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master_n to_o make_v provision_n for_o they_o of_o his_o household_n 1_o tim._n 5._o 8._o but_o if_o any_o provide_v not_o for_o his_o own_o and_o special_o those_o of_o his_o own_o house_n he_o have_v deny_v the_o faith_n and_o be_v worse_a than_o a_o infidel_n now_o than_o if_o master_n on_o earth_n take_v care_n of_o and_o make_v provision_n for_o their_o family_n how_o much_o more_o care_n do_v the_o great_a master_n of_o all_o the_o world_n take_v in_o make_v supply_n and_o provision_n for_o they_o all_o all_o the_o cattle_n on_o a_o thousand_o mountain_n be_v at_o his_o command_n as_o absolute_a sovereign_a lord_n of_o all_o he_o send_v supply_n and_o make_v provision_n for_o all_o 2._o a_o
viz._n highmindedness_a and_o worldly_a confidence_n p._n 86_o q._n how_o far_o charity_n be_v to_o be_v extend_v answer_n p._n 89._o 2._o a_o content_a person_n be_v sober_a and_o moderate_a in_o his_o desire_n after_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o world_n p._n 90._o 3._o a_o content_a man_n quiet_o submit_v to_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n p._n 91._o 4._o a_o content_a man_n take_v regular_a course_n both_o to_o get_v and_o keep_v a_o estate_n p._n 94_o 95._o chap._n vi_o contain_v a_o use_n of_o exhortation_n in_o six_o move_a consideration_n 1._o consider_v what_o we_o bring_v with_o we_o into_o the_o world_n &_o what_o we_o shall_v carry_v out_o of_o it_o p._n 97._o 2._o consider_v that_o our_o great_a comfort_n be_v not_o in_o outward_a thing_n p._n 98_o 99_o 100_o 101._o 3._o consider_v that_o the_o mystery_n of_o divine_a contentment_n be_v a_o excellent_a and_o sublime_a mystery_n p._n 101._o this_o mystery_n consist_v in_o four_o particular_n p._n 103_o 104_o 105._o sect_n 2._o contain_v a_o four_o motive_n 1._o because_o the_o art_n of_o contentment_n be_v a_o gainful_a art_n p._n 108._o both_o for_o the_o present_a p._n 108_o 109._o and_o for_o the_o future_a p._n 110._o a_o five_o motive_n to_o contentment_n be_v take_v from_o the_o greatness_n of_o those_o mercy_n which_o we_o enjoy_v and_o the_o meanness_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o we_o want_v p._n 112_o 113_o sect_n 3._o contain_v a_o six_o motive_n to_o contentment_n take_v from_o the_o companion_n of_o contentment_n 1._o faith_n be_v a_o companion_n of_o contentment_n p._n 115_o 116_o 117_o 118._o 2._o patience_n be_v a_o companion_n of_o contentment_n p._n 119_o 120._o 3._o heavenly-mindedness_a p._n 120_o 121._o chap._n vii_o contain_v a_o four_o use_v which_o be_v for_o direction_n wherein_o five_o impediment_n be_v to_o be_v remove_v and_o ten_o duty_n be_v to_o be_v put_v in_o practice_n sect_n 1._o remove_v five_o grand_a impediment_n of_o contentment_n the_o first_o whereof_o be_v unbelief_n p._n 123_o 124._o 2._o unthankfulness_n p._n 126._o 127._o 3._o a_o immoderate_a care_n of_o the_o world_n pag._n 129_o 130_o 131._o 4._o instability_n of_o spirit_n pag._n 132_o 133._o 5._o voluptuousness_n p._n 135_o 136_o 137_o sect_n 2._o contain_v five_o duty_n to_o be_v practise_v in_o order_n to_o contentment_n p._n 138_o duty_n 1._o self_n reflection_n pag._n 138_o 139._o 2._o let_v we_o compare_v ourselves_o with_o other_o pag._n 141_o 142._o 3._o labour_n for_o self-denial_n p._n 143_o 144._o 4._o study_v the_o vanity_n of_o the_o creature_n pag._n 145_o 146_o 147._o 5._o study_v the_o fullness_n that_o be_v in_o jesus_n christ_n p._n 148_o 149_o sect_n 5._o contain_v five_o duty_n more_o the_o six_o in_o order_n be_v to_o study_v the_o divine_a promise_n p._n 150_o 151_o 152._o 7._o observe_v the_o divine_a providence_n pag._n 153_o 154._o 8._o be_v much_o in_o prayer_n p._n 155._o three_o part_n of_o prayer_n be_v mention_v consist_v of_o confession_n petition_n and_o thanksgiving_n p._n 156_o 157_o 158._o 9_o exercise_v sobriety_n and_o temperance_n pag._n 158_o 159._o 10._o we_o shall_v all_o drive_v a_o trade_n for_o heaven_n p._n 160_o 161_o chap._n viii_o contain_v a_o use_n of_o