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1._o every_o natural_a man_n be_v like_o a_o beast_n 378_o 2._o every_o unregenerate_a man_n be_v out_o of_o his_o way_n 379_o 3._o how_o they_o come_v to_o be_v mislead_v 379_o 4._o no_o natural_a man_n can_v of_o himself_o come_v home_o to_o god_n 380_o 5._o the_o natural_a man_n be_v in_o continual_a danger_n ibid._n 6._o all_o believer_n be_v in_o a_o safe_a condition_n 381_o 7._o the_o minister_n of_o the_o word_n be_v shepherd_n under_o christ_n 382_o chap._n iii_o the_o content_n of_o this_o chapter_n 385_o verse_n 1._o 1._o marriage_n in_o god_n account_n a_o high_a and_o honourable_a state_n 385_o 2._o both_o husband_n and_o wife_n must_v learn_v to_o know_v their_o duty_n ibid._n 3._o the_o duty_n of_o wife_n ibid._n 4._o why_o the_o apostle_n insist_v so_o large_o about_o the_o same_o 386_o 5._o god_n minister_n have_v be_v at_o all_o time_n liable_a to_o be_v slander_v ibid._n 6._o the_o prevention_n of_o a_o objection_n ibid._n 7._o wife_n must_v be_v subject_a to_o their_o husband_n ibid._n 8._o wherein_o their_o subjection_n consist_v 387_o 9_o wife_n must_v be_v subject_a even_o unto_o bad_a husband_n 388_o 10._o wife_n be_v not_o to_o marry_v irreligious_a husband_n 389_o 11._o such_o as_o live_v in_o disobedience_n be_v unbeliever_n ibid._n 12._o good_a example_n excellent_a preparative_n to_o conversion_n ibid._n 13._o wife_n profess_v religion_n must_v show_v it_o by_o their_o behaviour_n towards_o their_o husband_n for_o their_o conversion_n ibid._n verse_n 2._o 1._o how_o bad_a husband_n may_v be_v win_v 390_o 2._o chastity_n and_o reverence_n why_o require_v of_o wife_n ibid._n 3._o what_o chastity_n be_v and_o by_o who_o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v 391_o 4._o how_o wife_n ought_v to_o fear_v their_o husband_n ibid._n verse_n 3_o 4._o 1._o a_o preservative_n of_o subjection_n and_o chastity_n 392_o 2._o what_o apparel_v it_o be_v that_o the_o apostle_n forbid_v ibid._n 3._o how_o far_o costly_a apparel_n be_v forbid_v and_o to_o who_o and_o when_o 393_o 4._o rule_n about_o wear_v of_o apparel_n ibid._n 5._o the_o matter_n and_o manner_n thereof_o consider_v 394_o 6._o reason_n against_o access_n in_o apparel_n 395_o 7._o objection_n answer_v 397_o 8._o a_o useful_a meditation_n upon_o the_o put_n on_o and_o off_o of_o our_o apparel_n 398_o 9_o a_o remedy_n for_o excess_n of_o apparel_n ibid._n 10._o inward_a purity_n require_v ibid._n 11._o our_o principal_a care_n shall_v be_v to_o adorn_v the_o soul_n ibid._n 12._o the_o covetous_a and_o curious_a reprove_v 399_o 13._o grace_n be_v of_o a_o incomparable_a nature_n 400_o 14._o a_o meek_a and_o quiet_a spirit_n the_o proper_a ornament_n of_o a_o good_a wife_n 401_o 15._o the_o worth_n of_o grace_n ibid._n 16._o it_o be_v of_o great_a price_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n ibid._n verse_n 5_o 6._o 1._o reason_n of_o the_o forementioned_a exhortation_n 401_o 2._o the_o amplification_n of_o either_o reason_n ibid._n 3._o the_o example_n of_o god_n servant_n be_v to_o be_v follow_v in_o all_o their_o virtue_n 402_o 4._o antiquity_n join_v with_o verity_n be_v to_o be_v esteem_v ibid._n 5._o there_o have_v be_v always_o holy_a woman_n as_o well_o as_o man_n 403_o 6._o why_o woman_n be_v as_o forward_o as_o man_n ibid._n 7._o it_o be_v needful_a there_o shall_v be_v good_a woman_n 404_o 8._o holiness_n be_v that_o which_o commend_v one_o ibid._n 9_o marriage_n no_o hindrance_n to_o holiness_n ibid._n 10._o holiness_n come_v by_o faith_n in_o christ_n 405_o 11._o holiness_n may_v be_v where_o there_o be_v weakness_n ibid._n 12._o wife_n can_v perform_v their_o duty_n aright_o unless_o they_o be_v holy_a ibid._n 13._o why_o more_o good_a man_n than_o woman_n be_v mention_v in_o scripture_n ibid._n 14._o why_o wife_n must_v imitate_v sarahs_n obedience_n and_o reverence_n 406_o 15._o it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o do_v duty_n unless_o do_v in_o a_o right_a manner_n ibid._n