105_o the_o bend_v of_o the_o heart_n in_o duty_n page_n 263._o c._n comfort_n of_o the_o spirit_n page_n 15._o contentment_n page_n 17._o clearness_n of_o conscience_n page_n 49_o care_n for_o conscience_n page_n 55._o content_a of_o conscience_n p._n 67_o 68_o confession_n of_o sin_n page_n 88_o change_v of_o life_n page_n 89._o compassion_n due_a to_o the_o wound_a in_o spirit_n page_n 121._o consideration_n to_o pity_v such_o p._n 123._o continuance_n under_o wound_n cause_v 6._o way_n p._n 133._o clear_v of_o warrant_n what_o p_o 173_o cause_n of_o god_n suspend_v his_o love_n page_z 177._o d._n desperation_n two_o fold_n page_n 79._o degree_n of_o wound_a page_n 81._o difference_n in_o the_o wound_a p_o 82_o detestation_n of_o sin_n page_n 89._o dress_v the_o wound_n page_n 145._o danger_n by_o sin_v page_n 168._o darken_v of_o warrant_n page_n 175._o doubt_n in_o their_o nature_n cause_v difference_n and_o sort_n page_n 195._o difference_n between_o christian_n and_o other_o 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45._o the_o goodness_n of_o spirit_n see_v in_o seven_o thing_n page_n 48._o grace_n two_o way_n considerable_a page_n 254._o h._n humiliation_n a_o effect_n of_o the_o wound_n page_n 43._o hope_v page_n 44._o humility_n page_n 86._o harken_v to_o satan_n page_n 138._o humble_v necessary_a for_o three_o thing_n page_n 162._o i_o infirmity_n double_a p._n 3._o self_n jealousy_n p._n 99_o illnesse_n of_o diet_n p._n 136._o k._n six_o rule_n for_o keep_v off_o wound_n from_o the_o spirit_n p._n 128_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o wound_n of_o the_o spirit_n necessary_a p._n 114._o l._n liberty_n of_o spirit_n p._n 49._o the_o law_n and_o two_o thing_n about_o it_o p._n 94_o 95._o the_o life_n of_o sense_n p._n 137_o 225._o three_o thing_n about_o love_n and_o duty_n p._n 170._o love_n one_o for_o kind_a different_a in_o degree_n p._n 184._o littleness_n of_o faith_n cause_v doubt_n p._n 206._o little_a grace_n apprehend_v p._n 245._o m._n mean_n of_o make_v conscience_n good_a p._n 51._o the_o misery_n of_o conscience_n in_o silence_n in_o three_o thing_n p._n 97._o mistake_v about_o the_o wound_n of_o conscience_n p._n 115._o melancholy_n be_v not_o this_o wound_n p._n 117_o 118._o motive_n to_o pity_v wound_v spirit_n p._n 124._o mean_v to_o get_v off_o the_o wound_n of_o spirit_n three_o p._n 140._o misplace_v of_o warrant_n p._n 174._o motive_n and_o mean_n against_o doubt_n p._n 216._o n._n new_a rise_n of_o old_a sin_n p._n 102._o spiritual_a niceness_n 137._o o._n overlade_v of_o conscience_n what_o and_o how_o p._n 63._o operation_n of_o melancholy_n p._n 116._o open_v of_o the_o wound_n needful_a p._n 142._o p._n patience_n of_o the_o spirit_n p._n 16._o prevention_n p._n 69._o rule_n for_o preserve_v the_o spirit_n from_o wound_n p._n 6_o 128._o provision_n p._n 147._o promise_v the_o ground_n assure_v love_n p._n 185._o q._n quietness_n of_o conscience_n p._n 48._o a_o question_n about_o the_o inequality_n of_o grace_n p._n 256._o r._n religion_n express_v under_o the_o cross_n p._n 43._o the_o remoovall_n of_o sin_n p._n 64._o seven_o reason_n prove_v the_o burden_n of_o conscience_n insupportable_a p._n 106._o releevement_n