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the_o heart_n be_v not_o perfect_a this_o cleanse_v though_o weak_a be_v a_o great_a privilege_n chap._n 13._o the_o second_o general_a branch_n of_o the_o life_n of_o a_o believer_n more_o hard_a and_o excellent_a to_o do_v good_a then_o to_o eschew_v evil_a not_o to_o rest_v in_o eschew_v evil_a three_o branch_n of_o this_o second_o part_n of_o this_o treatise_n 1._o set_v down_o rule_n to_o direct_v to_o the_o practice_n of_o duty_n 2._o show_v wherein_o this_o part_n of_o godliness_n consist_v 3._o answer_v objection_n necessity_n of_o rule_n to_o live_v well_o by_o the_o first_o rule_n to_o live_v well_o be_v knowledge_n knowledge_n what_o to_o grow_v in_o this_o knowledge_n with_o this_o knowledge_n must_v go_v delight_n in_o it_o without_o this_o delight_n no_o fruit_n of_o knowledge_n knowledge_n a_o excellent_a gift_n but_o without_o the_o salt_n of_o grace_n unsavoury_a the_o second_o rule_n practice_n practice_n be_v first_o in_o a_o hearty_a desire_n our_o affection_n 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4.17_o conscience_n 1._o cor._n 2.14_o heb._n 10.22_o will._n rom._n 8.5.6_o conversation_n thought_n desire_v outward_a behaviour_n 1._o tim._n 1.15_o rom._n 8.7_o prover._n 28.9_o john_n 9.31_o psalm_n 50.16_o few_o think_v it_o thus_o the_o second_o part_n of_o man_n misery_n the_o curse_n first_o on_o the_o body_n deut._n 28.15_o gen._n 3.17_o heb._n 1.2_o man_n shift_v off_o this_o this_o curse_n be_v to_o all_o the_o curse_n upon_o the_o soul_n the_o necessity_n of_o this_o knowledge_n of_o man_n misery_n it_o must_v be_v know_v as_o well_o as_o our_o misery_n joh._n 3.16_o 1._o tim._n 1.15_o 2._o cor._n 5.21_o act._n 4.12_o 1._o joh._n 2.1_o the_o first_o point_n about_o the_o remedy_n gal._n 3.10.12_o heb._n 9.22_o and_o 12.14_o rom._n 8_o 3._o the_o second_o point_n about_o the_o remedy_n act._n 4.12_o 1._o joh._n 5.12_o rom._n 58._o joh._n 3.16_o the_o three_o point_n about_o the_o remedy_n rom._n 1.16_o luk._n 2.10_o matth._n 11.12_o the_o four_o point_n about_o the_o 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rom._n 8.30_o why_o paul_n overcome_v not_o all_o rebellion_n 2._o cor._n 12.9_o paul_n be_v not_o carry_v into_o gross_a iniquity_n we_o may_v look_v for_o the_o like_a grace_n that_o paul_n have_v in_o our_o measure_n 2._o chron._n 16.9_o 1._o chron._n 28._o â—_o 2._o cor._n 12.9_o rom._n 7.25_o 1._o john_n 2.1_o many_o weakâ—_n discourage_v for_o want_n of_o this_o victory_n many_o know_v not_o their_o liberty_n ephes_n 5.8_o the_o two_o next_o virtue_n diligence_n and_o constancy_n diligence_n and_o constancy_n bring_v great_a matter_n to_o pass_v 2._o pet._n 1.5_o jerem._n 48.10_o jam._n 1.25_o what_o diligence_n 2._o pet._n 1._o ephes_n 5.15.16_o rom._n 16.19_o &_o 12.9_o constancy_n john_n 8.31_o &_o 15.5_o gain_v of_o these_o revel_v 2.19_o 2._o tim._n 4_o 8._o many_o pay_v dear_a for_o their_o liberty_n note_n want_v of_o these_o dangerous_a prou._n 23.17_o ephes_n 5.6_o 1._o thess_n 5.3.6_o gal._n 5.7_o 1._o cor._n 15.58_o 1._o cor._n 16.13_o matth._n 24.12_o joh._n 8.31_o 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