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436_o 1._o natural_a page_n 436_o 437_o 2._o the_o word_n of_o god_n absolute_o in_o itself_o page_n 438_o 1._o the_o law_n 1._o moral_a page_n 438_o 2._o ceremonial_a page_n 441_o 3._o judicial_a ibid._n 2._o the_o prophet_n page_n 442_o 3._o the_o gospel_n which_o contain_v a_o most_o excellent_a rule_n of_o righteousness_n in_o 1._o the_o example_n of_o christ_n page_n 443_o 2._o the_o precept_n and_o counsel_n page_n 444_o page_n 1._o general_n 1._o love_n of_o our_o neighbour_n page_n 448_o 2._o do_v as_o we_o will_v be_v do_v unto_o page_n 456_o 2._o particular_a thing_n page_n 1_o to_o be_v do_v page_n 2._o to_o be_v suffer_v 3._o part_n 3._o god._n a_o brief_a abstract_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n page_n 461_o seasonable_a consideration_n for_o the_o cleanse_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o life_n page_n 473_o a_o discourse_n of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o of_o ourselves_o part_n i._o by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n chap._n i._o of_o the_o existence_n and_o attribute_n of_o god._n i._o all_z thing_n but_o the_o soul_n itself_o be_v extrinsical_a to_o the_o soul_n and_o therefore_o of_o necessity_n the_o knowledge_n of_o all_o other_o thing_n be_v extrinsical_a to_o the_o soul_n for_o knowledge_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o true_a impression_n and_o shape_n of_o the_o thing_n know_v in_o the_o understanding_n or_o a_o conception_n conform_v to_o the_o thing_n conceive_v and_o although_o the_o soul_n in_o its_o own_o nature_n be_v apta_fw-la nata_fw-la to_o receive_v such_o impression_n and_o do_v therefore_o natural_o desire_v and_o affect_v it_o yet_o it_o be_v as_o impossible_a for_o the_o soul_n to_o know_v till_o the_o object_n be_v some_o way_n apply_v to_o it_o as_o for_o a_o looking-glass_n to_o reflect_v without_o first_o unite_n of_o a_o species_n of_o some_o body_n to_o it_o that_o may_v be_v reflect_v the_o mean_n whereby_o the_o scibile_n or_o thing_n to_o be_v know_v be_v unite_v to_o the_o soul_n and_o consequent_o 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