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no_o relief_n from_o the_o bondage_n and_o burden_n of_o sin_n but_o by_o a_o saviour_n and_o that_o he_o be_v a_o saviour_n to_o none_o who_o he_o do_v not_o rule_n 5.9_o heb._n 5.9_o to_o none_o but_o they_o that_o obey_v he_o you_o will_v hearken_v to_o his_o call_n and_o come_v under_o his_o yoke_n 4.10_o psal_n 17.14_o 2_o tim._n 4.10_o most_o man_n be_v man_n of_o this_o world_n as_o david_n call_v they_o they_o be_v for_o a_o portion_n in_o this_o life_n demas_n have_v embrace_v this_o present_a world_n and_o there_o be_v no_o great_a token_n of_o a_o carnal_a unbelieve_a heart_n than_o for_o a_o man_n to_o fix_v upon_o a_o present_a happiness_n when_o god_n have_v propound_v a_o eternal_a felicity_n in_o another_o world_n the_o good_a man_n be_v for_o the_o yoke_n of_o christ_n here_o and_o a_o crown_n hereafter_o the_o unbeliever_n be_v for_o present_a ease_n and_o satisfaction_n and_o therefore_o take_v up_o with_o the_o pleasure_n of_o sin_n that_o be_v but_o for_o a_o 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pray_v against_o his_o sin_n as_o it_o be_v say_v austin_n do_v in_o his_o natural_a state_n who_o be_v afraid_a that_o god_n shall_v grant_v his_o request_n he_o pray_v one_o thing_n and_o desire_v another_o but_o he_o pray_v as_o david_n do_v wash_v i_o thorough_o from_o my_o iniquity_n and_o cleanse_v i_o from_o my_o sin_n psal_n 51.2_o oh_o the_o sigh_n and_o groan_n that_o a_o gracious_a heart_n send_v up_o to_o god_n under_o the_o load_n and_o burden_n of_o sin_n we_o groan_v be_v burden_v 5.4_o 2_o cor._n 5.4_o hence_o that_o of_o the_o apostle_n rom._n 7.24_o o_o wretched_a man_n that_o i_o be_o who_o shall_v deliver_v i_o from_o this_o body_n of_o death_n never_o do_v poor_a prisoner_n more_o long_a and_o wish_v to_o be_v free_v from_o his_o chain_n than_o the_o believer_n do_v to_o be_v rid_v of_o his_o sin_n none_o can_v know_v what_o the_o wrestle_n of_o a_o gracious_a heart_n be_v with_o god_n against_o corruption_n but_o they_o that_o have_v be_v weary_v with_o the_o 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the_o soul_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o life_n of_o a_o christian_a be_v a_o continual_a warfare_n the_o age_n that_o man_n observe_v in_o civil_a war_n be_v from_o sixteen_o year_n old_a to_o sixty_o but_o this_o war_n commence_v from_o the_o first_o moment_n of_o take_v up_o the_o yoke_n of_o christ_n to_o the_o last_o moment_n that_o a_o man_n live_v in_o the_o world_n every_o man_n that_o be_v bear_v again_o be_v bear_v a_o man_n of_o strife_n as_o jeremy_n speak_v in_o another_o sense_n he_o keep_v up_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 15.10_o jer._n 15.10_o a_o truceless_a war_n with_o sin_n 6.13_o cant._n 6.13_o what_o be_v the_o company_n of_o two_o army_n in_o the_o shulamite_n but_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o continual_a conflict_n and_o opposition_n of_o each_o other_o so_o the_o apostle_n explain_v it_o gal._n 5.17_o the_o flesh_n lu_v against_o the_o spirit_n and_o the_o spirit_n against_o the_o flesh_n and_o mark_v the_o tense_n it_o be_v not_o say_v it_o do_v lust_n viz._n at_o the_o first_o work_v of_o grace_n or_o it_o will_v lust_n viz._n when_o grace_n be_v come_v to_o more_o strength_n and_o maturity_n but_o it_o lu_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o present_a tense_n and_o so_o it_o note_v two_o thing_n 1._o that_o so_o soon_o as_o ever_o grace_n be_v wrought_v in_o the_o heart_n it_o show_v itself_o in_o strife_n and_o contest_v with_o lust_n and_o corruption_n it_o lu_v against_o the_o flesh_n or_o else_o it_o be_v not_o grace_n 2._o that_o this_o contest_v once_o begin_v will_v never_o end_v so_o long_o as_o any_o one_o lust_n remain_v in_o the_o heart_n nor_o can_v it_o for_o this_o hatred_n of_o sin_n wrought_v by_o grace_n in_o the_o heart_n be_v so_o radicate_v in_o the_o new_a nature_n and_o so_o essential_a to_o it_o that_o as_o grace_n be_v increase_v so_o this_o hatred_n be_v heighten_v and_o needs_o it_o must_v for_o all_o hatred_n spring_v from_o love_n amor_fw-la 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