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The countryman vvith his houshold Being a familiar conference, concerning faith towards God, and good workes before men; fitted for the capacitie of the meanest. By R.S. preacher of the word at Arley. See the contents more particularly before the booke.
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Sherrard, Robert.
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STC 22427; ESTC S102598
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the_o reader_n i_o presume_v thou_o know_v very_o well_o good_a reader_n that_o as_o the_o gift_n of_o teacher_n in_o deliver_v be_v diverse_a so_o be_v those_o of_o the_o hearer_n for_o conceive_v and_o profit_v for_o which_o cause_n the_o christian_a scribe_n must_v as_o the_o great_a divinitie-reader_n teach_v 13.52_o teach_v mat._n 13.52_o bring_v forth_o out_o of_o his_o treasure_n thing_n both_o new_a and_o old_a that_o be_v as_o i_o understand_v it_o fit_a his_o set_n forth_o of_o save_v truth_n after_o sundry_a good_a sort_n to_o the_o estate_n and_o capacity_n of_o the_o learner_n lubricum_fw-la learner_n phil._n 3.1_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d i._o minimè_fw-la lubricum_fw-la and_o for_o they_o it_o be_v safe_a to_o write_v the_o same_o thing_n unto_o they_o think_v i_o not_o then_o to_o tautologize_v overmuch_o in_o this_o book_n neither_o yet_o blame_v i_o for_o lack_n of_o exact_a method_n therein_o for_o beside_o that_o a_o familiar_a conference_n especial_o of_o 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which_o be_v summary_o expound_v and_o the_o use_n of_o the_o law_n in_o general_a brief_o set_v down_o pag._n 59_o to_o 79._o two_o the_o second_o part_n concern_v the_o gospel_n where_o the_o creed_n be_v explain_v pag._n 79._o to_o 111._o iii_o the_o three_o part_n concern_v the_o mean_n of_o grace_n in_o general_a and_o first_o of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o of_o the_o exercise_n thereof_o pag._n 111._o to_o 115._o second_o of_o prayer_n where_o 1_o a_o exposition_n of_o the_o lord_n prayer_n pag._n 115._o to_o 126_o 2._o two_o form_n of_o prayer_n for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o country-mans-household_n on_o worke-day_n the_o one_o for_o the_o morning_n the_o other_o for_o the_o evening_n pag._n 126._o to_o 148._o 3._o two_o form_n of_o thanksgiving_n the_o one_o before_o meat_n the_o other_o after_o meat_n pag._n 148._o to_o 149._o 4._o a_o form_n of_o prayer_n for_o one_o in_o private_a for_o preparation_n to_o the_o sabbath_n pag._n 150._o to_o 161._o 5._o certain_a godly_a hymn_n or_o psalm_n for_o private_a use_n pag._n 167._o to_o 174._o four_o the_o four_o part_n of_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n p._n 174._o to_o 178_o 1._o of_o baptism_n pag._n 178._o to_o 182._o 2._o of_o the_o lord_n supper_n pag._n 188._o to_o 194_o where_o of_o fit_a and_o worthy_a receiver_n etc._n etc._n p._n 194._o to_o 206._o v_o the_o last_o part_n where_o 1._o of_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o communion_n of_o saint_n pag._n 206._o to_o 110._o 2._o of_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o four_o mean_n of_o grace_n both_o in_o good_a and_o bad_a p._n 209_o to_o 211._o 3._o of_o the_o consideration_n of_o god_n work_n pag._n 211_o to_o 212._o 4._o of_o christ_n protect_v of_o his_o church_n pag._n 212_o to_o 213._o 5._o of_o christ_n dispose_v of_o