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such_o help_n as_o he_o be_v able_a to_o the_o maintenance_n of_o truth_n virtue_n and_o piety_n which_o be_v the_o foundation_n of_o our_o present_a peace_n and_o future_a bliss_n out_o of_o this_o respect_n to_o the_o common_a good_a of_o mankind_n i_o have_v be_v induce_v to_o publish_v this_o discourse_n such_o as_o it_o be_v and_o i_o hearty_o pray_v god_n to_o carry_v home_o the_o conviction_n of_o what_o be_v here_o handle_v upon_o the_o reader_n that_o he_o may_v be_v as_o dutiful_a as_o be_v here_o direct_v and_o by_o be_v so_o arrive_v at_o all_o the_o felicity_n here_o mention_v which_o certain_o be_v all_o that_o be_v necessary_a and_o even_o as_o much_o as_o heart_n can_v wish_v the_o content_n of_o the_o first_o part._n chap._n i._n the_o occasion_n of_o this_o vow_n of_o vow_n in_o general_a their_o use_n what_o shall_v be_v the_o matter_n of_o they_o and_o how_o necessary_a it_o be_v to_o keep_v they_o pag._n 1._o chap._n ii_o of_o jacob_n request_n man_n wisdom_n 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and_o jew_n have_v prefer_v this_o portion_n to_o all_o other_o the_o confine_v our_o desire_n to_o this_o be_v show_v by_o several_a instance_n to_o be_v wise_a and_o reasonable_a and_o that_o therefore_o every_o one_o ought_v to_o content_v himself_o with_o his_o competency_n all_o man_n competency_n be_v not_o the_o same_o what_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o he_o who_o have_v get_v his_o competency_n what_o of_o he_o who_o have_v less_o and_o what_o his_o who_o have_v more_o chap._n v._n of_o the_o end_n which_o jacob_n propose_v to_o himself_o in_o these_o request_n his_o condition_n here_o a_o fit_a emblem_n to_o represent_v the_o present_a state_n of_o mankind_n all_o man_n consider_v as_o pilgrim_n and_o sojourner_n both_o in_o a_o litteral_n and_o moral_a sense_n the_o patriarch_n live_v in_o expectation_n of_o a_o future_a state_n hold_v forth_o and_o some_o account_n thereof_o give_v the_o conclusion_n of_o this_o first_o part._n p._n 101_o the_o content_n of_o the_o second_o part_n chap._n i._n a_o short_a reveiw_n of_o the_o first_o part_n the_o case_n propose_v how_o far_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o eye_n the_o reward_n in_o our_o resolution_n of_o obedience_n the_o resolution_n give_v in_o five_o particular_n with_o a_o application_n of_o all_o to_o jacob_n here_o p._n 139_o chap._n ii_o show_v the_o importance_n of_o the_o word_n the_o lord_n shall_v be_v my_o god._n p._n 163_o sect._n 1._o the_o true_a sense_n of_o the_o word_n be_v give_v and_o a_o proposal_n of_o the_o particular_n to_o be_v treat_v on_o under_o this_o head_n ibid._n sect._n 2._o of_o the_o reasonableness_n and_o necessity_n of_o worship_v god._n p._n 167_o sect._n 3_o what_o care_n shall_v be_v have_v to_o direct_v our_o worship_n to_o the_o true_a god._n rule_n how_o to_o do_v it_o where_o also_o the_o dolatry_n of_o the_o romish_a church_n be_v consider_v p._n 173_o sect._n 4._o show_v what_o worship_n and_o service_n be_v due_a to_o god_n and_o how_o we_o may_v come_v to_o know_v the_o same_o p._n 248_o sect._n 5._o of_o the_o fear_n of_o god._n p._n 266._o sect._n 5._o of_o walk_v with_o god._n p._n 284._o viz._n of_o regard_v gods_n presence_n p._n 286._o of_o observe_v god_n way_n and_o action_n p._n 291._o of_o consult_v god._n p._n 311._o of_o follow_v god._n p._n 324._o chap_n iii_o of_o these_o word_n and_o the_o stone_n which_o i_o have_v set_v for_o a_o pillar_n shall_v be_v god_n house_n the_o reason_n and_o meaning_n of_o they_o p._n 331._o sect._n 1_o of_o church_n or_o place_n consecrate_v to_o god_n the_o origine_fw-la and_o necessity_n thereof_o what_o regard_n and_o reverence_n shall_v be_v pay_v they_o p._n 333._o sect._n 2._o of_o prayer_n p._n 359_o sect._n 3_o of_o public_a worship_n p._n 376._o chap._n iu._n of_o the_o last_o word_n of_o jacob_n vow_n the_o question_n about_o the_o church_n right_a to_o tithe_n wave_v but_o the_o take_v they_o away_o be_v show_v to_o be_v sacrilege_n every_o patricular_a person_n owe_v to_o god_n a_o part_n 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