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montelion_fw-mi knight_n of_o the_o oracle_n hodder_n arithmetic_n in_o twelves_o ovid_n de_fw-fr tristibus_fw-la in_o english_a bishop_n hall_n soliloquy_n in_o twelves_o the_o poem_n of_o ben._n johnson_n junior_n a_o plain_a and_o familiar_a exposition_n of_o the_o ten_o commandment_n by_o john_n dod._n a_o table_n of_o the_o chief_a head_n of_o this_o treatise_n chap._n i._n of_o distinguish_v betwixt_o faith_n and_o reason_n page_n 1_o 1._o here_o be_v show_v that_o it_o require_v much_o spiritual_a skill_n right_o to_o distinguish_v they_o 2._o that_o morality_n be_v one_o thing_n and_o christianity_n another_o chap._n ii_o show_v that_o reason_n be_v useful_a both_o in_o civil_a and_o divine_a thing_n yet_o withal_o it_o be_v presuppose_v page_n 4_o 1._o that_o the_o light_n of_o reason_n in_o we_o be_v much_o darken_v 2._o that_o it_o wrangle_v against_o the_o great_a mystery_n of_o the_o gospel_n 3._o that_o man_n of_o great_a reason_n and_o part_n have_v promote_v the_o great_a error_n chap._n iii_o how_o far_o the_o light_n of_o reason_n extend_v here_o be_v show_v page_n 6_o 1._o that_o this_o light_n be_v but_o a_o derivative_a light_n like_o the_o light_n of_o a_o candle_n and_o not_o like_o the_o light_n of_o the_o sun_n 2._o it_o be_v but_o a_o diminutive_a light_n 3._o it_o be_v notwithstanding_o a_o quiet_a and_o peaceable_a light_n so_o far_o as_o it_o go_v 4._o it_o be_v a_o ascendant_n light_n and_o can_v find_v the_o chief_a good_a in_o thing_n below_o chap._n iu._n how_o the_o heathen_a philosopher_n themselves_o have_v complain_v of_o great_a defect_n in_o nature_n and_o reason_n page_n 13_o 1._o here_o be_v several_a instance_n give_v 2._o solomon_n himself_o be_v sensible_a of_o much_o darkness_n though_o his_o intellectual_a lamp_n burn_v far_o bright_a than_o other_o 3._o christian_n shall_v not_o magnify_v the_o light_n and_o power_n of_o nature_n the_o defect_n whereof_o be_v acknowledge_v by_o moral_a heathen_n chap._n v._n of_o 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matter_n here_o be_v show_v page_n 21_o 1._o that_o it_o be_v the_o most_o rational_a and_o prudent_a way_n to_o be_v govern_v by_o know_a law_n 2._o that_o such_o law_n be_v best_a as_o be_v most_o agreeable_a to_o reason_n and_o tend_v most_o to_o the_o public_a good_a 3._o that_o the_o most_o rational_a man_n be_v fit_a to_o be_v lawmaker_n 4._o that_o such_o be_v also_o of_o best_a ability_n and_o capacity_n to_o administer_v the_o law_n and_o government_n chap_n viii_o of_o the_o exercise_n of_o reason_n in_o church_n affair_n page_n 27_o 1._o reason_n suggest_v that_o man_n shall_v join_v together_o in_o society_n for_o the_o visible_a worship_n of_o god_n 2._o that_o there_o shall_v be_v order_n and_o government_n in_o these_o society_n and_o that_o all_o shall_v not_o be_v ruler_n but_o some_o shall_v obey_v 3._o that_o such_o as_o administer_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n in_o religious_a society_n shall_v have_v due_a reverence_n and_o maintenance_n 4._o that_o every_o 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more_o rational_a and_o prudent_a way_n to_o have_v controversy_n determine_v by_o a_o grave_a assembly_n of_o godly_a learned_a pastor_n then_o by_o a_o few_o engage_v person_n in_o a_o particular_a society_n chap._n ix_o the_o light_n of_o reason_n prove_v that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n page_n 40_o 1._o by_o the_o frame_n of_o this_o world_n 2._o by_o the_o original_a of_o all_o thing_n here_o it_o be_v demonstrate_v that_o the_o creature_n can_v have_v their_o be_v or_o begin_n from_o themselves_o 3._o that_o there_o must_v be_v a_o first_o cause_n or_o mover_n of_o all_o else_o there_o will_v be_v before_o every_o mover_n another_o mover_n and_o so_o in_o infinitum_fw-la 4._o it_o appear_v to_o the_o eye_n of_o reason_n that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n by_o the_o distinction_n of_o good_a and_o evil_n 5._o by_o the_o great_a and_o glorious_a miracle_n that_o have_v be_v wrought_v in_o the_o world_n 6._o by_o the_o wise_a govern_n and_o order_v of_o the_o several_a creature_n and_o the_o plentiful_a provision_n that_o be_v make_v for_o they_o 7._o by_o the_o testimony_n of_o man_n conscience_n which_o show_v that_o there_o be_v a_o supreme_a judge_n that_o command_v the_o inward_a thought_n and_o bind_v the_o conscience_n 8._o by_o the_o vast_a desire_n and_o capacity_n of_o man_n soul_n which_o will_v not_o be_v satisfy_v without_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o the_o chief_a good_a 9_o by_o the_o continual_a assault_n of_o satan_n who_o will_v utter_o extinguish_v the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n in_o man_n 10._o by_o the_o wonderful_a preservation_n of_o the_o church_n of_o god_n which_o though_o it_o have_v be_v as_o a_o burn_a bush_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o consume_v this_o principle_n that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n have_v show_v itself_o even_o in_o atheist_n especial_o in_o three_o case_n 1._o when_o they_o have_v be_v surround_v with_o difficulty_n 2._o in_o the_o time_n of_o bodily_a sickness_n 3._o when_o old_a age_n come_v and_o multitude_n of_o year_n teach_v they_o 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antiquity_n of_o it_o 2._o from_o the_o excellent_a way_n and_o mean_n of_o atonement_n and_o propitiation_n hold_v forth_o therein_o 3._o from_o the_o glorious_a divine_a miracle_n and_o work_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n objection_n against_o the_o same_o answer_v 4._o from_o the_o precious_a excellent_a doctrine_n and_o life_n of_o jesus_n 5._o from_o the_o nature_n and_o success_n of_o christ_n kingdom_n 6._o from_o the_o strange_a conversion_n that_o have_v be_v wrought_v by_o the_o christian_a religion_n 7._o from_o the_o desperate_a opposition_n of_o satan_n and_o his_o instrument_n against_o it_o notwithstanding_o which_o it_o have_v still_o prevail_v here_o be_v discover_v the_o unreasonableness_n and_o absurdity_n 1._o of_o the_o heathenish_a idolatry_n 2._o of_o the_o jew_n enmity_n against_o christ_n and_o the_o christian_a religion_n 3._o of_o the_o mahometan_a superstition_n chap._n xii_o the_o divine_a