under_o the_o suspension_n of_o god_n love_n p._n 159._o for_o the_o regain_n of_o god_n love_n in_o sense_n four_o thing_n p._n 167._o ten_o releevement_n against_o doubt_n p._n 204._o ten_o releevement_n under_o imperfection_n of_o grace_n p._n 248._o five_o releevement_n against_o fail_n in_o duty_n p._n 261._o relapse_n afâ—er_v resolution_n p._n 286._o cause_n of_o relapse_n nine_o p._n 288._o the_o misery_n of_o relapse_n p._n 296._o the_o kind_n of_o relapse_n p._n 301._o s._n a_o twofold_a spirit_n p._n 6._o conscience_n call_v a_o spirit_n p._n 8._o man_n spirit_n consider_v two_o way_n ibid._n strength_n of_o spirit_n gradual_a p._n 36._o sink_v of_o spirit_n double_a p._n 37._o slight_v of_o cross_n evil_a p._n 39_o sin_n that_o be_v most_o wound_a p._n 92_o a_o sear_v spirit_n p._n 114._o sense_n of_o love_n gradual_a p._n 167._o to_o settle_v the_o soul_n in_o assurance_n of_o love_n p._n 176._o sin_n to_o be_v subdue_v p._n 231._o t._n thankfulness_n p._n 43_o 125._o tenderness_n of_o spirit_n p._n 49._o tempt_v of_o conscience_n of_o what_o p._n 58._o to_o taste_v divine_a wrath_n p._n 96._o testimony_n of_o satan_n put_v by_o two_o way_n p._n 219._o thought_n 1._o in_o their_o sort_n p_o 319._o 2._o in_o their_o trouble_n 3._o in_o their_o trial_n 4._o in_o their_o cure_n v._o uprightness_n of_o conscience_n p._n 48._o use_v conscience_n p._n 65._o conscience_n vex_v p._n 58._o vnstedfastnesse_n in_o walk_v p._n 163_o unworthiness_n p._n â—34_n w._n weakness_n of_o spirit_n p._n 28._o wound_v of_o spirit_n p._n 73._o want_v of_o good_a p._n 103._o will_v of_o cure_n p._n 141._o wash_v the_o wound_n p._n 143._o god_n wage_n p._n 281._o wait_a must_v be_v add_v to_o do_v page_n 283._o finis_fw-la a_o postscript_n to_o the_o reader_n thou_o have_v a_o promise_n of_o case_n in_o the_o epistle_n unto_o thou_o i_o have_v no_o soon_o make_v it_o but_o it_o be_v call_v for_o by_o desire_v and_o need_v christian_n time_n and_o leisure_n also_o serve_v it_o be_v bring_v forth_o as_o fit_o agree_v with_o the_o subject_n handle_v and_o deem_v by_o man_n more_o judicious_a than_o myself_o very_o comfort_v and_o settle_v unto_o perplex_a soul_n i._o s._n errata_fw-la page_n 116._o for_o be_v the_o next_o instrument_n read_v or_o page_n 323._o for_o former_o read_v formal_o
and_o desert_v of_o his_o when_o god_n go_v away_o with_o his_o light_n and_o leave_v he_o in_o darkness_n so_o as_o they_o can_v see_v or_o apprehend_v he_o to_o be_v their_o god_n now_o they_o begin_v to_o question_v themselves_o and_o their_o estate_n exceed_o mind_n ten_o relievement_n against_o doubt_n in_o the_o mind_n but_o you_o will_v say_v unto_o i_o what_o shall_v a_o christian_a do_v for_o his_o settle_n that_o be_v doubtful_a in_o mind_n i_o shall_v yield_v unto_o you_o these_o help_n follow_v first_o know_v that_o the_o estate_n of_o no_o christian_n be_v so_o absolute_o perfect_a on_o earth_n that_o at_o all_o time_n and_o in_o all_o thing_n it_o shall_v yield_v he_o a_o absolute_a certainty_n or_o freedom_n from_o all_o doubt_n whilst_o there_o be_v a_o devil_n to_o tempt_v and_o christian_n be_v weak_a in_o judgement_n and_o experience_n lie_v in_o the_o cradle_n of_o godliness_n they_o may_v be_v toss_v