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a_o bottomless_a gulf_n of_o sin_n and_o misery_n four_o that_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n be_v the_o only_a mean_n of_o redemption_n out_o of_o this_o estate_n five_o that_o those_o that_o be_v save_v out_o of_o this_o woeful_a estate_n by_o christ_n be_v very_o few_o and_o these_o few_o be_v save_v with_o much_o difficulty_n sixthly_a that_o the_o great_a cause_n why_o so_o many_o dye_n and_o perish_v in_o this_o estate_n be_v from_o themselves_o either_o 1._o by_o reason_n of_o their_o bloody_a ignorance_n they_o know_v not_o their_o misery_n or_o 2._o by_o reason_n of_o their_o carnal_a security_n they_o feel_v not_o they_o groan_v not_o under_o their_o sin_n and_o misery_n 3._o by_o reason_n of_o their_o carnal_a confidence_n they_o seek_v to_o help_v themselves_o out_o of_o their_o misery_n by_o their_o own_o duty_n when_o they_o see_v or_o feel_v it_o or_o 4._o by_o reason_n of_o their_o false_a faith_n whereby_o they_o catch_v hold_v upon_o and_o trust_v unto_o the_o merit_n of_o christ_n too_o soon_o when_o they_o see_v and_o feel_v they_o can_v help_v themselves_o the_o content_n of_o this_o treatise_n that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n page_n 3_o 4._o that_o this_o god_n be_v most_o glorious_a p._n 16._o the_o happiness_n of_o they_o that_o forsake_v all_o for_o this_o god_n p._n 15._o a_o discovery_n of_o atheism_n p._n 10._o whence_o terror_n of_o conscience_n arise_v p._n 8._o a_o explanation_n of_o god_n attribute_n p._n 17._o we_o shall_v make_v god_n to_o be_v our_o god_n p._n 14._o god_n make_v all_o mankind_n at_o first_o in_o a_o glorious_a and_o happy_a estate_n p._n 25._o wherein_o this_o glory_n or_o blessedness_n of_o man_n do_v appear_v p._n 26._o how_o adam_n estate_n be_v we_o p._n 29._o we_o be_v more_o perfect_o righteous_a in_o christ_n than_o we_o can_v ever_o have_v be_v in_o adam_n p._n 32._o how_o to_o get_v the_o image_n of_o god_n renew_v in_o we_o p._n 40._o a_o discovery_n of_o such_o as_o content_v themselves_o with_o a_o 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