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habit_n in_o the_o principle_n of_o morality_n otherwise_o they_o will_v never_o obtain_v the_o mastery_n over_o their_o passion_n to_o make_v they_o subordinate_a to_o the_o rule_v prescribe_v in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o whereas_o senault_n maintain_v that_o man_n have_v a_o free_a will_n to_o do_v good_a or_o evil_n and_o give_v over_o much_o power_n to_o the_o principle_n of_o morality_n i_o say_v we_o have_v no_o freewill_n to_o do_v good_a except_o it_o be_v give_v we_o by_o the_o free_a grace_n of_o god_n and_o that_o the_o principle_n of_o true_a christianity_n have_v more_o power_n to_o make_v man_n obtain_v the_o mastery_n over_o their_o passion_n then_o the_o principle_n of_o morality_n can_v have_v be_v please_v then_o to_o accept_v of_o these_o essay_n of_o i_o with_o the_o same_o affection_n as_o i_o present_v they_o unto_o you_o and_o to_o account_v i_o as_o real_o i_o be_o your_o humble_a servant_n in_o christ_n d._n papillon_n from_o london_n june_n 1._o 1651._o errata_fw-la pag._n 22._o l._n 1._o r._n he_o outbrade_v he_o p._n 26._o l._n 15._o r._n crown_n p._n 28._o l._n 1._o r._n concussion_n p._n 43._o l._n 1._o of_o chap._n 4._o r._n there_o be_v also_o p._n 132._o l_o 16._o r._n he_o that_o look_v upon_o a_o woman_n p._n 135._o l._n 13._o leave_v out_o the_o word_n all_o p._n 140._o l._n 12._o r._n crassus_n p._n 182_o l._n 2._o r._n charles_n the_o eight_o p._n 193._o l._n 3._o r._n july-flower_n p._n 194._o l._n 1._o r._n these_o p._n ibid._n l._n 14._o r._n curb_n p._n 205._o l._n 23._o r._n marquis_n d'ancre_n p._n 244._o l._n 15._o r._n as_o conceive_v the_o same_o p._n 246._o l._n 16._o r._n say_v they_o p._n 231._o l._n 3._o r._n precise_a p._n 236._o l._n 17._o r._n these_o be_v p._n 361._o l._n 25._o r._n be_v rather_o worse_o p._n 379._o l_o 9_o r._n induce_v man_n the_o content_n chap._n 1._o the_o vanity_n of_o the_o life_n of_o men._n pag._n 1._o chap._n 2._o the_o vanity_n of_o worldly_a honour_n p._n 19_o chap._n 3._o the_o vanity_n of_o worldly_a riches_n p._n 43._o chap._n 4._o the_o vanity_n of_o worldly_a pleasure_n p._n 65._o chap._n 5._o the_o vanity_n of_o man_n passion_n in_o general_n p._n 81._o chap._n 6._o the_o vanity_n of_o the_o passion_n of_o love_n p._n 97._o chap._n 7._o the_o vanity_n of_o the_o passion_n of_o hatred_n p._n 115._o chap._n 8._o the_o vanity_n of_o the_o passion_n of_o desire_n p._n 131._o chap._n 9_o the_o vanity_n of_o the_o passion_n of_o flight_n p._n 147._o chap._n 10._o the_o vanity_n of_o the_o passion_n of_o worldly_a joy_n p._n 162._o chap._n 11._o the_o vanity_n of_o the_o passion_n of_o worldly_a sorrow_n p._n 179._o chap._n 12._o the_o vanity_n of_o the_o passion_n of_o worldly_a hope_n p._n 197._o chap._n 13._o the_o vanity_n of_o the_o passion_n of_o despair_n p._n 219._o chap._n 14._o the_o vanity_n of_o the_o passion_n of_o vndauntedness_n p._n 241._o chap._n 15._o the_o vanity_n of_o the_o passion_n of_o fear_n p._n 261._o chap._n 16._o the_o vanity_n of_o the_o passion_n of_o wrath._n p._n 280._o chap._n 17._o the_o vanity_n of_o the_o passion_n of_o volupty_a p._n 299._o chap._n 18._o the_o vanity_n of_o the_o passion_n of_o avarice_n p._n 347._o chap._n 19_o the_o vanity_n of_o the_o passion_n of_o ambition_n p._n 372._o chap._n 20._o the_o vanity_n of_o the_o passion_n of_o envy_n p._n 401._o chap._n i._n of_o the_o vanity_n of_o the_o life_n of_o men._n if_o the_o end_n be_v the_o crown_n of_o the_o work_n the_o create_v of_o man_n be_v the_o crown_n of_o the_o creation_n for_o after_o god_n have_v make_v man_n after_o his_o own_o 1.27_o own_o gen._n 1.27_o image_n and_o have_v infuse_v into_o he_o a_o live_a soul_n he_o rest_v 2.2_o rest_v gen._n 2.2_o on_o the_o seven_o day_n from_o all_o his_o work_n and_o this_o ingrateful_a man_n who_o
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