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its_o cause_n and_o remedy_n 111_o chap._n 19_o contain_v in_o it_o a_o description_n of_o a_o decay_a christian_a by_o his_o light_a trouble_n at_o miscarriage_n though_o know_v to_o god_n eye_n while_o keep_v from_o man_n eye_n with_o two_o special_a cause_n of_o this_o decay_n 115_o chap._n 20._o show_v the_o heart_n very_o bad_a when_o under_o fault_n it_o can_v bear_v plain_a deal_n with_o three_o cause_n of_o this_o badness_n 120_o chap._n 21._o prove_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o rich_a as_o well_o as_o the_o poor_a to_o be_v a_o condition_n of_o trouble_n &_o that_o whether_o it_o be_v common_a or_o more_o than_o ordinary_a to_o be_v answerable_a in_o prayer_n with_o a_o description_n of_o the_o different_a kind_n of_o trouble_n with_o profitable_a objection_n answer_v 125_o chap._n 22._o contain_v in_o it_o a_o assertion_n of_o the_o cause_n of_o affliction_n and_o that_o without_o great_a provocation_n god_n be_v not_o wont_a to_o afflict_v his_o people_n &_o though_o provoke_v very_o unwilling_a to_o extremity_n with_o four_o objection_n that_o seem_v to_o complain_v against_o this_o doctrine_n answer_v 132_o chap._n 23._o prove_v those_o christian_n under_o great_a decay_n that_o pray_v more_o in_o affliction_n to_o have_v it_o remove_v than_o sanctify_v with_o three_o cause_n of_o this_o decay_n 143_o chap._n 24._o contain_v in_o it_o six_o season_n in_o which_o christian_n ought_v to_o humble_v themselves_o by_o fast_v prove_v those_o under_o great_a decay_n that_o in_o time_n of_o calamity_n can_v find_v no_o necessity_n for_o fast_v 152_o chap._n 25._o contain_v in_o it_o the_o evil_a of_o ignorance_n in_o not_o know_v wherefore_o god_n rod_n be_v come_v nor_o what_o good_a it_o have_v do_v with_o three_o direction_n how_o to_o know_v when_o person_n be_v under_o this_o decay_n and_o three_o remedy_n against_o it_o 159_o chap._n 26._o show_v where_o sin_n take_v its_o beginning_n and_o how_o by_o degree_n if_o hearken_v to_o it_o work_v ruin_n with_o six_o special_a mark_n how_o person_n though_o pardon_v may_v know_v when_o god_n will_v suffer_v they_o to_o fall_v into_o sin_n anew_o 164_o chap._n 27._o show_v satan_n way_n by_o which_o he_o get_v in_o our_o day_n most_o advantage_n upon_o church_n and_o a_o plain_a discovery_n of_o the_o first_o rise_v of_o the_o quaker_n show_v also_o the_o great_a law_n of_o edification_n to_o be_v prefer_v in_o all_o doctrine_n with_o caution_n to_o such_o as_o live_v out_o of_o all_o church_n way_n 177_o chap._n 28._o show_v the_o necessity_n of_o humble_a wait_a and_o confident_a depend_v upon_o the_o holy_a spirit_n to_o help_v in_o the_o great_a work_n of_o mortification_n the_o necessity_n whereof_o be_v show_v in_o seven_o particular_n with_o six_o direction_n how_o to_o get_v and_o keep_v this_o holy_a spirit_n 189_o chap._n 29._o treat_v of_o spiritual_a ignorance_n of_o our_o everlasting_a condition_n and_o five_o scripture_n tend_v to_o reducement_n from_o carnal_a security_n 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