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and_o the_o food_n of_o his_o soul_n 3_o let_v he_o withdraw_v all_o his_o affection_n and_o love_n from_o fade_v and_o transitory_a thing_n and_o let_v his_o heart_n be_v unite_v to_o god_n his_o heavenly_a father_n let_v he_o long_o for_o the_o promise_a canaan_n that_o there_o he_o may_v for_o ever_o offer_v praise_n to_o god_n his_o creator_n 4_o let_v he_o offer_v up_o himself_o a_o lively_a sacrifice_n to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n for_o his_o most_o bless_a will_n to_o bear_v out_o of_o true_a love_n all_o the_o bitterness_n and_o anguishment_n and_o all_o the_o pang_n of_o death_n though_o for_o a_o long_a time_n and_o though_o he_o may_v live_v long_o yet_o for_o the_o love_n of_o god_n he_o refer_v himself_o to_o his_o wise_a dispose_n either_o for_o life_n or_o death_n 5_o let_v he_o never_o forget_v the_o bitter_a passion_n and_o death_n of_o jesus_n christ_n let_v he_o not_o rest_v till_o he_o be_v unite_v to_o christ_n in_o his_o death_n and_o let_v he_o in_o the_o depth_n of_o all_o his_o suffering_n imitate_v our_o saviour_n to_o commend_v his_o soul_n into_o his_o father_n hand_n that_o so_o as_o he_o be_v make_v conformable_a to_o christ_n in_o his_o death_n he_o may_v be_v likewise_o in_o his_o resurrection_n but_o above_o all_o it_o be_v most_o safe_a for_o the_o die_a man_n that_o what_o he_o will_v have_v to_o be_v his_o last_o word_n and_o action_n that_o he_o begin_v to_o do_v they_o in_o the_o state_n of_o his_o health_n §_o 26._o what_o a_o die_a man_n must_v do_v lvdovicus_fw-la blosius_n a_o man_n of_o a_o most_o holy_a life_n who_o refuse_v a_o archbishopric_n when_o it_o be_v offer_v he_o by_o charles_n the_o fiâ—th_v emperor_n who_o life_n may_v be_v see_v by_o his_o work_n among_o many_o other_o worthy_a piece_n he_o give_v a_o die_a man_n these_o instruction_n follow_v be_v ask_v what_o a_o die_a man_n shall_v do_v if_o he_o have_v live_v long_o in_o grievous_a sin_n answer_v though_o i_o shall_v have_v live_v forty_o year_n 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