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goodness_n and_o good_a learning_n j._n reyner_n a_o table_n of_o the_o chapter_n &_o section_n in_o the_o follow_a treatise_n chap._n i._n that_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o language_n be_v of_o great_a use_n to_o a_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n page_n 1._o sect._n 1_o of_o the_o language_n in_o general_n ibid._n sect._n 2._o of_o the_o hebrew_n and_o greek_a in_o common_a page_n 3_o sect._n 3_o of_o the_o hebrew_n page_n 14_o sect._n 4._o of_o the_o greek_a tongue_n page_n 22_o sect._n 5._o of_o the_o latin_a page_n 24_o sect._n 6._o of_o the_o chaldee_n and_o syriac_n how_o they_o differ_v page_n 25_o sect._n 7._o the_o usefulness_n of_o the_o chaldee_n page_n 29_o sect._n 8._o of_o the_o syriac_a page_n 31_o sect._n 9_o 〈…〉_o page_n 35_o a_o appendix_n concern_v the_o usefulness_n of_o the_o arabic_a add_v by_o another_o hand_n page_n 36_o chap._n ii_o of_o the_o usefulness_n of_o rhetoric_n page_n 50_o sect._n 1._o of_o rhetoric_n in_o general_n ibid._n sect._n 2._o of_o trope_n page_n 60_o sect._n 3_o of_o figure_n page_n 72_o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o usefulness_n of_o logic._n page_n 81_o chap._n iu_o of_o the_o usefulness_n of_o natural_a philosophy_n page_n 90_o sect._n 1._o usefulness_n of_o natural_a philosophy_n declare_v and_o prove_v ibid._n sect._n 2._o objection_n refute_v page_n 100_o chap._n v._n of_o the_o usefulness_n of_o moral_a philosophy_n or_o ethic_n page_n 108_o chap._n vi_o of_o the_o usefulness_n of_o history_n page_n 110_o sect._n 1._o of_o history_n in_o general_n as_o useful_a to_o understand_v scripture_n ibid._n sect._n 2._o of_o jewish_a history_n page_n 113_o sect._n 3_o the_o history_n of_o other_o eastern_a nation_n page_n 115_o 4._o of_o egyptian_a history_n page_n 120_o 5._o of_o grecian_a history_n page_n 123_o 6._o of_o roman_a history_n page_n 126_o 7._o of_o christian_a or_o church-history_n under_o the_o gospel_n page_n 127_o 8._o of_o history_n as_o useful_a to_o know_v god_n work_n page_n 129_o 9_o of_o 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pag._n 190_o sect._n 7._o testimony_n concern_v learning_n pag._n 194_o sect._n 8._o of_o the_o learning_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n pag._n 201_o sect._n 9_o of_o the_o learning_n of_o the_o first_o reformer_n pag._n 216_o sect._n 10._o the_o after-promoter_n of_o reformation_n be_v learned_a pag._n 227_o chap._n xiii_o objection_n against_o learning_n answer_v pag._n 234_o sect._n 1._o that_o the_o people_n may_v be_v the_o better_a for_o the_o learning_n of_o their_o minister_n ibid._n sect._n 2._o that_o the_o prophet_n christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n be_v learn_v pag._n 236_o sect._n 3_o that_o joel_n 2.28_o and_o 1_o john_n 2.27_o make_v not_o at_o all_o against_o the_o need_n of_o learning_n pag._n 244_o sect._n 4._o a_o objection_n draw_v from_o the_o ill_a effect_n of_o learning_n answer_v and_o it_o show_v to_o be_v good_a in_o itself_o pag._n 252_o sect._n 5._o a_o objection_n against_o rhetoric_n from_o 1_o cor._n 1.17_o answer_v pag._n 256_o sect._n 6._o of_o paul_n be_v 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