verse_n 7._o 1._o superiority_n exempt_v not_o from_o duty_n 407_o 2._o wherein_o the_o husband_n duty_n consist_v ibid._n 3._o husband_n stand_v in_o no_o less_o need_n of_o instruction_n than_o wife_n ibid._n 4._o husband_n be_v to_o dwell_v with_o their_o wife_n ibid._n 5._o in_o what_o case_n they_o may_v be_v absent_a 408_o 6._o husband_n must_v be_v man_n of_o understanding_n 409_o 7._o in_o what_o particular_n the_o same_o will_v appear_v ibid._n 8._o what_o honour_n the_o husband_n be_v to_o give_v to_o his_o wife_n 410_o 9_o the_o particular_n employ_v therein_o 410_o 10._o the_o reason_n thereof_o 411_o 11._o sundry_a sort_n of_o husband_n reprove_v ibid._n 12._o objection_n answer_v 412_o 13._o wife_n be_v the_o weak_a vessel_n 14._o wife_n be_v no_o less_o heir_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o life_n than_o their_o husband_n 414_o 15._o husband_n shall_v pray_v with_o their_o wife_n ibid._n 16._o whatsoever_o may_v interrupt_v our_o prayer_n be_v to_o be_v avoid_v 415_o verse_n 8_o 9_o 1._o there_o must_v be_v between_o christian_n unity_n in_o religion_n ibid._n 2._o who_o disagree_v from_o the_o truth_n in_o the_o foundation_n 416_o 3._o who_o hold_v the_o foundation_n do_v yet_o err_v from_o the_o truth_n ibid._n 4._o difference_n for_o matter_n of_o ceremony_n 417_o 5._o the_o evil_n which_o ensue_v hereupon_o ibid._n 6._o difference_n about_o private_a opinion_n ibid._n 7._o there_o must_v be_v unity_n in_o our_o conversation_n ibid._n 8._o christian_n must_v be_v of_o like_a affection_n each_o to_o other_o 418_o 9_o that_o christian_n may_v love_v one_o another_o what_o they_o be_v to_o do_v and_o what_o to_o avoid_v 420_o 10._o what_o pity_n be_v and_o that_o we_o must_v pity_v ourselves_o ibid._n 11._o we_o must_v pity_v the_o soul_n of_o other_o 421_o the_o reason_n 422_o 12._o why_o we_o must_v pity_v the_o body_n of_o other_o 423_o 13._o mean_n conduce_v hereunto_o 424_o 14._o we_o must_v be_v pitiful_a to_o our_o beast_n ibid._n 15._o what_o courtesy_n be_v and_o that_o christian_n be_v to_o be_v courteous_a 425_o and_o how_o it_o show_v itself_o ibid._n 16._o christian_n must_v not_o revenge_v themselves_o on_o their_o enemy_n 426_o 17._o lawful_a revenge_n on_o ourselves_o and_o other_o 427_o 18._o god_n child_n must_v even_o outward_o differ_v from_o the_o wicked_a ibid._n 19_o we_o must_v requite_v evil_a with_o good_a ibid._n 20._o a_o objection_n answer_v ibid._n 21._o another_o objection_n answer_v 428_o 22._o reason_n why_o we_o be_v to_o requite_v evil_a with_o good_a ibid._n 23._o the_o effectual_o call_v be_v willing_a to_o do_v any_o thing_n for_o god_n 429_o 24._o the_o excellency_n and_o worth_n of_o effectual_a call_n ibid._n 25._o how_o to_o discern_v hereof_o ibid._n 26._o why_o many_o christian_n be_v unsettle_a herein_o ibid._n 27._o the_o word_n always_o persuade_v we_o to_o our_o good_a 430_o 28._o christian_n be_v a_o bless_a people_n ibid._n verse_n 10_o 11._o 1._o why_o we_o ought_v to_o be_v patient_a and_o requite_v evil_a with_o good_a 431_o 2._o a_o peaceable_a and_o patient_a man_n shall_v live_v the_o long_o and_o the_o quiet_a ibid._n 3._o life_n and_o long_a blessing_n of_o god_n which_o his_o child_n may_v desire_v 432_o 4._o why_o the_o godly_a be_v at_o sometime_o take_v away_o by_o death_n ibid._n 5._o long_o life_n prove_v not_o a_o blessing_n to_o the_o wicked_a and_o yet_o may_v ibid._n 6._o in_o what_o respect_v it_o may_v be_v lawful_a to_o desire_v to_o live_v 433_o 7._o whence_o it_o be_v that_o most_o be_v desirous_a to_o live_v long_o 433_o 8._o in_o what_o respect_n day_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v good_a here_o and_o in_o what_o evil_n 434_o 9_o man_n day_n be_v usual_o evil_a ibid._n 10._o man_n life_n short_a ibid._n 11._o good_a day_n be_v a_o blessing_n of_o god_n ibid._n 12._o the_o wicked_a may_v live_v long_o yet_o have_v not_o good_a day_n 435_o 13._o prosperity_n why_o deny_v for_o the_o most_o part_n to_o god_n child_n ibid._n 14._o