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in_o revenge_n of_o their_o promise_a themselves_o the_o be_v able_a to_o carry_v their_o mind_n out_o of_o the_o world_n into_o his_o sanctuary_n at_o their_o own_o assignment_n he_o often_o receive_v the_o body_n only_o and_o leave_v the_o mind_n still_o in_o this_o habitual_a looseness_n make_v the_o body_n division_n in_o this_o separation_n from_o the_o world_n the_o revenger_n of_o this_o presumption_n of_o adventure_v to_o dispose_v of_o one_o of_o the_o most_o dear_a property_n of_o grace_n namely_o the_o retreat_n of_o our_o mind_n by_o the_o right_n of_o nature_n for_o nothing_o be_v more_o peculiar_a to_o grace_n then_o to_o impart_v the_o joy_n and_o peace_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o a_o state_n of_o contradiction_n to_o all_o the_o case_n of_o the_o flesh_n it_o be_v in_o some_o sort_n a_o design_n of_o simony_n to_o expect_v the_o gift_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n upon_o the_o exchange_n of_o a_o local_a transaction_n of_o our_o person_n holy_a king_n david_n have_v not_o only_o step_v into_o the_o way_n but_o be_v run_v in_o the_o way_n of_o god_n when_o he_o have_v his_o heart_n dilate_a and_o enlarge_v unto_o he_o so_o as_o his_o flesh_n and_o his_o spirit_n both_o join_v in_o a_o exultation_n in_o the_o live_a god_n therefore_o it_o be_v very_o useful_a animadversion_n not_o to_o rely_v upon_o the_o covenant_n of_o our_o own_o private_a spirit_n for_o the_o conveyance_n of_o this_o so_o happy_a condition_n to_o we_o of_o a_o godly_a retreat_n and_o â—eposure_n of_o ourselves_o since_o the_o more_o nature_n promise_v the_o less_o interest_n she_o have_v in_o it_o this_o self-arrogation_a be_v a_o evidence_n against_o our_o title_n to_o this_o possession_n of_o grace_n upon_o these_o consideration_n i_o may_v advise_v such_o as_o be_v come_v to_o labour_n under_o the_o burden_n of_o their_o mundanity_n which_o they_o have_v be_v less_o cautious_a in_o load_v themselves_o with_o in_o respect_n of_o this_o final_a discharge_n they_o have_v propose_v to_o remember_v when_o they_o come_v to_o christ_n to_o be_v disburden_v that_o precedent_n in_o the_o gospel_n which_o relate_v apt_o to_o their_o case_n which_o be_v that_o of_o the_o ten_o leper_n who_o when_o they_o come_v to_o christ_n stand_v after_o off_o and_o lift_v up_o their_o voice_n with_o jesus_n have_v mercy_n upon_o we_o the_o consciousness_n of_o their_o pollution_n keep_v they_o at_o 17._o that_o reverend_a distance_n and_o christ_n answer_n in_o this_o case_n be_v a_o very_a pertinent_a direction_n to_o such_o spiritual_a lepâ—â—s_n go_v and_o show_v yourselves_o to_o the_o priest_n take_v advise_v of_o god_n minister_n and_o their_o opinion_n of_o the_o cleanness_n and_o purity_n of_o their_o intention_n before_o they_o venture_v into_o the_o communion_n of_o this_o sanctuary_n of_o holy_a solitude_n otherwise_o their_o present_a offering_n may_v prove_v of_o as_o
s_o 2._o inconstancy_n of_o vain_a affection_n p._n 41._o s_o 2._o incredulity_n in_o prayer_n a_o mental_a stammer_n p._n 83._o s_o 1._o imitation_n of_o prince_n be_v very_o familiar_a for_o the_o reason_n of_o gain_n p._n 91._o s_o 2._o justice_n for_o our_o first_o fault_n require_v the_o love_n of_o enemy_n p._n 272._o s_o 2._o injustice_n prosper_v not_o to_o be_v wonder_v at_o p._n 307._o s_o 2._o imperfection_n of_o man_n will_n in_o many_o election_n consist_v with_o his_o liberty_n p._n 325_o 326._o jealousy_n nature_n treat_v and_o the_o good_a