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divine_a p._n 386_o 392_o whether_o the_o scripture_n receive_v any_o authority_n from_o the_o church_n p._n 3_o 4_o 545_o the_o scripture_n be_v to_o be_v believe_v for_o itself_o not_o because_o of_o the_o church_n p._n 392_o 393_o see_v word_n seal_n christ_n the_o head_n be_v first_o seal_v and_o then_o the_o member_n viz._n christian_n pag._n 473_o our_o seal_n what_o p._n 474_o four_o use_n of_o a_o seal_n p._n 474_o 475_o the_o spirit_n compare_v to_o a_o seal_n wherein_o pag._n 474_o 475_o 476_o 478_o 481_o how_o the_o spirit_n differ_v from_o other_o seal_n p._n 476_o how_o the_o spirit_n seal_v we_o p._n 476_o 477_o four_o thing_n the_o spirit_n work_v in_o this_o seal_n 477_o etc._n etc._n how_o to_o know_v the_o seal_n of_o the_o spirit_n or_o that_o we_o be_v seal_v by_o the_o spirit_n p._n 477_o 478_o objection_n against_o the_o spirit_n seal_v answer_v p._n 479_o etc._n etc._n motive_n to_o labour_n to_o get_v the_o spirit_n seal_v or_o to_o have_v the_o image_n of_o christ_n stamp_v upon_o our_o soul_n by_o the_o spirit_n pag._n 481_o to_o 486_o simplicity_n simplicity_n what_o and_o how_o take_v p._n 216_o 242_o 243_o why_o call_v godly_a simplicity_n or_o the_o simplicity_n of_o god_n p._n 243_o difference_n between_o simplicity_n and_o sincerity_n p._n 241_o s._n paul_n conversation_n in_o simplicity_n how_o p._n 241_o 242_o to_o what_o thing_n simplicity_n be_v oppose_v p._n 244_o 245_o 246_o direction_n or_o mean_n to_o get_v simplicity_n p._n 251_o simulation_n of_o simulation_n p._n 244_o aggravation_n of_o this_o sin_n p._n 245_o see_v dissemble_v sincerity_n sincerity_n what_o p._n 253_o how_o sincerity_n differ_v from_o simplicity_n p._n 241_o why_o call_v godly_a sincerity_n or_o the_o sincerity_n of_o god_n p._n 253_o a_o christian_n conversation_n in_o the_o world_n shall_v be_v in_o sincerity_n p._n 253_o 271_o sincerity_n in_o good_a action_n how_o discover_v or_o try_v p._n 254_o 255_o sincerity_n how_o try_v or_o discover_v in_o 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