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mercy_n his_o justice_n and_o authority_n the_o heinous_a nature_n of_o sin_n the_o dignity_n of_o humane_a nature_n the_o perfection_n of_o it_o the_o exaltation_n of_o jesus_n christ._n eccles._n 7._o 2_o 3_o 4._o i._o the_o woman_n behaviour_n a_o comfort_n to_o woman_n a_o example_n in_o dangerous_a time_n the_o greatness_n of_o the_o woman_n sorrow_n the_o cause_n of_o it_o lam._n 1._o 12._o ii_o our_o lord_n check_n to_o the_o woman_n sorrow_n the_o prohibition_n not_o absolute_a the_o glorious_a effect_n of_o christ_n death_n iii_o why_o jesus_n christ_n require_v we_o to_o mourn_v rather_o for_o ourselves_o then_o he_o is._n 5._o 3_o 4_o 5._o iv._o the_o dreadful_a effect_n of_o the_o death_n of_o jesus_n christ_n upon_o the_o impenitent_a jesus_n may_v be_v crucify_a again_o v._o the_o application_n i._o the_o author_n of_o our_o happiness_n god_n jam._n 1._o 16_o 17._o god_n and_o the_o father_n father_n qui_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d udam_fw-la dei_fw-la majestatem_fw-la extra_fw-la christum_fw-la ment_fw-la concipiunt_fw-la idolum_fw-la habent_fw-la dei_fw-la loco_fw-la sicut_fw-la judaei_n &_o turcae_n proinde_fw-la quisquis_fw-la verum_fw-la deum_fw-la verè_fw-la cognoscere_fw-la cupit_fw-la hoc_fw-la patris_fw-la christi_fw-la titulo_fw-la ipsum_fw-la vestiat_fw-la nisi_fw-la enim_fw-la quoties_fw-la mens_fw-la nostrae_fw-la deum_fw-la quaerit_fw-la christus_fw-la occurrat_fw-la vaga_fw-la &_o confusa_fw-la errabit_fw-la donec_fw-la prorsus_fw-la deficiat_fw-la calvinus_n in_o locum_fw-la ii_o the_o motive_n which_o induce_v god_n his_o abundant_a mercy_n mercy_n posset_n apostolus_fw-la say_v fulgentius_n vasa_fw-la misericordiae_fw-la potius_fw-la vasa_fw-la justitiae_fw-la nuncupare_fw-la sed_fw-la si_fw-la vasa_fw-la justitiae_fw-la vocarentur_fw-la forsitan_fw-la ex_fw-la seipsis_fw-la habere_fw-la justitiam_fw-la putarent_fw-la nunc_fw-la autem_fw-la cum_fw-la vasa_fw-la misericordiae_fw-la dicit_fw-la proculdubio_fw-la quid_fw-la ipsi_fw-la fuerint_fw-la non_fw-la tacuit_fw-la quare_fw-la quid_fw-la eye_n à _fw-la deo_fw-la collatum_fw-la sit_fw-la evidenter_fw-la ostendit_fw-la lib._n de_fw-fr praedest_fw-la p._n 58._o iii_o the_o benefit_n confer_v beget_v again_o a_o lively_a hope_n a_o inheritance_n incorruptible_a undefiled_a it_o fade_v not_o away_o in_o the_o heaven_n iv._o the_o ground_n of_o assurance_n jesus_n his_o resurrection_n i._o jesus_n christ_n be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n philip._n 2._o 9_o 10_o 11._o ii_o what_o be_v mean_v by_o have_v the_o son_n true_a faith_n describe_v matth._n 7._o 22._o cor._n 10._o 5._o gal._n 2._o 20._o heb._n 11._o rom._n 10._o 17._o 2_o cor._n 4._o 3._o iii_o life_n explain_v 1_o tim._n 4._o 8._o 1_o cor._n 15._o 19_o why_o heaven_n and_o the_o future_a state_n of_o the_o righteous_a be_v call_v life_n 1._o cor._n 15._o 31._o mad._n antonia_n borignian_n and_o some_o other_o 1_o cor._n 2._o 9_o revel_v 21._o 23._o 22._o 5._o rev._n 7._o 16._o 1_o cor._n 15._o philip_n 3._o 21._o 1_o cor._n 13._o 12._o luke_n 19_o 36._o jesus_n christ_n the_o discoverer_n of_o this_o life_n 2_o tim._n 1._o 10._o john_n 1._o 7._o and_o the_o author_n of_o it_o rev._n 3._o 7._o rev._n 2._o 10._o iv._o faith_n give_v a_o right_a and_o title_n to_o life_n joh._n 5._o 24._o 3._o 18._o joh._n 6._o 56._o john_n 17._o v._o practical_a inference_n 1._o 2._o heb._n 12._o 2._o rom._n 8._o 18._o 3._o rev._n 2._o 10._o 4._o i._o misery_n and_o trouble_v not_o peculiar_a to_o a_o state_n of_o christianity_n job_n 18._o 20._o isai._n 57_o 20._o ii_o they_o be_v common_a to_o the_o state_n of_o mankind_n in_o this_o world_n eccl._n 4._o 23._o iii_o christian_n and_o good_a man_n more_o liable_a to_o be_v miserable_a in_o this_o life_n than_o other_o and_o the_o reason_n why_o it_o be_v so_o mat._n 10._o 37._o luke_n 14._o 26_o 27._o 2_o tim._n 3._o 12._o 1_o thes._n 3._o 3_o 1_o tim._n 4._o 8._o psal._n 37._o 16._o iv._o the_o force_n of_o st._n paul_n argument_n for_o the_o proof_n of_o 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