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A93343 Symptomes of growth & decay to godlinesse in LX. signs of a living and dying Christian. With the causes of decay, and remedies for recovery. / By Francis Smith. Smith, Francis, fl. 1657-1689. 1660 (1660) Wing S4030; Thomason E2114_2; ESTC R212664 107,653 255

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cause_n and_o remedy_n 111_o chap._n 19_o contain_v in_o it_o a_o description_n of_o a_o decay_a christian_a by_o his_o light_a trouble_n at_o miscarriage_n though_o know_v to_o god_n eye_n while_o keep_v from_o man_n eye_n with_o two_o special_a cause_n of_o this_o decay_n 115_o chap._n 20._o show_v the_o heart_n very_o bad_a when_o under_o fault_n it_o can_v bear_v plain_a deal_n with_o three_o cause_n of_o this_o badness_n 120_o chap._n 21._o prove_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o rich_a as_o well_o as_o the_o poor_a to_o be_v a_o condition_n of_o trouble_n &_o that_o whether_o it_o be_v common_a or_o more_o than_o ordinary_a to_o be_v answerable_a in_o prayer_n with_o a_o description_n of_o the_o different_a kind_n of_o trouble_n with_o profitable_a objection_n answer_v 125_o chap._n 22._o contain_v in_o it_o a_o assertion_n of_o the_o cause_n of_o affliction_n and_o that_o without_o great_a provocation_n god_n be_v not_o wont_a to_o afflict_v his_o people_n &_o though_o provoke_v very_o unwilling_a to_o extremity_n with_o four_o objection_n that_o seem_v to_o complain_v against_o this_o doctrine_n answer_v 132_o chap._n 23._o prove_v those_o christian_n under_o great_a decay_n that_o pray_v more_o in_o affliction_n to_o have_v it_o remove_v than_o sanctify_v with_o three_o cause_n of_o this_o decay_n 143_o chap._n 24._o contain_v in_o it_o six_o season_n in_o which_o christian_n ought_v to_o humble_v themselves_o by_o fast_v prove_v those_o under_o great_a decay_n that_o in_o time_n of_o calamity_n can_v find_v no_o necessity_n for_o fast_v 152_o chap._n 25._o contain_v in_o it_o the_o evil_a of_o ignorance_n in_o not_o know_v wherefore_o god_n rod_n be_v come_v nor_o what_o good_a it_o have_v do_v with_o three_o direction_n how_o to_o know_v when_o person_n be_v under_o this_o decay_n and_o three_o remedy_n against_o it_o 159_o chap._n 26._o show_v where_o sin_n take_v its_o beginning_n and_o how_o by_o degree_n if_o hearken_v to_o it_o work_v ruin_n with_o 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