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27_o the_o high_a power_n p._n 28_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n how_o hold_v up_o and_o how_o not_o p._n 29_o teacher_n prophet_n pastor_n bishop_n presbyter_n ibid._n a_o exhortation_n to_o all_o christendom_n to_o mind_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n to_o wit_n the_o light_n p._n 30_o perfection_n p._n 33_o resurrection_n p._n 34_o election_n and_o reprobation_n ibid._n fear_v and_o tremble_v p._n 36_o the_o body_n of_o death_n p._n 37_o the_o word_n thou_o to_o a_o single_a person_n p._n 39_o put_v off_o the_o hat_n bow_v the_o knee_n cringing_n and_o compliment_n ibid._n good_a mannier_n p._n 40_o objection_n of_o the_o world_n against_o the_o preach_a of_o christ_n p._n 41_o bread_n water_n and_o wine_n p._n 42_o the_o sabbath_n day_n p._n 43_o godfathers_n godmothers_n and_o sprinkle_v of_o infant_n ibid._n the_o word_n trinity_n ibid._n the_o ministry_n p._n 44_o day_n time_n meat_n and_o drink_n ibid._n marriage_n ibid._n false_a prophet_n and_o antichrist_n p._n 45_o a_o 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the_o church_n by_o w._n d._n p._n 94_o the_o sum_n or_o substance_n of_o our_o religion_n p._n 97_o christ_n come_v to_o the_o father_n by_o he_o etc._n etc._n p._n 103_o the_o gospel_n ministration_n p._n 107_o christ_n manifest_v without_o and_o within_o and_o how_o both_o be_v own_v by_o they_o that_o know_v the_o truth_n p._n 108_o the_o principle_n of_o truth_n what_o it_o be_v and_o how_o in_o may_v be_v discern_v and_o how_o it_o may_v be_v purchase_v and_o possess_v p._n 111_o a_o invitation_n to_o professor_n serious_o to_o consider_v etc._n etc._n p._n 114_o a_o brief_a testimony_n for_o truth_n by_o t._n taylor_n etc._n etc._n p._n 119_o the_o conclusion_n by_o i._o penington_n a_o brief_a account_n of_o what_o we_o be_v and_o what_o our_o work_n be_v in_o the_o world_n we_o be_v a_o people_n who_o god_n have_v convert_v to_o himself_o a_o people_n in_o who_o god_n have_v raise_v up_o the_o seed_n of_o his_o own_o life_n and_o cause_v it_o to_o reign_v over_o the_o eart_o 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