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to_o religion_n 4._o he_o will_v give_v the_o less_o bad_a example_n 2._o unto_o such_o who_o have_v restrain_v grace_n i_o will_v give_v this_o caution_n that_o you_o will_v not_o boast_v thereof_o the_o pharisee_fw-mi have_v restrain_v grace_n but_o he_o make_v ill_o use_v thereof_o pharisaeus_n luke_n 18.11_o non_fw-la deum_fw-la sed_fw-la seipsum_fw-la laudavit_fw-la pharisaeus_n i_o thank_v god_n say_v he_o i_o be_o no_o extortioner_n nor_o no_o adulterer_n nor_o as_o this_o publican_n be_v do_v god_n restrain_v these_o sin_n in_o thou_o do_v not_o thou_o boast_v in_o these_o restraint_n who_o have_v make_v a_o difference_n between_o thou_o and_o other_o be_v it_o not_o god_n therefore_o be_v not_o proud_a of_o it_o 3._o take_v heed_n that_o you_o do_v not_o take_v restrain_v grace_n to_o be_v a_o evidence_n of_o renew_v grace_n and_o here_o i_o shall_v show_v you_o twelve_o way_n whereby_o you_o may_v be_v deceive_v but_o of_o this_o in_o the_o follow_a sermon_n sermon_n xxvii_o at_o laurence_n jury_n lond._n feb._n 16._o 1650._o gal._n 5._o verse_n 17._o for_o the_o flesh_n lust_n against_o the_o spirit_n and_o the_o spirit_n against_o the_o flesh_n and_o these_o be_v contrary_a the_o one_o to_o the_o other_o so_o that_o you_o can_v do_v the_o thing_n that_o you_o will_v i_o shall_v by_o god_n assistance_n in_o this_o sermon_n finish_v this_o point_n and_o there_o be_v only_o one_o question_n that_o depend_v upon_o the_o last_o caution_n i_o name_v in_o my_o last_o sermon_n which_o be_v that_o you_o shall_v not_o look_v upon_o the_o restraint_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o keep_v you_o from_o sin_n to_o be_v the_o save_n and_o gracious_a work_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o hereupon_o i_o shall_v answer_v this_o question_n and_o show_v you_o what_o other_o cause_n there_o may_v be_v beside_o the_o renew_n grace_n of_o the_o spirit_n that_o may_v keep_v wicked_a man_n from_o do_v evil_a 1._o man_n may_v be_v keep_v from_o wickedness_n from_o the_o power_n which_o a_o 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light_v break_v into_o a_o room_n do_v discover_v what_o want_v and_o disorder_n be_v there_o which_o be_v unknown_a and_o unseen_a in_o the_o dark_a so_o do_v light_a break_n into_o the_o understanding_n discover_v our_o spiritual_a want_n 2._o do_v not_o judge_v yourselves_o to_o be_v in_o a_o bad_a estate_n by_o the_o want_n of_o particular_a restraint_n under_o sin_n but_o judge_v yourselves_o by_o the_o powerful_a manifestation_n of_o habitual_a grace_n in_o your_o more_o ordinary_a and_o constant_a course_n and_o practice_n it_o may_v be_v one_o man_n can_v bridle_v his_o passion_n but_o thou_o can_v not_o yet_o he_o may_v be_v a_o bad_a man_n and_o thou_o a_o good_a man_n a_o traveller_n perhaps_o may_v sometime_o step_v into_o a_o wheel-tract_n but_o his_o ordinary_a course_n be_v in_o the_o beat_a road_n so_o if_o thou_o fall_v into_o sin_n and_o want_v restrain_v grace_n this_o may_v be_v thy_o fall_n into_o a_o wheele-tract_n 16.17_o prov._n 16.17_o thy_o ordinary_a way_n be_v the_o beat_a path_n it_o be_v the_o high_a way_n of_o the_o upright_a to_o depart_v from_o evil_a yet_o now_o &_o then_o thou_o may_v lose_v thy_o way_n you_o be_v not_o to_o judge_v of_o yourselves_o by_o particular_a act_n of_o restraint_n 3._o though_o thou_o be_v overtake_v with_o a_o sin_n when_o other_o man_n be_v not_o who_o be_v worse_o than_o thyself_o yet_o consider_v thou_o have_v more_o temptation_n unto_o sin_n then_o other_o man_n have_v it_o be_v true_a in_o some_o case_n a_o godly_a man_n sin_n they_o be_v more_o to_o be_v aggravate_v then_o a_o wicked_a man_n yet_o in_o other_o case_n a_o godly_a man_n sin_n be_v not_o so_o to_o be_v aggravate_v the_o devil_n be_v more_o solicitous_a to_o tempt_v a_o godsy_a man_n to_o sin_n than_o he_o be_v a_o wicked_a man_n 3.1,2_o job_n 1._o zeck_n 3.1,2_o when_o the_o son_n of_o god_n come_v together_o the_o devil_n come_v also_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o they_o he_o owe_v they_o a_o spite_n and_o therefore_o if_o they_o be_v now_o and_o then_o overtake_v they_o shall_v not_o judge_v themselves_o by_o those_o particular_a act_n but_o by_o the_o constant_a course_n of_o their_o life_n 4._o consider_v though_o thou_o do_v yield_v to_o a_o sinful_a act_n 〈◊〉_d rom._n 7._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d yet_o if_o sin_n be_v not_o a_o tyrant_n nor_o a_o lord_n over_o thou_o thou_o have_v no_o cause_n to_o fear_v thou_o yielde_v to_o sin_n as_o to_o a_o usurper_n not_o as_o to_o thy_o liege_n lord_n though_o thou_o want_v the_o restraint_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o some_o particular_a act_n to_o keep_v thou_o from_o evil_a yet_o if_o thou_o be_v keep_v by_o god_n from_o the_o reign_a power_n of_o sin_n be_v not_o discourage_v thou_o be_v in_o a_o happy_a condition_n 5._o let_v this_o be_v your_o comfort_n though_o now_o and_o then_o thou_o can_v not_o restrain_v the_o act_n of_o sin_n yet_o ere_o long_o thou_o shall_v be_v a_o complete_a conqueror_n over_o all_o thy_o sin_n god_n shall_v tread_v down_o satan_n 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