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perform_v the_o office_n of_o a_o advocate_n 390._o christ_n be_v a_o effectual_a mediator_n or_o advocate_n 393._o five_o thing_n to_o show_v the_o effectualness_n of_o christ_n plead_v for_o we_o as_o a_o advocate_n 394._o affection_n of_o man_n and_o their_o opinion_n of_o other_o be_v very_o variable_a 452._o affliction_n great_a affliction_n hinder_v the_o sense_n of_o tender_a mercy_n 39_o some_o affliction_n bring_v a_o weariness_n boâ—h_o upon_o soul_n and_o body_n 247._o some_o affliction_n distract_v 248._o a_o godly_a man_n may_v grow_v extreme_a weary_a of_o affliction_n 249._o great_a affliction_n like_o great_a sin_n leave_v a_o mark_n 261._o great_a affliction_n how_o make_v witness_n of_o sin_n against_o a_o man_n 262._o the_o witness_n which_o affliction_n give_v censure_v two_o way_n 262_o 263._o god_n afflict_v his_o own_o severe_o 290._o god_n seem_v to_o take_v pleasure_n in_o afflict_v he_o 294._o affliction_n come_v not_o by_o chance_n but_o by_o special_a 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the_o intercession_n of_o christ_n for_o all_o 393._o assurance_n of_o approach_a misery_n how_o great_a a_o trouble_n to_o the_o mind_n 118._o a_o wicked_a man_n may_v have_v this_o assurance_n 118._o arrhabo_fw-la a_o earnest_n whence_o it_o come_v 420._o astonishment_n at_o the_o deal_n of_o god_n 468._o augustus_n caesar_n his_o pierce_a eye_n 266._o aygoland_n a_o king_n of_o the_o moor_n why_o he_o refuse_v baptism_n 471._o b._n barathrum_n why_o it_o signify_v hell_n 455._o beg_v or_o wander_v for_o bread_n a_o great_a affliction_n 111._o believe_v a_o wicked_a man_n have_v neither_o a_o ground_n nor_o a_o heart_n to_o believe_v 104._o a_o wicked_a man_n believe_v be_v presume_v 104._o belial_n whence_o derive_v 10._o who_o be_v belial_n 85._o blood_n what_o it_o signify_v in_o scripture_n 347._o bloody_a sin_n shall_v not_o pass_v undiscovered_a 357._o why_o god_n be_v say_v to_o make_v inquisition_n for_o blood_n in_o special_a 358._o body_n to_o mind_v the_o seed_v of_o it_o sinful_a 148._o they_o take_v little_a care_n for_o their_o soul_n who_o take_v overmuch_o care_v for_o their_o body_n 150._o branch_n what_o it_o signify_v in_o scripture_n 189._o bread_n what_o it_o signify_v in_o scripture_n 111._o breath_n of_o god_n what_o it_o signify_v in_o scripture_n 164._o breath_n of_o man_n 167_o 168._o breath_n of_o man_n take_v three_o way_n 402._o the_o breath_n of_o man_n be_v corruptible_a 403._o breath_n be_v not_o the_o soul_n ibid._n bribe-taker_n and_o bribe-giver_n both_o alike_o wicked_a 195._o bribery_n be_v a_o odious_a sin_n 197._o that_o which_o be_v get_v by_o bribery_n will_v not_o hold_v long_o 197._o byword_n to_o be_v make_v a_o byword_n note_v two_o thing_n 447._o great_a sufferer_n be_v usual_o make_v a_o byword_n 447_o 448._o it_o be_v very_o burdensome_a to_o the_o spirit_n of_o a_o man_n