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iniquity_n of_o their_o father_n thus_o when_o josiah_n have_v destroy_v idolatry_n restore_v god_n service_n and_o do_v good_a beyond_o all_o the_o king_n that_o be_v before_o he_o yet_o there_o be_v a_o old_a arrear_n of_o manasseh_n his_o grand_a father_n which_o all_o this_o piety_n of_o he_o will_v not_o blot_v out_o but_o he_o resolve_v to_o cast_v judah_n also_o out_o of_o his_o sight_n as_o you_o may_v read_v at_o large_a 2_o king_n 23._o if_o therefore_o parent_n have_v any_o bowel_n any_o kindness_n towards_o their_o child_n any_o real_a desire_n of_o their_o prosperity_n let_v they_o take_v care_n by_o their_o own_o godly_a life_n to_o entail_v a_o blessing_n upon_o they_o 25._o six_o parent_n must_v take_v heed_n that_o command_n they_o use_v their_o power_n over_o their_o child_n with_o equity_n and_o moderation_n not_o to_o oppress_v they_o with_o unreasonable_a command_n only_o to_o exercise_v their_o own_o authority_n but_o in_o all_o thing_n of_o weight_n to_o 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etc._n etc._n of_o fast_v pag_n 109_o partition_n 6._o of_o duty_n to_o ourselves_o of_o sobriety_n humility_n the_o great_a sin_n of_o pride_n the_o danger_n the_o folly_n of_o this_o sin_n of_o vainglory_n the_o danger_n vi._n folly_n mean_v to_o prevent_v it_o of_o meekness_n the_o mean_n to_o obtain_v it_o etc._n etc._n pag._n 136._o partition_n 7._o of_o contentedness_n and_o the_o contrary_n to_o it_o murmur_a ambition_n covetousness_n envy_n help_v to_o contentedness_n of_o duty_n which_o vii_o concern_v our_o body_n of_o chastity_n help_v to_o it_o temperance_n rule_v of_o temperance_n in_o eat_v etc._n etc._n pag._n 158._o partition_n 8._o of_o temperance_n in_o drink_v false_a end_n of_o drink_v viz._n good_a fellowship_n put_v away_o care_n pass_v away_o time_n prevent_v reproach_n viii_o bargain_v etc._n etc._n pag._n 177._o partition_n 9_o temperance_n in_o sleep_n the_o rule_n of_o it_o etc._n etc._n of_o recreation_n of_o apparel_n and_o of_o the_o end_n for_o ix_o which_o clothing_n shall_v be_v use_v pag._n 197._o partition_n 10._o of_o duty_n to_o our_o neighbour_n of_o justice_n negative_a and_o positive_a of_o the_o sin_n of_o x._o murder_n of_o the_o heinousness_n of_o it_o the_o punishment_n of_o it_o and_o the_o strange_a discovery_n thereof_o of_o maim_v wound_n and_o stripe_n pag._n 206_o partition_n 11._o of_o justice_n about_o the_o possession_n of_o our_o neighbour_n against_o injure_v he_o as_o concern_v xi_o his_o wife_n his_o good_n of_o malice_n covetousness_n oppression_n theft_n of_o pay_v debt_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 226._o partition_n 12._o of_o theft_n steal_v the_o good_n of_o our_o neighbour_n of_o deceit_n in_o trust_n in_o traffic_n of_o xii_o restitution_n and_o the_o necessity_n thereof_o etc._n etc._n pag._n 238._o partition_n 13._o of_o false_a report_n false_a witness_n slander_n whisper_n of_o despise_v and_o scoff_v for_o infirmity_n calamity_n sin_n etc._n etc._n of_o positive_a xiii_o justice_n speak_v the_o 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