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ib._n etc._n etc._n to_o practice_v a_o little_a be_v the_o way_n to_o get_v more_o p._n 168_o fearful_a judgement_n on_o they_o that_o receive_v not_o the_o love_n of_o the_o truth_n p._n 169_o god_n curse_v barren_a and_o unfruitful_a bearer_n p._n 170_o disobedience_n to_o the_o gospel_n grievous_o punish_v p._n 171_o mean_n to_o hear_v the_o preach_n of_o god_n word_n profitable_o for_o our_o conversion_n and_o build_v of_o we_o up_o in_o our_o most_o holy_a faith_n p._n 172_o the_o second_o mean_n ibid._n the_o three_o mean_n p._n 174_o the_o four_o mean_n p._n 175_o the_o five_o mean_n p._n 176_o the_o six_o mean_n p._n 180_o a_o caveat_n or_o warning_n both_o to_o minister_n and_o people_n p·_fw-la 181_o vain_a excuse_n will_v not_o serve_v before_o god_n p._n 182_o the_o sum_n of_o the_o chief_a point_n contain_v in_o the_o treatise_n of_o selfe-deniall_n out_o of_o christ_n we_o be_v dead_a man_n 185_o by_o christ_n we_o gain_v life_n eternal_a 186_o what_o we_o must_v do_v for_o christ_n viz_o deny_v ourselves_o take_v up_o our_o cross_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n whosoever_o will_v have_v benefit_n by_o christ_n must_v follow_v he_o ibid._n two_o main_a impediment_n that_o hinder_v man_n from_o follow_a christ._n ibid._n whosoever_o will_v be_v save_v by_o christ_n must_v deny_v himself_o p._n 187_o what_o it_o be_v to_o deny_v ourselves_o p._n 188_o what_o ourself_o be_v ibid._n why_o corruption_n of_o nature_n be_v reckon_v a_o man_n self_n p._n 189_o in_o every_o man_n there_o be_v two_o have_v ibid._n reason_n of_o selfe-deniall_n p._n 190_o god_n will_v not_o bind_v we_o to_o that_o which_o be_v simple_o unpossible_a p._n 191_o a_o man_n may_v lawful_o love_v himself_o p._n 192_o to_o deny_v ourselves_o be_v to_o deny_v every_o sin_n stock_n and_o branch_n p._n 193_o we_o can_v follow_v god_n and_o the_o world_n both_o 194_o no_o happiness_n to_o be_v find_v out_o of_o god_n 198_o great_a equity_n in_o deny_v ourselves_o 199_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o of_o the_o spirit_n 201_o how_o prone_a our_o nature_n be_v to_o do_v evil_a ib._n and_o how_o we_o may_v know_v it_o 202_o how_o to_o try_v whether_o we_o have_v interest_n in_o christ_n or_o no._n 204_o how_o to_o know_v whether_o we_o deny_v ourselves_o 207_o mean_n to_o deny_v ourselves_o 208_o god_n multiply_v comfort_n to_o they_o that_o deny_v themselves_o 209_o in_o cleave_v to_o god_n we_o must_v leave_v the_o care_n and_o custody_n of_o other_o thing_n unto_o he_o 210_o the_o right_a knowledge_n of_o christ_n make_v we_o deny_v ourselves_o 211_o the_o manner_n how_o we_o shall_v deny_v ourselves_o 212_o the_o way_n of_o god_n be_v full_a of_o cross_n 215_o and_o the_o reason_n thereof_o 216_o the_o way_n of_o god_n have_v much_o difficulty_n in_o they_o and_o the_o reason_n thereof_o 217_o yet_o the_o way_n of_o god_n be_v pleasant_a to_o any_o man_n that_o be_v upright_o 220_o reason_n why_o difficulty_n in_o god_n way_n shall_v not_o discourage_v any_o man_n therefrom_o 221_o we_o must_v make_v account_n before_o hand_n and_o prepare_v for_o trouble_n before_o they_o come_v 223_o it_o be_v not_o the_o way_n to_o heaven_n that_o most_o man_n go_v 225_o what_o cause_v persecution_n to_o follow_v the_o gospel_n 226_o if_o we_o suffer_v not_o in_o god_n cause_n for_o well_o do_v we_o shall_v suffer_v of_o god_n for_o evil_a do_v p._n 227_o answer_v to_o they_o who_o say_v they_o can_v do_v no_o good_a in_o god_n cause_n p._n 230_o against_o discouragement_n by_o be_v a_o lone_a p._n 231_o many_o thousand_o lose_v their_o soul_n because_o they_o think_v less_o will_n serve_v the_o turn_n in_o god_n service_n than_o indeed_o be_v require_v of_o they_o p._n 232_o satan_n wile_n in_o deceive_a man_n ibid._n cold_a slight_a and_o customary_a performance_n of_o holy_a duty_n do_v no_o good_a at_o all_o p._n 233_o we_o must_v go_v through_o fighting_z till_o we_o have_v the_o victory_n p._n 236_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o bring_v our_o soul_n to_o good_a 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