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strive_v for_o faith_n and_o comfort_n till_o they_o find_v a_o sweet_a and_o bold_a rest_v in_o the_o lord_n their_o father_n who_o will_v preserve_v they_o 2._o faith_n be_v the_o band_n faith_n of_o our_o union_n with_o christ_n we_o do_v thereby_o enjoy_v peace_n with_o god_n be_v favourable_o accept_v of_o he_o joy_n in_o the_o hope_n of_o happiness_n have_v comfort_n in_o affliction_n patience_n experience_n hope_v boldness_n to_o pray_v love_v to_o god_n and_o delight_n to_o serve_v he_o we_o please_v god_n long_o for_o heaven_n 3._o the_o way_n to_o increase_v faith_n faith_n be_v to_o apply_v to_o ourselves_o god_n promise_n in_o his_o word_n and_o sacrament_n by_o hear_v the_o word_n pray_v meditation_n conference_n and_o the_o like_a and_o to_o this_o end_n also_o every_o one_o who_o desire_v
offer_v thou_o despise_v not_o but_o bless_v god_n for_o the_o same_o according_o making_z use_v thereof_o to_o his_o glory_n and_o thy_o own_o good_a farewell_n a._n symson_n the_o authors_n prayer_n at_o the_o write_n of_o this_o book_n most_o gracious_a god_n and_o love_a father_n pardon_n &_o forgive_v all_o my_o sin_n and_o write_v those_o thing_n in_o my_o heart_n by_o thy_o holy_a spirit_n which_o shall_v be_v write_v in_o this_o book_n that_o as_o this_o book_n shall_v through_o thy_o grace_n help_v my_o memory_n so_o thy_o spirit_n may_v sanctify_v my_o meditatious_a that_o through_o this_o grace_n i_o may_v hear_v to_o understand_v understand_v to_o be_v move_v in_o my_o affection_n and_o not_o for_o a_o time_n but_o for_o ever_o to_o remember_v meditate_v and_o practice_v thy_o word_n with_o a_o holy_a and_o humble_a perseverance_n through_o thy_o dear_a son_n and_o our_o only_a lord_n and_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n amen_n spend_v the_o lip_n of_o the_o righteous_a feed_v many_o prov._n 10._o 21._o he_o that_o win_v soul_n be_v wise_a prov._n 11._o 30._o the_o preacher_n be_v wise_a he_o still_o teach_v the_o people_n knowledge_n yea_o he_o give_v good_a heed_n and_o seek_v out_o and_o set_v in_o order_n many_o proverb_n eccles_n 12._o 9_o meditation_n i_o will_v meditate_v also_o of_o all_o thy_o work_n and_o talk_n of_o all_o thy_o do_n psal_n 77._o 12._o o_o how_o love_v i_o thy_o law_n it_o be_v my_o meditation_n all_o the_o day_n psal_n 119_o 97._o observation_n who_o so_o be_v wise_a and_o will_v observe_v those_o thâ—ngs_n even_o they_o shall_v understand_v the_o love_a kindness_n of_o the_o lord_n psal_n 107._o 43._o exhortation_n preach_v the_o word_n be_v instant_a in_o season_n and_o out_o of_o season_n reprove_v rebuke_n exhort_v 2_o tim._n 4._o 2._o the_o principal_a head_n of_o all_o thing_n contain_v in_o this_o book_n a._n admonition_n page_n 1_o affection_n page_n 2_o affliction_n page_n 3_o angel_n page_n 11_o anger_n page_n ibid._n assurance_n of_o god_n favour_n election_n and_o salvation_n page_n 12_o atheism_n page_n 24_o b._n baptism_n page_n 24_o benefit_n or_o blessing_n page_n 26_o birthday_n page_n 31_o buy_v and_o sell_v page_n ibid._n c._n call_v page_n 33_o christ_n page_n 34_o christian_n page_n 36_o christianity_n page_n 36_o a_o civil_a life_n page_n 40_o comfort_n page_n ibid._n communion_n page_n 46_o the_o commnnion_n of_o saint_n page_n 48_o