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treatise_n and_o shall_v ever_o be_v thâ—â—â—rnest_a petition_n of_o your_o die_a friend_n 〈…〉_o right_n honourable_a your_o honour_n most_o devote_a servant_n laurence_n aeson_n a_o guide_n to_o salvation_n first_o part_n the_o importance_n of_o man_n salvation_n manifest_v by_o divers_a motive_n and_o consideration_n it_o be_v a_o observation_n of_o st._n bonaventure_n that_o there_o be_v two_o thing_n which_o god_n do_v allow_v which_o be_v the_o creation_n and_o conservation_n of_o the_o world_n there_o be_v one_o which_o be_v the_o work_n of_o man_n alone_o and_o that_o be_v sin_n to_o the_o production_n of_o which_o god_n do_v not_o formal_o concur_v as_o the_o psalmist_n affirm_v of_o he_o psal_n 44_o in_o these_o word_n he_o love_v justice_n and_o detest_v iniquity_n and_o therefore_o be_v far_o from_o be_v the_o author_n and_o cause_n of_o it_o there_o be_v yet_o a_o three_o thing_n which_o god_n and_o man_n work_v together_o which_o be_v our_o salvation_n for_o the_o obtain_n 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this_o you_o have_v do_v all_o if_o you_o miscarry_v in_o this_o all_o be_v lose_v though_o you_o shall_v gain_v the_o whole_a world_n by_o it_o chap._n ii_o contain_v the_o manner_n how_o we_o must_v behave_v ourselves_o in_o procure_v our_o salvation_n he_o who_o desire_v any_o thing_n efficacious_o labour_v to_o obtain_v it_o serious_o diligent_o and_o with_o perseverance_n which_o be_v the_o three_o condition_n to_o be_v observe_v in_o this_o work_n of_o our_o salvation_n the_o first_o manner_n or_o condition_n we_o must_v labour_v in_o it_o serious_o according_a to_o the_o example_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n who_o out_o of_o zeal_n to_o convert_v the_o samaritan_n woman_n travel_v half_o a_o day_n in_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n with_o great_a weariness_n and_o thirst_n to_o be_v at_o the_o place_n whither_o she_o be_v to_o come_v to_o meet_v with_o a_o opportune_a occasion_n for_o her_o conversion_n to_o make_v of_o another_o sinner_n a_o penitent_a he_o go_v to_o a_o 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