use_n of_o it_o in_o god_n love_n p._n 155._o sect_n 1_o 2._o instinct_n of_o express_v our_o passion_n show_v our_o love_n to_o be_v due_a to_o god_n p._n 161._o s_o 2._o l_o love_n justify_v the_o incarnation_n of_o god_n p._n 13._o s_o 3._o love_n from_o man_n enjoin_v by_o the_o incarnation_n of_o god_n p._n 13._o s_o 2._o love_n render_v itself_o to_o devotion_n be_v not_o ill_o treat_v p._n 38._o s_o 4._o love_n to_o enemy_n forget_v in_o the_o law_n and_o revive_v in_o the_o gospel_n like_o the_o fire_n of_o the_o altar_n after_o the_o captivity_n p._n 266._o s_o 2._o liberty_n rather_o give_v to_o our_o soul_n than_o restraint_n make_v by_o the_o precept_n of_o love_a enemy_n p._n 267._o s_o 1._o love_n of_o enemy_n prove_v a_o counterpoison_v to_o the_o forbid_a fruit_n p._n 269._o s_o 3._o love_n to_o enemy_n misinterpret_v in_o a_o figurative_a sense_n by_o many_o p._n 273._o s_o 2._o love_n to_o enemy_n not_o ordain_v as_o they_o be_v simple_o enemy_n p._n 275._o s_o 2._o love_n irregular_a cause_v our_o aversion_n to_o the_o love_n of_o enemy_n p._n 282._o s_o 1._o liberty_n dear_a to_o humane_a nature_n p._n 339._o s_o 2._o learn_v how_o it_o become_v most_o useful_a towards_o consolation_n p._n 348._o s_o 1_o 2._o liberty_n of_o mind_n gain_v overpay_v the_o captivity_n of_o the_o body_n p._n 354._o s_o 1_o 2._o love_n of_o the_o world_n recover_v often_o after_o our_o have_v wound_v it_o by_o grace_n or_o reason_n p._n 376._o s_o 1._o lecture_n prove_v necessary_a for_o the_o passage_n to_o contemplation_n p._n 394._o liberty_n of_o jest_v how_o they_o be_v allowable_a p._n 131._o s_o 1._o liberty_n indecent_a though_o little_a disfigure_v the_o reputation_n of_o woman_n p._n 147._o s_o 3_o liberty_n of_o scurrility_n excuse_v by_o the_o presumer_n in_o they_o p._n 137._o s_o 2._o love_n though_o mercenary_a how_o to_o be_v accept_v p._n 182._o m_o man_n nobility_n by_o creation_n p._n 2._o s_o 3._o p._n 3._o man_n excuse_n of_o his_o fall_n p._n 3._o s_o 2._o man_n self-deceit_n p._n 6._o s_o 1._o meditation_n conducent_a to_o peace_n of_o spirit_n p._n 58._o s_o 2._o meditation_n on_o the_o changeableness_n of_o all_o the_o pleasure_n we_o enjoy_v serve_v towards_o the_o secure_n our_o happiness_n p._n 61._o s_o 3._o moral_a philosophy_n answer_v not_o to_o the_o promise_n of_o speculation_n in_o our_o necessity_n p._n 62._o s_o 1._o man_n reason_n for_o his_o forgive_n the_o first_o injury_n of_o woman_n p._n 275._o s_o 1._o morality_n more_o study_v at_o court_n then_o religion_n p._n 117._o s_o 1_o 2._o moral_a civility_n useful_a to_o improve_v the_o zeal_n of_o religious_a duty_n p._n 118._o s_o 1._o mirth_n a_o great_a disguise_n of_o medisance_n p._n 128._o s_o 2._o morality_n single_a be_v insufficient_a for_o our_o support_n in_o great_a pressure_n p._n 342._o s_o 3._o moral_a philosophy_n set_v in_o a_o due_a order_n for_o consolation_n in_o distress_n p._n 345._o meditation_n on_o the_o vain_a figure_n of_o this_o world_n p._n 361._o s_o 1._o meditation_n on_o eternity_n a_o relief_n against_o all_o temporary_a pressure_n p._n 367._o s_o 1._o mortification_n of_o the_o flesh_n requisite_a for_o all_o act_n of_o pure_a speculation_n p._n 392._o s_o 2._o medisance_n most_o entertain_v by_o the_o encouragement_n of_o great_a person_n p._n 129._o s_o 1._o mercy_n of_o god_n misconceive_v p._n 156._o s_o 2._o more_o 158._o s_o 1._o mercy_n right_o understand_v p._n 158._o s_o 〈◊〉_d mercenary_a love_n how_o far_o allow_v p._n 185._o mercenary_a