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B15559 A practicall catechisme: or, A view of those principall truths according to godlinesse, which are contayned in the catechisme diuided into three parts: and seruing for the vse, (as of all, so) especially of those that first heard them. By D.R. B. of Divin, minister of the Gospell. D. R. (Daniel Rogers), 1573-1652. 1632 (1632) STC 21166; ESTC S116040 309,840 430

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of_o thy_o life_n all_o estate_n grace_n duty_n and_o in_o the_o strength_n of_o this_o cake_n and_o water_n 1_o king_n 19.6_o 7._o go_v to_o thy_o journey_n even_o 40_o day_n till_o thou_o come_v to_o the_o horeb_n of_o heaven_n hold_v this_o thy_o comfort_n by_o prayer_n and_o watch_v and_o till_o thou_o come_v to_o a_o new_a bait_n live_v upon_o this_o and_o from_o one_o to_o another_o till_o thou_o grow_v to_o thy_o measure_n and_o so_o do_v who_o can_v deny_v the_o supper_n to_o be_v a_o chief_a help_n to_o goodness_n q._n may_v the_o like_o be_v say_v of_o the_o rest_n either_o public_a or_o private_a as_o read_v sing_v of_o psalm_n conference_n prayer_n meditation_n if_o yea_o then_o show_v how_o and_o first_o of_o prayer_n a._n for_o prayer_n in_o a_o word_n to_o touch_v it_o and_o gather_v one_o or_o two_o ear_n out_o of_o a_o harvest_n of_o matter_n let_v i_o be_v conceive_v to_o speak_v of_o it_o in_o each_o kind_n save_v due_a respect_n for_o brevity_n sake_n first_o then_o 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respect_n first_o the_o thought_n p._n 32._o second_o affection_n p._n 33._o three_o action_n p._n 36._o the_o three_o be_v the_o object_n of_o it_o either_o god_n himself_o and_o that_o both_o inward_a in_o the_o life_n of_o faith_n p._n 40._o and_o the_o exercise_n of_o grace_n p._n 43._o and_o outward_a both_o ordinary_a p._n 44_o or_o occasional_a p._n 45._o last_o towards_o man_n either_o general_a p._n 45._o or_o special_a as_o in_o marriage_n p._n 46._o calling_n p._n 47._o trade_v ibid._n common_a life_n ibid._n liberties_n ibid._n family_n government_n p._n 49._o the_o tongue_n p._n 50._o the_o use_n 51._o artic._n 3._o the_o platform_n by_o which_o this_o conversation_n be_v to_o be_v frame_v be_v the_o moral_a law_n p._n 56._o explication_n of_o it_o p._n 57_o objection_n answer_v p._n 58_o 59_o how_o the_o law_n be_v make_v our_o direction_n by_o christ_n as_o first_o our_o priest_n p._n 60._o second_o our_o king_n p._n 61._o three_o our_o prophet_n p._n 62._o the_o 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