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that_o father_n say_v be_v ancient_o use_v but_o who_o be_v the_o author_n of_o it_o he_o profess_v to_o be_v unknown_a to_o the_o same_o purpose_n be_v the_o lucernarium_fw-la which_o be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o evening_n office_n of_o old_a for_o which_o there_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v more_o colour_n of_o reason_n than_o for_o the_o ordinary_a fashion_n of_o apprecation_n upon_o occasion_n of_o our_o sneese_n which_o be_v expect_v and_o practise_v by_o many_o out_o of_o civility_n old_a and_o reverend_a beza_n be_v wont_a to_o move_v his_o hat_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o company_n but_o to_o say_v withal_o gramercy_o madame_fw-fr la_fw-fr superstition_n now_o howsoever_o in_o this_o or_o any_o other_o practice_n which_o may_v seem_v to_o carry_v with_o it_o a_o smack_n of_o superstition_n our_o devotion_n may_v be_v groundless_a and_o unseasonable_a yet_o nothing_o hinder_v but_o that_o we_o may_v take_v just_a &_o holy_a hint_n of_o raise_v up_o our_o heart_n to_o our_o god_n 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reading_z and_o hear_v his_o most_o holy_a word_n the_o three_o be_v the_o receipt_n of_o his_o bless_a sacrament_n in_o all_o which_o there_o be_v place_n and_o use_v for_o a_o fettled_a devotion_n sect_n ix_o to_o begin_v with_o the_o first_o work_n of_o our_o actual_a and_o enlarge_v devotion_n some_o thing_n be_v pre-required_n of_o we_o to_o make_v we_o capable_a of_o the_o comfortable_a performance_n of_o so_o holy_a and_o heavenly_a a_o duty_n namely_o that_o the_o heart_n be_v clean_o first_o and_o then_o that_o it_o be_v clear_a clean_o from_o the_o defilement_n of_o any_o know_a sin_n clear_a from_o all_o entanglement_n and_o distraction_n what_o do_v we_o in_o our_o prayer_n but_o converse_v with_o the_o almighty_a and_o either_o carry_v our_o soul_n up_o to_o he_o or_o bring_v he_o down_o to_o we_o now_o it_o be_v no_o hope_v that_o we_o can_v entertain_v god_n in_o a_o impure_a heart_n even_o we_o man_n loathe_v a_o nasty_a and_o sluttish_a lodging_n how_o much_o more_o 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thy_o heart_n who_o ever_o will_v be_v a_o true_a client_n of_o devotion_n search_v all_o the_o close_a wind_n of_o it_o with_o the_o torch_n of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o iniquity_n find_v lurk_v in_o the_o secret_a corner_n thereof_o drag_v it_o out_o and_o abandon_v it_o and_o when_o thou_o have_v do_v that_o thy_o finger_n may_v retain_v no_o pollution_n say_v with_o the_o holy_a psalmist_n i_o will_v wash_v 6._o my_o hand_n in_o innocence_n so_o will_v i_o go_v to_o thy_o altar_n presume_v not_o to_o approach_v the_o altar_n of_o god_n there_o to_o offer_v the_o sacrifice_n of_o thy_o devotion_n with_o unclean_a hand_n else_o thy_o offering_n shall_v be_v so_o far_o from_o win_v a_o acceptance_n for_o thou_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n as_o that_o thou_o shall_v make_v thy_o offering_n abominable_a and_o if_o a_o beast_n touch_v the_o mount_n it_o shall_v die_v sect_n x._o as_o the_o soul_n must_v be_v clean_o from_o sin_n so_o it_o must_v be_v 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