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receive_v a_o hundred_o fold_n and_o shall_v inherit_v everlasting_a life_n and_o by_o parity_n of_o reason_n who_o be_v not_o call_v to_o so_o eminent_a instance_n of_o self-denial_n practice_n such_o low_a degree_n as_o be_v suitable_a to_o their_o present_a circumstance_n and_o thereby_o advance_v in_o holiness_n in_o contempt_n of_o this_o world_n and_o in_o the_o love_n of_o god_n shall_v receive_v a_o proportionable_a reward_n not_o one_o act_n then_o wherein_o i_o have_v forgo_v my_o own_o will_n appetite_n or_o natural_a inclination_n for_o god_n or_o my_o duty_n sake_n but_o god_n observe_v it_o and_o it_o stand_v as_o if_o record_v before_o he_o against_o the_o day_n of_o recompense_n every_o hour_n sleep_n which_o at_o any_o time_n in_o my_o life_n i_o break_v or_o shall_v break_v to_o pray_v or_o meditate_v or_o examine_v conscience_n or_o for_o any_o other_o work_n of_o devotion_n or_o of_o charity_n every_o fast_a i_o have_v keep_v or_o shall_v keep_v every_o day_n 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