consolation_n sect_n 1._o show_v cause_n of_o contentment_n 1._o from_o god_n p._n 163._o 1._o because_o god_n be_v a_o father_n p._n 164_o 165._o 2._o god_n be_v a_o shepherd_n p._n 167_o 168_o 169._o 3._o god_n be_v a_o master_n p._n 170_o 171_o 172._o 4._o god_n be_v a_o husband_n 174_o sect_n 2._o show_v cause_n of_o contentment_n from_o ourselves_o as_o wrought_v in_o we_o by_o god_n two_o cause_n be_v mention_v viz._n peace_n of_o conscience_n and_o a_o right_a government_n of_o the_o affection_n p._n 175_o 176_o etc._n etc._n by_o way_n of_o recapitulation_n the_o substance_n of_o the_o treatise_n be_v represent_v in_o five_o proposition_n which_o conclude_v the_o whole_a errata_fw-la sic_fw-la corrigenda_fw-la pag._n 36._o lin_v 19_o leg_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o in_o mark_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o in_o mark_fw-mi p._n 50._o l._n 2_o cor._n 1._o 20._o p._n 72._o lin_v 12._o l._n bray_v p._n 80._o mark_fw-mi l._n act._n 14._o 22._o p._n 113._o lin_v 16._o l._n expostulate_v p._n 132._o mark_fw-mi l._n objicit_fw-la periculis_fw-la p._n 134._o lin_v 18._o l._n resolution_n p._n 141._o mark_fw-mi l._n feriunt_fw-la p._n 143._o lin_v antepenult_n l._n between_o they_o 1_o tim_n 6._o 8._o and_o have_v food_n and_o raiment_n let_v we_o be_v therewith_o content_a chap._n i._n contain_v a_o exposition_n of_o the_o context_n the_o divide_v and_o expound_v of_o the_o word_n of_o the_o text_n and_o the_o deduction_n of_o a_o doctrine_n with_o the_o method_n of_o prosecution_n thereof_o sect_n 1._o contain_v a_o exposition_n of_o the_o context_n the_o apostle_n st_n paul_n write_v to_o timothy_n and_o be_v endow_v with_o a_o spirit_n of_o infallibility_n command_v as_o a_o father_n the_o son_n or_o rather_o as_o one_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o all_o authority_n loc_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d perinde_v ergò_fw-la est_fw-la ac_fw-la si_fw-la dixisset_fw-la quotidie_fw-la inculcandum_fw-la esse_fw-la hoc_fw-la doctrinae_fw-la genus_fw-la nec_fw-la docendos_fw-la modò_fw-la esse_fw-la homines_fw-la sed_fw-la exhortationibus_fw-la quoque_fw-la assiduis_fw-la stimulandos_fw-mi ac_fw-la urgendos_fw-la calvin_n in_o loc_n v._o 2._o and_o as_o for_o such_o who_o teach_v otherwise_o the_o apostle_n stamp_v a_o brand_n of_o infamy_n upon_o they_o v._o 3_o 4._o if_o any_o man_n teach_v otherwise_o and_o consent_v not_o to_o wholesome_a word_n even_o the_o word_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o to_o the_o doctrine_n which_o be_v according_a to_o godliness_n he_o be_v proud_a know_v nothing_o but_o dote_v about_o question_n etc._n etc._n there_o be_v two_o word_n which_o have_v a_o remark_n put_v upon_o they_o one_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v as_o one_o observe_v strig_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d non_fw-la modò_fw-la inflatum_fw-la sed_fw-la dementatum_fw-la significat_fw-la vict._n strig_n not_o only_o to_o be_v swell_v and_o puff_v up_o but_o to_o be_v make_v mad_a another_o word_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sick_a or_o disease_a which_o though_o it_o be_v common_o render_v dote_v about_o question_n yet_o in_o the_o original_a we_o find_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sick_a and_o disease_a about_o question_n it_o be_v original_o the_o say_n of_o melanchton_n which_o since_o a_o learned_a knight_n adopt_v and_o college_n st_n henry_n wotton_n provost_n of_o eton_n college_n bequeath_v to_o his_o tombstone_n disputandi_fw-la pruritus_fw-la est_fw-la religionis_fw-la scabies_fw-la and_o what_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o needless_a question_n and_o strife_n of_o word_n which_o the_o apostle_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o read_v what_o come_v of_o they_o v._o 4._o envy_n strife_n rail_v evil_a surmise_n these_o be_v the_o bitter_a 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man_n of_o corrupt_a mind_n 2._o they_o be_v