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god_n and_o heir_n of_o eternal_a life_n and_o salvation_n ro._n 18.7_o three_o to_o be_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 1._o cor._n 3.16_o and_o 6.19_o question_n 4._o how_o in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o son_n answer_n in_o that_o christ_n the_o son_n of_o god_n have_v only_o communicate_v with_o man_n in_o take_v to_o himself_o man_v nature_n heb._n 2.16_o rom._n 1.3_o question_n what_o have_v man_n to_o consider_v in_o that_o his_o body_n be_v make_v of_o the_o earth_n and_o advance_a to_o such_o glory_n answer_n first_o it_o beat_v down_o all_o pride_n jere._n 22.29_o second_o his_o brittlenes_n be_v show_v therein_o isay_n 40.6_o 7_o 8._o job._n 14.1_o 2._o three_o it_o teach_v man_n to_o consider_v his_o excellency_n in_o christ_n and_o not_o to_o defile_v in_o sin_n and_o uncleanenes_n of_o life_n his_o body_n 1._o cor._n 6.15_o to_o the_o end_n 2._o cor._n 6.14_o to_o the_o end_n question_n what_o be_v the_o soul_n answer_n it_o be_v a_o immortal_a and_o spiritual_a 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19.11_o 12._o act_n 27.22_o 23.24_o 25_o 30_o 31._o question_n what_o be_v the_o use_n of_o this_o doctrine_n answer_n first_o faith_n in_o god_n psal_n 3.5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o &_o 23._o the_o whole_a psal_n 37.5_o second_o comfort_n 2._o king_n 6.16_o 17._o acts._n 27.24_o 25._o three_o patience_n in_o all_o our_o trouble_n see_v god_n who_o be_v our_o father_n send_v affliction_n for_o our_o comfort_n and_o will_v return_v they_o to_o our_o good_a rom._n 5.3_o 4._o psalm_n 37.7_o jam._n 1.2_o 3_o 4._o four_o we_o ought_v to_o use_v all_o godly_a and_o honest_a mean_n as_o matth._n 4._o first_o prayer_n for_o they_o psal_n 50.14_o 15._o second_o labour_v to_o attain_v they_o in_o time_n of_o want_n by_o industry_n three_o physic_n in_o sickness_n matth._n 9.12_o esay_n 38.21_o four_o flight_n in_o persecution_n matth._n 10.23_o fifthlie_o meat_n drink_n and_o cloth_n during_o our_o pilgrimage_n act._n 27.33_o 34_o 35_o 36._o matth._n 14.15_o to_o 22._o six_o we_o ought_v to_o tie_v god_n 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