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house. But when you come from church, you must read some good book; and if you cannot read your self, you must hear your friends read, and they will teach you the laws of God and those things that make for your peace. You must give good heed to what they say, lest these good things be hid from your eyes.
XXXV. Be wise, then, my child, for your self, and lay up what your friends say to you in your heart; flee from all ill, hate vice, love the Lord with all your heart, that you may have peace in this world, and be for a crown of joy to your friends in the next. And as you can not do all things that are right in God's sight, of your self, you must ask of God, to give you grace to help you in the time of need, and to wean your heart from the joys of this world, and all that is in it.