compassion_n page_n ibid._n complaint_n page_n 49_o concupiscence_n page_n ibid._n conference_n page_n 50_o confidence_n page_n 53_o conscience_n page_n 54_o consent_n page_n 57_o contempt_n of_o grace_n page_n ibid._n contentation_n page_n 59_o contract_n page_n 60_o corruption_n page_n 62_o good_a counsel_n page_n 63_o d._n holy_a day_n page_n 64_o death_n page_n ibid._n decay_n in_o grace_n page_n 68_o delay_v page_n 73_o delight_n page_n ibid._n devil_n page_n ibid._n discern_v page_n 77_o discipline_n page_n 78_o despair_n page_n 79_o distrust_n page_n 80_o doctrine_n page_n 82_o doubt_v page_n ibid._n dream_n page_n 99_o dullness_n and_o deadness_n page_n 100_o duty_n page_n 102_o e._n earnestness_n page_n 102_o ease_n page_n 103_o elect_n and_o reprobate_n page_n ibid._n evil_n page_n 104_o excuse_v page_n ibid._n example_n page_n 105_o exercise_n page_n ibid._n f._n fail_n page_n 106_o faith_n page_n ibid._n fall_n page_n 133_o familiarity_n page_n 135_o fast_n page_n 136_o fear_n page_n 137_o feast_n page_n 139_o feel_v page_n 140_o fellowship_n with_o the_o wicked_a page_n ibid._n the_o flesh_n page_n 141_o flock_n page_n 142_o friend_n page_n 142_o g._n gift_n page_n 143_o god_n favour_n page_n ibid._n god_n goodness_n page_n 144_o god_n glory_n page_n ibid._n god_n mercy_n page_n 147_o god_n patience_n and_o long-suffering_a page_n 148_o god_n providence_n page_n 149_o god_n will_n page_n 150_o godly_a page_n 151_o godliness_n page_n 153_o gospel_n page_n 158_o grace_n with_o the_o growth_n therein_o page_n 159_o grief_n page_n 182_o h._n the_o heart_n page_n 184_o help_n page_n 185_o heretic_n and_o heresy_n page_n ibid._n a_o holy_a life_n page_n 187_o hope_n page_n 188_o humiliation_n page_n 189_o humility_n page_n 193_o hypocrisy_n page_n ibid._n i._o ignorance_n page_n 193_o indifferent_a thing_n page_n 196_o infirmity_n page_n 197_o joy._n page_n 198_o judge_n page_n 202_o judgement_n page_n ibid._n k._n knowledge_n page_n 205_o l._n law_n page_n 205_o learning_n page_n 206_o love_n page_n ibid._n the_o lord_n day_n page_n 210_o m._n magistrate_n page_n 211_o man._n page_n ibid._n marriage_n page_n 213_o mean_n page_n ibid._n meditation_n page_n 214_o memory_n page_n 218_o mercy_n page_n 219_o minister_n or_o preacher_n page_n 220_o mirth_n page_n 230_o mistrust_n page_n ibid._n mortification_n page_n ibid._n motion_n page_n 231_o n._n a_o good_a name_n page_n 231_o nursery_n of_o the_o church_n page_n 240_o o._n offence_n page_n 240_o p._n parent_n page_n 241_o patience_n page_n 242_o peace_n and_o joy_n page_n ibid._n to_o please_v god_n page_n 246_o poor_a page_n 248_o popery_n page_n 249_o praise_n and_o dispraise_v page_n 250_o prayer_n page_n ibid._n pride_n page_n 260_o privilege_n of_o the_o saint_n page_n ibid._n profession_n and_o professor_n page_n 263_o promise_n page_n 265_o punishment_n of_o sin_n page_n ibid._n r_o reconciliation_n page_n 267_o regeneration_n page_n 269_o the_o regenerate_v and_o unregenerate_a page_n ibid._n remembrance_n of_o good_a page_n 277_o renew_v page_n 278_o repentance_n page_n ibid._n report_n page_n 279_o reproof_n page_n 280_o riches_n page_n 282_o s._n sacrament_n page_n 282_o saint_n page_n ibid._n salvation_n page_n 283_o satan_n course_n subtlety_n and_o temptation_n page_n 285_o the_o scripture_n