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A09063 A Christian directorie guiding men to their saluation. Deuided into three bookes. The first vvherof apperteining to resolution, is only conteined in this volume, deuided into tvvo partes, and set forth novv againe vvith many corrections, and additions by th'authour him self, vvith reprofe of the corrupt and falsified edition of the same booke lately published by M. Edm. Buny. Ther is added also a methode for the vse of al; with two tables, and a preface to the reader, which is necessarie to be reade.; First booke of the Christian exercise. Parsons, Robert, 1546-1610. 1585 (1585) STC 19354.1; ESTC S114169 529,786 953

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there_o set_v down_o page_n 9_o etc._n etc._n especial_o if_o he_o find_v in_o himself_o any_o horror_n against_o read_v of_o spiritual_a book_n as_o many_o do_v he_o that_o shall_v any_o way_n be_v tempt_v in_o faith_n have_v many_o thing_n in_o this_o book_n for_o god_n his_o confirmation_n and_o first_o if_o he_o be_v trouble_v with_o plain_a atheism_n &_o do_v doubt_n whether_o there_o be_v a_o god_n or_o no_o let_v he_o read_v the_o whole_a 2._o chapter_n page_n 25._o if_o he_o confess_v god_n but_o yet_o do_v doubt_n of_o god_n particular_a and_o infallible_a providence_n providence_n in_o dispose_v all_o matter_n of_o this_o world_n let_v he_o read_v the_o fowerth_o argument_n of_o the_o metaphisique_n page_n 44._o if_o he_o doubt_v about_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o immortality_n soul_n let_v he_o consider_v the_o five_o argument_n of_o the_o metaphisique_n page_n 46._o he_o that_o have_v any_o suggestion_n against_o the_o infallible_a truth_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n 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not_o let_v he_o read_v the_o whole_a four_o chap_v page_n 683._o of_o the_o world_n and_o in_o particular_a if_o he_o love_v honour_n see_v 700._o if_o estimation_n of_o wisdom_n see_v 703._o if_o beauty_n see_v 706._o if_o brave_a apparel_n see_v 708._o if_o riches_n see_v 711._o etc._n etc._n he_o that_o find_v himself_o or_o other_o easy_a sin_n to_o fall_v into_o sin_n and_o not_o great_o abhor_v or_o fearful_a thereof_o let_v he_o read_v the_o 8._o ch_z par_fw-fr 1._o pag_n 378._o of_o the_o nature_n of_o sin_n &_o sinner_n also_o the_o first_o part_n of_o the_o 6._o chapter_n page_n 326._o of_o resist_a sin_n also_o the_o 9_o chapter_n page_n 400._o of_o god_n majesty_n and_o benefit_n when_o a_o mar_v shall_v feel_v himself_o to_o make_v small_a account_n of_o the_o joy_n of_o
eternity_n 8._o darckene_v in_o hell_n mat._n 8._o 22_o 9_o the_o derision_n that_o shall_v e_o use_v towards_o the_o damn_a psal._n 36._o of_o the_o pain_n of_o damage_n esa._n 26._o the_o worm_n of_o conscience_n mar._n 9_o esa._n 66._o eccle._n 7._o judit_fw-la 6._o the_o cogitationis_fw-la of_o the_o damn_a the_o time_n of_o eternal_a weep_n sap._n 5._o the_o pass_a commodity_n of_o the_o preset_v time_n luc._n 16._o great_a negligence_n &_o over_o sight_n the_o conclusion_n god_n the_o best_a paimaister_n mat._n 10._o matc._o 9_o gen._n 22._o liberal_n pai_fw-mi ment_fw-mi for_o little_a pain_n 2._o reg._n 7._o psal._n 88_o mat._n 20._o apoc._n 22._o 22._o in_o the_o second_o part_n &_o 2._o chap._n of_o this_o book_n luc._n 14._o the._n 1._o part_n of_o the_o reward_n in_o general_n mat._n 25._o 2._o tim._n 4._o 2._o pet._n 1._o luc._n 14._o 1._o cor._n 2._o esa._n 64._o apoc._n 2._o how_o the_o greatness_n of_o heavenly_a joy_n be_v find_v out_o apoc._n 2._o &_o 3_o mat._n 16._o lue._n 10._o apo_n 21._o &_o 22._o the_o description_n of_o paradise_n use_v by_o s._n john_n heb._n 1_o math._n 13._o the_o magnificencie_n of_o god_n express_v diverslie_o 1._o by_o the_o creation_n of_o angel_n angel_n see_v s._n thom._n part_n 