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your_o delight_n in_o it_o cease_v as_o you_o can_v bring_v your_o soul_n to_o a_o resolution_n to_o quit_v these_o thing_n quam_fw-la suave_fw-la mihi_fw-la subito_fw-la factum_fw-la est_fw-la career_n suavitatibus_fw-la iniquorum_fw-la no_o delight_n so_o sincere_a as_o the_o contempt_n of_o vain_a delight_n 3._o the_o object_n the_o deed_n of_o the_o body_n that_o be_v our_o sin_n so_o call_v 1._o because_o sin_n be_v compare_v to_o a_o body_n rom._n 7.24_o who_o shall_v deliver_v i_o from_o this_o body_n of_o death_n and_o col._n 2._o 11._o in_o put_v off_o the_o body_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o flesh_n there_o be_v beside_o the_o natural_a body_n a_o body_n of_o corruption_n which_o do_v whole_o compass_v about_o the_o soul_n there_o be_v the_o head_n of_o wicked_a desire_n the_o hand_n and_o foot_n of_o wicked_a execution_n the_o eye_n of_o sinful_a lust_n the_o tongue_n of_o vain_a and_o evil_a word_n therefore_o it_o be_v say_v col._n 3.5_o mortify_v your_o member_n which_o 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