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god_n and_o save_v thy_o soul_n and_o be_v this_o that_o for_o which_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d find_v no_o time_n find_v but_o a_o heart_n and_o i_o will_v find_v time_n pinch_z out_o of_o your_o meal_n and_o sleep_n rather_o than_o want_v for_o prayer_n say_v no_o my_o business_n will_v not_o give_v leave_n this_o be_v thy_o great_a business_n to_o save_v thyself_o and_o the_o soul_n commit_v to_o thou_o beside_o a_o 〈◊〉_d will_v be_v no_o let_n in_o a_o word_n the_o blessing_n of_o all_o be_v to_o be_v get_v by_o prayer_n jer._n 29._o 11_o 12._o 2_o 〈◊〉_d 29._o and_o what_o be_v thy_o business_n without_o god_n blessing_n say_v not_o i_o be_o not_o able_a use_v thy_o one_o talon_n and_o god_n will_v increase_v it_o mat._n 25_o 24_o etc._n etc._n help_n be_v to_o be_v have_v till_o thou_o be_v better_a able_a but_o if_o there_o be_v no_o other_o remedy_n thou_o 〈◊〉_d join_v with_o thy_o 〈◊〉_d neighbour_n god_n have_v special_a regard_n to_o joint_a prayer_n jam._n 5._o 14._o to_o 19_o act_n 12._o 5._o to_o 12._o 〈◊〉_d cor._n 1._o 11._o and_o therefore_o you_o must_v improve_v family_n advantage_n for_o the_o perform_n of_o it_o 6._o put_v every_o one_o in_o your_o family_n upon_o private_a prayer_n observe_v whether_o they_o do_v perform_v it_o get_v they_o the_o help_n of_o a_o form_n if_o they_o need_v it_o till_o they_o be_v able_a to_o go_v without_o direct_v they_o how_o to_o pray_v by_o mind_v they_o of_o their_o sin_n want_n and_o mercy_n the_o material_n of_o prayer_n this_o be_v the_o practice_n of_o john_n and_o of_o jesus_n luk._n 11._o 1_o 2._o 7._o set_a up_o catechise_v in_o your_o family_n at_o the_o least_o once_o every_o week_n it_o be_v my_o part_n die_v request_n that_o you_o