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man_n to_o want_v feel_v be_v a_o man_n to_o be_v account_v well_o because_o he_o be_v in_o a_o apoplexy_n and_o so_o not_o sensible_a of_o what_o you_o say_v or_o do_v to_o he_o do_v any_o man_n reckon_v it_o a_o perfection_n in_o his_o body_n to_o want_v feeling_n or_o any_o other_o sense_n the_o soul_n have_v its_o apoplexy_n too_o a_o man_n may_v so_o debauch_v his_o nature_n with_o vicious_a practice_n that_o at_o last_o he_o shall_v be_v past_a feel_n and_o commit_v all_o filthiness_n with_o greediness_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v he_o sin_n and_o please_v himself_o that_o he_o feel_v no_o remorse_n be_v glad_a that_o he_o be_v list_v in_o the_o number_n of_o those_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o become_v a_o whine_a penitent_n no_o he_o be_v one_o of_o the_o fort_n esprite_n he_o make_v a_o mock_n of_o sin_n tell_v he_o of_o repentance_n tell_v they_o that_o be_v weary_a of_o their_o life_n he_o be_v well_o enough_o let_v the_o sick_a send_v for_o the_o physician_n out_o 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of_o the_o sad_a condition_n in_o which_o adam_n be_v after_o he_o have_v eat_v the_o forbid_a fruit_n and_o upon_o the_o sense_n of_o his_o fault_n have_v hide_v himself_o from_o god_n hope_v at_o least_o wish_v he_o have_v do_v so_o when_o god_n inquire_v after_o he_o though_o know_v well_o enough_o where_o he_o be_v ask_v he_o this_o question_n adam_n where_o be_v thou_o he_o make_v this_o answer_n for_o he_o proper_a enough_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n i_o be_o where_o they_o be_v who_o be_v not_o able_a to_o look_v upon_o god_n where_o they_o be_v who_o obey_v not_o god_n i_o be_o where_o they_o be_v who_o hide_v themselves_o from_o their_o maker_n where_o they_o be_v who_o be_v flee_v from_o virtue_n and_o be_v destitute_a of_o wisdom_n i_o be_o where_o they_o be_v who_o tremble_v by_o reason_n of_o guilt_n and_o cowardice_n this_o be_v the_o melancholic_a condition_n of_o wretched_a sinner_n after_o they_o come_v to_o consider_v how_o thing_n be_v with_o they_o in_o the_o cool_a of_o the_o day_n when_o the_o heat_n of_o their_o wine_n and_o lust_n be_v over_o their_o rant_a mirth_n end_v their_o passion_n becalm_v and_o they_o begin_v to_o bethink_v themselves_o and_o to_o reflect_v upon_o their_o extravagancy_n and_o be_v make_v to_o hear_v that_o still_a voice_n which_o call_v to_o adam_n after_o his_o prevarication_n wise_a man_n have_v compare_v the_o sprightly_a erect_v cheerful_a temper_n of_o good_a man_n with_o this_o law_n just_o pronounce_v that_o virtuous_a person_n do_v not_o only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 177_o i._n e._n not_o only_o exceed_v a_o vicious_a man_n in_o that_o which_o be_v honest_a but_o also_o overcome_v he_o in_o pleasure_n for_o which_o only_o the_o sinner_n seem_v to_o betake_v himself_o to_o wickedness_n and_o this_o pleasure_n be_v so_o considerable_a that_o aristotle_n can_v say_v that_o it_o do_v exceed_v that_o of_o the_o wicked_a those_o fugitive_n from_o virtue_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o that_o it_o be_v more_o pure_a and_o more_o solid_a and_o so_o be_v as_o another_o call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d such_o a_o pleasure_n as_o one_o shall_v never_o have_v cause_n to_o repent_v of_o but_o those_o pain_n which_o i_o forementioned_a be_v more_o considerable_a because_o they_o be_v both_o more_o pungent_a and_o more_o last_a than_o those_o of_o the_o body_n which_o make_v simplicius_n say_v of_o they_o 252._o that_o they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n