the_o follow_v meditation_n meditat_fw-la i._o introductory_n 1._o ii_o the_o method_n of_o the_o ensue_a meditation_n 3._o iii_o of_o the_o world_n 6._o iv_o of_o the_o world_n take_v in_o a_o theological_a sense_n 8._o v._o of_o the_o affection_n of_o love_n 9_o vi_o of_o the_o love_n of_o the_o world_n 11._o vii_o man_n be_v to_o try_v themselves_o by_o their_o love_n 13._o viii_o of_o the_o extent_n of_o worldly_a love_n 15._o ix_o of_o the_o evil_a of_o worldly_a love_n 17._o x._o of_o the_o inconsistency_n of_o the_o love_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o love_n of_o god_n 18._o xi_o of_o the_o evil_a of_o not_o love_v god_n 20._o xii_o the_o love_n of_o god_n most_o natural_a 21._o xiii_o of_o the_o easiness_n and_o pleasantness_n of_o love_v 22._o fourteen_o of_o the_o excellency_n and_o necessity_n of_o the_o love_n of_o god_n 24._o xv._o why_o call_v the_o love_n of_o the_o father_n 25._o xvi_o of_o man_n apprehension_n concern_v the_o love_n of_o god_n 26._o xvii_o what_o it_o be_v to_o love_n god_n 27._o xviii_o of_o the_o false_a love_n of_o god_n 28._o xix_o of_o predominant_a love_n 30._o xx._n of_o habitual_a love_n 31._o xxi_o lover_n of_o the_o world_n willing_a to_o be_v deceive_v 32._o xxii_o the_o lover_n of_o god_n most_o sensible_a of_o their_o worldliness_n 33._o xxiii_o notwithstanding_o man_n self_a deceive_n there_o be_v many_o lover_n of_o the_o world_n 35._o xxiv_o who_o be_v lover_n of_o the_o world_n in_o general_n 37._o xxv_o of_o the_o lover_n of_o the_o world_n more_o particular_o 38._o xxvi_o of_o the_o inordinate_a love_n of_o life_n 39_o xxvii_o of_o unwillingness_n to_o die_v 43._o xxviii_o of_o not_o long_v after_o a_o better_a life_n 44._o xxix_o of_o desire_v to_o be_v dissolve_v 47._o xxx_o of_o the_o profit_n of_o the_o world_n 48._o xxxi_o of_o steal_v 50._o xxxii_o of_o defraud_v 52._o xxxiii_o of_o lie_v for_o worldly_a advantage_n 54._o xxxiv_o of_o oppression_n ibid._n xxxv_o of_o bribery_n 56._o xxxvi_o of_o those_o that_o offend_v in_o the_o undue_a degree_n of_o seek_v riches_n 58._o xxxvii_o of_o those_o that_o offend_v in_o the_o undue_a season_n of_o seek_v the_o world_n 59_o xxxviii_o of_o worldly_a confidence_n 61._o thirty-nine_o of_o covetousness_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 62._o xl._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 65._o xli_o of_o carefulness_n 68_o xlii_o of_o discontentedness_n 70._o xliii_o of_o immoderate_a mourn_a or_o impatience_n 72._o xliv_o of_o uncharitableness_n 74._o xlv_o of_o pleasure_n in_o general_n 76._o xlvi_o of_o worldly_a pleasure_n 78._o xlvii_o of_o fornication_n and_o adultery_n 80._o xlviii_o of_o gluttony_n and_o drunkenness_n 82._o xlix_o of_o pleasure_n unlawful_a in_o the_o manner_n 85._o l._n of_o pleasure_n unlawful_a as_o to_o the_o season_n 86._o li._n of_o fantastical_a pleasure_n 89._o lii_o of_o revenge_n 91._o liii_o of_o curse_v 95._o liv._o of_o idleness_n 99_o lv._o of_o easefulness_n 102._o lvi_o of_o fear_n of_o sickness_n 103._o lvii_o of_o fear_n of_o the_o loss_n of_o friend_n 105._o lviii_o of_o the_o fear_n of_o poverty_n and_o the_o loss_n of_o good_n 107._o lix_n of_o fear_n of_o persecution_n 109._o lx._n of_o honour_n in_o general_n and_o of_o pride_n 111._o lxi_o of_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n and_o the_o way_n of_o seek_v it_o 112._o lxii_o of_o self_n honour_v 113._o lxiii_o of_o seek_v the_o approbation_n of_o man_n more_o than_o of_o god_n 114._o lxiv_o of_o pride_n in_o birth_n 116._o lxv_o of_o pride_n in_o beauty_n 118._o lxvi_o of_o pride_n in_o apparel_n 121._o lxvii_o of_o pride_n in_o child_n 122._o lxviii_o of_o pride_n in_o wit_n and_o learning_n 125._o lxix_o of_o pride_n in_o riches_n 126._o lxx_o of_o pride_n in_o strength_n 129._o lxxi_o of_o pride_n in_o privilege_n 130._o lxxii_o of_o pride_n in_o power_n and_o great_a place_n 133._o lxxiii_o of_o pride_n in_o virtuous_a action_n 134._o lxxiv_o of_o pride_n in_o worldly_a interest_n and_o a_o