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christ_n be_v that_o which_o mortify_v 85_o four_o manner_n by_o which_o a_o christian_n know_v god_n by_o mean_n of_o christ._n 86_o to_o know_v the_o inward_a motion_n when_o thâ—…y_o be_v of_o the_o holy_a when_o they_o be_v of_o the_o malignant_a spirit_n and_o when_o of_o a_o man_n proper_a spirit_n 87_o that_o all_o the_o creature_n be_v spoil_v in_o man_n depravation_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v restore_v in_o man_n reparation_n 88_o what_o the_o cause_n may_v be_v that_o god_n command_v man_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o eat_v of_o the_o tree_n of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a 89_o six_o cause_n for_o which_o it_o seem_v necessary_a that_o the_o son_n of_o god_n shall_v live_v in_o tâ—…at_a manner_n and_o that_o form_n of_o life_n wherein_o he_o do_v live_v 90_o in_o what_o the_o christian_n perfection_n the_o duty_n and_o dâ—…corum_n do_v consist_v 91_o that_o only_o the_o son_n of_o god_n have_v certain_a satisfaction_n in_o every_o thing_n 92_o in_o what_o 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may_v seem_v strange_a that_o there_o shall_v be_v any_o necessity_n of_o admonish_a christian_a person_n touch_v those_o vice_n and_o that_o withal_o he_o scarce_o touch_v those_o vice_n which_o be_v more_o inward_a and_o more_o pernicious_a you_o shall_v know_v that_o in_o as_o much_o as_o in_o s._n paul_n time_n there_o be_v some_o who_o make_v carnal_a licentiousness_n of_o christian_a liberty_n and_o give_v themselves_o unto_o vice_n and_o villainy_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o s._n paul_n shall_v touch_v they_o in_o those_o particular_n wherein_o they_o do_v most_o sin_n in_o such_o sort_n as_o it_o be_v needful_a even_o in_o that_o time_n to_o seek_v redress_n for_o outward_a vice_n in_o christian_n person_n in_o as_o much_o as_o they_o do_v not_o esteem_v they_o for_o evil_a nor_o be_v not_o ashamed_a of_o they_o through_o the_o false_a perwasion_n which_o they_o have_v run_v into_o of_o christian_n liberty_n and_o because_o they_o have_v put_v a_o end_n to_o the_o esteem_n of_o the_o world_n but_o it_o be_v now_o needful_a to_o apply_v remedy_n to_o christian_n man_n for_o their_o inward_a vice_n in_o regard_n that_o they_o partly_o for_o god_n and_o partly_o for_o the_o world_n do_v abstain_v from_o outward_a vice_n suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v overcome_v by_o the_o inward_a partly_o because_o they_o do_v not_o know_v they_o for_o vice_n and_o partly_o because_o the_o world_n hold_v the_o want_n of_o these_o vice_n for_o a_o vice_n you_o shall_v find_v some_o thing_n in_o s._n paul_n which_o you_o shall_v not_o feel_v in_o yourself_o and_o other_o thing_n which_o you_o shall_v not_o understand_v and_o some_o other_o which_o will_v seem_v strange_a to_o you_o and_o all_o these_o it_o seem_v fit_a to_o i_o that_o you_o shall_v pass_v over_o not_o caâ—…ing_n much_o to_o weary_v yourself_o for_o the_o understanding_n of_o they_o in_o as_o much_o as_o the_o intention_n with_o which_o you_o go_v about_o to_o read_v s._n paul_n be_v not_o to_o understand_v all_o that_o s._n paul_n say_v but_o to_o frame_v your_o mind_n as_o god_n shall_v give_v you_o grace_n to_o understand_v feel_v and_o taste_v in_o s._n paul_n i_o also_o advise_v you_o that_o when_o you_o begin_v to_o read_v a_o epistle_n you_o