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26._o very_o very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o whatsoever_o good_a thing_n you_o do_v ask_v of_o my_o father_n in_o my_o name_n he_o shall_v sure_o give_v it_o you_o john_n 16._o you_o shall_v pray_v for_o all_o man_n especial_o for_o king_n and_o prince_n and_o those_o in_o authority_n 2._o tim._n 2._o example_n christ_n jesus_n our_o only_a lord_n and_o saviour_n in_o teach_v his_o apostle_n to_o pray_v set_v we_o to_o school_n by_o that_o example_n how_o to_o pray_v luke_n 11._o also_o he_o not_o only_o pray_v for_o himself_o that_o the_o cup_n of_o bitter_a persecution_n may_v pass_v from_o he_o matth._n 26._o but_o for_o his_o very_a enemy_n &_o persecutor_n he_o pray_v luke_n 23._o moreover_o he_o pray_v for_o all_o those_o his_o choose_a child_n which_o his_o father_n have_v give_v he_o that_o they_o may_v be_v save_v john_n 17._o paul_n the_o elect_v vessel_n of_o god_n give_v thank_n unto_o god_n for_o all_o they_o of_o thessalonia_n &_o pray_v for_o their_o prosperous_a proceed_n 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to_o be_v no_o violation_n of_o this_o virtue_n nor_o no_o breach_n of_o this_o knot_n for_o in_o this_o chastity_n &_o mutual_a love_n consist_v wonderful_a felicity_n and_o manifold_a comfort_n each_o of_o other_o contrariwise_o if_o either_o chastity_n be_v without_o love_n or_o love_n without_o chastity_n every_o felicity_n turn_v into_o infelicity_n &_o every_o comfort_n into_o a_o corsie_n for_o chastity_n as_o s._n bernard_n say_v without_o love_n be_v a_o lamp_n without_o oil_n take_v away_o the_o oil_n &_o the_o lamp_n can_v burn_v so_o take_v away_o love_v &_o chastity_n please_v not_o ber._n in_o epist._n ad_fw-la senon_n testimony_n oh_o how_o fair_a be_v a_o chaste_a generation_n with_o virtue_n for_o the_o memory_n thereof_o be_v everlasting_a because_o it_o be_v know_v before_o god_n and_o also_o before_o man_n when_o she_o be_v present_a they_o follow_v her_o step_n and_o when_o she_o withdraw_v herself_o they_o desire_v she_o &_o for_o ever_o crown_v do_v she_o 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