too_o and_o fro_o &_o fall_v to_o question_v of_o their_o estate_n there_o be_v no_o tree_n so_o sure_o root_v simile_n but_o in_o blast_a time_n it_o may_v be_v shake_v peter_n doubt_v and_o the_o disciple_n doubt_v and_o the_o christian_n doubt_n though_o they_o do_v not_o despair_n mat._n 14._o 31._o 28._o 17._o 2_o cor._n 4._o 8._o a_o man_n estate_n may_v be_v good_a and_o his_o title_n currant_n to_o god_n and_o christ_n and_o heaven_n and_o yet_o he_o may_v be_v irresolved_a and_o trouble_v with_o many_o doubt_n and_o that_o for_o a_o long_a time_n together_o second_o that_o doubt_n within_o the_o soul_n of_o christian_n do_v not_o argue_v a_o total_a want_n of_o faith_n but_o a_o imperfection_n and_o small_a portion_n of_o faith_n it_o be_v not_o the_o absence_n of_o faith_n but_o the_o littleness_n of_o faith_n in_o they_o which_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o their_o doubting_n o_o thou_o of_o little_a faith_n wherefore_o do_v thou_o doubt_v where_o we_o see_v that_o christ_n do_v impute_v peter_n doubt_v to_o the_o why_o littleness_n of_o faith_n a_o ground_n of_o doubt_v and_o why_o littleness_n of_o his_o believe_a i_o say_v that_o when_o faith_n be_v little_a in_o comparison_n and_o little_a in_o operation_n this_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o doubt_v for_o here_o want_v proportionable_a strength_n unto_o settle_v &_o here_o man_n have_v too_o open_a a_o eye_n upon_o their_o want_n and_o discouragement_n but_o a_o very_a dim_a eye_n to_o see_v their_o help_n and_o encouragement_n in_o a_o word_n here_o be_v a_o want_n of_o strength_n to_o repair_v to_o the_o mean_n of_o establishment_n and_o a_o marvelous_a unskillfullnesse_n to_o argue_v from_o the_o promise_n and_o to_o maintain_v its_o own_o ground_n thus_o it_o be_v as_o the_o less_o simile_n the_o fire_n be_v the_o more_o be_v the_o smoke_n so_o the_o more_o imperfect_a the_o faith_n be_v the_o more_o be_v and_o will_v be_v the_o doubt_n of_o christian_n a_o little_a heat_n and_o great_a mist_n and_o a_o little_a faith_n and_o great_a simile_n doubt_n may_v 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do_v denominate_v christian_n believer_n with_o god_n peter_n doubt_v do_v not_o put_v he_o out_o of_o the_o rank_n of_o believer_n christ_n do_v not_o say_v to_o he_o o_o thou_o of_o doubt_v thy_o faith_n be_v little_a but_o he_o 31._o mat._n 14._o 31._o give_v he_o this_o title_n o_o thou_o of_o little_a faith_n god_n judge_v of_o his_o according_a to_o their_o better_a part_n and_o if_o he_o find_v a_o little_a grace_n among_o many_o corruption_n he_o call_v we_o according_a unto_o the_o grace_n six_o there_o must_v be_v care_v take_v to_o distinguish_v doubt_n in_o christian_n from_o doubt_n that_o be_v find_v in_o unregenerate_a man_n most_o true_a it_o be_v that_o the_o same_o disease_n of_o doubt_v be_v incident_a unto_o good_a and_o bad_a it_o be_v corruption_n in_o both_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n for_o any_o to_o doubt_v yet_o it_o be_v as_o true_a that_o doubt_v stand_v differ_o in_o the_o godly_a from_o the_o wicked_a in_o these_o respect_n 1._o in_o the_o godly_a there_o be_v 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