love_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o dwarf_n p._n 185._o s_o 1._o n_o nvn_v eminent_a purity_n p._n 18._o s_o 〈◊〉_d nature_n give_v some_o light_n towards_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n p._n 1â—_n s_o 2._o nature_n discredit_v single_a for_o happiness_n p._n 57_o s_o 2._o naturalist_n shall_v rise_v up_o in_o judgement_n against_o ill_a christian_n p._n 277._o s_o 3._o o_o opinion_n of_o temporality_n confute_v p._n 7._o s_o 2._o order_n give_v by_o god_n for_o direction_n in_o religion_n p._n 28._o s_o 1._o opinion_n why_o it_o prevail_v often_o above_o truth_n p._n 68_o s_o 2._o obligation_n in_o point_n of_o love_n to_o enemy_n p._n 283._o s_o 2._o order_n of_o providence_n not_o discern_v occasion_v all_o our_o wonder_n p._n 305._o s_o 1_o 2._o order_n describe_v p._n 327._o order_n for_o dispose_v our_o time_n pleasant_o and_o useful_o in_o imprisonment_n p._n 351._o s_o 1._o order_n of_o the_o three_o person_n of_o the_o trinity_n reside_v in_o a_o contemplative_a soul_n p._n 389._o order_n of_o rise_v up_o to_o contemplation_n p._n 391._o s_o 1._o p_o pride_n first_o introduce_v and_o how_o continue_v p._n 3._o s_o 3._o philosopher_n deceive_v in_o the_o divinity_n p._n 21._o s_o 2._o piety_n advise_v in_o all_o religion_n p._n 24._o s_o 2._o passion_n itself_o make_v use_v of_o religion_n to_o express_v itself_o p._n 32._o s_o 2._o passion_n transfer_v may_v honour_v god_n in_o a_o double_a respect_n p._n 33._o s_o 1_o 2._o piety_n do_v the_o office_n of_o a_o lawgiver_n not_o of_o a_o insulter_n p._n 35._o s_o 3._o piety_n not_o incompatible_a with_o pleasure_n p._n 37._o s_o 2._o pleasure_n allow_v by_o devotion_n p._n 41._o s_o 1_o 2._o propriety_n in_o temporal_a good_n abate_v the_o value_n and_o piety_n repair_v it_o p._n 42._o s_o 2._o philosopher_n variance_n concern_v happiness_n p._n 51._o s_o 2._o prayer_n assign_v for_o the_o way_n to_o find_v truth_n and_o consequent_o happiness_n p._n 79._o s_o 2._o prayer_n must_v be_v sincere_a and_o fervent_a to_o become_v officious_a p._n 82._o s_o 2._o prayer_n be_v often_o accept_v when_o the_o suit_n be_v not_o accord_v p._n 84._o s_o 1._o prince_n virtue_n may_v make_v court_n school_n oâ—_n piety_n p._n 91._o s_o 1._o prince_n especial_o oblige_v to_o piety_n p._n 91._o s_o 2._o prudence_n for_o courtier_n p._n 97._o s_o 1._o praise_n allowable_a in_o many_o case_n and_o how_o they_o be_v to_o be_v apply_v p._n 110._o s_o 2_o 3._o prince_n oblige_v to_o forgive_v personal_a injury_n p._n 280._o s_o 1_o 2._o providence_n not_o to_o be_v judge_v of_o by_o piece_n p._n 295._o s_o 2._o prayer_n against_o god_n menace_n allow_v the_o prophet_n p._n 301._o s_o 1._o providence_n seem_v as_o it_o be_v disguise_v upon_o earth_n p._n 359._o s_o 2._o presumption_n on_o our_o power_n to_o resist_v the_o temptation_n of_o beauty_n be_v dangerous_a p._n 166._o s_o 2._o q_o the_o quality_n of_o peace_n expectable_a in_o this_o life_n p._n 84._o sect_n 2._o the_o quality_n of_o private_a condition_n towards_o the_o discernment_n of_o the_o world_n instability_n p._n 105._o s_o 1._o quarrel_n with_o the_o world_n do_v sometime_o occasion_v good_a vocation_n to_o sanctity_n p._n 328._o s_o 3._o the_o quality_n of_o profane_a passion_n p._n 152._o s_o 2._o the_o quality_n of_o temptation_n slight_v at_o first_o as_o easy_o masterable_a p._n 171._o s_o 2._o r_o reason_n much_o degenerate_v in_o our_o fall_a nature_n p._n 〈◊〉_d sect_n 2._o reason_n injure_v by_o opinion_n p._n 7._o sect_n 2._o repair_v nature_n by_o christ_n exalt_v