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all_o private_a and_o family-duty_n tend_v to_o fit_v thou_o for_o or_o to_o improve_v the_o pubilck_n 7._o neglect_v not_o to_o take_v a_o through_o account_n of_o thyself_o of_o every_o main_a parcel_n of_o the_o word_n public_o read_v namely_o of_o the_o several_a part_n one_o by_o one_o the_o several_a psalm_n and_o chapter_n and_o learn_v somewhat_o from_o every_o one_o of_o they_o 8._o the_o better_a to_o do_v this_o discourse_n with_o those_o that_o be_v willing_a to_o hear_v and_o answer_v or_o such_o as_o may_v not_o refuse_v as_o thy_o inferior_n concern_v each_o of_o these_o this_o will_v help_v to_o remember_v and_o quicken_v spiritual_a attention_n of_o profitable_a thing_n to_o be_v learn_v above_o that_o which_o one_o will_v imagine_v we_o lose_v much_o benefit_n of_o the_o word_n because_o we_o do_v not_o bend_v our_o mind_n to_o it_o 9_o as_o the_o main_a rule_n of_o wisdom_n in_o the_o order_n of_o time_n this_o day_n to_o the_o best_a advantage_n bethink_v thyself_o overnight_o or_o in_o the_o morning_n early_o or_o both_o what_o the_o present_a frame_n and_o temper_n of_o thy_o mind_n be_v and_o what_o thou_o want_v that_o thou_o may_v study_v for_o a_o remedy_n to_o supply_v and_o watch_v what_o god_n will_v speak_v to_o thou_o in_o his_o word_n or_o by_o his_o minister_n about_o it_o that_o day_n 10._o pray_o that_o thou_o may_v be_v attentive_a to_o what_o special_o concern_v thou_o and_o particular_o the_o matter_n so_o think_v upon_o and_o that_o without_o mistake_n and_o special_o without_o repugnance_n of_o spirit_n 11._o admit_v not_o as_o much_o as_o lie_v in_o thou_o any_o unnecessary_a worldly_a discourse_n no_o not_o at_o meal_n rather_o than_o look_v most_o to_o it_o as_o be_v the_o time_n of_o great_a danger_n ordinary_o 12._o much_o less_o begin_v any_o worldly_a discourse_n whether_o among_o other_o christian_n or_o other_o person_n 13._o rather_o than_o squander_v away_o those_o precious_a hour_n or_o even_a minute_n upon_o the_o 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