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catechism_n proper_a to_o be_v read_v by_o all_o young_a person_n in_o order_n to_o their_o understanding_n the_o whole_a frame_n and_o tenor_n of_o the_o christian_a region_n and_o to_o their_o be_v due_o prepare_v for_o confirmation_n with_o devotion_n preparatory_a to_o that_o apostolic_a and_o useful_a ordinance_n to_o which_o be_v add_v a_o appendix_n be_v a_o method_n of_o family_n religion_n by_o tho._n bray_n d._n d._n print_a for_o w._n hawes_n at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o rose_n in_o ludgate-street_n lavie_n continue_v c._n 34._o n._n 3._o ibid._n c._n 2._o p._n 21._o ibid._n c._n 34._o ib._n p._n 598_o 601._o acta_fw-la lipsica_fw-la mensae_fw-la jan._n 16â—â—_n p._n 3._o pref._n apol._n p._n 188._o ib._n p._n 192._o ib._n p._n 193._o ib._n p._n 197._o pref._n n._n 28._o tom._n 3._o c._n 11._o n._n 16._o ibid._n c._n 12._o p._n 21._o ibid._n c._n 17._o p._n 340._o tom._n 4._o chap._n 16._o p._n 379._o tom._n 7._o c._n 3._o p._n 92._o preface_n to_o the_o english_a reader_n p._n 21._o m._n corte's_n pref._n p._n 43._o ib._n p._n 17._o ib._n p._n 41._o ib._n p._n 44._o 45._o ibid._n ib._n p._n 46._o ib._n p._n 41._o ib._n p._n 33._o ib._n p._n 21._o ib._n p._n 13._o ib._n p._n 19_o ib._n p._n 46_o 47._o pref_n p._n 47._o luk._n 10._o 20._o ecclus._n 44._o 1_o ps._n 51._o 5._o 1_o k._n 8._o 46._o job_n 14._o 4._o joh._n 3._o 6._o 1_o joh._n 1._o 18._o 1_o joh._n 1._o 8._o judas_n 16._o see_v causabon_n his_o treatise_n of_o enthusiasm_n and_o burton_n of_o religious_a melancholy_n serm._n xv._n on_o 1_o tim._n 5._o 23._o vi_o can._n apost_n iii_o can._n con._n chalce_v novel_a just._n 123._o 1_o tim._n 4._o 12._o light_n of_o the_o world_n pref._n p._n 14._o la_fw-fr vie_n contin_n c._n 2._o '_o la_fw-fr parole_fw-fr de_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr n._n 3._o la_fw-fr vie_n exterieure_fw-fr §._o 4._o light_n of_o the_o world_n pref._n p._n 14._o la_fw-fr vie_n exeunt_n §_o 6._o p._n 148._o la_fw-fr vie_n cont._n c._n 2._o p._n 20._o luke_n 2._o 51._o la_fw-fr parole_fw-fr de_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr n._n 8._o p._n 5._o la_fw-fr vie_n exeunt_n §._o 6._o la_fw-fr parole_fw-fr de_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr n._n 91._o p._n 62._o 1_o cor._n 6._o 7._o la_fw-fr vie_n cont._n c._n 12._o ibid._n c._n 22._o dictionaire_a hist._n &_o critic_n per_fw-la m._n bail_n ibid._n 2_o tim._n 2._o 4._o light_n of_o the_o world_n pref._n p._n 44._o see_v enquiry_n into_o the_o nature_n etc._n etc._n of_o christian_a faith_n part_n 2._o p._n 121._o mat._n xxiv_o 24._o deut._n xviii_o 22._o light_n of_o the_o world_n coâ—f_n 2._o part_n 1._o p._n 17._o la_fw-fr vie_n cont._n c._n 19_o p._n 275._o light_n of_o the_o world_n part_v 1._o p._n 144._o la_fw-fr vie_n cont._n c._n 34._o p._n 580._o la_fw-fr vie_n exeunt_n §._o 3._o la_fw-fr vie_n cont._n c._n 2._o see_v light_n of_o the_o world_n part._n 1._o p._n 7._o ibid._n p._n 16_o 17._o noveaux_fw-fr saveurs_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr terre_fw-fr la_fw-fr vie_n cont._n p._n 330._o la_fw-fr parole_fw-fr de_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr p._n 158._o la_fw-fr parole_fw-fr de_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr p._n 16._o ib._n p._n 64._o ib._n p._n 77_o 78._o