above_o the_o original_a innocence_n p._n 15._o s_o 1._o p._n 16._o s_o 2._o revenge_n contrive_v unto_o piety_n p._n 17._o s_o 2._o reason_n course_n up_o to_o divinity_n p._n 21._o s_o 1._o repentance_n may_v convert_v even_o our_o sin_n into_o good_a fruit_n p._n 30._o s_o 2_o 3._o remedy_n extractable_a out_o of_o the_o meditation_n of_o our_o frailty_n p._n 60._o s_o 1._o riches_n possess_v and_o improve_v towards_o piety_n p._n 70._o s_o 2._o religion_n light_o consider_v may_v perplex_v we_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o event_n but_o more_o profound_o look_v into_o settle_v on_o we_o p._n 292._o s_o 3._o religion_n the_o only_a refuge_n in_o the_o perplexity_n of_o advers._fw-la event_n to_o a_o good_a cause_n p._n 302._o s_o 2_o 3._o reason_n of_o distract_n event_n not_o to_o be_v hope_v for_o in_o this_o world_n p._n 304._o s_o 2._o retreats_z out_o of_o the_o world_n turn_v into_o delusion_n by_o the_o devil_n p._n 332._o s_o 2._o reason_n single_a vain_o overvalue_v by_o the_o philosopher_n p._n 340._o s_o 2_o 3._o remedy_n draw_v
out_o of_o the_o evil_n themselves_o of_o our_o life_n p._n 362._o remedy_n for_o the_o correct_v indecent_a liberty_n in_o jest_v p._n 132._o s_o 2._o remedy_n against_o foulness_n of_o speech_n p._n 142._o s_o 1._o s_o sin_n vain_o excuse_v p._n 4._o sect_n 2._o solomon_n glory_n be_v ascribe_v to_o a_o special_a reason_n p._n 8._o s_o 2._o sin_n remove_v man_n more_o from_o god_n then_o his_o own_o first_o nullity_n p._n 12._o s_o 2._o sensual_a man_n exclude_v from_o happiness_n p._n 55._o s_o 1._o success_n ought_v not_o to_o assure_v we_o of_o the_o goodness_n of_o a_o cause_n p._n 294._o s_o 1._o sorrow_n allow_v in_o ill_a success_n p._n 298._o s_o 2._o solitude_n describe_v and_o treat_v true_o p._n 316._o sanctity_n in_o great_a person_n afford_v more_o communicative_a influence_n then_o in_o other_o p._n 120._o s_o 1._o sociableness_n of_o man_n nature_n in_o order_n to_o common_a good_a p._n 327._o spiritual_a joy_n suppress_v the_o love_n of_o the_o world_n p._n 376._o s_o 2._o speculation_n distinguish_v from_o contemplation_n p._n 397._o s_o 1._o s_o 2._o sensible_a delight_n afford_v by_o contemplation_n p._n 401._o s_o 1._o self-love_n keep_v we_o in_o darkness_n p._n 163._o sect_n 1._o self-love_n a_o kind_n of_o punishment_n of_o woman_n p._n 163._o self-love's_a motion_n p._n 185._o s_o 1._o t_o truth_n define_v and_o due_o value_v p._n 66._o s_o 2._o truth_n to_o be_v seek_v in_o all_o temporal_a fruition_n and_o to_o be_v find_v as_o the_o ground_n of_o our_o happiness_n p._n 68_o s_o 4._o truth_n impugn_a by_o the_o devil_n to_o seduce_v our_o happiness_n p._n 74._o s_o 2._o temptation_n most_o frequent_a in_o court_n p._n 100_o temptation_n of_o court_n resistable_a by_o prudence_n p._n 100_o s_o 2._o temptation_n against_o the_o love_n of_o enemy_n p._n 272._o s_o 1._o toleration_n of_o injury_n ease_v more_o than_o revenge_n p._n 277._o s_o 2._o temptation_n in_o court_n how_o to_o be_v overcome_v p._n 122._o s_o 2._o time_n to_o be_v weigh_v in_o solitude_n p._n 352_o s_o 3._o time_n weigh_v heavy_a upon_o when_o it_o be_v least_o apply_v to_o particular_a design_n p._n â—5â—_n time_n neglect_v bring_v we_o in_o debt_n even_o of_o our_o eternity_n p._n 369._o s_o 〈◊〉_d temptation_n to_o be_v resist_v at_o the_o first_o approach_n p._n 160._o s_o 2._o temptation_n of_o the_o flesh_n dangerous_a though_o they_o appear_v little_a at_o first_o p._n 169._o s_o 1._o five_o vanity_n in_o our_o fancy_n argue_v p._n 