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3._o proverb_n 12._o 18._o to_o a_o razor_n psalm_n 52._o 2._o to_o the_o tongue_n of_o a_o serpent_n psalm_n 140._o 3._o eccles._n 10_o 11._o how_o shall_v we_o keep_v ourselves_o from_o it_o be_v natural_o addict_v to_o it_o by_o consider_v that_o the_o scripture_n forbid_v it_o leu._n 19_o 16._o james_n 4._o 11._o and_o condemn_v it_o as_o a_o heinous_a sin_n psalm_n 50._o 20._o ezek._n 22._o 9_o rom._n 1._o 30._o second_o because_o it_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o a_o hypocrite_n who_o will_v declaim_v against_o the_o sin_n of_o other_o that_o themselves_o may_v be_v think_v religious_a james_n 1._o 26._o three_o because_o above_o other_o sin_n it_o make_v man_n like_a unto_o the_o devil_n who_o have_v his_o name_n from_o slander_v be_v a_o slanderer_n from_o the_o beginning_n 2_o tim._n 3._o 3_o tit._n 2._o 3._o last_o because_o god_n heavy_a judgement_n and_o punishment_n be_v denounce_v against_o it_o psalm_n 50._o 20_o 21._o ezek._n 22._o 9_o psalm_n 52._o 5._o &_o 15._o 3._o but_o 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〈…〉_z benefit_n receive_v how_o many_o petition_n be_v there_o in_o the_o lord_n prayer_n prayer_n six_o equal_o divide_v as_o it_o be_v into_o two_o table_n whereof_o 〈…〉_z concern_v god_n as_o do_v the_o first_o table_n of_o the_o law_n three_o do_v concern_v ourselves_o and_o our_o neighbour_n as_o do_v the_o second_o table_n for_o in_o the_o three_o first_o we_o make_v request_n for_o those_o thing_n that_o concern_v god_n majesty_n who_o glory_n and_o service_n we_o be_v to_o prefer_v before_o our_o own_o good_a john_n 12._o 27_o 28._o in_o the_o three_o latter_a for_o those_o thing_n that_o concern_v the_o necessity_n of_o man_n and_o our_o own_o welfare_n which_o we_o must_v refer_v to_o the_o former_a psalm_n 50._o 15._o so_o that_o by_o the_o very_a order_n of_o the_o petition_n we_o learn_v this_o instruction_n that_o we_o must_v and_o ought_v first_o to_o think_v upon_o god_n glory_n before_o any_o thing_n that_o appertain_v or_o belong_v to_o we_o and_o that_o we_o shall_v 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