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and_o that_o we_o gather_v one_o thing_n from_o another_o and_o that_o we_o love_v good_a and_o hate_v evil_a and_o choose_v refuse_v and_o do_v according_o q._n 5._o what_o do_v you_o next_o know_v of_o yourselves_o a._n when_o we_o perceive_v that_o we_o see_v feel_v etc._n etc._n and_o think_v love_n hate_n etc._n etc._n we_o know_v that_o we_o have_v a_o power_n of_o soul_n to_o do_v all_o this_o for_o no_o one_o do_v that_o which_o he_o be_v not_o make_v able_a to_o do_v q._n 6._o and_o what_o do_v you_o next_o know_v of_o yourself_o a._n when_o i_o know_v what_o i_o do_v and_o that_o i_o can_v do_v it_o i_o know_v next_o that_o i_o be_o a_o substance_n endue_v with_o this_o power_n for_o nothing_o have_v no_o power_n nor_o act_n it_o can_v do_v nothing_o q._n 7._o what_o know_v you_o next_o of_o yourself_o a._n i_o know_v that_o this_o substance_n which_o think_v understand_v and_o will_n be_v a_o unseen_a substance_n for_o neither_o i_o nor_o any_o mortal_a man_n see_v it_o 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god_n and_o heaven_n p._n 9_o chap._n 4._o of_o god_n kingdom_n and_o government_n of_o man_n and_o providence_n p._n 13_o chap._n 5._o of_o god_n law_n of_o nature_n and_o natural_a officer_n p._n 19_o chap._n 6._o of_o supernatural_a revelation_n of_o god_n will_v to_o man_n and_o of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n p._n 27_o chap._n 7._o of_o the_o christian_a religion_n what_o it_o be_v and_o of_o the_o creed_n p._n 27_o chap._n 8._o of_o believe_v what_o it_o signify_v in_o the_o creed_n p._n 70_o chap._n 9_o of_o the_o first_o article_n i_o believe_v in_o god_n the_o father_n almighty_a maker_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n p._n 82_o chap._n 10._o of_o god_n almightiness_n and_o creation_n p._n 88_o chap._n 11._o of_o the_o person_n of_o jesus_n christ_n the_o only_a son_n of_o god_n p._n 92_o chap._n 12._o how_o christ_n be_v conceive_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o bear_v of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n 97_o chap._n 13._o suffer_v under_o pontius_n pilate_n be_v crucify_a dead_a and_o bury_v he_o descend_v into_o hell_n p._n 101_o chap._n 14._o the_o three_o day_n he_o rise_v again_o from_o the_o dead_a p._n 109_o chap._n 15._o he_o ascend_v into_o heaven_n and_o sit_v on_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n the_o father_n etc._n etc._n p._n 113_o chap._n 16._o from_o thence_o he_o shall_v come_v to_o judge_v the_o quick_a and_o the_o dead_a p._n 116_o chap._n 17._o i_o believe_v in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n p._n 123_o chap._n 18._o the_o holy_a catholic_n church_n p._n 130_o chap._n 19_o the_o communion_n of_o saint_n p._n 136_o chap._n 20._o the_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n p._n 144_o chap._n 21._o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o body_n p._n 154_o chap._n 22._o the_o life_n everlasting_a p._n 165_o chap._n 23._o what_o be_v the_o true_a use_n of_o the_o lord_n prayer_n p._n 173_o chap._n 24._o our_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n expound_v p._n 177_o chap._n 25._o hallow_a be_v thy_o name_n p._n 182_o chap._n 26._o thy_o kingdom_n come_v p._n 198_o chap._n 27._o 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