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the_o privateness_n and_o secrecy_n thereof_o 5._o the_o present_a delight_n they_o find_v in_o it_o p._n 157_o of_o evil_a concupiscence_n doct._n i._n evil_a concupiscence_n be_v a_o sin_n to_o bâ—e_v mortify_v pag._n 187_o reason_n thereof_o be_v 1._o it_o will_v bring_v forth_o actual_a sin_n p._n 188_o 2._o it_o defile_v a_o man_n by_o hide_v sin_n in_o his_o heart_n ibid._n 3._o it_o mar_v all_o good_a action_n ibid._n 4._o it_o make_v god_n commandment_n grievous_a unto_o we_o p._n 189_o the_o nature_n of_o evil_a concupiscence_n what_o p._n 190_o the_o sinfulness_n of_o evil_a concupiscenee_n ibid._n the_o operation_n of_o evil_a concupiscence_n in_o conceive_v bring_v forth_o sin_n 191_o evil_a concupiscence_n habitual_a actual_a to_o be_v mortify_v p._n 193_o all_o sin_n be_v to_o be_v abstayn_v from_o because_o god_n forbid_v it_o p._n 195_o act_n to_o mortification_n be_v 1._o a_o serious_a meditation_n upon_o man_n course_n ibid._n 2._o a_o suppress_n and_o keep_v down_o 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great_a efficacy_n and_o command_n in_o the_o soul_n p._n 221_o 2._o they_o make_v we_o either_o good_a or_o evil_n 3._o they_o make_v way_n for_o satan_n to_o take_v possession_n of_o the_o soul_n p._n 222_o 4._o they_o be_v the_o first_o mover_n to_o evil_a p._n 223_o use_v 1._o to_o exhort_v we_o to_o take_v pain_n in_o the_o mortification_n of_o these_o inordinate_a affection_n p._n 224_o mean_n to_o mortify_v they_o be_v 1._o knowledge_n of_o the_o disease_n p._n 225_o two_o way_n to_o discern_v inordinate_a lust_n 1_o by_o bring_v they_o to_o the_o touchstone_n p._n 226_o 2_o by_o consider_v the_o stop_n of_o they_o 2._o the_o judgement_n of_o other_o concern_v they_o p._n 227_o the_o cause_n of_o inordinate_a affection_n be_v 1._o misapprehension_n p._n 227_o remedy_n against_o misapprehension_n 1_o to_o get_v strong_a reason_n out_o of_o the_o scripture_n p._n 229_o 2._o to_o get_v a_o lively_a faith_n p._n 230_o 3._o experience_n of_o the_o naughtiness_n of_o they_o 4._o example_n of_o other_o 2._o weakness_n and_o impotency_n p._n 232_o remedy_n against_o that_o be_v to_o gather_v strength_n 3._o lightness_n of_o the_o mind_n p._n 233_o remedy_n to_o find_v out_o the_o right_a object_n which_o be_v god_n 4._o confusion_n that_o rise_v in_o the_o heart_n at_o first_o rise_v of_o they_o p._n 234_o remedy_n timely_a prevention_n p._n 235_o 5._o corruption_n of_o nature_n p._n 236_o remedy_n to_o get_v a_o new_a nature_n 7._o oue_z sin_n cause_n and_o root_n of_o another_o p._n 239_o remedy_n to_o pull_v up_o the_o root_n god_n the_o only_a agent_n of_o mortification_n use_v 2._o to_o reprove_v we_o for_o sinful_a affection_n motive_n to_o conquer_v inordinate_a affection_n 1._o they_o be_v the_o root_n of_o all_o evil_a p._n 240_o 2._o they_o wound_v the_o soul_n p._n 241_o 3._o they_o breed_v foolish_a and_o hurtful_a lust_n p._n 243_o 4._o they_o hinder_v the_o do_v of_o good_a action_n 5._o they_o bring_v shame_n and_o dishonour_n p._n 244_o 6._o 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