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a_o journal_n or_o diary_n be_v compound_v and_o first_o national_n and_o public_a 14_o 1._o take_v notice_n what_o governor_n have_v rule_v over_o we_o ibid._n 2._o what_o religion_n be_v by_o such_o countenance_v 16_o 3._o how_o variable_a the_o condition_n of_o the_o time_n have_v be_v 19_o 4._o what_o remarkable_a judgemint_v god_n have_v inflict_v upon_o notorious_a offender_n 22_o 5._o what_o the_o national_n sin_n for_o the_o present_a generation_n may_v be_v it_o be_v good_a to_o know_v that_o 25_o some_o time_n have_v be_v more_o notorious_a for_o drunkenness_n 26_o some_o for_o swear_v 27_o some_o for_o pride_n and_o ambition_n 28_o our_o generation_n as_o some_o think_v most_o guilty_a of_o contention_n 30_o some_o think_v hypotrisie_n 33_o some_o think_v apostasy_n ibid._n enâ—â—ity_n against_o the_o kingly_a government_n of_o christ_n in_o his_o church_n be_v the_o sin_n of_o this_o age_n 39_o chap._n iii_o what_o personal_a and_o private_a passage_n of_o providence_n those_o be_v which_o ought_v to_o be_v record_v in_o our_o journal_n or_o diary_n 48_o 1._o keep_v a_o account_n of_o our_o conversion_n ib._n 2._o of_o all_o divine_a assistance_n either_o for_o the_o do_v of_o that_o which_o be_v require_v or_o the_o bear_n of_o such_o evil_n as_o be_v inflict_v 51_o 3._o all_o deliverance_n from_o danger_n 55_o 4._o all_o the_o man_n and_o mean_n god_n have_v use_v for_o our_o good_a 58_o 5._o all_o the_o return_n of_o our_o prayer_n 62_o chap._n iu_o the_o manner_n how_o a_o journal_n or_o diary_n be_v to_o be_v use_v and_o first_o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v by_o way_n of_o observation_n 66_o 1._o labour_v to_o see_v and_o observe_v god_n in_o all_o thing_n 66_o 2._o labour_v to_o see_v and_o observe_v all_o thing_n in_o god_n 70_o 3._o observe_v the_o way_n and_o mean_n by_o which_o all_o good_a thing_n be_v convey_v to_o we_o 74_o 1._o by_o christ_n saving_o 75_o 2._o by_o the_o promise_n certain_o 79_o 3._o by_o the_o creature_n sensible_o 85_o 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to_o other_o what_o god_n have_v do_v for_o you_o to_o provoke_v they_o to_o bless_v god_n with_o you_o and_o for_o you_o 148_o chap._n vii_o a_o use_n of_o exhortation_n wherein_o christian_n be_v persuade_v to_o keep_v such_o a_o journal_n or_o diary_n 150_o direction_n to_o further_a this_o work_n 151_o 1._o often_o remember_v your_o sinful_a estate_n 152_o 2._o remember_v your_o low_a &_o poor_a estate_n 155_o 3._o labour_v to_o understand_v every_o mercy_n aright_o 156_o 4._o take_v notice_n of_o the_o act_n of_o god_n while_o they_o be_v new_a 158_o 5._o love_v the_o lord_n for_o his_o goodness_n 161_o chap._n viii_o argument_n propound_v that_o may_v provoke_v christian_n to_o keep_v such_o a_o
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