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foul_a their_o heart_n with_o all_o unclean_a thought_n prov._n 7.18_o yea_o they_o garnish_v their_o heart_n for_o the_o devil_n by_o set_v up_o in_o their_o imagination_n all_o lascivious_a picture_n and_o defile_v representation_n and_o by_o act_v fornication_n and_o adultery_n in_o their_o heart_n a_o thousand_o time_n over_o mat._n 5.28_o question_n 128._o what_o help_n be_v there_o against_o such_o vile_a thought_n as_o these_o when_o a_o man_n and_o his_o own_o heart_n be_v together_o answer_n 1_o a_o man_n must_v find_v his_o heart_n work_v there_o be_v no_o other_o mean_n for_o a_o man_n alone_o especial_o if_o he_o be_v give_v to_o meditation_n to_o be_v free_a from_o bad_a and_o base_a thought_n but_o by_o