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how_o to_o prize_v and_o use_v liberty_n p._n 17_o why_o some_o be_v give_v up_o to_o the_o bondage_n of_o lust_n who_o seem_v to_o be_v deliver_v from_o it_o p._n 25_o difference_n between_o the_o saint_n bondage_n under_o sin_n and_o other_o p._n 26_o to_o 30_o god_n have_v many_o way_n to_o bring_v into_o bondage_n though_o never_o so_o unlikely_a when_o his_o government_n be_v cast_v off_o p._n 135_o c._n christ_n himself_o to_o be_v receive_v not_o his_o benefit_n only_o p._n 33._o when_o the_o soul_n receive_v christ_n himself_o pag._n 35_o come_v to_o christ_n for_o strength_n to_o do_v his_o will_n p._n 44_o see_v will_n of_o christ_n the_o benefit_n of_o come_v to_o christ_n for_o strength_n p._n 46_o how_o man_n refuse_v to_o do_v this_o p._n 47_o great_a skill_n thus_o to_o come_v to_o christ_n for_o strength_n p._n 48_o wherein_o to_o submit_v to_o christ_n p._n 145_o mean_n to_o submit_v to_o christ_n p._n 151_o christ_n the_o true_a messiah_n prove_v by_o 4._o testimony_n p._n 153_o what_o be_v the_o father_n testimony_n p._n 154_o civil_a government_n to_o defend_v the_o church_n p._n 10_o church_n christ_n kingdom_n p._n 52_o 53_o threefold_a power_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o church_n p._n 53_o see_v power_n church_n the_o high_a tribunal_n of_o christ_n on_o earth_n p._n 78_o what_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o word_n tell_v the_o church_n matth._n 18.17_o what_o power_n give_v the_o church_n joint_o p._n 79_o see_v power_n neglect_v of_o live_v in_o church-society_n p._n 80_o church-member_n to_o edify_v one_o another_o p._n 84_o see_v edification_n miscarriage_n of_o church-member_n p._n 107_o 109_o no_o one_o form_n of_o civil-government_n jure_fw-la divino_fw-la p._n 112_o commonwealth_n when_o order_v according_a to_o christ_n will_n be_v his_o kingdom_n p._n 110_o the_o evil_a of_o loose_a company_n p._n 120_o a_o powerful_a conflict_n against_o corruption_n a_o note_n of_o the_o efficacy_n of_o the_o word_n p._n 183_o god_n law_n only_o bind_v conscience_n see_v law_n the_o lord_n end_n be_v gracious_a in_o his_o correction_n p._n 3_o breach_n of_o covenant_n a_o provoke_a sin_n p._n 55_o etc._n etc._n procure_v the_o desolation_n of_o church_n p._n 56_o 57_o saint_n may_v break_v covenant_n but_o not_o impenitent_o p._n 58_o d._n difference_n between_o god_n service_n and_o the_o service_n of_o other_o p._n 4_o &_o 143_o 144_o see_v service_n difference_n of_o the_o saint_n bondage_n under_o sin_n and_o satan_n from_o other_o p._n 26_o to_o 30._o see_v bondage_n e._n the_o duty_n of_o church_n member_n to_o edify_v one_o another_o pag._n 84_o mean_n of_o edification_n p._n 85._o to_o 91_o hindrance_n of_o mutual_a edification_n p._n 92_o in_o do_v good_a ibid._n in_o receive_v good_a p._n 94_o of_o the_o efficacy_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n see_v word_n feel_v the_o efficacy_n of_o the_o word_n a_o evidence_n of_o election_n p._n 183_o the_o lord_n end_n be_v gracious_a in_o his_o correction_n see_v correction_n error_n and_o heresy_n die_v by_o opposition_n truth_n thrive_v the_o more_o p._n 117_o f._n forsake_v the_o lord_n the_o provoke_a sin_n pag._n 2._o g._n god_n to_o be_v justify_v in_o his_o judgement_n pag._n 3_o not_o to_o be_v subject_a to_o god_n be_v to_o make_v god_n subject_a to_o our_o lust_n p._n 4_o 5_o god_n will_v not_o serve_v man_n lust_n p._n 6_o cast_v off_o the_o lord_n government_n bring_v bondage_n p._n 4_o 5_o god_n government_n over_o his_o people_n twofold_a outward_a and_o inward_a p._n 7_o 8_o god_n external_a government_n either_o in_o church_n or_o commonwealth_n p._n 9_o to_o be_v under_o christ_n government_n the_o sweet_a liberty_n p._n 18_o when_o the_o government_n of_o christ_n be_v cast_v off_o p._n 30_o wherein_o the_o inward_a government_n of_o christ_n consist_v p._n 31_o etc._n etc._n motive_n to_o come_v under_o christ_n government_n p._n 143_o difference_n between_o christ_n government_n and_o other_o see_v difference_n h._n our_o happiness_n to_o be_v place_v in_o close_v with_o the_o word_n pag._n 191_o a_o man_n may_v hear_v the_o word_n and_o not_o hear_v god_n speak_v it_o p._n 156._o and_o why_o p._n 159_o why_o the_o saint_n find_v such_o alteration_n in_o themselves_o when_o they_o hear_v the_o word_n p._n 161_o 162_o how_o to_o know_v whether_o we_o have_v hear_v the_o lord_n voice_n in_o the_o word_n p._n 165._o to_o 170._o whether_o a_o man_n may_v not_o hear_v the_o lord_n speak_v and_o yet_o not_o feel_v the_o efficacy_n thereof_o p._n 173_o rest_v not_o in_o outward_a hear_v p._n 187_o how_o to_o hear_v the_o word_n effectual_o ibid._n come_v to_o hear_v mourn_v under_o the_o sense_n of_o infirmity_n p._n