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and_o so_o at_o the_o best_a but_o that_o which_o the_o apostle_n ascribe_v to_o the_o jew_n rom._n 10.2_o a_o zeal_n of_o god_n but_o not_o according_a to_o knowledge_n 3._o how_o wicked_a be_v they_o how_o great_a be_v their_o sin_n that_o keep_v other_o from_o knowledge_n some_o there_o be_v that_o will_v persuade_v man_n from_o labour_v after_o it_o tell_v they_o private_a person_n need_v not_o be_v so_o know_v they_o may_v be_v save_v with_o less_o learning_n and_o less_o teach_v a_o little_a knowledge_n will_v carry_v they_o to_o heaven_n if_o they_o do_v but_o live_v honest_o and_o do_v their_o duty_n and_o be_v it_o possible_a for_o a_o man_n to_o live_v honest_o without_o knowledge_n or_o do_v his_o duty_n without_o understand_v his_o duty_n i_o add_v to_o believe_v as_o he_o shall_v without_o know_v what_o to_o believe_v can_v you_o be_v religious_a by_o instinct_n or_o do_v the_o will_n of_o god_n by_o guess_n though_o you_o never_o inquire_v after_o it_o why_o do_v they_o 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spirit_n and_o we_o read_v of_o this_o as_o that_o they_o be_v ashamed_a of_o their_o sin_n and_o loathe_v themselves_o for_o they_o and_o abhor_v themselves_o because_o of_o sin_n and_o cast_v they_o away_o as_o a_o pollute_a and_o menstruous_a cloth_n all_o these_o exposition_n denote_v the_o filthiness_n of_o sin_n and_o superfluity_n of_o naughtiness_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v often_o take_v in_o the_o scripture_n for_o malice_n 1_o cor._n 5.8_o 〈◊〉_d 5.8_o therefore_o let_v we_o keep_v the_o truth_n not_o with_o old_a leaven_n not_o with_o leaven_n of_o malice_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o because_o it_o have_v here_o no_o article_n and_o because_o it_o often_o signify_v all_o manner_n of_o sin_n i_o will_v give_v it_o rope_n without_o any_o limitation_n the_o apostle_n then_o by_o superfluity_n of_o naughtiness_n mean_v the_o redundancy_n and_o overflow_a of_o sin_n among_o those_o professor_n there_o be_v a_o chaos_n of_o sin_n in_o all_o of_o we_o but_o it_o 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