whether_o we_o may_v pray_v for_o prosperity_n ibid._n 15._o whether_o we_o may_v pray_v for_o afafliction_n 436_o 16._o whoso_o will_v be_v happy_a must_v refrain_v from_o evil_a speak_n 437_o 17._o means_n whereby_o to_o bridle_v the_o tongue_n ibid._n 18._o reason_n induce_v thereunto_o ibid._n 19_o we_o must_v abstain_v from_o the_o close_a and_o covert_a evil_n of_o the_o tongue_n 438_o 20._o guile_n to_o be_v avoid_v in_o religion_n towards_o god_n ibid._n 21._o guile_n to_o be_v avoid_v in_o carriage_n towards_o man_n 439_o 22._o what_o the_o evil_a of_o sin_n be_v and_o that_o we_o must_v avoid_v it_o 440_o 23._o the_o evil_a of_o sin_n worse_o than_o the_o evil_a of_o punishment_n ibid._n 24._o all_o sin_n be_v to_o be_v eschew_v ibid._n 25._o they_o be_v to_o be_v eschew_v at_o all_o time_n in_o all_o place_n with_o all_o the_o kind_n thereof_o under_o
light_n and_o be_v a_o peculiar_a people_n to_o he_o zealous_a of_o good_a work_n walk_v worthy_a of_o the_o lord_n 10._o which_o be_v by_o please_v he_o in_o all_o thing_n we_o must_v be_v ravish_v with_o zeal_n towards_o he_o as_o he_o have_v be_v for_o our_o good_a 31._o the_o zeal_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n have_v do_v it_o oh_o how_o this_o rebuke_v the_o scant_a duty_n that_o god_n have_v from_o we_o again_o we_o receive_v abundant_a mercy_n but_o return_v poor_a spare_v obedience_n what_o slender_a zeal_n in_o prayer_n or_o work_n of_o mercy_n how_o quick_o be_v we_o weary_a of_o well-doing_n what_o small_a thing_n will_v we_o stick_v at_o to_o god_n that_o stick_v at_o nothing_o to_o we_o if_o he_o shall_v call_v we_o to_o part_v with_o our_o good_n country_n liberty_n it_o be_v no_o more_o than_o christ_n do_v for_o we_o yea_o if_o to_o die_v do_v not_o he_o even_o die_v for_o we_o it_o teach_v we_o also_o to_o show_v mercy_n one_o to_o another_o 4._o in_o give_v forgive_a 45._o and_o the_o like_a 36._o herein_o the_o lord_n himself_o go_v before_o we_o as_o a_o pattern_n of_o imitation_n it_o show_v also_o the_o miserableness_n of_o our_o estate_n 5._o that_o without_o abundant_a mercy_n we_o can_v never_o be_v save_v therefore_o must_v we_o seek_v for_o it_o earnest_o and_o betimes_o as_o become_v those_o that_o need_v such_o a_o infinite_a thing_n which_o condemn_v the_o notable_a carelessness_n and_o desperate_a boldness_n and_o presumption_n of_o the_o world_n that_o put_v off_o seek_v for_o mercy_n till_o the_o latter_a end_n as_o if_o they_o have_v it_o at_o command_n but_o do_v they_o think_v abundant_a mercy_n be_v so_o easy_o get_v 17._o many_o have_v not_o find_v it_o so_o nay_o they_o shall_v with_o esau_n howl_v for_o the_o blessing_n and_o go_v without_o it_o because_o they_o despise_v it_o 12._o when_o it_o be_v so_o often_o offer_v the_o foolish_a virgin_n seek_v to_o enter_v in_o when_o it_o be_v too_o late_o by_o the_o 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his_o death_n and_o merit_n to_o those_o for_o who_o he_o suffer_v and_o the_o send_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n etc._n etc._n 2._o the_o person_n before_o who_o be_v do_v ascend_v ascend_v be_v not_o the_o scribe_n pharisee_n and_o jew_n but_o his_o disciple_n those_o have_v see_v enough_o already_o but_o not_o profit_v thereby_o they_o be_v leave_v to_o themselves_o these_o be_v to_o preach_v his_o ascension_n to_o all_o god_n have_v ordain_v man_n rather_o by_o hear_v then_o see_v shall_v be_v save_v 3._o the_o time_n ascend_v not_o till_o he_o have_v sufficient_o prove_v his_o resurrection_n god_n goodness_n appear_v herein_o that_o will_v have_v all_o main_a point_n so_o clear_a that_o they_o that_o will_v not_o stop_v their_o own_o eye_n and_o ear_n may_v believe_v neither_o do_v he_o ascend_v till_o he_o have_v comfort_v his_o disciple_n against_o all_o the_o trouble_v they_o be_v to_o meet_v with_o and_o instruct_v they_o in_o the_o thing_n pertain_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o 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