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soul_n sake_n to_o learn_v not_o only_o the_o name_n and_o notion_n but_o the_o thing_n and_o not_o to_o please_v thyself_o with_o the_o word_n without_o the_o spirit_n power_n and_o practice_n of_o self-denial_n now_o that_o the_o author_n thy_o and_o myself_o and_o all_o the_o world_n may_v put_v self-denial_n in_o practice_n and_o so_o as_o to_o abound_v and_o persevere_v therein_o to_o the_o end_n be_v the_o hearty_a prayer_n of_o the_o author_n thou_o and_o every_o man_n friend_n and_o servant_n in_o christ_n jesus_n ralph_n venning_n a_o table_n of_o the_o several_a chapter_n and_o section_n in_o the_o follow_a treatise_n chap._n 1_o the_o text._n sect._n 1_o the_o introduction_n to_o the_o text._n p._n 1_o sect._n 2_o the_o occasion_n of_o it_o page_n 4._o sect._n 3_o the_o division_n page_z 6_o sect._n 4._o the_o explication_n page_z 7_o chap._n 2_o the_o doctrine_n page_n 18_o sect._n 1_n show_v what_o be_v mean_v by_o self_n page_n 18_o sect._n 2_o show_v what_o it_o be_v to_o deny_v self_n more_o general_o page_n 21_o sect._n 3_o show_v what_o it_o be_v to_o deny_v self_n more_o particular_o page_n 42_o subsect_n 1._o of_o deny_v self_n in_o respect_n of_o inherent_a grace_n page_n 43_o subsect_n 2._o of_o deny_v self_n in_o respect_n of_o common_a gift_n page_n 75_o subsect_n 3._o of_o deny_v self_n in_o good_a work_n page_n 129_o subsect_n 4._o of_o deny_v self_n in_o respect_n of_o worldly_a enjoyment_n page_n 167_o subsect_n 5_o of_o deny_v self_n in_o respect_n of_o worldly_a suffering_n page_n 191_o subsect_n 6_o of_o deny_v self_n in_o respect_n of_o our_o relation_n page_n 220_o chap._n 3_o the_o demonstration_n page_n 231_o chap._n 4_o the_o application_n page_n 242_o sect._n 1_o of_o information_n page_n 242_o sect._n 2_o of_o exhortation_n page_n 259_o subsect_n 1_o motive_n to_o self-denial_n from_o the_o excellency_n of_o it_o page_n 265_o subsect_n 2_o direction_n for_o the_o practice_n of_o self-deniall_n page_n 308_o a_o treatise_n of_o self-denial_n chap_n i._n matth._n 16.24_o if_o any_o man_n will_v come_v after_o i_o let_v he_o deny_v himself_o and_o take_v up_o his_o cross_n and_o follow_v i_o sect_n i._o the_o introduction_n to_o the_o text._n that_o multitude_n perish_v eternal_o even_o of_o 21._o of_o mat._n 7.21_o 22_o 23._o etc._n etc._n 21.21_o 22_o 23_o 24._o lu._n 13.24_o 25_o 26_o 27_o 28_o 29._o 1_o cor._n 6.9_o 10._o gal_n 5.19_o 20_o 21._o those_o that_o live_v under_o the_o gospel_n though_o but_o few_o do_v believe_v it_o will_v be_v find_v to_o be_v no_o mistake_n at_o the_o last_o day_n two_o thing_n there_o be_v that_o ruin_n they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d their_o 12._o their_o luke_n 9.26_o c._n 19.14_o &_o 27._o eph._n 5_o 6._o col._n 3_o 6._o 2_o thess_n 1.8_o 9_o c._n 2.10_o 11_o 12._o disobedience_n in_o stand_v off_o and_o their_o 22._o their_o jer._n 3.20_o 1_o tim._n 4.1_o 2._o 2_o tim._n 3.2_o 3_o 4_o 5._o &_o 13._o heb._n 6.4_o 5_o 5._o etc._n 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