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it_o p._n 12._o three_o degree_n of_o language_n of_o god_n in_o the_o creation_n p._n 13._o why_o god_n never_o speak_v of_o himself_o in_o the_o plural_a number_n nor_o be_v ever_o bring_v in_o as_o consult_v but_o where_o it_o concern_v man_n p._n 14._o of_o the_o creation_n the_o diversity_n of_o habitation_n which_o god_n have_v give_v to_o two_o kind_n of_o creature_n which_o bear_v his_o image_n that_o be_v to_o angel_n and_o men._n p._n 18._o what_o ought_v to_o be_v gather_v from_o this_o that_o god_n impose_v name_n upon_o the_o day_n the_o night_n the_o heaven_n the_o earth_n the_o sea_n yet_o have_v give_v no_o general_a name_n to_o signify_v the_o whole_a world_n p._n 20._o whence_o come_v it_o that_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n be_v please_v with_o variety_n p._n 21._o of_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n why_o the_o scripture_n often_o name_v the_o hand_n or_o the_o arm_n of_o god_n than_o the_o heart_n of_o god_n p._n 22._o of_o the_o fundamental_a law_n of_o the_o creation_n and_o of_o the_o excellent_a instruction_n which_o issue_n from_o it_o p._n 23._o how_o many_o time_n the_o general_a order_n of_o the_o world_n have_v be_v interrupt_v since_o the_o creation_n p._n 26._o a_o example_n of_o instruction_n wherewith_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n have_v furnish_v man_n by_o creature_n most_o contemptible_a p_o 27._o whence_o come_v it_o that_o in_o divers_a dispute_n and_o dialogue_n which_o we_o read_v to_o have_v pass_v between_o god_n and_o man_n it_o seem_v without_o blasphemy_n be_v it_o speak_v that_o man_n reason_v better_a than_o god_n himself_o p._n 28._o notable_a example_n of_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n in_o the_o fatality_n of_o time_n of_o place_n and_o other_o circumstance_n p_o 30._o of_o many_o kind_n of_o scourge_n equal_o dreadful_a and_o unavoidable_a which_o ought_v to_o be_v choose_v if_o god_n shall_v leave_v the_o choice_n to_o we_o or_o which_o be_v more_o to_o be_v desire_v p._n 35._o whence_o come_v it_o that_o among_o public_a scourge_n those_o that_o pass_v the_o hand_n of_o man_n be_v more_o frequent_a more_o universal_a and_o of_o long_a continuance_n than_o those_o which_o come_v immediate_o from_o god_n p._n 37._o it_o make_v for_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n that_o there_o be_v more_o wicked_a than_o good_a man_n ibid._n the_o great_a good_a that_o god_n have_v do_v to_o the_o world_n be_v come_v to_o pass_v by_o mean_n of_o the_o great_a crime_n that_o man_n can_v commit_v p._n 39_o nature_n itself_o have_v restrain_v the_o force_n and_o ability_n of_o man_n to_o the_o end_n to_o bound_v his_o desire_n and_o the_o effect_n of_o his_o malice_n p._n 40._o of_o the_o marvellous_a providence_n of_o god_n permit_v that_o the_o righteous_a die_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o wicked_a p._n 41._o why_o in_o war_n the_o people_n of_o god_n have_v be_v often_o beat_v by_o their_o enemy_n and_o why_o a_o good_a cause_n have_v be_v overthrow_v p._n 43._o why_o god_n never_o send_v above_o one_o angel_n or_o two_o at_o most_o when_o he_o intend_v to_o destroy_v man_n and_o have_v so_o often_o send_v many_o when_o he_o intend_v to_o preserve_v one_o man_n p._n 45._o if_o man_n have_v persevere_v in_o original_a justice_n there_o have_v never_o be_v miracle_n but_o only_o of_o one_o kind_n p._n 47._o of_o jesus_n christ_n aconsideration_n of_o the_o divers_a name_n and_o title_n of_o our_o saviour_n and_o the_o difference_n that_o ought_v to_o be_v observe_v in_o express_v they_o p._n 49._o wherefore_o jesus_n who_o receive_v the_o sacrament_n as_o well_o of_o the_o one_o as_o the_o other_o testament_n have_v not_o that_o external_a anoint_v which_o be_v give_v to_o prophet_n priest_n and_o king_n p._n 54._o whence_o come_v it_o that_o divers_a discourse_n utter_v by_o jesus_n christ_n seem_v to_o be_v without_o method_n a_o admirable_a secret_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v observe_v p._n 55._o a_o conjecture_n of_o what_o our_o lord_n write_v when_o the_o pharisee_n demand_v his_o judgement_n touch_v the_o punishment_n of_o the_o adulteress_n joh._n 8._o p._n 57_o why_o god_n send_v for_o the_o forerunner_n of_o his_o son_n a_o prophet_n rather_o than_o a_o king_n and_o why_o there_o be_v no_o christian_a king_n for_o the_o space_n of_o three_o hundred_o year_n after_o the_o nativity_n of_o jesus_n christ_n p._n 60._o of_o the_o humane_a nature_n of_o jesus_n christ_n a_o excellent_a gradation_n in_o the_o four_o evangelist_n describe_v the_o genealogy_n of_o jesus_n christ_n p._n 62._o why_o the_o scripture_n give_v the_o name_n of_o antichrist_n to_o he_o that_o deni_v the_o humanity_n of_o our_o saviour_n rather_o than_o to_o he_o that_o deni_v his_o divinity_n p._n 63._o why_o jesus_n christ_n after_o his_o resurrection_n call_v himself_o no_o more_o the_o son_n of_o man_n as_o before_o time_n p._n 64._o why_o the_o most_o glorious_a miracle_n which_o our_o lord_n wrought_v be_v often_o precede_v by_o some_o action_n which_o witness_v those_o weakness_n to_o 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