page_n 295_o self-love_n page_n ibid._n sickness_n page_n 299_o sinne._n page_n ibid._n slander_n page_n 304_o sorrow_n for_o sin_n page_n ibid._n soul_n and_o b_o 〈…〉_z page_n 318_o spiritual_a decay_n page_n 319_o disquiet_v sparke_n 〈…〉_z rit_fw-fr 320_o godly_a strife_n page_n ibid._n student_n page_n ibid._n suffer_v page_n 321_o selfe-suspition_n page_n 322_o t._n tabletalk_a page_n 323_o tear_n page_n 323_o temptation_n page_n 324_o thank_n page_n 328_o thought_n page_n 329_o trial_n of_o a_o man_n self_n page_n 331_o the_o truth_n page_n 335_o time_n page_n 336_o y._n virtue_n page_n 337_o vision_n page_n 339_o w._n warfare_n page_n 340_o watchfulness_n page_n ibid._n wish_n page_n 341_o the_o word_n of_o god_n page_n ibid._n worldly_n mindedness_n page_n 346_o worldly_a wisdom_n page_n 347_o v._n young_a child_n page_n 349_o z._n zeal_n page_n 350_o time_n well_o spend_v admonition_n 1._o many_o can_v stir_v up_o themselves_o admonish_v which_o can_v admonish_v other_o much_o less_o they_o which_o admonish_v not_o themselves_o can_v admonish_v other_o 2._o have_v admonish_v our_o brother_n in_o meekness_n counsel_n and_o not_o prevail_v its_o good_a to_o require_v he_o to_o try_v his_o conscience_n 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see_v in_o our_o prayer_n 3._o prayer_n be_v as_o the_o pulse_n pulse_n show_v the_o state_n of_o the_o heart_n if_o the_o spiritual_a life_n be_v weak_a such_o will_v our_o prayer_n be_v and_o contrary_o whosoever_o be_v very_o godly_a have_v great_a life_n in_o prayer_n 4._o as_o a_o sick_a body_n feel_v no_o relish_n in_o good_a meat_n prayer_n and_o drink_v so_o the_o sick_a soul_n in_o prayer_n whereby_o who_o so_o find_v sweet_a taste_n comfort_n and_o strength_n be_v in_o good_a case_n 5._o we_o often_o pray_v prayer_n more_o for_o custom_n and_o company_n then_o draw_v by_o our_o want_n yet_o its_o good_a to_o keep_v a_o constant_a course_n that_o as_o in_o meat_n one_o morsel_n may_v get_v down_o another_o so_o by_o pray_v we_o may_v get_v more_o stomach_n to_o pray_v 6._o the_o unregenerate_a prayer_n may_v come_v to_o god_n in_o prayer_n with_o knowledge_n that_o he_o be_v a_o merciful_a god_n to_o his_o enemy_n special_o to_o all_o that_o seek_v to_o he_o and_o so_o may_v desire_v and_o sue_v with_o fear_n for_o some_o favour_n but_o the_o faithful_a be_v to_o come_v as_o to_o their_o father_n with_o joy_n and_o comfort_n of_o favour_n 7._o the_o lord_n our_o god_n tender_v our_o good_a have_v among_o many_o mean_n argument_n commend_v unto_o we_o prayer_n to_o be_v a_o help_n at_o hand_n in_o all_o our_o necessity_n phil._n 4._o 6._o and_o because_o we_o by_o nature_n be_v altogether_o unapt_a to_o it_o it_o be_v so_o heavenly_a and_o we_o so_o earthly_a he_o have_v by_o all_o argument_n commend_v it_o to_o we_o as_o 1._o from_o his_o own_o precept_n psal_n 50._o 15._o mat._n 7._o 7._o 2._o from_o its_o nature_n a_o most_o heavenly_a work_n of_o the_o spirit_n ephes_n 6._o 3._o that_o its_o a_o chief_a mean_n of_o god_n glory_n psal_n 50._o last_o 4._o that_o its_o the_o most_o gainful_a trade_n james_n 5._o 5._o that_o it_o have_v great_a promise_n ibid._n 6._o that_o its_o most_o practise_v of_o the_o most_o godly_a and_o may_v be_v have_v when_o 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