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and_o give_v we_o always_o a_o readiness_n of_o heart_n to_o forgive_v all_o those_o injury_n that_o they_o have_v do_v unto_o we_o and_o to_o embrace_v a_o hearty_a reconciliation_n with_o they_o whensoever_o they_o shall_v be_v move_v by_o thy_o grace_n to_o give_v over_o their_o unjust_a cruelty_n against_o we_o and_o lord_n lie_v not_o those_o sin_n unto_o their_o charge_n grant_v this_o o_o lord_n for_o jesus_n christ_n his_o sake_n amen_n *_o âŽ_o *_o he_o sum_n of_o divers_a principal_a thing_n contain_v in_o this_o book_n 1._o a_o introduction_n consist_v of_o various_a incitement_n unto_o humiliation_n and_o seek_v of_o god_n 2._o a_o discovery_n of_o the_o sad_a condition_n of_o the_o present_a estate_n of_o the_o church_n and_o commonwealth_n of_o england_n first_o in_o a_o parallel_n thereof_o with_o the_o miserable_a condition_n of_o the_o jew_n set_v forth_o in_o the_o lamentation_n of_o jeremy_n pag._n 57_o second_o in_o a_o more_o peculiar_a and_o express_a delineation_n of_o the_o cerruption_n depravation_n and_o devastation_n thereof_o illustrate_v by_o the_o consideration_n of_o our_o former_a happy_a condition_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n of_o peace_n of_o liberty_n of_o government_n of_o honour_n and_o reputation_n first_o in_o point_n of_o religion_n and_o thing_n conduce_v thereunto_o pag._n 91_o 1._o of_o corruption_n on_o the_o rule_n of_o religion_n pag._n 99_o 2._o in_o the_o manage_n of_o the_o work_n of_o instruction_n pag._n 110_o 1._o by_o seauce_n doctrine_n ibid_fw-la 2._o by_o run_v from_o one_o extreme_a to_o another_o pag._n 124_o 3._o by_o uncharitable_a censure_n of_o moderatâ—_n spirit_n pag._n 124_o 4._o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o contradiction_n and_o tyrannize_v over_o the_o conscience_n of_o man_n pag._n 127_o 5._o by_o partiality_n and_o prejudice_n etc._n etc._n the_o evil_a fruit_n whereof_o be_v describe_v p._n 128_o 6._o pulpit_n and_o press_n make_v mart_n of_o division_n p._n 141_o 7._o hunt_v after_o applause_n p._n 148_o 8._o pusillanimity_n and_o lukewarmenesse_n in_o the_o ministry_n where_o a_o exhortation_n to_o christian_a con-age_n p._n 155_o 9_o neglect_v of_o catechism_n p._n 159_o 2._o of_o corruption_n about_o the_o sacrament_n 1._o of_o baptism_n p._n 190_o 2._o of_o the_o lord_n supper_n ibid_fw-la 3._o in_o abolition_n of_o excommunication_n p._n 194_o 4._o in_o reject_v the_o grave_n and_o learned_a ministry_n and_o put_v up_o youth_n and_o raw_a novice_n to_o be_v the_o guide_v of_o the_o people_n p._n 196_o and_o lay_v man_n without_o any_o lawful_a call_n p._n 29_o a_o discussion_n of_o that_o point_n at_o large_a of_o popular_a election_n etc._n etc._n p._n â—52_n of_o the_o ordination_n of_o minister_n the_o apostolic_a call_n way_n p._n 278_o 5._o in_o the_o sacrilegious_a take_v away_o of_o the_o revenue_n of_o the_o church_n as_o tithe_n etc._n etc._n where_o the_o question_n about_o tithe_n and_o of_o thing_n devate_v to_o god_n service_n be_v discuss_v p._n 293_o 6._o in_o conventicle_n and_o unreverent_a carriage_n in_o the_o church_n abolition_n of_o form_n of_o prayer_n and_o the_o evil_a effect_n thereof_o p._n 361_o 7._o in_o matter_n of_o church_n government_n the_o sad_a cause_n and_o sountaine_n thereof_o p._n 373_o a_o discovery_n of_o the_o misery_n and_o corruption_n of_o the_o civil_a state_n 1._o in_o matter_n of_o peace_n p._n 388_o 2._o in_o matter_n of_o liberty_n p._n 399_o 3._o in_o matter_n of_o civil_a government_n p._n 415_o 4._o in_o matter_n of_o honour_n and_o reputation_n p._n 429_o of_o the_o sonntaine_n of_o these_o calamity_n which_o be_v the_o great_a wickedness_n of_o this_o nation_n p._n 437_o god_n the_o only_a physician_n p._n 454_o no_o way_n to_o obtain_v deliverance_n from_o god_n but_o by_o humiliation_n for_o sin_n p._n 484_o conversion_n from_o sin_n p._n 490_o prayer_n p._n 497_o faith_n in_o christ_n jesus_n p._n 501_o the_o conclusion_n with_o exhortation_n to_o the_o kingdom_n in_o general_n p._n 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