party_n 136._o lxxv_o of_o self_n love_n 140._o lxxvi_o of_o the_o love_n of_o relation_n 143._o lxxvii_o of_o the_o love_n of_o other_o man_n 145._o lxxviii_o of_o flattery_n 149._o lxxix_o of_o worldly_a business_n 151._o lxxx_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o of_o the_o love_n of_o worldly_a business_n 154._o lxxxi_o of_o the_o fashion_n of_o the_o world_n 157._o lxxxii_o of_o swear_v 160._o lxxxiii_o of_o worldly_a wisdom_n in_o general_n 164._o lxxxiv_o of_o impure_a wisdom_n 166._o lxxxv_o of_o envy_n and_o envious_a wisdom_n 169._o lxxxvi_o of_o contentiousness_n and_o contentious_a wisdom_n 173._o lxxxvii_o of_o implacableness_n 176._o lxxxviii_o of_o unmercifulness_n 181._o lxxxix_o of_o unfruitful_a wisdom_n 184._o xc_o of_o partiality_n 187._o xci_o of_o hypocrisy_n in_o general_n 189._o xcii_o of_o scripture_n hypocrisy_n and_o the_o hypocritical_a wisdom_n 191._o xciii_o of_o the_o god_n of_o this_o world_n 196._o xciv_o of_o idolatry_n 200._o xcv_o of_o formal_a witchcraft_n 204._o xcvi_o of_o interpretative_a witchcraft_n 206._o xcvii_o of_o the_o child_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o partilar_o of_o selfwill_a 210._o xcviii_o of_o ingratitude_n 213._o xcix_o of_o the_o devil_n consider_v as_o a_o nature_n 217._o c._n cautionary_a 223._o the_o second_o part._n i._o of_o the_o false_a despiser_n of_o riches_n 229._o ii_o of_o the_o false_a despiser_n of_o pleasure_n 233._o iii_o of_o the_o votary_n of_o penance_n 237._o iv_o of_o quaker_n 240._o v._o of_o the_o quaker_n argument_n 243._o vi_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o quaker_n argument_n consider_v 247._o vii_o the_o quaker_n argument_n answer_v 250._o viii_o soâ—â—_n suggestion_n to_o the_o quaker_n 254._o ix_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o of_o public_a benefactor_n 258._o x._o of_o the_o pretender_n to_o righteousness_n 260._o xi_o of_o nonconformist_n 262._o xii_o of_o conformist_n 267._o xiii_o of_o the_o educator_n of_o child_n 270._o fourteen_o of_o the_o disposer_n of_o child_n to_o calling_n 273._o xv._o of_o person_n marry_v and_o give_v in_o marriage_n 276._o xvi_o of_o patron_n 281._o xvii_o of_o chaplain_n 284._o xviii_o of_o judge_n and_o magistrate_n 286._o xix_o of_o arbitrator_n elector_n and_o juror_n 289._o xx._n of_o landlord_n and_o tenant_n 293._o xxi_o of_o tradesman_n 299._o xxii_o of_o innkeeper_n 301._o xxiii_o of_o beggar_n 305._o xxiv_o of_o wagerer_n 308._o xxv_o of_o gamester_n 310._o xxvi_o of_o debtor_n 315._o xxvii_o of_o creditor_n 318._o xxviii_o of_o usurer_n 321._o xxix_o of_o humane_a authority_n against_o usury_n 330._o xxx_o the_o argument_n for_o usury_n consider_v 335._o xxxi_o other_o reason_n for_o usury_n consider_v 340._o xxxii_o authority_n for_o usury_n consider_v 345._o xxxiii_o what_o usurer_n be_v lover_n of_o the_o world_n 350._o xxxiv_o disswasives_n from_o the_o love_n of_o the_o world_n from_o the_o consideration_n of_o our_o profession_n 355._o xxxv_o further_o disswasives_n from_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o our_o soul_n 358._o xxxvi_o from_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o world_n 360._o xxxvii_o from_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o love_n 364._o xxxviii_o from_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o love_n of_o the_o world_n idolatrous_a and_o adulterous_a 367._o thirty-nine_o of_o the_o blasphemy_n and_o sacrilege_n of_o worldly_a love_n 370._o xl._n of_o the_o ingratitude_n and_o perjury_n of_o worldly_a love_n 373._o xli_o general_a motive_n to_o the_o love_n of_o god_n 376._o xlii_o a_o particular_a motive_n to_o the_o love_n of_o god_n 379._o xliii_o a_o further_a motive_n 381._o xliv_o a_o further_a motive_n 384._o xlv_o a_o further_a motive_n 386._o xlvi_o a_o further_a motive_n 388._o xlvii_o a_o further_a motive_n 391._o xlviii_o a_o further_a motive_n 393._o xlix_o a_o conclude_v meditation_n 398._o friendly_a reader_n the_o author_n great_a distance_n from_o the_o