1._o q._n 50._o art_n 3._o &_o dionis_fw-la de_fw-fr caelesti_fw-la hier._n c._n 〈◊〉_d dan._n 7._o psal._n 102._o 2._o by_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n for_o man_n mark_v this_o collection_n hest._n 1._o 3_o by_o the_o promise_n of_o a_o banquet_n esa._n 25._o luc._n 12._o 4._o by_o the_o plea_n sure_n &_o commodity_n of_o this_o life_n apoc._n 19_o august_n soliloq_fw-la c._n 2._o apcc._n 19_o psal._n 30._o by_o the_o honour_n that_o god_n have_v use_v to_o his_o servant_n in_o this_o life_n 1._o reg._n 2._o psal._n 138._o luc._n 12._o mat._n 19_o luc._n 22._o 1._o cor._n 6._o mat._n 10._o gen._n 12._o 14._o 20._o abraham_n exo._n 5._o 6._o 7._o 8._o moses_n josue_n josu._n 10._o esa._n 38._o helias_n 3._o reg._n 17_o elizeus_fw-la 4._o re._n 5._o 4._o re._n 13._o the_o apostle_n act._n 5._o act._n 19_o act._n 5._o joh._n 18._o 2._o tim._n 4._o apo._n 4._o 6._o by_o the_o 3._o place_n whereto_o a_o man_n be_v appoint_v mark_v the_o collection_n the._n 2._o part_n of_o the_o two_o part_n of_o felicity_n in_o heaven_n first_o of_o the_o soul_n second_o of_o the_o body_n 1._o cor._n 15._o sap._n 9_o ephe._n 4._o 4._o see_v s._n tho._n 3._o par_fw-fr q._n 82._o in_o supple_a in_o l._n de_fw-la simi_fw-la c._n 48._o 49._o seven_o privilege_n of_o the_o glorify_a body_n 1._o beauty_n mat._n 13._o 2._o agility_n mat._n 22._o 3._o strength_n cap._n 52._o 4._o penetrabilitie_n joh._n 20._o 5._o health_n 6._o pleasure_n ansel._n c._n 5v_o ubi_fw-la sup_n psal._n 35._o 7._o perpetuity_n sap._n 5._o 5._o all_o thes_n thing_n bun._n either_o reiectath_n or_o mangle_v perhaps_o pes_fw-la as_o not_o appertain_v to_o the_o body_n of_o protestant_n the_o 2._o part_n of_o felicity_n call_v essen_v tial_a pertain_v to_o the_o fall_n aug._n lib._n the_o trin_n c._n 13._o joh._n 17._o 1._o cor._n 13._o how_o the_o vision_n of_o god_n shall_v make_v man_n happy_a god_n to_o the_o save_v shall_v be_v all_o in_o al._n mug._n lib._n 4._o de_fw-la anima_fw-la ca._n 15._o psal._n 13._o knowledge_n love._n the_o greatness_n of_o joy_n in_o heaven_n mat._n 25._o psal._n 83._o the_o speech_n of_o s._n augustine_n touch_v the_o vision_n of_o god_n tract_n 4._o in_o ep_n joau_n &_o cap._n 36._o foliloq_fw-la mat._n 5._o 1._o cor._n 3._o 1._o cor._n 13._o psal._n 4._o gen._n 15._o joh._n 17._o the._n 3._o part_n of_o circumstance_n increase_v the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n s._n augustine_n apprehension_n of_o the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n phil._n 4._o esa._n 51._o esa._n 35._o psal._n 103._o psal._n 20._o 1._o of_o the_o joyful_a mutation_n as_o a_o just_a man_n death_n luc._n 21._o ephe._n 1_o colos._n 1._o 1._o the._n 1._o esa._n 6._o luc._n 15._o 2._o the_o joy_n of_o security_n josu._n 21._o 22._o gen._n 3._o sap._n 17._o 1._o cor._n 9_o jero._n cp_n 22._o ad_fw-la eusto_fw-la apo._n 19_o 3._o the_o see_v of_o christ_n in_o glorify_a flesh_n mat._n 2._o inc._n 1._o serm._n 37._o de_fw-fr sanctis_fw-la 4._o meetinge_v with_o our_o friend_n in_o heaven_n the_o save_n of_o s._n cyprian_n l._n de_fw-la mortalit_fw-la ju_n sine_fw-la sine_fw-la bun._n reject_v here_o this_o belief_n of_o s._n cyprian_a touch_v knowledge_n in_o heaven_n of_o father_n &_o mother_n etc._n etc._n but_o every_o man_n of_o reason_n can_v put_v a_o difference_n between_o a_o cyprian_a and_o a_o buney_n 5._o the_o daily_a arrival_n of_o new_a brethren_n to_o heaven_n 2._o tit._n 4._o apo._n 2._o 3._o 4._o lib._n de_fw-fr mor_fw-fr tall_a a_o similitude_n express_v sing_v the_o shall_fw-mi den_fw-mi joy_n of_o the_o just_a after_o their_o the_o parture_n the_o value_n of_o heaven_n and_o the_o account_n that_o old_a saint_n make_v there_o of_o heb._n 12._o mat._n 13._o philip._n 3._o icrom_n in_o catalogo_fw-la ser._n 31._o de_fw-la 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