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book_n touch_v resolution_n a_o description_n of_o devotion_n 2._o ti._n 2._o book_n of_o 〈◊〉_d ne_o cessarie_a though_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o 〈◊〉_d 1._o cor._n 3._o 1_o a_o co_z 3._o 1._o co._n 1._o heb._n 12._o good_a life_n a_o mean_a to_o right_a faith_n act._n 10._o sap._n 1._o ihon._n 5._o 1._o co._n 13_o jaco._n 2._o 1._o cor._n 9_o two_o part_n of_o christian_a divinity_n theorike_n practic_n active_a divinity_n hard_o they_o speculative_a mat._n 25._o the_o part_n of_o action_n more_o hurt_v thane_n the_o part_n of_o understand_v by_o the_o fall_n of_o adam_n three_o thing_n necessary_a to_o a_o christian_a in_o this_o life_n mat._n 10_o &_o 24._o the_o divi_z sion_fw-la of_o this_o work_n the_o first_o book_n the_o second_o 〈◊〉_d the_o three_o book_n the_o end_n of_o this_o book_n two_o part_n of_o this_o book_n the_o necessity_n of_o resolution_n act._n 7._o apoc._n 3_o rom._n 1._o a_o advertisement_n the_o devyle_n argument_n will_n full_a ignorance_n increa_fw-la sethe_v sin_n psal._n 35._o ose._n 4._o job._n 21._o see_n s._n au_o sten_v of_o this_o 〈◊〉_d de_fw-mi gra_fw-mi &_o lib._n arbi_fw-la cap._n 3._o &_o s._n chrisostome_n ho_o ni_fw-fr 26_o in_o epist_n ad_fw-la rom._n what_o mind_n a_o man_n shall_v bring_v to_o the_o read_n of_o this_o book_n luc._n 15._o jere._n 12._o jon._n 3._o leu._n 11._o deu._n 14._o deut._n 6._o deu._n 11._o josu._n 1._o 1._o tim._n 4_o psal._n 1_o pro._n 15._o eccl._n 14._o gen._n 24._o esa._n 38._o psal._n 118_o psal._n 62._o psal._n 118_o psal._n 38._o psa._n 118_o psal._n 76._o belief_n in_o gross_a marvellous_a effect_n of_o in_o consideration_n jere._n 12._o the_o nature_n of_o consideration_n a_o 〈◊〉_d similitude_n 2._o cor._n 4_o deut._n 6._o luc._n 1._o mat._n 12._o 1._o cor._n 5._o lph._n 5._o gen._n 6._o gen._n 19_o mat._n 7._o act._n 1_o 1._o cor._n 4_o 2._o cor._n 4_o 6._o 11._o 〈◊〉_d 1._o cor._n 9_o phili._n 2._o 1._o cor._n 2._o a_o 〈◊〉_d mat._n 7._o luc._n 12._o rom._n 1._o 1._o cor._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 3._o gal._n 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