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s_o 2._o inconstancy_n of_o vain_a affection_n p._n 41._o s_o 2._o incredulity_n in_o prayer_n a_o mental_a stammer_n p._n 83._o s_o 1._o imitation_n of_o prince_n be_v very_o familiar_a for_o the_o reason_n of_o gain_n p._n 91._o s_o 2._o justice_n for_o our_o first_o fault_n require_v the_o love_n of_o enemy_n p._n 272._o s_o 2._o injustice_n prosper_v not_o to_o be_v wonder_v at_o p._n 307._o s_o 2._o imperfection_n of_o man_n will_n in_o many_o election_n consist_v with_o his_o liberty_n p._n 325_o 326._o jealousy_n nature_n treat_v and_o the_o good_a use_n of_o it_o in_o god_n love_n p._n 155._o sect_n 1_o 2._o instinct_n of_o express_v our_o passion_n show_v our_o love_n to_o be_v due_a to_o god_n p._n 161._o s_o 2._o l_o love_n justify_v the_o incarnation_n of_o god_n p._n 13._o s_o 3._o love_n from_o man_n enjoin_v by_o the_o incarnation_n of_o god_n p._n 13._o s_o 2._o love_n render_v itself_o to_o devotion_n be_v not_o ill_o treat_v p._n 38._o s_o 4._o love_n to_o enemy_n 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the_o first_o injury_n of_o woman_n p._n 275._o s_o 1._o morality_n more_o study_v at_o court_n then_o religion_n p._n 117._o s_o 1_o 2._o moral_a civility_n useful_a to_o improve_v the_o zeal_n of_o religious_a duty_n p._n 118._o s_o 1._o mirth_n a_o great_a disguise_n of_o medisance_n p._n 128._o s_o 2._o morality_n single_a be_v insufficient_a for_o our_o support_n in_o great_a pressure_n p._n 342._o s_o 3._o moral_a philosophy_n set_v in_o a_o due_a order_n for_o consolation_n in_o distress_n p._n 345._o meditation_n on_o the_o vain_a figure_n of_o this_o world_n p._n 361._o s_o 1._o meditation_n on_o eternity_n a_o relief_n against_o all_o temporary_a pressure_n p._n 367._o s_o 1._o mortification_n of_o the_o flesh_n requisite_a for_o all_o act_n of_o pure_a speculation_n p._n 392._o s_o 2._o medisance_n most_o entertain_v by_o the_o encouragement_n of_o great_a person_n p._n 129._o s_o 1._o mercy_n of_o god_n misconceive_v p._n 156._o s_o 2._o more_o 158._o s_o 1._o mercy_n right_o understand_v p._n 158._o s_o 〈◊〉_d mercenary_a love_n how_o far_o allow_v p._n 185._o mercenary_a love_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o dwarf_n p._n 185._o s_o 1._o n_o nvn_v eminent_a purity_n p._n 18._o s_o 〈◊〉_d nature_n give_v some_o light_n towards_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n p._n 1â—_n s_o 2._o nature_n discredit_v single_a for_o happiness_n p._n 57_o s_o 2._o naturalist_n shall_v rise_v up_o in_o judgement_n against_o ill_a christian_n p._n 277._o s_o 3._o o_o opinion_n of_o temporality_n confute_v p._n 7._o s_o 2._o order_n give_v by_o god_n for_o direction_n in_o religion_n p._n 28._o s_o 1._o opinion_n why_o it_o prevail_v often_o above_o truth_n p._n 68_o s_o 2._o obligation_n in_o point_n of_o love_n to_o enemy_n p._n 283._o s_o 2._o order_n of_o providence_n not_o discern_v occasion_v all_o our_o wonder_n p._n 305._o s_o 1_o 2._o order_n describe_v p._n 327._o order_n for_o dispose_v our_o time_n pleasant_o and_o useful_o in_o imprisonment_n p._n 351._o s_o 1._o order_n 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truth_n and_o consequent_o happiness_n p._n 79._o s_o 2._o prayer_n must_v be_v sincere_a and_o fervent_a to_o become_v officious_a p._n 82._o s_o 2._o prayer_n be_v often_o accept_v when_o the_o suit_n be_v not_o accord_v p._n 84._o s_o 1._o prince_n virtue_n may_v make_v court_n school_n oâ—_n piety_n p._n 91._o s_o 1._o prince_n especial_o oblige_v to_o piety_n p._n 91._o s_o 2._o prudence_n for_o courtier_n p._n 97._o s_o 1._o praise_n allowable_a in_o many_o case_n and_o how_o they_o be_v to_o be_v apply_v p._n 110._o s_o 2_o 3._o prince_n oblige_v to_o forgive_v personal_a injury_n p._n 280._o s_o 1_o 2._o providence_n not_o to_o be_v judge_v of_o by_o piece_n p._n 295._o s_o 2._o prayer_n against_o god_n menace_n allow_v the_o prophet_n p._n 301._o s_o 1._o providence_n seem_v as_o it_o be_v disguise_v upon_o earth_n p._n 359._o s_o 2._o presumption_n on_o our_o power_n to_o resist_v the_o temptation_n of_o beauty_n be_v dangerous_a p._n 166._o s_o 2._o q_o the_o quality_n of_o peace_n expectable_a in_o this_o life_n p._n 84._o sect_n 2._o the_o quality_n of_o private_a condition_n towards_o the_o discernment_n of_o the_o world_n instability_n p._n 105._o s_o 1._o quarrel_n with_o the_o world_n do_v sometime_o occasion_v good_a vocation_n to_o sanctity_n p._n 328._o s_o 3._o the_o quality_n of_o profane_a passion_n p._n 152._o s_o 2._o the_o quality_n of_o temptation_n slight_v at_o first_o as_o easy_o masterable_a p._n 171._o s_o 2._o r_o reason_n much_o degenerate_v in_o our_o fall_a nature_n p._n 〈◊〉_d sect_n 2._o reason_n injure_v by_o opinion_n p._n 7._o sect_n 2._o repair_v nature_n by_o christ_n exalt_v above_o the_o original_a innocence_n p._n 15._o s_o 1._o p._n 16._o s_o 2._o revenge_n contrive_v unto_o piety_n p._n 17._o s_o 2._o reason_n course_n up_o to_o divinity_n p._n 21._o s_o 1._o repentance_n may_v convert_v even_o our_o sin_n into_o good_a fruit_n p._n 30._o s_o 2_o 3._o remedy_n extractable_a out_o of_o the_o meditation_n of_o our_o frailty_n p._n 60._o s_o 1._o riches_n possess_v and_o improve_v towards_o piety_n p._n 70._o s_o 2._o religion_n light_o consider_v may_v perplex_v we_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o event_n but_o more_o profound_o look_v into_o settle_v on_o we_o p._n 292._o s_o 3._o religion_n the_o only_a refuge_n in_o the_o perplexity_n of_o advers._fw-la event_n to_o a_o good_a cause_n p._n 302._o s_o 2_o 3._o reason_n of_o distract_n event_n not_o to_o be_v hope_v for_o in_o this_o world_n p._n 304._o s_o 2._o retreats_z out_o of_o the_o world_n turn_v into_o delusion_n by_o the_o devil_n p._n 332._o s_o 2._o reason_n single_a vain_o overvalue_v by_o the_o philosopher_n p._n 340._o s_o 2_o 3._o remedy_n draw_v