate_v all_o your_o affection_n and_o action_n unto_o god_n to_o offer_v up_o all_o your_o faculty_n sense_n thought_n word_n and_o work_n and_o all_o that_o you_o be_v remember_v that_o say_n of_o chrysostom_n that_o it_o be_v the_o most_o wicked_a avarice_n to_o defraud_v god_n of_o the_o oblation_n of_o ourselves_o you_o may_v offer_v yourselves_o to_o god_n in_o this_o or_o the_o like_a manner_n the_o manner_n of_o offer_v ourselves_o too_o god_n o_o lord_n i_o be_o not_o my_o own_o but_o thou_o i_o have_v engage_v myself_o unto_o thou_o i_o have_v feel_v thy_o power_n conquer_a and_o subdue_a i_o and_o i_o yield_v myself_o to_o be_v thou_o for_o ever_o i_o shall_v account_v it_o high_a injustice_n in_o i_o to_o arrogate_v any_o liberty_n to_o myself_o see_v i_o have_v so_o solemn_o part_v with_o it_o into_o thy_o hand_n i_o think_v it_o best_o to_o resign_v up_o myself_o to_o thou_o and_o esteem_v it_o a_o great_a mercy_n thou_o will_v enter_v into_o a_o new_a contract_n with_o i_o i_o recommend_v the_o small_a service_n which_o i_o shall_v do_v this_o day_n to_o thy_o merciful_a conduct_n and_o assistance_n o_o bless_a saviour_n oh_o set_v it_o from_o henceforward_o before_o thy_o eye_n to_o direct_v correct_v and_o perfect_a it_o i_o offer_v it_o and_o all_o that_o i_o be_o to_o thou_o with_o my_o whole_a affection_n both_o for_o myself_o and_o all_o the_o faithful_a in_o the_o union_n of_o that_o most_o perfect_a intention_n which_o thou_o have_v when_o thou_o pray_v on_o earth_n to_o thy_o father_n in_o heaven_n sect_n xx._n 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