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A09063 A Christian directorie guiding men to their saluation. Deuided into three bookes. The first vvherof apperteining to resolution, is only conteined in this volume, deuided into tvvo partes, and set forth novv againe vvith many corrections, and additions by th'authour him self, vvith reprofe of the corrupt and falsified edition of the same booke lately published by M. Edm. Buny. Ther is added also a methode for the vse of al; with two tables, and a preface to the reader, which is necessarie to be reade.; First booke of the Christian exercise. Parsons, Robert, 1546-1610. 1585 (1585) STC 19354.1; ESTC S114169 529,786 953

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the_o devil_n thereunto_o pag._n 561._o 562._o etc._n etc._n difficulty_n which_o be_v imagine_v in_o virtuous_a life_n remove_v see_v all_o the_o 2._o chap_v 570._o doctrine_n of_o christ_n what_o it_o be_v 220._o e_o the_o end_n for_o which_o man_n be_v create_v cha_n 3._o pa._n 110._o enemy_n of_o christ_n and_o christian_n what_o end_n they_o have_v 274._o eternity_n what_o a_o thing_n it_o be_v and_o how_o to_o be_v esteem_v 470._o evangelist_n of_o christ_n do_v write_v most_o true_o 258._o f_o fatherhood_n what_o a_o thing_n it_o be_v by_o comparison_n of_o god_n toward_a mankind_n 533._o 534._o etc._n etc._n faith_n be_v easy_o discern_v in_o christian_a religion_n which_o be_v the_o true_a 301_o at_o large_a the_o way_n to_o avoid_v all_o error_n in_o belief_n 303._o faith_n without_o work_n be_v not_o sufficient_a fear_v of_o god_n judgement_n necessary_a 398._o lack_n of_o fear_n proceed_v of_o infidelity_n 406._o the_o force_n of_o fear_n 445._o the_o praise_n of_o true_a 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reward_v expect_v by_o the_o just_a how_o great_a a_o consolation_n 613._o riches_n how_o vain_a and_o perilous_a 711._o the_o roman_a monarchy_n fortolde_v 188._o s_o sceptre_n of_o juda_n how_o it_o pphety_v of_o &_o when_o it_o fail_v 191_o science_n each_o one_o prove_v god_n 35._o fower_n principal_a ib._n scripture_n their_o certainty_n prove_v by_o many_o argument_n 62._o 63._o confirm_v by_o genntile_n 100_o sensuality_n how_o dangerous_o 2._o sibyl_n what_o they_o be_v and_o of_o their_o prophecy_n touch_v christ_n at_o large_a 174._o sin_n how_o it_o be_v to_o be_v resist_v 326._o sin_n have_v 3._o degree_n 327._o of_o the_o nature_n of_o sin_n &_o sinner_n see_v the_o 8._o cha_n 378._o why_o every_o sin_n be_v so_o hateful_a to_o god_n &_o deserve_v infinite_a punishment_n 384._o the_o loss_n that_o come_v by_o sin_n 390._o sloth_n how_o great_a a_o impediment_n to_o the_o true_a service_n of_o god_n 853_o fower_n evel_a effect_n thereof_o 854._o the_o soul_n immortality_n 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apolog_n 2._o tp_n ad_fw-la felic_n that_o protestants_n do_v follow_v the_o same_o spirit_n of_o corrupt_v luth._o in_o lipist_n ad_fw-la joan._n heruagium_fw-la typogra_fw-la argent_fw-fr the_o new_a brethren_n testimony_n the_o one_o against_o the_o other_o zuing._n li._n de_fw-la sacra_fw-la fol._n 412._o 10._o 2._o bez._n in_o resp_n ad_fw-la defence_n castal_n iten_v in_o praefat_fw-la test._n a_o 1556._o moll_n in_o trá_fw-fr test._n noni_fw-la part_n 11._o fol._n 110._o item_n part_n 64._o 65._o 66._o 74._o 99_o m._n bunies_n particular_a deal_n in_o edition_n of_o the_o book_n of_o resolution_n b_o v_o n._n first_o devise_n to_o make_v his_o adversary_n speak_v like_a protestant_n s._n augustine_n teach_v to_o speak_v by_o m._n buny_n buny_n second_o devise_n to_o insert_v parenthesis_n math._n 18._o marc_n 10._o luc._n 19_o 2._o tim._n 2._o apoc._n 2._o eccle._n 9_o bun_n three_o shift_n maroinal_a annotation_n of_o diverse_a fort_n annotation_n fond_a 2._o annotation_n 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