that_o they_o be_v more_o grievous_a stay_v long_o and_o be_v hard_a to_o be_v cure_v a_o bodily_a distemper_n be_v more_o easy_o relieve_v than_o a_o evil_a conscience_n take_v away_o the_o present_a pain_n and_o the_o body_n return_v to_o its_o health_n but_o the_o soul_n be_v pain_v with_o the_o remembrance_n of_o what_o be_v past_a and_o the_o sear_n of_o what_o be_v to_o come_v which_o be_v so_o great_a a_o affliction_n that_o many_o time_n it_o make_v the_o present_a state_n intolerable_a therefore_o holy_a scripture_n and_o ancient_a philosopher_n call_v the_o state_n of_o sin_n the_o death_n of_o the_o soul_n so_o our_o saviour_n say_v of_o the_o vicious_a prodigal_n that_o he_o be_v dead_a and_o the_o apostle_n of_o the_o wicked_a world_n that_o they_o be_v dead_a in_o sin_n and_o trespass_n and_o the_o heathen_a philosopher_n the_o same_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n i._n e._n the_o death_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v the_o deprivation_n of_o god_n and_o reason_n which_o be_v accompany_v with_o a_o turbulent_a conflict_n of_o inordinate_a passion_n and_o that_o none_o may_v think_v that_o he_o dull_o suppose_v that_o a_o immortal_a be_v can_v die_v he_o add_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n not_o that_o they_o cease_v to_o be_v but_o that_o they_o fall_v from_o the_o happiness_n of_o life_n and_o in_o another_o place_n he_o say_v that_o wickedness_n be_v the_o corruption_n of_o a_o immortal_a be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o corrupt_v it_o as_o much_o as_o be_v possible_a for_o this_o reason_n when_o any_o of_o pythagoras_n scholar_n abandon_v the_o practice_n of_o virtue_n and_o lest_o his_o society_n they_o hang_v up_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o empty_a coffin_n for_o he_o look_v upon_o he_o as_o one_o dead_a and_o they_o may_v very_o well_o do_v so_o for_o be_v it_o not_o the_o destruction_n of_o a_o reasonable_a be_v to_o be_v corrupt_v in_o those_o principle_n which_o be_v essential_a to_o it_o to_o be_v spoil_v in_o its_o best_a faculty_n to_o be_v hinder_v from_o the_o free_a exercise_n of_o its_o natural_a power_n to_o be_v bereave_v of_o that_o joy_n which_o a_o man_n have_v when_o he_o act_v according_a to_o that_o which_o be_v best_a in_o he_o to_o be_v deadn_v to_o a_o vital_a sense_n of_o his_o chief_a good_a and_o to_o be_v deprive_v of_o the_o love_n of_o god_n which_o be_v the_o very_a life_n of_o good_a man_n whatsoever_o intercept_v the_o favourable_a influence_n of_o god_n benignity_n do_v as_o much_o contribute_v to_o the_o death_n of_o the_o soul_n as_o he_o will_v promote_v the_o body_n be_v life_n who_o by_o some_o fatal_a obstruction_n of_o the_o inward_a passage_n shall_v hinder_v the_o communication_n of_o vital_a spirit_n to_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o body_n what_o joy_n can_v a_o man_n have_v when_o the_o indwelling_a god_n be_v grieve_v and_o the_o fool_n live_v in_o contradiction_n to_o the_o connate_a principle_n of_o his_o soul_n 2._o this_o bring_v i_o to_o the_o second_o demonstration_n of_o the_o reasonableness_n of_o repentance_n because_o sin_n be_v a_o insolent_a contempt_n of_o that_o excellent_a order_n which_o god_n have_v plant_v in_o humane_a nature_n which_o be_v his_o law_n upon_o it_o and_o be_v the_o ornament_n and_o preservation_n of_o it_o there_o be_v few_o who_o have_v so_o little_a use_n of_o their_o soul_n bestowed_n upon_o they_o but_o that_o they_o know_v they_o be_v better_o than_o their_o body_n and_o that_o the_o faculty_n of_o 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