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the_o hazard_n of_o your_o honour_n and_o my_o own_o reputation_n and_o upon_o mature_a consideration_n i_o think_v it_o more_o adviseable_a rather_o to_o let_v people_n say_v you_o have_v prefer_v one_o who_o be_v little_a deserve_v of_o your_o favour_n than_o one_o who_o be_v not_o enough_o sensible_a of_o they_o as_o to_o these_o paper_n which_o i_o have_v thus_o venture_v abroad_o part_v of_o they_o be_v compose_v a_o considerable_a time_n ago_o under_o a_o indisposition_n of_o body_n i_o then_o have_v when_o i_o find_v myself_o uncapable_a of_o severe_a study_n and_o when_o the_o bend_v of_o my_o thought_n be_v altogether_o this_o way_n the_o rest_n be_v fit_v up_o at_o my_o leisure_n since_o if_o they_o shall_v be_v in_o any_o way_n serviceable_a to_o the_o world_n which_o consider_v the_o dissolutenss_n of_o the_o age_n stand_v in_o need_n enough_o of_o such_o treatise_n i_o shall_v praise_v god_n hearty_o for_o it_o or_o it_o will_v content_v i_o only_o to_o have_v use_v my_o endeavour_n and_o to_o testify_v the_o abundant_a thankfulness_n of_o your_o honour_n most_o humble_a most_o oblige_a and_o most_o dutiful_a servant_n william_n nicholls_n the_o content_n chap._n i._n what_o be_v mean_v by_o a_o contempt_n of_o the_o world_n pag._n 1_o it_o be_v not_o a_o moral_a virtue_n 3_o the_o scripture_n notion_n of_o it_o 4_o chap._n ii_o of_o the_o usual_a mistake_v concern_v the_o contempt_n of_o the_o world_n 6_o that_o a_o contempt_n of_o the_o world_n do_v not_o consist_v in_o call_v thing_n by_o odious_a name_n and_o give_v they_o ill_a representation_n 6_o it_o do_v not_o consist_v in_o censoriousness_n 10_o nor_o in_o ill_a nature_a reflection_n 15_o it_o be_v not_o the_o peevishness_n of_o old_a age_n 18_o it_o be_v not_o a_o aversion_n occasion_v by_o sickness_n and_o indisposition_n of_o body_n 23_o nor_n by_o discontent_n 25_o chap._n iii_o in_o what_o a_o true_a contempt_n of_o the_o world_n do_v consist_v p._n 30_o sect_n i._o that_o a_o contempt_n of_o the_o world_n do_v consist_v in_o christian_a magnanimity_n or_o greatness_n of_o mind_n 30_o the_o old_a philosophical_a magnanimity_n be_v nothing_o but_o pride_n and_o singularity_n 31_o this_o magnanimity_n be_v ground_v 1._o upon_o the_o dignity_n of_o our_o call_v 32_o 2._o on_o the_o honour_n of_o our_o founder_n 34_o 3._o upon_o the_o excellent_a rule_n of_o our_o religion_n 36_o 4._o upon_o the_o greatness_n of_o our_o reward_n 37_o sect_n ii_o that_o a_o contempt_n of_o the_o world_n do_v consist_v in_o be_v content_a 40_o the_o notion_n of_o contentedness_n 41_o that_o we_o shall_v not_o trust_v in_o riches_n 42_o that_o we_o shall_v not_o fear_v the_o loss_n of_o our_o riches_n 45_o that_o we_o shall_v not_o grieve_v at_o the_o loss_n of_o riches_n 47_o that_o we_o shall_v not_o repine_v in_o low_a circumstance_n 50_o that_o we_o shall_v not_o eager_o desire_v great_a riches_n 54_o answer_n to_o the_o miser_n apology_n 60_o sect_n iii_o that_o a_o contempt_n of_o the_o world_n do_v consist_v in_o be_v temperate_a 62_o of_o abstinence_n 64_o which_o consist_v in_o not_o eat_v over_o much_o of_o our_o ordinary_a food_n 65_o in_o not_o make_v our_o constant_a food_n of_o the_o most_o delicious_a meat_n 69_o in_o not_o feed_v upon_o thing_n which_o supply_v extraordinary_a nourishment_n 72_o in_o observe_v the_o duty_n of_o fast_v 73_o of_o sobriety_n 75_o that_o a_o man_n shall_v not_o drink_v to_o intemperance_n or_o to_o a_o loss_n of_o his_o reason_n 75_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o make_v other_o drink_v 77_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o spend_v too_o much_o time_n in_o drink_v 79_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o drink_v at_o unseasonable_a hour_n 80_o nor_o spend_v too_o much_o money_n 81_o of_o chastity_n 83_o that_o we_o shall_v avoid_v all_o unclean_a action_n whatsoever_o in_o a_o unmarried_a state_n ibid._n because_o they_o be_v to_o the_o disparagement_n of_o our_o nature_n 84_o contrary_a to_o the_o design_n of_o matrimony_n 85_o and_o to_o god_n word_n â—â—_o answer_v to_o the_o libertine_n 〈…〉_o fornication_n â—â—_o that_o we_o shall_v preserve_v the_o marriage_n 〈…〉_o â—â—filed_v 90_o the_o wickedness_n of_o the_o adulterer_n 92_o of_o the_o adulterous_a husband_n 93_o of_o the_o adulterous_a wife_n 95_o that_o chastity_n do_v consist_v in_o a_o modest_a behaviour_n 96_o the_o origin_n of_o pudicity_fw-la 97_o reflection_n on_o the_o immodesty_n of_o the_o age._n 99_o sect_n iv_o that_o a_o contempt_n of_o the_o world_n do_v consist_v in_o be_v humble_a 100_o that_o we_o shall_v retain_v the_o mean_a thought_n we_o possible_o can_v of_o ourselves_o in_o respect_n of_o god_n 101_o that_o we_o shall_v not_o be_v proud_a of_o god_n gift_n 106_o that_o we_o shall_v not_o seek_v after_o punctilio_n of_o honour_n title_n precedency_n etc._n etc._n 113_o that_o we_o shall_v not_o affect_v thing_n above_o our_o ability_n and_o circumstance_n 115_o that_o we_o shall_v diligent_o obey_v and_o respect_v our_o superior_n 119_o that_o 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