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a_o journal_n or_o diary_n be_v compound_v and_o first_o national_n and_o public_a 14_o 1._o take_v notice_n what_o governor_n have_v rule_v over_o we_o ibid._n 2._o what_o religion_n be_v by_o such_o countenance_v 16_o 3._o how_o variable_a the_o condition_n of_o the_o time_n have_v be_v 19_o 4._o what_o remarkable_a judgemint_v god_n have_v inflict_v upon_o notorious_a offender_n 22_o 5._o what_o the_o national_n sin_n for_o the_o present_a generation_n may_v be_v it_o be_v good_a to_o know_v that_o 25_o some_o time_n have_v be_v more_o notorious_a for_o drunkenness_n 26_o some_o for_o swear_v 27_o some_o for_o pride_n and_o ambition_n 28_o our_o generation_n as_o some_o think_v most_o guilty_a of_o contention_n 30_o some_o think_v hypotrisie_n 33_o some_o think_v apostasy_n ibid._n enâ—â—ity_n against_o the_o kingly_a government_n of_o christ_n in_o his_o church_n be_v the_o sin_n of_o this_o age_n 39_o chap._n iii_o what_o personal_a and_o private_a passage_n of_o providence_n 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towards_o you_o above_o the_o world_n 109_o 5._o take_v heed_n that_o the_o want_n of_o some_o comfort_n do_v not_o rob_v you_o of_o all_o other_o 114_o 6._o reckon_v much_o upon_o what_o you_o may_v want_v 115_o 7._o study_v much_o the_o vanity_n of_o all_o creature-comfort_n 118_o 8._o be_v very_o moderate_a in_o the_o use_n of_o these_o thing_n 122_o 9_o trust_v not_o too_o far_o depend_v not_o too_o much_o upon_o man_n 124_o chap._n vi_o more_o rule_n of_o the_o same_o kind_n that_o concern_v our_o practice_n 128_o 10._o ask_v your_o own_o heart_n 3_o question_n ib._n 1._o what_o honour_n do_v i_o bring_v to_o god_n for_o all_o this_o ibid._n 2._o what_o good_a do_v i_o to_o my_o neighbour_n 131_o 3._o what_o good_a do_v i_o reap_v by_o all_o for_o myself_o 137_o 11._o labour_v to_o be_v thankful_a for_o all_o 140_o 1._o especial_o for_o jesus_n christ_n 141_o 2._o for_o affliction_n 142_o 3._o for_o preservation_n from_o scandal_n 144_o 4._o for_o heaven_n 146_o 12._o declare_v 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