leave_v not_o to_o read_v the_o argument_n which_o you_o shall_v find_v write_v before_o it_o for_o it_o give_v much_o light_n to_o the_o whole_a epistle_n but_o in_o truth_n all_o these_o advice_n be_v nothing_o and_o there_o be_v one_o of_o much_o more_o avail_v then_o all_o these_o that_o be_v that_o when_o ever_o you_o shall_v take_v s._n paul_n into_o your_o hand_n you_o shall_v commend_v yoâ—…r'selfe_n to_o god_n beseech_v he_o that_o he_o will_v send_v his_o holy_a spirit_n that_o may_v be_v your_o guide_n in_o the_o read_n and_o you_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o obtain_v it_o by_o mean_n of_o the_o only_o beget_v son_n of_o god_n christ_n jesus_n our_o lord_n to_o who_o be_v glory_n for_o ever_o amen_o finis_fw-la errata_fw-la page_n 17._o line_n 6._o for_o execution_n in_o this_o manner_n read_v in_o this_o manner_n i_o desire_v to_o etc._n etc._n p._n 21._o l._n 1._o f._n all_o good_a the_o work_n r._n all_o the_o good_a work_n p_o 23._o l._n 22._o f._n there_o r._n they_o p._n 24._o l._n 11._o f._n believe_v a_o lie_n r._n unbelieve_v a_o lie_n p._n 29._o l._n 18._o f._n perceive_v r._n persevere_v p._n 29._o l._n 27._o f._n dispose_n r._n despoil_v p._n 34._o l._n 23._o f._n once_o r._n one_o p._n 35._o l._n 22._o f._n by_o good_a r._n be_v good_a p._n 39_o l._n 25._o f._n meet_a r._n meet_v p._n 45._o l._n penult_n f_o watchfulness_n r._n watchful_a p._n 50._o l._n 28._o f._n peace_n and_o conscience_n r._n peace_n of_o conscience_n p._n 82._o l._n 24._o f_o be_v a_o man_n r._n be_v in_o a_o man_n p._n 89._o l._n 20._o f._n do_v reach_n unto_o r._n do_v not_o reach_v unto_o p._n 98._o l._n 3._o f._n vocation_n of_o r._n vocation_n to_o p._n 103._o marg_n f._n omnes_fw-la homo_fw-la r._n omnis_fw-la p._n 105._o l._n 1._o f._n that_o his_o piety_n r._n that_o if_o his_o piety_n p._n 109._o l._n 8._o f._n know_v r._n know_v p._n 116_o l._n 6._o f._n that_o then_o holy_a spirit_n r._n then_o the_o holy_a spirit_n p._n 172._o l._n 25â—…_n f._n while_o his_o soul_n in_o his_o body_n r._n his_o soul_n in_o his_o body_n p._n 193._o l._n 24._o f._n psal._n 75._o r._n 95._o p._n 198._o l._n 12._o f._n felicity_n r._n facility_n p._n 208._o l._n 30._o f._n begin_v love_n r._n begin_v to_o give_v love_n p._n 220_o l._n 20._o f._n proceed_v r._n precede_v p._n 222._o l._n 9_o f._n of_o man_n r._n to_o man_n p._n 227._o l._n 10._o f._n and_o it_o be_v r._n it_o be_v p._n 239._o l._n 24._o f._n the_o way_n r._n these_o way_n p._n 240._o l._n 35._o f._n will_v r._n shall_v p._n 241._o l._n 29._o f._n justice_n r._n justify_v p._n 244._o l._n 12._o f._n purpose_n in_o such_o manner_n r._n purpose_n and_o desuâ—…_n in_o etc._n etc._n this_o note_n be_v the_o french_a translator_n this_o note_n be_v the_o french_a translator_n these_o 32_o and_o 33_o consideratioâ—…s_n be_v read_v together_o may_v vindicate_v the_o author_n good_a meaning_n from_o his_o dubi_fw-la ous_a and_o offen_n sive_z expression_n in_o the_o present_a consideration_n see_v the_o preface_n this_o xxxvi_o coâ—…sideration_n say_v the_o translator_n seem_v express_v in_o difficult_a and_o ambiguous_a word_n which_o may_v just_o breed_v exception_n if_o so_o it_o be_v not_o take_v altogether_o i_o confess_v say_v he_o it_o be_v one_o of_o they_o which_o i_o do_v not_o full_o understand_v see_v the_o preface_n hoc_fw-la est_fw-la omnes_fw-la homo_fw-la the_o week_n before_o easter_n pretend_v â—…erit_n