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22 : And, reflecting at the ame Time how long you have lived in this Coure, and what a dreadful Number of Oaths you have already to account for, humble yourelf in the Sight of God, and earnetly bewail the Profanenes of your Life. Attone for what is pat, by a hearty Sorrow and Repentance, and atisfy yourelf, that your Repentance is incere, by entringentering [sic] into the firmet Reolution, that from henceforth your Converation hall be uch as becomes the Gopel of Chrit. And remembering how difficult a Thing it is to govern a Tongue that is accutomed to Swearing, from which Oaths lide unawares; firt, pray to God that he will enable you to et a Watch before your Mouth, and keep the Door of your Lips; and then requet of thoe with whom you mot frequently convere, that they will be your Monitors, if at any Time you happen to forget yourelf.

By thee Means you will be happily delivered out of a Coure of great Sin and Folly, and of infinite Danger to Body and Soul. And if this Admonition prove the firt Occaion of your Deliverance,