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earth_n must_v join_v to_o make_v up_o a_o absolute_a compositum_fw-la observe_v then_o both_o god_n and_o man_n the_o act_n of_o providence_n towards_o and_o of_o virtue_n in_o a_o nation_n and_o thou_o may_v foretell_v whether_o it_o will_v be_v well_o or_o ill_a with_o they_o without_o go_v to_o a_o conjuror_n or_o any_o stargazing_a mountebank_n farewell_n the_o content_n chap_n 1._o that_o there_o be_v by_o nature_n in_o all_o man_n a_o inquisitive_a desire_n after_o the_o knowledge_n of_o futurity_n the_o reason_n of_o this_o the_o mean_n by_o which_o they_o have_v attempt_v it_o chap._n 2._o that_o there_o be_v a_o way_n lead_v to_o this_o knowledge_n and_o what_o it_o be_v chap._n 3._o this_o may_v confirm_v by_o reason_n and_o example_n chap._n 4._o a_o admonition_n to_o some_o among_o we_o chap._n 5._o how_o england_n become_v a_o commonwealth_n and_o what_o may_v be_v expect_v from_o such_o a_o beginning_n chap._n 6._o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o rome_n and_o the_o cause_n of_o its_o growth_n chap._n 7._o a_o parallel_n chap._n 8._o of_o providence_n and_o virtue_n and_o the_o concurrence_n of_o second_o cause_n chap._n 9_o of_o the_o roman_a piety_n the_o evil_a and_o danger_n of_o mock_n thansgiving_n chap._n 10._o piety_n and_o valour_n not_o inconsistent_a piety_n reward_v in_o heathen_n impiety_n punish_v chap._n 11._o religion_n ingraft_v in_o man_n heart_n by_o nature_n chap._n 12._o the_o outward_a mean_n to_o be_v use_v minister_n encourage_v and_o maintain_v the_o christian_a magistrate_n duty_n chap._n 13._o religion_n not_o to_o be_v make_v a_o stalk_a horse_n to_o ambition_n or_o avarice_n chap._n 14._o the_o benefit_n of_o human_a learning_n and_o some_o objection_n answer_v chap._n 15._o a_o answer_n to_o some_o objection_n in_o a_o book_n entitle_v the_o saint_n guide_n chap._n 16._o the_o abuse_n of_o learn_v no_o argument_n against_o the_o use_n of_o it_o chap._n 17._o the_o mischief_n of_o ignorance_n chap._n 18._o 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