christ_n and_o his_o gospel_n in_o the_o beginue_n of_o the_o world_n â—_o d._n device_n ¶_o man_n in_o his_o excellency_n of_o carnal_a wit_n be_v not_o able_a to_o give_v any_o perpetuity_n to_o his_o device_n folio_n 4_o the_o government_n and_o direction_n by_o god_n word_n prevayl_v more_o than_o any_o divide_v of_o man_n folio_n 5_o of_o man_n policy_n and_o device_n and_o what_o kind_n of_o ground_n it_o be_v to_o common_a weal_n folio_n 8_o how_o god_n can_v show_v himself_o when_o all_o man_n device_n fail_v etc._n etc._n folio_n 8_o dissension_n ¶_o dissension_n of_o opinion_n be_v no_o new_a thing_n fol._n folio_n 54._o 55_o dissension_n of_o the_o protestant_n about_o the_o sacrament_n etc._n etc._n folio_n 56_o dissension_n among_o protestant_n for_o apparel_n etc._n etc._n folio_n 57_o the_o bitterness_n of_o the_o dissension_n among_o the_o schoolman_n papist_n folio_n 6_o dissension_n about_o original_a sin_n and_o the_o virtue_n of_o sacrament_n folio_n 60._o 61_o of_o the_o multitude_n of_o dissension_n among_o papist_n in_o sundry_a point_n folio_n 59_o 60_o late_a dissension_n in_o opinion_n among_o papist_n folio_n 62_o doctrine_n ¶_o protestant_n doctrine_n of_o salvation_n be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o scripture_n folio_n 234_o the_o general_a end_n of_o the_o protestant_n doctrine_n and_o what_o doctrine_n only_o they_o mislike_v folio_n 234_o godliness_n may_v be_v pretend_v by_o some_o that_o loath_a true_a doctrine_n folio_n 216_o none_n can_v have_v good_a conversation_n which_o be_v not_o sound_v in_o doctrine_n folio_n 216_o faith_n follow_v doctrine_n folio_n 216_o contemner_n of_o doctrine_n be_v foretell_v of_o to_o come_v folio_n 217_o how_o little_a their_o own_o method_n will_v profit_v they_o of_o teach_v manner_n without_o doctrine_n folio_n 217_o most_n unnatural_a and_o undutiful_a war_n lawful_a by_o papist_n doctrine_n folio_n 220_o what_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o good_a doctrine_n do_v not_o fructify_v in_o the_o 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and_o what_o it_o procure_v folio_n 13._o 14_o fortune_n ¶_o a_o definition_n or_o description_n of_o fortune_n declare_v what_o it_o be_v folio_n 164_o god_n the_o creator_n disposer_n and_o preserver_n of_o all_o and_o not_o blind_a fortune_n folio_n 164_o nothing_n betide_v man_n by_o fortune_n but_o all_o thing_n by_o god_n direction_n folio_n 163_o freewill_n ¶_o how_o profitable_a the_o doctrine_n be_v which_o be_v against_o freewill_n folio_n 13_o opinion_n of_o freewill_n be_v unthankefulnes_n folio_n 13_o how_o we_o have_v freewill_n and_o how_o we_o have_v it_o not_o folio_n 13_o g._n gentility_n ¶_o of_o the_o vain_a opinion_n of_o gentility_n and_o the_o danger_n of_o the_o same_o this_o touch_v contempt_n folio_n 2_o of_o heathenish_a gentility_n and_o the_o mischief_n by_o it_o folio_n 189_o god_n ¶_o certain_a notable_a and_o excellent_a title_n proper_a unto_o god_n folio_n 193_o who_o or_o what_o god_n that_o be_v which_o be_v teach_v to_o be_v believe_v folio_n 193_o 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of_o it_o hereafter_o etc._n etc._n folio_n 198_o of_o worldelie_o inconvenience_n which_o do_v common_o follow_v the_o professor_n of_o the_o gospel_n folio_n 199_o why_o true_a professor_n of_o the_o gospel_n can_v not_o by_o any_o mean_n be_v dryven_v from_o it_o fol._n folio_n 199_o the_o mercy_n of_o the_o professor_n of_o the_o gospel_n compare_v with_o the_o cruelty_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n folio_n 76_o the_o gospel_n evil_o speak_v of_o because_o of_o such_o as_o ydle_o profess_v and_o live_v not_o after_o it_o folio_n 109_o the_o preacher_n of_o the_o gospel_n exhort_v to_o holiness_n of_o life_n to_o godliness_n etc._n etc._n folio_n 111_o the_o preach_v of_o the_o gospel_n be_v not_o altogether_o fruitless_a folio_n 111_o the_o godliness_n of_o the_o preacher_n of_o the_o gospel_n compare_v with_o that_o of_o the_o prelate_n of_o rome_n etc._n etc._n folio_n 112_o what_o fruit_n have_v follow_v the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n folio_n 113_o not_o the_o gospel_n but_o our_o corrupt_a nature_n be_v the_o cause_n why_o our_o fruit_n at_o these_o day_n be_v no_o better_o folio_n 109_o diverse_a sort_n of_o enemy_n to_o the_o gospel_n folio_n 8._o 9_o six_o objection_n against_o the_o gospel_n to_o bring_v it_o into_o dyscredit_n etc._n etc._n folio_n 10_o a_o first_o objection_n against_o the_o gospel_n that_o it_o do_v not_o further_o but_o hinder_v good_a conversation_n folio_n 10._o 11._o 12_o a_o second_o objection_n against_o the_o gospel_n that_o it_o make_v this_o life_n less_o pleasant_a to_o we_o than_o it_o shall_v be_v folio_n 16._o 17_o 18_o a_o third_o objection_n against_o the_o gospel_n that_o we_o the_o pretend_a professor_n there_o of_o be_v not_o of_o the_o catholic_a church_n folio_n 19_o a_o four_o objection_n against_o the_o gospel_n concern_v the_o lewd_a life_n of_o protetestante_n etc._n etc._n folio_n 46_o a_o five_o objection_n against_o the_o gospel_n that_o the_o professor_n of_o it_o agree_v not_o in_o opinion_n 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