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affection_n what_o ever_o it_o be_v here_o it_o be_v take_v for_o a_o rage_a lust_n that_o set_v a_o man_n on_o fire_n 1._o cor._n chap._n 7._o vers_fw-la 9_o so_o yet_o i_o send_v you_o to_o nature_n look_v what_o stuff_n it_o be_v make_v of_o there_o be_v a_o fire_n in_o nature_n of_o foul_a lust_n that_o will_v burn_v thou_o to_o death_n and_o in_o the_o end_n put_v thou_o in_o hell_n if_o it_o be_v not_o mortify_v may_v you_o not_o see_v this_o by_o experience_n when_o you_o see_v that_o which_o be_v fit_a for_o y_o e_o a_o bate_n and_o quench_v of_o lust_n can_v quench_v it_o but_o he_o will_v run_v and_o mingle_v himself_o with_o harlot_n these_o harlot_n testify_v of_o this_o fire_n look_v to_o the_o adulterer_n there_o be_v a_o fire_n yet_o more_o than_o that_o when_o this_o fire_n have_v burn_v up_o all_o the_o moisture_n of_o the_o body_n and_o waste_v all_o yet_o it_o burn_v in_o the_o heart_n you_o shall_v see_v this_o in_o filthy_a age_a man_n when_o the_o body_n be_v 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the_o five_o verse_n colos._n chap._n 3._o vers_fw-la 5._o 6._o 7._o 5_o and_o covetousness_n which_o be_v idolatry_n 6_o for_o the_o which_o thing_n sake_n the_o wrath_n of_o god_n come_v on_o the_o child_n of_o disobedience_n 7_o wherein_o you_o also_o walk_v once_o when_o you_o live_v in_o they_o you_o have_v hear_v brethren_n the_o first_o exhortation_n the_o apostle_n make_v to_o the_o colossian_n in_o this_o chapter_n be_v that_o they_o shall_v seek_v the_o thing_n above_o the_o second_o exhortation_n be_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v wise_a in_o they_o and_o we_o have_v enter_v into_o the_o three_o exhortation_n the_o last_o day_n which_o be_v that_o