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p._n 12._o chap._n vi_o of_o honour_n p._n 16._o chap._n vii_o of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n lead_v to_o government_n p._n 24._o chap._n viii_o of_o the_o master_n of_o the_o family_n p._n 28._o chap._n ix_o of_o sovereignty_n and_o its_o original_a and_o of_o monarchy_n or_o kingly_a power_n p._n 41._o book_n ii_o chap._n i._n of_o anarchy_n p._n 79._o chap._n ii_o of_o faction_n and_o its_o original_n and_o usual_a support_n p._n 98._o chap._n iii_o of_o rebellion_n and_o its_o most_o notable_a cause_n and_o pretence_n p._n 104._o chap._n iu._n of_o liberty_n p._n 114._o chap._n v._n of_o tyranny_n p._n 122._o chap._n vi_o of_o slavery_n p._n 126._o chap._n vii_o of_o property_n p._n 130._o chap._n viii_o of_o law_n justice_n equity_n etc._n etc._n p._n 139._o chap._n ix_o of_o public_a good_a common_a good_a or_o common-weal_n p._n 158._o chap._n x._o of_o paction_n and_o commerce_n p._n 161._o chap._n xi_o of_o magistrate_n councillor_n etc._n etc._n p._n 177._o chap._n xii_o of_o the_o right_n of_o dominion_n p._n 186._o book_n iii_o chap._n i_o of_o religion_n in_o its_o true_a ground_n p._n 213._o chap._n ii_o of_o religion_n as_o common_o receive_v p._n 116._o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o church_n catholic_a and_o of_o the_o fundamental_o of_o religion_n p._n 222._o chap._n iu._n of_o each_o particular_a church_n and_o its_o power_n p._n 226._o chap._n v._n of_o the_o form_n of_o church_n government_n and_o of_o the_o jurisdiction_n claim_v by_o churchman_n p._n 233._o chap._n vi_o of_o the_o head_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o scripture_n interpretation_n p._n 249._o chap._n vii_o of_o love_n and_o obedience_n and_o of_o our_o state_n of_o innocence_n thereby_o p._n 261._o chap._n viii_o of_o the_o coincidence_n of_o christian_a grace_n p._n 277._o chap._n ix_o of_o charity_n as_o it_o stand_v in_o nature_n p._n 299._o chap._n x._o of_o patience_n long-suffering_a humility_n meekness_n etc._n etc._n p._n 310._o chap._n xi_o of_o idolatry_n and_o superstition_n and_o of_o the_o power_n of_o each_o church_n her_o head_n in_o the_o establishment_n of_o ceremony_n and_o divine_a worship_n p._n 328._o chap._n xii_o of_o antichrist_n p._n 349._o chap._n xiii_o of_o the_o mystical_a delivery_n of_o some_o divine_a truth_n and_o the_o reason_n thereof_o p._n 388._o chap._n fourteen_o of_o athiesm_n p._n 403._o book_n iu._n of_o the_o cause_n of_o like_a and_o dislike_v of_o content_n and_o discontent_n and_o whether_o it_o be_v possible_a to_o frame_v a_o government_n itself_o please_v and_o durable_a without_o force_n and_o constraint_n p._n 419._o book_n i._n chap._n i._o of_o deity_n from_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o dependence_n of_o one_o thing_n upon_o another_o as_o of_o its_o original_a and_o cause_n we_o must_v come_v at_o last_o to_o fix_v on_o such_o a_o cause_n as_o be_v to_o all_o thing_n supreme_a and_o independent_a for_o to_o proceed_v infinite_o we_o can_v but_o shall_v lose_v ourselves_o as_o in_o a_o circle_n 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