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2._o 3._o the_o rule_n of_o god_n deal_v with_o the_o refuser_n of_o his_o mercy_n upon_o which_o be_v ground_v the_o whole_a method_n of_o the_o treatise_n in_o these_o 3_o particular_n 1._o ingentia_fw-la beneficia_fw-la 2._o ingentia_fw-la flagitia_fw-la 3._o ingentia_fw-la supplicia_fw-la p._n 4_o whence_o be_v raise_v 3_o suitable_a doctrine_n 1._o gospel_n salvation_n be_v great_a salvation_n 2._o set_v light_n by_o this_o great_a salvation_n be_v great_a sin_n 3._o the_o neglect_n of_o this_o great_a salvation_n bring_v great_a damnation_n 1._o doct._n prove_v and_o make_v plain_a p._n 5_o 1._o by_o compare_v it_o with_o salvation_n by_o the_o law_n 2._o by_o compare_v it_o with_o the_o old_a test_n manifestation_n 3._o by_o compare_v it_o with_o temporal_a deliverance_n p._n 5_o it_o be_v also_o prove_v by_o improve_n the_o text_n in_o its_o elegant_a climax_n or_o gradation_n 3_o story_n high_a 1._o salvation_n 2._o great_a salvation_n 3._o so_o great_a salvation_n 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holy_a ghost_n p._n 41._o etc._n etc._n the_o other_o subord_fw-fr nate_fw-fr mean_v lay_v down_o in_o 2_o pair_n the_o 1_o pair_n be_v 1._o grace_n 2._o duty_n p._n 45._o &_o 46._o the_o 2_o pair_n be_v 1._o ordinance_n 2._o providence_n p._n 47_o &_o 48._o etc._n etc._n 1._o use_v of_o consideration_n 1._o what_o it_o be_v 2._o how_o great_a it_o be_v p._n 51._o to_o 54._o 2._o use_v of_o proclamation_n p._n 54._o 55._o 56._o 3._o use_v of_o reproof_n p._n 57_o to_o 65._o 4._o use_v of_o consolation_n p._n 65._o to_o 70._o 5._o use_v of_o exhortation_n p._n 70._o to_o 77._o 2_o doctrine_n set_v light_n by_o this_o great_a salvation_n be_v great_a sin_n p._n 79._o 1_o positive_o great_a p._n 84_o to_o 88_o 2_o comparative_o great_a than_o other_o p._n 88_o to_o 95._o 3_o superlative_o the_o great_a p._n 95._o 1_o reason_n because_o a_o accumulate_v sin_n p_o 95._o prove_v to_o be_v so_o because_o it_o be_v a_o refuse_v of_o christ_n in_o all_o his_o office_n as_o p_o 98._o 1_o his_o 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