press_n and_o our_o unacquaintedness_n with_o his_o hand_n have_v cause_v these_o errata_n which_o we_o entreat_v thou_o favourable_o to_o correct_v as_o such_o which_o do_v despoil_v the_o sense_n before_o you_o begin_v to_o read_v errata_fw-la page_z 13._o line_n 8._o read_v proceed_v from_o p._n 36._o l._n 5._o r._n rapacious_a p._n 41._o l._n 5._o r._n jobusite_n p._n 90._o l._n 16._o r._n lovely_a p._n 93._o l._n 5._o r._n dona_fw-la p._n 110._o l._n 13._o r._n truth_n p._n 126._o l._n 23._o r._n confidence_n p._n 132._o l._n 11._o r._n unreasonable_a p._n 161._o l._n 14._o r._n stick_v p._n 215._o l._n 25._o r._n pupil_n p._n 232._o l._n 27._o r._n manifold_a p._n 234._o l._n penult_n r._n best_a p_o 235._o l._n 26._o 〈◊〉_d p._n 261._o l._n 18._o r._n love_n p._n 267._o l._n 2._o r._n oded_a l._n 9_o bloâ—out_n they_o be_v l._n 12._o r._n humorous_a p._n 288._o l._n 16._o r._n seal_n p._n 313._o r._n master_n p._n 322._o l._n 30._o r._n old_a p
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their_o worldly_a employment_n in_o any_o season_n that_o ought_v to_o be_v devote_v to_o the_o service_n of_o god_n by_o his_o special_a command_n concern_v the_o special_a season_n of_o prayer_n we_o have_v nothing_o certain_a that_o i_o know_v of_o though_o it_o be_v most_o proper_a and_o seemly_a to_o begin_v every_o day_n with_o god_n most_o reasonable_a that_o the_o devout_a ejaculation_n of_o thanksgiving_n or_o supplication_n shall_v take_v place_n of_o worldly_a care_n and_o contrivance_n and_o shall_v keep_v house_n in_o the_o soul_n at_o night_n when_o they_o be_v all_o dismiss_v a_o dog_n be_v a_o man_n servant_n which_o he_o turn_v out_o of_o door_n at_o night_n when_o he_o take_v his_o child_n to_o bed_n with_o he_o the_o dog_n may_v not_o enter_v in_o in_o the_o morning_n without_o leave_n till_o the_o door_n be_v open_v for_o he_o whereas_o
the_o child_n get_v up_o and_o come_v into_o the_o house_n when_o they_o please_v we_o do_v indeed_o read_v of_o the_o hour_n of_o prayer_n but_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o say_v which_o hour_n it_o be_v or_o if_o we_o can_v where_o be_v the_o divine_a authority_n the_o stamp_n of_o god_n for_o the_o observation_n of_o it_o but_o the_o lord_n day_n be_v certain_a know_v command_v to_o be_v observe_v they_o that_o then_o ordinary_o prefer_v the_o management_n of_o worldly_a business_n before_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n appear_v to_o be_v lover_n of_o the_o world_n i_o know_v we_o must_v allow_v here_o for_o the_o work_n of_o necessity_n and_o mercy_n these_o be_v to_o take_v place_n of_o the_o sabbath_n the_o preservation_n of_o life_n though_o it_o be_v but_o of_o a_o beast_n be_v a_o act_n of_o mercy_n which_o god_n himself_o prefer_v before_o sacrifice_n and_o so_o do_v the_o lord_n of_o the_o sabbath_n by_o his_o example_n teach_v we_o to_o do_v a_o physician_n be_v excusable_a in_o travel_v to_o relieve_v his_o patient_n so_o that_o it_o be_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n rather_o in_o merciful_a care_n than_o worldly_a covetousness_n but_o if_o the_o expectation_n and_o desire_n of_o a_o fee_n be_v most_o predominant_a it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o pretend_v necessity_n god_n shall_v find_v it_o out_o before_o he_o it_o will_v bear_v they_o out_o but_o bad_o to_o plead_v the_o law_n allow_v it_o but_o who_o shall_v excuse_v the_o lawyer_n and_o other_o man_n that_o travel_v journey_n upon_o ordinary_a occasion_n and_o upon_o business_n of_o light_a moment_n and_o violate_v the_o lord_n day_n to_o save_v a_o little_a money_n or_o a_o little_a labour_n or_o for_o more_o convenient_a dispatch_n of_o worldly_a business_n to_o contrive_v to_o take_v a_o sermon_n in_o their_o way_n to_o be_v at_o church_n at_o such_o a_o place_n by_o such_o a_o hour_n i_o doubt_v will_v not_o salve_v the_o matter_n before_o a_o jealous_a god_n christ_n say_v you_o can_v serve_v god_n 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