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affliction_n and_o trouble_n 16_o that_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n belong_v to_o they_o who_o believe_v they_o 17_o in_o what_o manner_n a_o man_n ought_v to_o resolve_v himself_o touch_v the_o world_n and_o touch_v himself_o that_o he_o may_v become_v a_o true_a christian._n 18_o in_o what_o thing_n that_o person_n ought_v to_o be_v exercise_v who_o pretend_v and_o desire_n to_o enter_v and_o to_o persevere_v in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o what_o a_o man_n put_v of_o his_o own_o thereunto_o 19_o that_o the_o christian_a life_n consist_v in_o this_o that_o a_o man_n esteem_v himself_o dead_a to_o the_o world_n and_o pretend_v to_o live_v to_o god_n 20_o that_o in_o the_o infirmity_n amendment_n and_o health_n of_o the_o mind_n man_n ought_v to_o govern_v themselves_o as_o in_o those_o of_o the_o body_n 21_o the_o difference_n of_o sin_n and_o sinner_n the_o obligatioâ—…s_n of_o piety_n the_o sign_n of_o piety_n and_o impiety_n 22_o for_o what_o reason_n god_n give_v a_o child_n unto_o a_o pious_a person_n and_o sudden_o take_v he_o away_o 23_o that_o in_o he_o who_o god_n disenamour_n of_o the_o world_n and_o enamour_n of_o himself_o the_o self_n same_o thing_n be_v fall_v as_o do_v to_o he_o that_o disenamour_n himself_o of_o one_o woman_n and_o emour_n himself_o of_o another_o 24_o that_o those_o person_n who_o be_v govern_v by_o the_o holy_a spirit_n in_o their_o serve_v of_o god_n pretend_v to_o increase_v in_o the_o love_n of_o god_n 25_o in_o what_o sort_n pious_a person_n be_v move_v to_o put_v in_o execution_n the_o justice_n of_o god_n 26_o that_o the_o flesh_n whilst_o it_o be_v unregenerate_v flesh_n be_v the_o enemy_n of_o god_n and_o that_o regeneration_n be_v proper_o the_o work_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n 27_o that_o by_o mortification_n a_o christian_a man_n maintain_v himself_o in_o his_o resolution_n and_o by_o reduo_v of_o his_o mind_n to_o god_n he_o maintain_v himself_o in_o the_o certainty_n of_o god_n providence_n 28_o for_o a_o man_n to_o assure_v himself_o of_o his_o vocation_n 29_o that_o to_o believe_v with_o difficulty_n be_v a_o sign_n of_o uocation_n 30_o that_o god_n in_o communicate_v spiritual_a thing_n unto_o we_o deal_v as_o in_o give_v we_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n 31_o that_o the_o liveliness_n of_o affection_n be_v more_o damageable_a then_o that_o of_o the_o appetite_n and_o that_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o shall_v be_v mortify_v 32_o in_o what_o consist_v the_o abuse_n and_o in_o what_o coâ—…sisteth_v the_o use_n of_o image_n and_o of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n 33_o in_o what_o manner_n through_o the_o patience_n and_o through_o the_o consolation_n of_o the_o scripture_n we_o maintain_v ourselves_o in_o hope_n 34_o in_o what_o do_v consist_v the_o benefit_n which_o man_n have_v obtatn_v from_o god_n by_o christ._n 35_o whence_o it_o be_v that_o that_o difficulty_n come_v which_o pious_a person_n have_v to_o continue_v in_o that_o which_o appertain_v 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