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the_o incarnation_n 42_o the_o four_o prerogative_n chap._n viii_o of_o another_o kind_n of_o society_n and_o union_n of_o jesus_n christ_n with_o christian_n by_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o eucharist_n 47_o chap._n ix_o the_o design_n of_o jesus_n christ_n upon_o christian_n in_o this_o most_o high_a sacrament_n of_o the_o eucharist_n 53_o the_o second_o part_n wherein_o be_v propose_v the_o sundry_a motive_n which_o oblige_v christian_n to_o perfection_n chap._n i._n the_o obligation_n that_o we_o have_v to_o acquire_v true_a virtue_n wherein_o consist_v the_o life_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o inward_a life_n of_o a_o christian._n 65_o chap._n ii_o that_o the_o possession_n of_o god_n be_v the_o end_n of_o a_o christian_a life_n whereto_o we_o can_v arrive_v but_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o jesus_n christ._n 73_o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o practice_n and_o mean_n whereby_o we_o may_v arrive_v to_o the_o possession_n of_o god_n of_o his_o grace_n and_o spirit_n 78_o the_o first_o motive_n chap._n iu._n that_o by_o creation_n man_n be_v oblige_v to_o tend_v to_o this_o perfection_n and_o to_o resign_v himself_o too_o god_n 84_o the_o second_o motive_n chap._n v._o that_o man_n in_o as_o much_o as_o he_o be_v a_o sinner_n and_o the_o child_n of_o adam_n be_v oblige_v to_o seek_v god_n as_o the_o only_a remedy_n to_o his_o evil_n 91_o chap._n vi_o of_o the_o state_n of_o man_n after_o the_o sin_n of_o adam_n and_o of_o the_o need_n he_o have_v of_o his_o god_n 99_o the_o three_o motive_n chap._n vii_o that_o a_o christian_a be_v a_o member_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o as_o such_o he_o must_v be_v rule_v by_o the_o spirit_n and_o live_v the_o life_n of_o jesus_n christ._n 108_o chap._n viii_o practice_n to_o help_v a_o christian_n to_o live_v in_o subjection_n to_o grace_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o jesus_n 115_o the_o four_o motive_n chap._n ix_o that_o this_o precept_n to_o love_n god_n do_v oblige_v we_o to_o perfection_n and_o make_v we_o go_v out_o of_o 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which_o hinder_v it_o 163_o the_o first_o disposition_n chap._n v._o of_o the_o spirit_n of_o faith_n and_o the_o necessity_n thereof_o 169_o chap._n vi_o of_o the_o use_n of_o faith_n and_o how_o we_o may_v practise_v it_o 176_o chap._n vii_o of_o the_o effect_n that_o faith_n produce_v in_o our_o soul_n and_o of_o the_o esteem_n of_o god_n 184_o the_o second_o disposition_n chap._n viii_o of_o humility_n and_o the_o mean_n to_o obtain_v it_o 192_o chap._n ix_o of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o ourselves_o 197_o the_o three_o disposition_n chap._n x._o of_o a_o effectual_a desire_n to_o be_v god_n 204_o the_o four_o disposition_n chap._n xi_o of_o the_o purity_n of_o the_o hearth_n 208_o the_o five_o disposition_n chap._n xii_o of_o self-denial_n and_o the_o necessity_n thereof_o 220_o chap._n xiii_o what_o abnegation_n be_v and_o the_o mean_n to_o attain_v it_o 227_o the_o abridgement_n of_o the_o three_o part._n chap._n fourteen_o treat_v of_o the_o dependence_n of_o the_o 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chap._n vii_o of_o the_o fidelity_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o of_o its_o necessity_n in_o the_o way_n of_o grace_n and_o the_o action_n of_o a_o christian._n 298_o chap._n viii_o of_o infidelity_n to_o grace_n and_o how_o a_o man_n ought_v to_o live_v in_o his_o vocation_n 306_o ch._n ix_o how_o the_o christian_n ought_v to_o comport_v himself_o in_o the_o exterior_a use_n of_o all_o thing_n 314_o chap._n x._o of_o suffering_n and_o the_o esteem_n we_o ought_v to_o have_v of_o they_o 260_o chap._n xi_o how_o the_o fear_n of_o suffer_v draw_v we_o from_o the_o way_n of_o perfection_n 336_o chap._n xii_o of_o the_o disposition_n wherewith_o we_o must_v bear_v suffering_n and_o all_o the_o adversity_n of_o humane_a life_n 346_o chap._n xiii_o how_o we_o ought_v to_o suffer_v in_o the_o spirit_n of_o christianity_n 356_o chap._n fourteen_o that_o we_o must_v suffer_v out_o of_o a_o zeal_n to_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n 367_o chap._n xv._n the_o continuance_n of_o the_o precedent_a chapter_n 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