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man_n shall_v choose_v or_o appoint_v their_o work_n for_o they_o if_o it_o may_v be_v permit_v to_o themselves_o to_o choose_v their_o wage_n and_o have_v good_a security_n for_o it_o who_o will_v refuse_v with_o samson_n to_o encounter_v lion_n if_o they_o can_v be_v secure_v to_o eat_v honey_n out_o of_o their_o carcase_n who_o will_v not_o have_v cast_v in_o his_o lot_n with_o those_o three_o faithful_a servant_n of_o god_n and_o have_v be_v content_a to_o have_v take_v part_n with_o they_o in_o that_o hot_a service_n of_o the_o fiery_a furnace_n can_v they_o have_v be_v satisfy_v for_o their_o safe_a come_n off_o with_o their_o life_n untouched_a and_o like_o advancement_n afterward_o in_o the_o kingdom_n low_a wage_n and_o slender_a recompense_n make_v even_o light_a work_n heavy_a the_o only_a way_n to_o drown_v the_o sourness_n or_o unpleasantnesse_n of_o any_o task_n be_v to_o make_v it_o swim_v in_o a_o ocean_n of_o reward_n it_o be_v a_o principle_n in_o reason_n finis_fw-la that_fw-mi amabilitatem_fw-la mediis_fw-la good_a end_n make_v hard_a way_n or_o mean_n lovely_a and_o desirable_a if_o mortification_n have_v as_o bitter_a and_o irreconcilable_a a_o opposition_n and_o repugnancy_n to_o nature_n as_o the_o grave_n itself_o yet_o the_o transcendent_a vastness_n of_o the_o reward_n that_o same_o far_o more_o exceed_o eternal_a weight_n of_o glory_n as_o saint_n paul_n have_v much_o ado_n to_o bring_v out_o his_o notion_n of_o it_o in_o word_n without_o loss_n and_o leave_v somewhat_o behind_o 2_o corinth_n 4.17_o dear_o apprehend_v and_o believe_v mighty_o and_o effectuous_o consider_v be_v able_a full_o to_o reconcile_v the_o disproportion_n i_o be_o loath_a to_o exceed_v the_o time_n and_o measure_n of_o a_o epistle_n the_o nature_n necessity_n and_o mean_n of_o this_o great_a masterpiece_n of_o
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to_o make_v the_o nourishment_n wholesome_a the_o blessing_n of_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n be_v with_o this_o little_a piece_n in_o its_o go_v forth_o into_o the_o world_n that_o it_o may_v go_v forth_o in_o its_o might_n and_o do_v worthy_o in_o israel_n teach_v &_o persuade_v many_o to_o desire_v with_o paul_n the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o fellowship_n of_o christ_n suffering_n and_o how_o to_o be_v make_v conformable_a to_o his_o death_n which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o great_a and_o most_o hide_a mystery_n of_o christianity_n and_o require_v the_o best_a and_o great_a master_n in_o israel_n for_o its_o teacher_n thou_o in_o the_o lord_n jesus_n john_n goodwin_n the_o content_n of_o the_o ensue_a treatise_n treatise_n 1._o to_o be_v dead_a with_o christ_n what_o page_z 5_o propos_fw-fr 1._o we_o must_v die_v with_o christ_n first_o if_o we_o will_v live_v with_o he_o pag._n 10_o reason_n 1._o from_o the_o contrariety_n between_o sin_n and_o grace_n 12_o reas_n 2._o else_o the_o spirit_n dwell_v not_o in_o we_o 13_o reas_n 3._o because_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o be_v a_o christian_n ibid._n use_v 1_o reproof_n of_o man_n dead_a in_o sin_n 14_o moral_a death_n to_o sin_n distinguish_v from_o true_a death_n to_o sin_n 16_o 1._o in_o the_o essence_n of_o it_o ibid._n 2._o in_o the_o efficient_a cause_n 17_o 3._o in_o the_o latitude_n ibid._n 4._o in_o the_o issue_n 18_o popish_a mortification_n differ_v from_o true_a mortification_n 1._o in_o the_o object_n 19_o 2._o the_o efficient_a cause_n ibid._n 3._o the_o formal_a cause_n 20_o 4._o the_o final_a cause_n ibid._n character_n of_o a_o man_n dead_a to_o sin_n 1._o when_o occasion_n to_o sin_n work_v not_o 21_o 2._o when_o all_o sin_n be_v dead_a in_o we_o 22_o 3._o when_o we_o do_v not_o the_o service_n of_o sin_n 23_o 4._o when_o we_o abhor_v sin_n ibid._n 5._o when_o sin_n power_n be_v daily_o abate_v 24_o 6._o when_o we_o can_v willing_o have_v our_o sin_n wound_v 25_o mean_n to_o be_v dead_a with_o christ_n 1._o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n 