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aught_o to_o walk_v and_o tread_v in_o his_o step_n these_o thing_n be_v the_o subject_a matter_n of_o the_o ensue_a discourse_n may_v all_o who_o be_v call_v christian_n study_n jesus_n christ_n the_o little_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o reason_n of_o man_n be_v much_o cry_v up_o in_o this_o age_n may_v we_o much_o more_o adore_v the_o infinite_a word_n and_o wisdom_n of_o god_n the_o temper_n of_o st._n bernard_n may_v be_v recommend_v to_o all_o si_fw-mi scribas_fw-la non_fw-la sapit_fw-la mihi_fw-la nisi_fw-la legero_fw-la ibi_fw-la jesum_fw-la si_fw-la dispute_v aut_fw-la conferas_fw-la non_fw-la sapit_fw-la mihi_fw-la nisi_fw-la sonuerit_fw-la ibi_fw-la jesus_n the_o devout_a father_n can_v not_o relish_v any_o thing_n but_o jesus_n christ_n may_v our_o heart_n ever_o burn_v and_o be_v inflame_v with_o love_n to_o he_o in_o who_o be_v hide_v all_o the_o treasure_n of_o wisdom_n and_o knowledge_n may_v we_o desire_v none_o but_o christ_n non_fw-la aliud_fw-la praeter_fw-la illum_fw-la non_fw-la aliud_fw-la tanquam_fw-la illum_fw-la non_fw-la aliud_fw-la post_fw-la illum_fw-la nothing_o beside_o he_o nothing_o like_o he_o nothing_o after_o he_o this_o be_v the_o scope_n of_o my_o book_n if_o it_o profit_n or_o do_v good_a to_o any_o it_o be_v enough_o and_o as_o much_o as_o be_v desire_v by_o he_o who_o be_v a_o lover_n of_o truth_n edw._n polhill_n jan._n 21._o 1677._o the_o content_n chap._n i._n a_o short_a view_n of_o god_n allsufficiency_n and_o condescension_n in_o reveal_v himself_o p._n 1_o 2._o the_o various_a way_n of_o manifestation_n in_o the_o make_n of_o the_o world_n and_o man_n p._n 3_o 4_o 5_o 6._o after_o the_o fall_n in_o the_o moral_a law_n and_o in_o type_n and_o shadow_n p._n 7._o last_o and_o above_o all_o in_o and_z by_o jesus_n christ_n p._n 8._o chap._n ii_o christ_n consider_v as_o a_o prophet_n and_o a_o speculum_fw-la p._n 9_o the_o divine_a attribute_n shine_v in_o he_o particular_o wisdom_n p._n 10._o the_o obstacle_n of_o 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