5._o sect_n 1._o s_o 2._o vanity_n of_o riches_n beauty_n p._n 7._o s_o 1._o voluptuous_a person_n exception_n against_o devotion_n p._n 34._o s_o 3._o vanity_n of_o philosopher_n concern_v the_o power_n of_o reason_n p._n 52._o s_o 3._o use_v to_o be_v make_v of_o the_o stoic_n opinion_n p._n 54._o s_o 1._o verity_n intend_v do_v not_o dull_a the_o joy_n of_o our_o sensitive_a appetite_n p._n 75._o s_o 2._o vnhappiness_n man_v own_o fault_n always_o p._n 80._o s_o 2._o vulgar_a error_n in_o judge_v of_o cause_n p._n 297._o s_o 1._o vocation_n supernatural_a to_o solitude_n solace_v by_o god_n p._n 319._o s_o 3._o p._n 320._o s_o 1._o vanity_n do_v true_o captivate_v those_o they_o pretend_v to_o give_v liberty_n p._n 353._o s_o 1._o universal_a change_n may_v comfort_n all_o private_a calamity_n p._n 358._o vanity_n of_o this_o world_n sacrifice_v to_o god_n afford_v a_o sweet_a savour_n p._n 380._o s_o 1._o vocation_n respective_o allow_v more_o or_o less_o application_n to_o the_o world_n p._n 383._o w_n this_o world_n be_v never_o mean_v as_o a_o object_n of_o man_n love_n p._n 377._o s_o 2._o the_o world_n contempt_n be_v ordain_v by_o god_n by_o his_o subject_n all_o thing_n in_o it_o to_o man_n p._n 379._o s_o 2._o the_o world_n easy_o contemnable_a by_o the_o consideration_n of_o christ_n demeanour_n in_o it_o p._n 381._o s_o 1._o woman_n oblige_v especial_o to_o much_o purity_n in_o conversation_n p._n 146._o s_o 2._o word_n equivocal_a wrest_v to_o a_o unclean_a sense_n very_o unblamable_a p._n 143._o s_o 3._o woman_n prejudice_v by_o flattery_n p._n 164._o s_o 2._o woman_n more_o commiserate_v than_o man_n in_o fault_n occasion_v by_o man_n temptation_n p._n 164._o z_o zeal_n and_o charity_n make_v the_o best_a temper_n of_o a_o religion_n page_n 26._o sect_n 2._o finis_fw-la the_o printer_n to_o the_o reader_n behold_v a_o printer_n extraordinary_a both_o in_o his_o fault_n and_o his_o confession_n who_o acknowledge_v the_o have_v offend_v all_o the_o several_a party_n of_o these_o time_n &_o can_v think_v of_o no_o excuse_n unless_o it_o be_v the_o influence_n of_o the_o err_a planet_n of_o this_o conjuncture_n reign_v over_o our_o press_n &_o work_v errata_fw-la so_o common_o either_o in_o the_o matter_n or_o the_o form_n of_o our_o trade_n and_o the_o piety_n of_o the_o author_n have_v preserve_v his_o pen_n untainted_a the_o malignity_n of_o our_o star_n have_v prevail_v much_o upon_o our_o pencil_n in_o miscopy_v his_o pen_n insomuch_o as_o the_o author_n be_v the_o only_o abuse_a person_n in_o this_o new_a book_n who_o have_v for_o some_o year_n past_a enjoy_v no_o liberty_n but_o that_o of_o his_o pen_n we_o must_v confess_v it_o a_o great_a injury_n in_o we_o to_o have_v so_o often_o restrain_v his_o sense_n in_o this_o excellent_a piece_n of_o spiritual_a enlargement_n his_o prison_n have_v present_v the_o whole_a nation_n for_o my_o indulgence_n from_o the_o author_n i_o will_v take_v sanctuary_n in_o his_o own_o charitable_a treatise_n of_o forgive_a injury_n and_o for_o my_o pardon_n from_o the_o reader_n i_o may_v resort_v to_o a_o contrary_a pretence_n namely_o the_o merit_n of_o have_v be_v the_o deliverer_n to_o he_o of_o so_o overweighty_a a_o piece_n of_o piety_n &_o reason_n as_o may_v bear_v a_o deduction_n of_o more_o sense_n than_o i_o have_v clip_v from_o it_o and_o consequent_o the_o delight_n of_o the_o reader_n may_v well_o endure_v the_o allay_n of_o so_o much_o pain_n as_o the_o look_v often_o upon_o my_o 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