27_o 2._o faith_n in_o christ_n ibid._n 3._o prayer_n 28_o 4._o submission_n to_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n ibid._n motive_n to_o die_v to_o sin_n 1._o the_o necessity_n 29_o 2._o the_o commodity_n ibid._n 3._o the_o facility_n 30_o 4._o the_o equity_n 31_o 5._o the_o treachery_n of_o sin_n 32_o 6._o the_o example_n of_o other_o ibid._n the_o difficulty_n of_o be_v a_o christian_n 33_o the_o method_n to_o come_v to_o live_v with_o christ_n 36_o spiritual_a death_n what_o 40_o spiritual_a life_n what_o 41_o propos_fw-fr 2._o those_o that_o be_v dead_a with_o christ_n shall_v live_v with_o he_o 42_o reas_n 1._o to_o who_o christ_n communicate_v himself_o he_o do_v it_o whole_o 43_o reas_n 2._o death_n with_o christ_n insufficient_a with_o out_o we_o live_v with_o he_o 44_o reas_n 3._o from_o the_o opposition_n between_o the_o life_n of_o sin_n and_o grace_n 45_o use_n those_o that_o be_v not_o dead_a with_o christ_n do_v not_o live_v with_o he_o 46_o how_o to_o know_v we_o be_v alive_a with_o christ_n 1._o by_o the_o cause_n of_o spiritual_a life_n 47_o 2._o by_o the_o exercise_n of_o spiritual_a life_n 48_o 3._o by_o the_o property_n of_o spiritual_a life_n 49_o 1_o nourishment_n ibid._n 2_o augmentation_n 50_o 3_o generation_n 51_o use_v 2._o to_o labour_v for_o death_n with_o christ_n 52_o 1._o because_o by_o he_o we_o shall_v enjoy_v a_o spiritual_a life_n 53_o 2._o a_o eternal_a life_n ibid._n propos_fw-fr 3._o the_o knowledge_n of_o mortification_n seal_v up_o the_o assurance_n of_o salvation_n 55_o reason_n the_o promise_n of_o eternal_a life_n be_v make_v to_o the_o mortify_a 68_o use_v 1._o for_o confutation_n of_o bellarmine_n 72_o use_v 2._o to_o labour_v for_o mortification_n 75_o use_v 3_o those_o that_o be_v not_o dead_a with_o christ_n can_v be_v assure_v of_o life_n with_o he_o 77_o propos_fw-fr 4._o as_o our_o death_n to_o sin_n so_o our_o life_n to_o grace_n both_o proceed_v from_o christ_n 80_o reason_n they_o be_v both_o the_o work_n of_o grace_n 81_o christ_n be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o death_n of_o sin_n and_o the_o life_n of_o grace_n 1._o as_o a_o meritorious_a cause_n 83_o 2._o as_o the_o exemplary_a cause_n 85_o 3._o the_o moral_a cause_n 86_o 4._o the_o efficient_a cause_n 87_o christ_n be_v the_o efficient_a cause_n first_o in_o the_o first_o work_v of_o it_o three_o way_n 88_o 1._o by_o his_o spirit_n ibid._n 2._o by_o the_o word_n 89_o 3._o by_o baptism_n 90_o baptism_n be_v a_o cause_n instrumental_a 3_o way_n 1._o as_o a_o resemble_v cause_n 91_o 2._o as_o a_o concur_v mean_n ibid._n 3._o by_o stipulation_n ibid._n second_o for_o the_o increase_n of_o it_o 2_o way_n 1._o by_o faith_n 92_o 2._o the_o lord_n supper_n 94_o use_n to_o endeavour_n to_o be_v in_o christ_n 95_o use_v 2._o to_o return_v the_o praise_n of_o grace_n to_o christ_n 97_o use_v 3_o what_o to_o judge_v of_o man_n out_o of_o christ_n 98_o treatise_n 2._o observe_v 1._o what_o christ_n suffer_v be_v not_o for_o his_o own_o sin_n 104_o use_v 1._o to_o show_v how_o christ_n can_v bear_v the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n 108_o use_v 2._o to_o discover_v the_o malice_n of_o the_o jew_n against_o christ_n 110_o use_v 3_o to_o condemn_v those_o that_o judge_n by_o success_n in_o outward_a thing_n 114_o use_v 4._o to_o read_v we_o a_o lecture_n of_o patience_n 115_o use_v 5._o comfort_n for_o distress_a conscience_n 116_o obser_n 2._o christ_n suffer_v all_o for_o our_o sin_n 118_o reas_n 1._o the_o love_n of_o christ_n ibid._n reas_n 2._o the_o love_n of_o god_n the_o father_n 119_o use_v 1._o to_o admire_v god_n wisdom_n 120_o use_v 2._o to_o see_v the_o heinousness_n of_o our_o sin_n 121_o use_v 3_o to_o provoke_v we_o to_o sorrow_n for_o sin_n 123_o use_v 4._o for_o consolation_n 125_o use_v 5._o to_o set_v forth_o god_n love_n to_o we_o 126_o use_v 6._o to_o return_v love_n again_o 127_o treatise_n 3._o conclus_fw-la 1._o svrfeit_v and_o drunkenness_n and_o covetousness_n to_o be_v 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