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a_o discourse_n concern_v old-age_n tend_v to_o the_o instruction_n caution_n and_o comfort_n of_o age_a person_n tit._n 2._o 2_o 3._o that_o the_o age_a man_n be_v sober_a grave_a temperate_a sound_a in_o faith_n in_o charity_n in_o patience_n the_o age_a woman_n likewise_o etc._n etc._n ben_n syra_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrysost._n in_o psal._n 50._o by_o richard_n steel_n m._n a._n minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n london_n print_v by_o i._n astwood_n for_o tho._n parkhurst_n at_o the_o bible_n and_o three_o crown_n at_o the_o low_a end_n of_o cheapside_n near_o mercers-chappel_n 1688._o imprimatur_fw-la r._n m._n apr._n 10._o 1688._o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o reader_n friendly_a reader_n you_o have_v here_o a_o plain_a discourse_n concern_v old-age_n the_o design_n of_o it_o be_v to_o instruct_v to_o warn_n and_o to_o comfort_v the_o weak_a sort_n of_o ancient_a person_n among_o who_o i_o must_v place_v myself_o the_o wise_a and_o strong_a may_v 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person_n will_v interpret_v the_o rest_n in_o the_o best_a sense_n such_o ancient_n and_o modern_a author_n i_o can_v meet_v with_o etc._n as_o have_v write_v upon_o this_o subject_a i_o have_v peruse_v and_o digest_v their_o observation_n in_o their_o place_n but_o the_o scripture_n here_o produce_v be_v my_o great_a voucher_n and_o which_o i_o do_v most_o earnest_o recommend_v to_o the_o reader_n for_o they_o be_v worthy_a the_o high_a regard_n that_o the_o lord_n will_v enable_v i_o and_o you_o to_o frame_v our_o old-age_n according_a to_o these_o instruction_n be_v the_o earnest_a prayer_n of_o your_o servant_n for_o jesus_n sake_n may_v 10_o 1688._o richard_n steel_n the_o content_n chap._n i._n the_o description_n of_o old-age_n sect._n 1_o of_o the_o name_n for_o old-age_n page_n 2_o 2._o of_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o page_n 6_o 3._o of_o the_o beginning_n of_o it_o page_n 9_o 4._o of_o the_o long_a life_n of_o many_o person_n page_n 12_o chap._n ii_o the_o cause_n of_o old-age_n and_o preservative_n sect._n 1_o the_o original_a cause_n man_n sin._n page_n 18_o 2._o the_o natural_a cause_n dryness_n and_o coldness_n page_n 23_o 3._o the_o preternatural_a cause_n 1._o unwholesome_a air._n page_n 24_o 2._o disease_n page_n 25_o 3._o immoderate_a care_n and_o labour_n page_n 26_o 4._o intemperance_n page_n 28_o 5._o inordinate_a passion_n page_n 29_o 4._o preservative_n 1._o piety_n page_n 32_o 2._o sobriety_n page_n 36_o chap._n iii_o the_o sin_n and_o vice_n of_o old-age_n sect._n 1_o frowardness_n page_n 41_o 2._o loquacity_n page_n 45_o 3._o envy_n page_n 50_o 4._o arrogance_n page_n 54_o 5._o covetousness_n page_n 57_o 6._o also_o 1._o craftiness_n page_n 69_o 2._o unteachableness_n page_n 70_o 3._o implacableness_n page_n 72_o 4._o speculative_a wickedness_n page_n 74_o chap._n iu_o the_o grace_n and_o virtue_n of_o old-age_n sect._n 1_o knowledge_n page_n 79_o 2._o faith._n page_n 85_o 3._o wisdom_n page_n 91_o 4._o patience_n page_n 98_o 5._o steadfastness_n page_n 106_o 6._o temperance_n page_n 113_o 7._o love._n page_n 120_o chap._n v._o the_o inconvenience_n or_o misery_n of_o old-age_n general_o out_o of_o eccles._n 12._o page_n 129_o particular_o sect._n 1_o it_o be_v deprive_v of_o pleasure_n page_n 133_o 2._o strength_n and_o beauty_n decrease_v page_n 139_o 3._o faculty_n weaken_v page_n 145_o 4._o sense_n decay_v page_n 151_o 5._o distemper_n and_o pain_n page_n 158_o 6._o break_a with_o cross_n page_n 164_o 7._o attend_v with_o contempt_n page_n 171_o 8._o disable_v from_o service_n page_n 176_o 9_o unfit_a for_o religious_a exercise_n page_n 181_o 10._o terrify_v with_o the_o approach_n of_o death_n page_n 186_o chap._n vi_o the_o privilege_n and_o comfort_n of_o old-age_n sect._n 1_o it_o be_v great_a in_o authority_n page_n 196_o 2._o rich_a in_o experience_n page_n 200_o 3._o free_a from_o sin._n page_n 206_o 4._o proner_n to_o piety_n page_n 211_o 5._o riper_n in_o its_o fruit_n page_n 217_o 6._o worthy_a of_o respect_n page_n 221_o 7._o further_o from_o the_o world._n page_n 226_o 8._o near_o to_o heaven_n page_n 232_o chap._n vii_o the_o work_n and_o business_n of_o old-age_n sect._n 1_o repentance_n of_o their_o sin_n page_n 241_o 2._o obtain_v assurance_n page_n 251_o 3._o prayer_n and_o praise_n page_n 259_o 4._o instruction_n of_o the_o young_a page_n 267_o 5._o watchfulness_n against_o the_o temptation_n 1._o of_o discontentedness_n of_o mind_n page_n 274_o 2._o of_o hardness_n and_o security_n of_o heart_n page_n 276_o 3._o of_o slothfulness_n of_o spirit_n page_n 278_o 4._o of_o expectation_n of_o long_a life_n page_n 283_o 6._o providence_n for_o posterity_n page_n 287_o 7._o mortification_n 1._o to_o sin._n page_n 292_o 2._o to_o the_o world._n page_n 296_o 8._o lay_v up_o a_o treasure_n in_o heaven_n page_n 299_o 9_o meditation_n on_o death_n and_o eternity_n page_n 307_o 10._o perseverance_n 1._o in_o do_v page_n 316_o 2._o in_o suffer_v the_o will_n of_o god._n page_n 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