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125_o christ_n able_a to_o feed_v other_o miraculous_o be_v hungry_a himself_o page_n 38_o i_o satan_n can_v make_v gross_a idolatry_n seem_v a_o small_a moat_n page_n 203_o jerusalem_n call_v holy_a city_n five_o reason_n page_n 104_o jerusalem_n full_a of_o corruption_n yet_o call_v holy_a why_o page_n 107_o importunity_n of_o satan_n against_o christ_n and_o his_o member_n to_o draw_v they_o to_o sin_n four_o reas_fw-la page_n 180_o infirmity_n which_o christ_n take_v upon_o he_o which_o in_o three_o proposition_n page_n 38_o why_o christ_n take_v our_o infirmity_n five_o reason_n page_n 39_o infirmity_n of_o christ_n differ_v from_o we_o in_o six_o thing_n page_n 40_o induction_n to_o prove_v all_o thing_n subject_v to_o christ_n word_n page_n 242_o infallible_a judge_n of_o controveres_fw-la the_o holy_a scripture_n four_o reas_fw-la page_n 157_o incompetent_a judge_n of_o controversy_n obtrude_v by_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n four_o page_n 158_o instance_n of_o satan_n to_o 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world_n easy_o make_v a_o man_n a_o prey_n and_o spoil_v of_o satan_n five_o reason_n page_n 192_o to_o pull_v our_o heart_n from_o the_o love_n of_o the_o world_n five_o mean_n page_n 195_o four_o other_o consideration_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n page_n 194_o lie_v be_v the_o devil_n mother-tongue_n page_n 65_o a_o looking-glass_n for_o liar_n page_n 202_o lie_v a_o hateful_a sin_n for_o three_o reason_n ibid._n m._n magistrate_n governor_n not_o of_o man_n only_o but_o of_o christian_n page_n 215_o man_n tempt_v god_n two_o way_n page_n 20_o man_n tempt_v man_n three_o way_n ibid._n man_n tempt_v himself_o two_o way_n ibid._n manner_n of_o christ_n temptation_n external_a four_o reason_n page_n 48_o not_o to_o be_v present_a at_o mass_n with_o pretence_n of_o keep_v the_o heart_n to_o god_n five_o reason_n page_n 225_o mean_v estate_n best_o three_o reason_n page_n 5_o mean_n of_o fortify_v faith_n four_o page_n 56_o mean_n to_o confirm_v to_o a_o man_n self_n his_o own_o 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the_o case_n of_o godly_a and_o charitable_a use_n to_o the_o poor_a member_n of_o christ_n oh_o how_o rich_a shall_v some_o mean_a man_n be_v in_o good_a work_n if_o they_o have_v give_v that_o to_o the_o poor_a which_o they_o have_v lose_v in_o pâ—ay_n and_o who_o can_v say_v but_o one_o be_v far_o better_a far_o more_o comfortable_a than_o the_o other_o 4_o our_o virtue_n and_o grace_n be_v far_o better_o than_o any_o indifferent_a thing_n virtue_n 4_o virtue_n and_o therefore_o we_o must_v not_o lose_v these_o for_o the_o other_o against_o which_o rule_n they_o sin_n who_o in_o meat_n and_o drink_n lose_v moderation_n sobriety_n and_o temperancâ—_n and_o they_o who_o in_o apparel_n lose_v their_o humility_n and_o lowliness_n and_o they_o who_o in_o recreation_n lose_v their_o patience_n meekness_n love_n and_o peace_n and_o they_o who_o in_o marriage_n lose_v their_o chastity_n and_o holiness_n etc._n etc._n by_o all_o which_o rule_n we_o see_v hâ—w_v godliness_n take_v not_o 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