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who_o they_o be_v that_o be_v deceive_v and_o that_o in_o seven_o soul-destroying_a deceit_n be_v lay_v down_o p._n 58-60_a 16._o some_o deceit_n that_o attend_v man_n and_o woman_n in_o their_o external_a walk_v or_o worship_n p._n 60_o 61_o 17._o be_v a_o answer_n to_o a_o christian_a friend_n letter_n as_o to_o four_o thing_n 1._o the_o head_n of_o what_o i_o do_v deliver_v from_o john_n 3.16_o about_o god_n love_n in_o give_v christ_n 2._o be_v to_o prove_v the_o soul_n immortal_a 3._o whether_o the_o peace_n that_o be_v purchase_v by_o christ_n be_v a_o particular_a grace_n or_o a_o state_n 4._o be_v the_o difference_n between_o the_o two_o covenant_n viz._n the_o covenant_n of_o work_n and_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n p._n 62-104_a 18._o be_v fifty_o one_o text_n of_o scripture_n that_o i_o former_o speak_v from_o with_o the_o doctrine_n that_o be_v observe_v and_o my_o ground_n why_o i_o do_v insert_v such_o a_o breviate_v of_o they_o in_o this_o book_n p._n 105-116_a 19_o be_v to_o show_v a_o way_n to_o prove_v there_o be_v a_o god_n without_o make_v use_n of_o the_o bless_a scripture_n in_o answer_n to_o some_o atheist_n p._n 117_o 125_o 20._o be_v a_o answer_n to_o another_o letter_n in_o answer_n to_o three_o question_n 1._o how_o to_o answer_v the_o roman_a catholic_n in_o point_n of_o transubstantiation_n 2._o how_o to_o prove_v to_o the_o jew_n and_o that_o unanswerable_o that_o christ_n be_v come_v and_o 3._o how_o many_o way_n the_o word_n gospel_n be_v take_v and_o what_o be_v in_o truth_n the_o gospel_n p._n 126-132_a 21._o i_o have_v insert_v one_o of_o the_o hymn_n i_o make_v
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