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do_v they_o lack_v true_a peace_n of_o conscience_n and_o suffer_v hunger_n and_o want_v that_o which_o be_v true_o good_a but_o they_o which_o with_o a_o pure_a heart_n and_o humble_a spirit_n seek_v the_o lord_n and_o desire_v to_o please_v he_o shall_v not_o want_v any_o good_a thing_n when_o the_o lord_n in_o his_o wisdom_n shall_v think_v it_o needful_a for_o they_o 11_o come_v therefore_o o_o you_o child_n that_o desire_v to_o be_v inform_v and_o with_o attentive_a mind_n hearken_v and_o give_v good_a ear_n unto_o i_o that_o be_o experience_v in_o the_o mercy_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o i_o will_v teach_v and_o instruct_v you_o in_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o be_v the_o begin_n of_o wisdom_n 12_o what_o man_n be_v he_o among_o the_o son_n of_o man_n that_o desire_v to_o live_v a_o good_a life_n and_o love_v to_o spend_v many_o day_n so_o in_o this_o life_n that_o he_o may_v see_v and_o enjoy_v good_a and_o happy_a day_n hereafter_o 13_o keep_v first_o of_o all_o thy_o 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morning_n when_o thou_o awake_v in_o the_o morning_n shut_v and_o close_o up_o the_o entrance_n to_o thy_o heart_n from_o all_o unclean_a profane_a and_o evil_a thought_n and_o let_v the_o consideration_n of_o god_n and_o goodness_n enter_v in_o when_o thou_o be_v rise_v and_o be_v ready_a retire_v thyself_o to_o thy_o closet_n or_o other_o private_a place_n and_o offer_v to_o god_n the_o first_o fruit_n of_o the_o day_n and_o in_o pray_v to_o he_o and_o praise_v he_o remember_v 1._o to_o give_v he_o thanks_o for_o thy_o quiet_a rest_n receive_v for_o deliver_v thou_o from_o all_o danger_n ghostly_a and_o bodily_a and_o for_o all_o other_o his_o benefit_n to_o thou_o 2._o offer_v unto_o he_o thyself_o and_o all_o thing_n that_o thou_o do_v possess_v and_o desire_v he_o to_o dispose_v of_o thou_o and_o they_o according_a to_o his_o good_a pleasure_n 3._o crave_v his_o grace_n to_o guide_v thou_o and_o to_o strengthen_v thou_o from_o and_o against_o all_o tentation_n that_o so_o thou_o 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