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1._o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n 27_o 2._o faith_n in_o christ_n ibid._n 3._o prayer_n 28_o 4._o submission_n to_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n ibid._n motive_n to_o die_v to_o sin_n 1._o the_o necessity_n 29_o 2._o the_o commodity_n ibid._n 3._o the_o facility_n 30_o 4._o the_o equity_n 31_o 5._o the_o treachery_n of_o sin_n 32_o 6._o the_o example_n of_o other_o ibid._n the_o difficulty_n of_o be_v a_o christian_n 33_o the_o method_n to_o come_v to_o live_v with_o christ_n 36_o spiritual_a death_n what_o 40_o spiritual_a life_n what_o 41_o propos_fw-fr 2._o those_o that_o be_v dead_a with_o christ_n shall_v live_v with_o he_o 42_o reas_n 1._o to_o who_o christ_n communicate_v himself_o he_o do_v it_o whole_o 43_o reas_n 2._o death_n with_o christ_n insufficient_a with_o out_o we_o live_v with_o he_o 44_o reas_n 3._o from_o the_o opposition_n between_o the_o life_n of_o sin_n and_o grace_n 45_o use_n those_o that_o be_v not_o dead_a with_o christ_n do_v not_o live_v with_o he_o 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they_o be_v both_o the_o work_n of_o grace_n 81_o christ_n be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o death_n of_o sin_n and_o the_o life_n of_o grace_n 1._o as_o a_o meritorious_a cause_n 83_o 2._o as_o the_o exemplary_a cause_n 85_o 3._o the_o moral_a cause_n 86_o 4._o the_o efficient_a cause_n 87_o christ_n be_v the_o efficient_a cause_n first_o in_o the_o first_o work_v of_o it_o three_o way_n 88_o 1._o by_o his_o spirit_n ibid._n 2._o by_o the_o word_n 89_o 3._o by_o baptism_n 90_o baptism_n be_v a_o cause_n instrumental_a 3_o way_n 1._o as_o a_o resemble_v cause_n 91_o 2._o as_o a_o concur_v mean_n ibid._n 3._o by_o stipulation_n ibid._n second_o for_o the_o increase_n of_o it_o 2_o way_n 1._o by_o faith_n 92_o 2._o the_o lord_n supper_n 94_o use_n to_o endeavour_n to_o be_v in_o christ_n 95_o use_v 2._o to_o return_v the_o praise_n of_o grace_n to_o christ_n 97_o use_v 3_o what_o to_o judge_v of_o man_n out_o of_o christ_n 98_o treatise_n 2._o observe_v 1._o what_o christ_n suffer_v be_v not_o for_o his_o own_o sin_n 104_o use_v 1._o to_o show_v how_o christ_n can_v bear_v the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n 108_o use_v 2._o to_o discover_v the_o malice_n of_o the_o jew_n against_o christ_n 110_o use_v 3_o to_o condemn_v those_o that_o judge_n by_o success_n in_o outward_a thing_n 114_o use_v 4._o to_o read_v we_o a_o lecture_n of_o patience_n 115_o use_v 5._o comfort_n for_o distress_a conscience_n 116_o obser_n 2._o christ_n suffer_v all_o for_o our_o sin_n 118_o reas_n 1._o the_o love_n of_o christ_n ibid._n reas_n 2._o the_o love_n of_o god_n the_o father_n 119_o use_v 1._o to_o admire_v god_n wisdom_n 120_o use_v 2._o to_o see_v the_o heinousness_n of_o our_o sin_n 121_o use_v 3_o to_o provoke_v we_o to_o sorrow_n for_o sin_n 123_o use_v 4._o for_o consolation_n 125_o use_v 5._o to_o set_v forth_o god_n love_n to_o we_o 126_o use_v 6._o to_o return_v love_n again_o 127_o treatise_n 3._o conclus_fw-la 1._o svrfeit_v and_o drunkenness_n and_o covetousness_n to_o be_v 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