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thy_o favour_n and_o gracious_a goodness_n towards_o i_o accept_v i_o most_o humble_o beseech_v thou_o of_o my_o hearty_a thanks_o for_o such_o great_a and_o undeserved_a benefit_n and_o continue_v in_o i_o those_o good_a thought_n desire_n and_o purpose_n which_o i_o find_v then_o in_o my_o heart_n to_o persist_v in_o faithful_a obedience_n to_o thou_o for_o ever_o for_o which_o end_n be_v please_v daily_o to_o impart_v unto_o i_o more_o and_o more_o of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n to_o preserve_v i_o in_o thy_o fear_n and_o love_n and_o to_o enable_v i_o to_o do_v all_o the_o rest_n of_o my_o duty_n not_o only_o towards_o thou_o but_o towards_o my_o neighbour_n especial_o to_o those_o by_o who_o as_o thy_o steward_n thy_o heavenly_a mystery_n be_v convey_v to_o we_o that_o reverent_o attend_v to_o their_o instruction_n and_o receive_v their_o godly_a admonition_n and_o obedient_o follow_v their_o guidance_n and_o direction_n i_o may_v be_v final_o own_v for_o one_o of_o thy_o good_a and_o 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this_o holy_a communion_n p._n 99_o chap._n ix_o touch_v doubt_n and_o scruple_n p._n 114._o chap._n x._o direction_n in_o case_n of_o frequent_a relapse_n into_o sin_n p._n 127._o chap._n xi_o the_o duty_n of_o child_n p._n 138._o chap._n xii_o the_o dutier_n of_o servant_n p._n 147._o chap._n xiii_o advice_n to_o all_o young_a person_n p._n 158._o chap._n fourteen_o direction_n about_o they_o that_o can_v read_v p._n 168._o chap._n xv._o direction_n to_o those_o that_o can_v read_v p._n 179._o chap._n xvi_o a_o necessary_a qualification_n to_o receive_v benefit_n by_o all_o this_o p._n 203._o a_o short_a prayer_n for_o the_o morning_n p._n 213._o a_o short_a prayer_n for_o the_o evening_n p._n 216._o a_o prayer_n for_o one_o of_o ripe_a year_n before_o the_o receive_n of_o baptism_n p._n 221._o a_o prayer_n for_o one_o that_o intend_v to_o be_v confirm_v p._n 224._o a_o prayer_n after_o confirmation_n p._n 227._o the_o end_n
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