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thing_n which_o you_o have_v both_o learned_a and_o receive_v and_o hear_v and_o see_v of_o i_o do_v and_o the_o god_n of_o peace_n shall_v be_v with_o you_o finis_fw-la the_o content_n part_n i._n chap._n i._n of_o the_o first_o adam_n the_o excellency_n of_o the_o state_n in_o which_o he_o be_v create_v page_n 1._o chap._n ii_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o first_o covenant-light_n in_o the_o state_n of_o innocency_n page_n 4._o chap._n iii_o of_o adam_n fall_n the_o miserable_a change_n of_o his_o condition_n thereby_o how_o all_o his_o offspring_n be_v include_v in_o it_o page_n 13._o chap._n iu._n of_o god_n image_n on_o the_o heart_n of_o adam_n how_o it_o discover_v itself_o in_o the_o heart_n of_o his_o fall_a child_n the_o nature_n of_o the_o leading_n of_o that_o first_o covenant-light_n and_o the_o condition_n of_o those_o that_o stand_v under_o the_o high_a attainment_n of_o it_o page_n 25._o part_n ii_o clear_v that_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n and_o redemption_n be_v 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and_o of_o the_o old_a testament_n church-state_n what_o be_v require_v to_o be_v a_o member_n of_o it_o page_n 92._o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o ordinance_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n church_n what_o they_o point_v at_o to_o the_o carnal_a seed_n of_o abraham_n and_o what_o to_o his_o spiritual_a page_n 97._o chap._n iu._n of_o the_o new_a testament_n church_n and_o what_o be_v require_v to_o be_v a_o member_n of_o it_o page_n 116._o chap._n v._n of_o the_o ordinance_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n church_n what_o be_v require_v to_o fit_a for_o the_o partake_n of_o they_o and_o what_o they_o hold_v out_o when_o administer_v according_a to_o the_o rude_a of_o the_o word_n page_n 132._o part_n iu._n be_v a_o appendix_n which_o the_o author_n leave_v for_o a_o legacy_n to_o his_o child_n page_n 149._o advertisement_n late_o publish_v the_o paraselene_n dismantle_v of_o its_o cloud_n or_o baxterianism_n barefaced_a 〈…〉_o from_o a_o literal_a transcript_n of_o the_o judgement_n of_o mr._n baxter_n and_o other_o in_o the_o most_o radical_a doctrine_n of_o faith_n compare_v with_o those_o of_o the_o orthodox_n both_o conformist_n and_o nonconformist_n and_o transfer_v over_o by_o way_n of_o test_n to_o the_o papist_n and_o quaker_n by_o thomas_n edward_n esq_n sell_v by_o john_n derby_n in_o bartholomew-close_a john_n marshal_n at_o the_o bible_n in_o grace-church_n street_n eben_n tracy_n at_o the_o three_o bibles_n on_o london_n bridg_n and_o eliz._n harris_n at_o the_o harrow_n in_o little_a 〈◊〉_d price_n bind_v 6_o s._n