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many_o blessing_n accompany_v a_o spiritual_a joy_n p._n 162_o 163_o two_o kind_n of_o joy_n p._n 240_o 241_o what_o ought_v to_o be_v the_o motive_n of_o our_o joy_n p._n 243_o the_o mean_n to_o arrive_v at_o this_o joy_n p._n 246_o 247_o k._n knowledge_n why_o it_o be_v good_a to_o know_v our_o iniquity_n p._n 62_o 63_o 64_o 65_o 66_o &_o seq_n king_n in_o what_o sense_n king_n offend_v against_o god_n alone_o p._n 81_o the_o great_a the_o person_n be_v that_o offend_v the_o great_a be_v his_o offence_n 82_o why_o king_n be_v oblige_v to_o give_v good_a example_n p._n 83_o 84_o 85_o l._n love_n the_o property_n of_o god_n love_n p._n 29_o st._n peter_n love_n to_o christ_n p._n 233_o love_n assault_v the_o divinity_n in_o his_o throne_n p._n 277_o why_o we_o shall_v love_v our_o neighbour_n p._n 307_o god_n love_n in_o play_v the_o merchant_n with_o poor_a man_n p_o 345_o to_o overcome_v self-love_n the_o short_a way_n to_o perfection_n p._n 382_o christ_n love_n to_o man_n on_o 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praise_v of_o a_o state_n of_o perfection_n p._n 440_o what_o it_o be_v p._n 252_o 440_o the_o effect_n of_o perfection_n and_o its_o praise_n ibid._n perfect_a soul_n if_o they_o fall_v do_v soon_o rise_v again_o p._n 256_o 257_o three_o degree_n of_o perfection_n p._n 265_o pleasure_n difference_n betwixt_o corporal_n and_o spiritual_a pleasure_n p._n 161_o 248_o penance_n to_o penance_n succeed_v many_o glad_a tiding_n p._n 162_o 164_o &_o seq_n necessity_n of_o penance_n p._n 394_o prayer_n how_o we_o be_v to_o dispose_v ourselves_o to_o prayer_n and_o what_o we_o be_v to_o ask_v p._n 335_o 336_o the_o power_n of_o prayer_n p._n 405_o prayer_n work_v no_o change_n in_o god_n decree_n p._n 406_o prayer_n the_o first_o gift_n of_o god_n p._n 408_o how_o we_o ought_v to_o value_v it_o p._n 413_o &_o seq_n r._n remorse_n remorse_n of_o conscience_n always_o attend_v sin_n p._n 71_o &_o seq_n resurrection_n belief_n of_o the_o resurrection_n very_o comfortable_a p._n 166_o s._n sin_n the_o agitation_n of_o a_o soul_n defile_v with_o sin_n p._n 182._o there_o be_v a_o period_n set_v to_o every_o man_n sin_n which_o be_v call_v the_o measure_n of_o their_o iniquity_n p._n 220_o 221_o the_o mark_n of_o this_o period_n p._n 221_o 222_o no_o less_o equal_a to_o what_o we_o lose_v by_o sin_n p._n 233_o while_o in_o sin_n we_o be_v capable_a of_o no_o right_a to_o heaven_n p._n 32_o why_o some_o be_v draw_v from_o sin_n other_o not_z p._n 33_o sin_n the_o great_a of_o evil_n p._n 38_o great_a sin_n require_v a_o great_a mercy_n p._n 45_o 46_o 47_o the_o terror_n of_o sin_n p._n 76_o &_o seq_fw-la p._n 174_o 175_o man_n imbecility_n cause_v by_o original_a sin_n p._n 99_o &_o seq_fw-la what_o remedy_n in_o the_o old_a law_n for_o original_a sin_n in_o woman_n p._n 110_o the_o penalty_n and_o consequency_n of_o original_a sin_n p._n 110._o &_o seq_fw-la the_o benefit_n of_o confess_v our_o sin_n 126_o 125_o it_o become_v god_n to_o punish_v sin_n p._n 176_o sacrifice_n why_o god_n require_v not_o of_o david_n a_o sacrifice_n p._n 351_o who_o the_o minister_n of_o a_o sacrifice_n p._n 352_o 357._o &_o seq_fw-la in_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n the_o first_o bear_v male_a be_v priest_n ibid._n that_o some_o sensible_a thing_n be_v offer_v be_v require_v in_o a_o sacrifice_n p._n 353_o definition_n of_o a_o sacrifice_n p._n 355_o other_o condition_n of_o a_o sacrifice_n p._n 354_o holocau_v the_o most_o perfect_a sacrifice_n p._n 363_o why_o sacrifice_n command_v p._n 368_o 369_o divers_a sort_n of_o sacrifice_n p._n 370_o the_o jew_n zeal_n in_o matter_n of_o sacrifice_n ibid._n sacrifice_n of_o the_o new_a law_n most_o perfect_a p._n 424_o 428._o sorrow_n there_o be_v a_o twofold_a sorrow_n p._n 370_o how_o please_v a_o pious_a sorrow_n be_v to_o god_n ib._n what_o be_v a_o trouble_a spirit_n p._n 377_o whether_o the_o soul_n or_o body_n most_o conduce_v to_o a_o sacrifice_n of_o a_o trouble_a spirit_n p._n 377_o motive_n of_o a_o true_a sorrow_n p._n 390._o &_o seq_fw-la security_n no_o security_n from_o sin_n in_o this_o life_n ibid._n speech_n how_o croesus_n son_n come_v to_o his_o speech_n ibid._n how_o one_o be_v moral_o dumb_a and_o how_o cure_v ibid._n seneca_n his_o opinion_n concern_v such_o as_o lose_v their_o life_n upon_o the_o score_n of_o friendship_n or_o a_o public_a interest_n p._n 148_o 249_o t._n truth_n three_o kind_n of_o truth_n p._n 121_o knowledge_n of_o truth_n most_o delightful_a p._n 123_o 124_o transgression_n internal_a transgression_n only_o punish_v by_o god_n p._n 197_o 198_o a_o certain_a period_n be_v set_v to_o every_o man_n transgression_n p._n 220_o 221_o sign_n of_o this_o helpless_a desolation_n p._n 221_o 222_o 223_o tribulation_n tribulation_n the_o secure_a way_n to_o heaven_n p._n 147_o senecas_n opinion_n of_o tribulation_n manful_o sustain_v p._n 348_o temptation_n the_o difficulty_n to_o resist_v temptation_n p._n 202_o v._n virtue_n moral_a virtue_n contribute_v a_o facility_n in_o do_v well_o and_o wherein_o they_o consist_v p._n 213_o virtue_n itself_o a_o reward_n to_o the_o actor_n p._n 241_o delight_n of_o virtuous_a action_n p._n 242_o 243_o uncertainty_n all_o thing_n uncertain_a as_o to_o the_o issue_n in_o this_o life_n p._n 239_o w._n will._n the_o will_n be_v more_o prejudice_v by_o original_a sin_n than_o the_o understanding_n p._n 6._o god_n do_v never_o violence_n our_o will_n to_o our_o prejudice_n p._n 35_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o soul_n by_o free_a will_n p._n 313_o whether_o it_o have_v not_o be_v better_a to_o have_v do_v well_o by_o necessity_n 314_o 315_o finis_fw-la