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through_o the_o fear_n of_o death_n be_v all_o their_o life_n time_n subject_a to_o bondage_n the_o perfection_n of_o patience_n page_n 79._o james_n 1._o 4._o but_o let_v patience_n have_v her_o perfect_a work_n that_o you_o may_v be_v perfect_a and_o entire_a want_v nothing_o a_o restraint_n of_o exorbitant_a passion_n page_n 101._o 2_o sam_n 12._o 22._o 23._o 22_o and_o he_o say_v while_o the_o child_n be_v yet_o alive_a i_o fast_v and_o weep_v for_o i_o say_v who_o can_v tell_v whether_o god_n will_v be_v gracious_a to_o i_o that_o the_o child_n may_v live_v 23_o but_o now_o he_o be_v dead_a wherefore_o shall_v i_o fast_v can_v i_o bring_v he_o back_o again_o i_o shall_v go_v to_o he_o but_o he_o shall_v not_o return_v to_o i_o the_o sting_n of_o death_n page_n 121._o 1_o cor._n 15._o 56._o the_o sting_n of_o death_n be_v sin_n and_o the_o strength_n of_o sin_n be_v the_o law_n the_o destruction_n of_o the_o destroyer_n page_n 135._o 1_o cor._n 15._o 16._o the_o last_o enemy_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d reas._n use_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d num._n 23._o 10._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ez._n 44._o 25._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gen._n 28._o origen_n part_n of_o the_o text._n 1._o the_o excellency_n of_o man_n soul_n aug._n 1._o by_o nature_n and_o that_o in_o respect_n plato_n 1._o of_o the_o original_n aug._n manichees_n heb._n 12._o 9_o 2._o the_o image_n platoâ—…_n aristotle_n 1._o in_o respect_n of_o the_o substance_n 2._o the_o endowment_n 3._o the_o command_n over_o the_o body_n 2._o by_o gâ—…ce_n 1._o in_o redemption_n 2._o in_o renovation_n 3._o by_o glory_n bern._n use_v to_o take_v especial_a care_n of_o our_o soul_n plate_n aug._n 2._o the_o possibility_n to_o lose_v the_o soul_n mat._n 24._o quest._n answ._n how_o the_o soul_n may_v be_v lose_v use_v 3._o a_o man_n may_v lose_v his_o soul_n in_o gain_v the_o world_n note_n 1._o rich_a man_n 1._o be_v covetous_a 2._o ambitious_a man_n 〈◊〉_d to_o tax_v covetous_a man_n bern._n 2._o ambitious_a 4._o the_o loss_n by_o this_o gain_n observat._n the_o worldâ—…_n gain_v with_o the_o soul_n loss_n it_o come_v to_o nothing_o 1._o death_n take_v all_o away_o â—…er_n 17._o 11._o 2._o he_o lose_v the_o chief_a good_a chrysost._n 3._o possess_a of_o the_o great_a ill_n simile_n 4._o without_o hope_n of_o deliverance_n bern._n use_v to_o prevent_v this_o misery_n betimes_o part_n of_o the_o text._n doctr._n christ_n will_v come_v to_o judgement_n to_o reward_v the_o godly_a and_o ungodly_a the_o speediness_n of_o christ_n come_n 1_o cor._n 10._o 11_o 1_o joh._n 2._o 18._o 1_o pet._n 4._o 7._o two_o heresy_n concern_v christ_n come_v to_o judgement_n 2_o pet._n 3._o 3_o 1._o confute_v by_o s._n peter_n psal._n 90._o 〈◊〉_d mat._n 14._o 24._o numb_a 14._o 25_o luk._n 12._o 38._o 2._o by_o s._n paul_n 1_o thes._n 2._o object_n heb._n 26._o answ._n act._n 1._o 7._o 2._o signeâ—…_n of_o christ_n come_n of_o 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