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A46794 The Christian tutor, or, A free and rational discourse of the sovereign good and happiness of man, and the infallible way of attaining it, especially in the practice of Christian religion written in a letter of advice to Mr. James King in the East-Indies / by Henry Jenkes ... ; and now published for the benefit of all others. Jenkes, Henry, d. 1697.; King, James. 1683 (1683) Wing J628; ESTC R1916 24,940 82

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p._n 7_o sect._n iu._n of_o the_o infallible_a way_n of_o attain_v it_o p._n 8_o sect._n v._n in_o the_o general_n way_n p._n 9_o 1._o by_o love_v god_n p._n 10_o the_o best_a expression_n of_o that_o love_n p._n 11_o 2._o by_o love_v our_o neighbour_n p._n 12_o the_o principal_a part_n or_o act_n of_o this_o love_n be_v two_o ibid._n 1._o to_o wrong_v no_o man_n ibid._n 2._o to_o do_v man_n all_o the_o good_a we_o can_v p._n 13_o instance_n of_o it_o ibid._n our_o particular_a behaviour_n towards_o our_o superior_n equal_n &_o inferior_n p._n 14_o 3._o by_o love_v ourselves_o p._n 16_o this_o love_n consist_v in_o two_o thing_n p._n 17_o 1._o in_o deny_v ourselves_o in_o something_n ibid._n what_o these_o thing_n be_v ibid._n 2._o in_o make_v much_o of_o ourselves_o in_o some_o other_o thing_n p._n 18_o what_o those_o thing_n be_v be_v here_o declare_v as_o for_o instance_n p._n 19_o 1._o the_o good_a health_n of_o the_o body_n ibid._n the_o best_a rule_n for_o that_o ibid._n 2._o the_o perfection_n of_o the_o mind_n p._n 20_o 1._o useful_a knowledge_n ibid._n a_o account_n of_o some_o of_o the_o best_a book_n p._n 21_o a_o account_n of_o the_o best_a book_n in_o christian_a religion_n ibid._n another_o account_n of_o the_o best_a book_n in_o geography_n and_o history_n p._n 26_o a_o account_n of_o some_o book_n that_o vindicate_v and_o defend_v the_o church_n of_o england_n p._n 31_o a_o far_a account_n of_o some_o other_o good_a book_n in_o philosophy_n and_o mathematics_n p._n 32_o some_o direction_n concern_v reading_n and_o the_o right_a use_n of_o good_a book_n p._n 36_o the_o first_o direction_n ibid._n the_o second_o direction_n p._n 37_o the_o three_o direction_n ibid._n the_o four_o direction_n p._n 38_o the_o author_n be_v political_a compass_n p._n 43_o 2._o virtuous_a practice_n p._n 46_o especial_o the_o due_a government_n of_o our_o thought_n and_o passion_n ibid._n 1._o the_o government_n of_o our_o thought_n p._n 47_o the_o true_a way_n of_o 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