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he_o be_v remember_v in_o thy_o prayer_n who_o be_v thy_o servant_n for_o christ_n sake_n george_n swinnocke_n febr._n 22._o 1658._o 9_o the_o content_n two_o great_a lesson_n to_o be_v learn_v of_o all_o page_n 1_o the_o division_n of_o the_o chapter_n p._n 2_o 3._o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o word_n p._n 4_o 5._o doct._n they_o that_o have_v christ_n for_o their_o life_n shall_v have_v gain_n by_o their_o death_n p._n 6._o what_o be_v employ_v in_o to_o i_o to_o live_v be_v christ_n p._n 6._o 1._o christ_n the_o principle_n of_o a_o christian_n life_n p._n 6_o 7_o 8._o 2._o christ_n the_o pattern_n p._n 9_o 10._o 3._o christ_n the_o comfort_n p._n 11._o 12_o 13_o 14._o 4._o christ_n the_o end_n p._n 15._o wherein_o a_o christian_a be_v a_o gainer_n by_o death_n p._n 19_o 1._o he_o gain_v a_o freedom_n from_o all_o evil_a ibi_fw-la 1._o from_o the_o evil_n of_o sin_n p._n 20._o 1._o from_o the_o commission_n of_o it_o p._n 20_o 21_o 22._o 2._o from_o temptation_n to_o it_o p._n 24_o 25_o 26._o 2._o from_o the_o evil_n of_o suffer_v p._n 27_o 28._o 1._o from_o ignominy_n in_o his_o name_n p._n 29_o 30._o 2._o from_o infirmity_n in_o his_o body_n p._n 31_o 32._o 3._o from_o sorrow_n in_o his_o soul_n p._n 33_o 34._o 2._o he_o gain_v the_o fruition_n of_o all_o good_a p._n 3â—_n 1._o the_o society_n of_o perfect_a christian_n p_o 36_o 37._o 2._o near_o communnion_n with_o jesus_n christ_n p._n 38_o 39_o 40._o 3._o the_o enjoyment_n of_o the_o bless_a god_n p._n 42_o 43_o 44._o which_o shall_v be_v full_a p._n 47_o 48._o immediate_a p._n 49_o 50_o 51._o 1._o use_v by_o way_n of_o information_n the_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o good_a and_o bad_a at_o death_n p._n 54._o to_o 63._o 1._o the_o sinner_n lose_v by_o death_n p._n 64._o 1._o all_o his_o carnal_a comfort_n his_o relation_n wealth_n honour_n mirth_n and_o that_o for_o ever_o p._n 65._o to_o 68_o the_o difference_n between_o a_o saint_n loss_n of_o outward_a thing_n by_o death_n and_o a_o 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slothful_a neighbour_n in_o hell_n p._n 217._o to_o 218._o 4._o sup._n thou_o have_v see_v the_o majesty_n and_o purity_n of_o the_o infinite_a god_n p._n 219._o to_o 222._o direction_n for_o the_o attain_v this_o spiritual_a life_n 1._o direct_v labour_n for_o the_o knowledge_n of_o thy_o sin_n and_o misery_n p._n 224._o to_o 234._o mark_v that_o six_o sheet_n be_v false_a figure_v in_o this_o place_n in_o the_o book_n 2._o direct_v get_v thy_o heart_n true_o affect_v with_o and_o thorough_o humble_v for_o thy_o sin_n and_o misery_n p._n 234._o to_o 271._o 3._o direct_v when_o thy_o heart_n be_v humble_v cast_v thyself_o whole_o and_o only_o upon_o the_o merit_n of_o jesus_n christ_n p._n 171._o to_o 186._o 4._o direct_v dedicate_v thyself_o and_o all_o thou_o have_v to_o the_o service_n command_n and_o glory_n of_o christ_n p._n 186._o to_o 200._o 5._o direct_v be_v diligent_a in_o read_v hear_v and_o meditate_v on_o the_o word_n of_o god_n p._n 200._o to_o 208._o 6._o direct_v be_v 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my_o life_n from_o christ_n so_o i_o do_v improve_v my_o life_n for_o christ_n his_o honour_n be_v my_o utmost_a desire_n and_o my_o great_a endeavour_n and_o to_o die_v be_v gain_v i._n e._n purpose_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d diodate_v to_o this_o purpose_n i_o have_v have_v no_o other_o object_n no_o employment_n but_o christ_n and_o his_o service_n in_o my_o life_n shall_v certain_o have_v a_o eternal_a advancement_n at_o my_o death_n or_o christ_n be_v my_o life_n here_o by_o grace_n and_o hereafter_o by_o glory_n he_o be_v both_o the_o author_n and_o the_o end_n of_o my_o life_n i_o live_v for_o he_o i_o live_v to_o he_o i_o live_v in_o he_o i_o live_v by_o he_o and_o if_o i_o be_v put_v to_o death_n that_o shall_v no_o way_n endamage_v i_o but_o rather_o bring_v i_o great_a advantage_n in_o regard_n that_o thereby_o i_o shall_v gain_v heaven_n for_o earth_n a_o happy_a eternal_a life_n for_o this_o miserable_a mortal_a life_n so_o our_o large_a annotation_n sense_n it_o beza_n it_o atqui_fw-la christus_fw-la in_o utroque_fw-la membro_fw-la subjectum_fw-la esse_fw-la debet_fw-la christus_fw-la vita_fw-la in_o vita_fw-la christus_fw-la lucrum_fw-la in_o morte_fw-la cal._n in_o loc_n mihi_fw-la enim_fw-la est_fw-la christus_fw-la &_o in_fw-la vita_fw-la &_o in_o morte_fw-la lumen_fw-la beza_n some_o indeed_o read_v the_o word_n christ_n be_v my_o gain_n both_o in_o life_n and_o death_n and_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n be_v little_o trouble_v at_o but_o rather_o indifferent_a to_o all_o condition_n there_o be_v a_o certain_a truth_n in_o this_o exposition_n though_o loc_n though_o sic_fw-la haec_fw-la sententia_fw-la non_fw-la cohaerebit_fw-la uâ—_n râ—tiocum_fw-la praecedente_fw-la quod_fw-la tamen_fw-la postulat_fw-la conjunctio_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d namaliud_fw-la â—st_fw-la gloria_fw-la christi_fw-la aliud_fw-la salus_fw-la pauli_n piscat_fw-la in_o loc_n