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we_o dare_v do_v not_o so_o much_o only_o as_o we_o ought_v to_o do_v not_o consider_v how_o lawful_a it_o be_v but_o how_o powerful_a we_o be_v &_o how_o weak_a they_o be_v all_o the_o profane_a history_n be_v full_a of_o worthy_a example_n of_o many_o servant_n who_o be_v commend_v for_o their_o trust_n and_o faithfulness_n wittiness_n and_o courage_n may_v and_o magnanimity_n to_o all_o posterity_n and_o have_v not_o doubt_v to_o give_v their_o life_n to_o death_n in_o their_o master_n quarrel_n it_o be_v not_o therefore_o much_o to_o be_v marvel_v at_o that_o the_o apostle_n perceive_v how_o 12._o how_o heb._n 4_o 12._o mighty_a the_o word_n have_v be_v in_o operation_n upon_o philemon_n servant_n do_v account_v he_o as_o his_o son_n and_o seek_v to_o reconcile_v he_o to_o his_o master_n in_o which_o respect_n he_o be_v willing_a and_o desirous_a to_o have_v 14_o have_v phile._n 13_o 14_o keep_v he_o with_o he_o to_o minister_v unto_o he_o he_o claim_v some_o authority_n over_o 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it_o be_v easy_a to_o fall_v into_o a_o slumber_n and_o wheresoever_o thou_o understand_v the_o hand_n of_o god_n to_o have_v be_v with_o i_o in_o publish_v the_o truth_n give_v he_o the_o glory_n &_o ascribe_v the_o praise_n unto_o his_o great_a name_n to_o who_o grace_n &_o goodness_n i_o commend_v thou_o thou_o in_o our_o common_a saviour_n william_n attersoll_n a_o brief_a recapitulation_n of_o all_z the_o doctrine_n handle_v at_o large_a in_o this_o epistle_n out_o of_o the_o praeface_n the_o course_n of_o the_o gospel_n can_v be_v stop_v but_o will_v have_v his_o passage_n in_o the_o world_n page_n 1._o the_o argument_n and_o occasion_n of_o the_o epistle_n together_o with_o the_o use_v thereof_o page_n 7._o verse_n 1_o and_o 2._o doct._n 1._o good_a thing_n must_v be_v follow_v and_o seek_v after_o earnest_o and_o fervent_o not_o cold_o and_o careless_o pag._n 9_o doct._n 2._o it_o be_v no_o disgrace_n or_o reproach_n to_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n to_o be_v cast_v into_o prison_n for_o the_o gospel_n sake_n pag_n 12._o doct._n 3._o the_o persecution_n of_o all_o true_a christian_n be_v the_o persecution_n of_o christ_n jesus_n when_o they_o be_v imprison_v for_o christ_n sake_n page_n 15._o doct._n 4._o all_o good_a duty_n to_o god_n or_o man_n be_v better_o do_v by_o the_o help_n of_o other_o then_o alone_o by_o ourselves_o pa_n 21_o doct._n 5._o a_o christian_n friend_n will_v perform_v any_o christian_n duty_n to_o his_o friend_n page_n 25._o doct._n 6._o christian_n woman_n shall_v be_v helper_n unto_o their_o husband_n as_o heir_n together_o of_o the_o grace_n of_o life_n page_n 29_o doct._n 7._o the_o call_n of_o a_o minister_n be_v a_o painful_a and_o laborious_a a_o needful_a and_o troublesome_a call_n page_n 33._o doct._n 8._o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o all_o householders_n to_o teach_v and_o instruct_v their_o family_n that_o belong_v unto_o they_o page_n 38_o verse_n 3._o doct._n 1._o the_o free_a favour_n and_o mercy_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n jesus_n be_v first_o and_o above_o all_o other_o thing_n to_o be_v desire_v and_o pray_v for_o page_n 48_o doct._n 2._o such_o as_o be_v in_o god_n favour_n have_v his_o blessing_n flow_v unto_o they_o and_o follow_v they_o page_n 55_o doct._n 3._o all_o blessing_n temporal_a and_o eternal_a be_v to_o be_v crave_v from_o god_n alone_o in_o christ_n jesus_n page_n 61_o verse_n 4_o and_o 5._o doct_n 1._o man_n ought_v to_o take_v cause_n of_o great_a joy_n to_o see_v other_o grow_v and_o proceed_v in_o good_a thing_n page_n 68_o doct._n 2._o it_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o faith_n to_o apply_v the_o mercy_n and_o promise_n of_o god_n to_o our_o own_o self_n page_n 76_o doct._n 3._o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o the_o faithful_a to_o pray_v not_o only_o for_o themselves_o but_o also_o for_o other_o page_n 82_o doct._n 4._o true_a religion_n must_v not_o only_o be_v inward_o believe_v but_o also_o outward_o confess_v and_o open_o profess_v page_n 86_o doct._n 5._o faith_n and_o love_n be_v the_o chief_a thing_n that_o commend_v a_o man_n to_o god_n and_o his_o church_n page_n 95_o doct._n 6._o faith_n in_o christ_n and_o love_n to_o the_o saint_n do_v always_o go_v together_o in_o all_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n pag._n 99_o doct._n 7._o christ_n must_v be_v the_o object_n of_o our_o faith_n we_o must_v look_v unto_o he_o and_o depend_v upon_o he_o page_n 106_o doct._n 8._o the_o work_n of_o mercy_n be_v especial_o and_o above_o &_o before_o other_o to_o be_v show_v to_o the_o poor_a saint_n that_o be_v godly_a 111_o doct._n 9_o such_o as_o true_o believe_v in_o christ_n and_o belong_v to_o he_o be_v saint_n page_n 117_o verse_n 6_o and_o 7._o doct._n 1._o it_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o stir_v up_o ourselves_o and_o other_o to_o increase_v in_o good_a thing_n page_n 126_o doct._n 2._o the_o gift_n which_o we_o have_v receive_v must_v not_o lie_v hide_v in_o we_o but_o be_v employ_v to_o the_o good_a of_o other_o 140_o doct._n 3._o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n bestow_v 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