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earthly_a in_o spiritual_a thing_n 15_o 8_o when_o they_o pass_v by_o great_a difficulty_n about_o earthly_a matter_n and_o they_o seem_v little_a to_o they_o ibid._n 9_o when_o they_o conceive_v of_o the_o most_o heavenly_a truth_n in_o a_o earthly_a way_n page_n 17_o chap._n iii_o fourteen_o evil_n of_o earthly-mindedness_a 1_o it_o be_v adultery_n 20_o 2_o it_o be_v idolatry_n ibid._n object_n what_o idolatry_n be_v there_o in_o it_o answ_n 1_o they_o depart_v from_o god_n 22_o 2_o they_o choose_v rather_o to_o make_v the_o earth_n to_o be_v their_o god_n than_o the_o infinite_a first-being_a of_o all_o thing_n ibid._n 3_o it_o be_v enmity_n against_o god_n 23_o 4_o it_o be_v opposite_a and_o contrary_a to_o the_o work_n of_o grace_n 24_o 1_o before_o conversion_n 1_o to_o the_o call_v of_o conversion_n 26_o 2_o to_o the_o soul_n answer_v to_o this_o call_v ibid._n 3_o to_o the_o resign_v up_o of_o the_o soul_n to_o god_n as_o the_o chief_a good_a 26_o 2_o after_o conversion_n to_o 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ibid._n 5_o they_o may_v despise_v some_o earthly_a thing_n ibid._n convincement_n 1_o when_o a_o man_n rest_v upon_o earthly_a prop_n for_o the_o good_a he_o do_v expect_v 54_o convincement_n 2_o when_o man_n make_v most_o provision_n for_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o world_n for_o themselves_o and_o their_o child_n 55_o convincement_n 3_o when_o a_o man_n can_v be_v content_a with_o a_o slight_a assurance_n of_o heavenly_a thing_n but_o never_o think_v he_o sure_a enough_o for_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o earth_n 56_o convincement_n 4_o when_o he_o be_v content_v with_o a_o little_a sanctification_n but_o in_o thing_n of_o this_o world_n will_v sâ—ill_o have_v more_o and_o more_o page_n 58_o convincement_n 5_o when_o they_o be_v very_o wise_a in_o matter_n of_o the_o world_n but_o very_o weak_a in_o spiritual_a 59_o convincement_n 6_o when_o their_o discourse_n be_v of_o the_o world_n 60_o convincement_n 7_o when_o spiritual_a thing_n must_v give_v way_n to_o earthliness_n 61_o convincement_n 8_o when_o they_o care_v not_o how_o it_o be_v with_o the_o church_n so_o it_o be_v well_o with_o they_o in_o thing_n of_o the_o world_n ibid._n convincement_n 7_o when_o the_o more_o spiritual_a a_o truth_n be_v the_o less_o it_o take_v with_o their_o heart_n 63_o chap._n iu_o reason_n of_o man_n earthly-mindedness_a 1_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o earth_n appear_v real_a to_o they_o but_o heavenly_a thing_n be_v but_o a_o notion_n 64_o 2_o they_o look_v upon_o they_o as_o the_o present_a necessary_a thing_n ibid._n 3_o these_o thing_n be_v most_o suitable_a to_o man_n heart_n 65_o 4_o they_o have_v a_o very_a fair_a show_n to_o the_o flesh_n ib._n 5_o man_n natural_o know_v no_o better_a thing_n 66_o 6_o there_o be_v earthly_a principle_n continual_o drop_v into_o man_n by_o converse_v with_o other_o man_n of_o the_o earth_n ibid._n 7_o the_o sensible_a experience_n they_o have_v of_o their_o sweetness_n page_n 67_o chap._n v._o consideration_n to_o take_v off_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n from_o earthly-mindedness_a consideration_n 1_o if_o thou_o can_v possess_v all_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o earth_n there_o be_v not_o so_o much_o good_a in_o they_o as_o to_o countervail_v the_o evil_n of_o one_o sin_n 68_o consideration_n 2_o the_o chief_a thing_n of_o the_o earth_n have_v be_v and_o be_v the_o portion_n of_o reprobate_n ibid._n consideration_n 3_o god_n have_v make_v man_n for_o high_a thing_n than_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o earth_n 69_o consideration_n 4._o the_o soul_n of_o a_o man_n be_v of_o too_o high_a a_o birth_n to_o have_v the_o strength_n of_o it_o spend_v about_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o earth_n 70_o consideration_n 5._o all_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v uncertain_a 71_o consideration_n 6._o consider_v what_o have_v become_v of_o such_o man_n in_o former_a age_n 72_o consideration_n 7._o how_o short_a thy_o time_n be_v in_o this_o world_n page_n 73_o consid_n 8._o a_o little_a will_v serve_v the_o turn_n to_o carry_v we_o 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