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life_n i_o acknowledge_v have_v hold_v but_o little_a conformity_n with_o the_o faith_n which_o i_o profess_v i_o have_v not_o remember_v so_o frequent_o as_o become_v i_o my_o dependence_n upon_o thou_o as_o my_o creator_n and_o my_o subjection_n to_o thou_o as_o my_o sovereign_a lord_n i_o have_v strange_o forget_v thy_o fatherly_a love_n in_o send_v thy_o son_n to_o dwell_v among_o we_o and_o his_o tender_a love_n to_o we_o in_o all_o his_o agony_n and_o sweat_n and_o wound_n and_o bitter_a passion_n for_o our_o sake_n o_o the_o folly_n i_o have_v be_v guilty_a of_o in_o listen_v to_o the_o inordinate_a desire_n of_o the_o flesh_n rather_o than_o to_o the_o motion_n of_o thy_o holy_a spirit_n how_o many_o neglect_v if_o not_o injury_n of_o injury_n here_o you_o may_v mention_v that_o earn_v wrath_n contemption_n â—â—â—â—ariâ—aâ—â—â—_n censuâ—â—â—â—_n etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d haâ—_n 〈◊〉_d guilty_a of_o have_v my_o brethren_n to_o accuse_v i_o of_o how_o little_o have_v i_o be_v concern_v 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the_o frequency_n of_o the_o action_n and_o that_o they_o be_v not_o tire_v with_o it_o but_o the_o principal_a time_n for_o it_o seem_v to_o have_v be_v on_o the_o lord_n day_n according_a to_o what_o you_o read_v in_o the_o place_n just_a now_o mention_v act._n 20.7_o that_o the_o disciple_n be_v assemble_v on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o week_n to_o break_v bread_n and_o the_o syriack_n translation_n of_o those_o word_n 1_o cor._n 11.20_o which_o run_v thus_o when_o you_o meet_v together_o you_o do_v not_o eat_v and_o drink_v as_o become_v the_o day_n of_o our_o lord_n 〈◊〉_d lord_n as_o if_o they_o have_v find_v in_o their_o copy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o it_o be_v most_o likely_a be_v the_o set_a day_n on_o which_o pliny_n 97_o pliny_n statâ—_n die_v â—_o 10._o epist_n 97_o say_v they_o be_v wont_a to_o assemble_v before_o it_o be_v light_a to_o sing_v a_o song_n of_o praise_n together_o to_o christ_n as_o god_n and_o to_o 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