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his_o fortune_n or_o his_o life_n upon_o their_o honest_a word_n become_v most_o careless_a and_o unfaithful_a in_o matter_n whereto_o they_o be_v punctual_o tie_v by_o oath_n the_o reason_n be_v because_o the_o interposition_n or_o obligation_n by_o oath_n be_v as_o the_o come_n of_o a_o law_n which_o provoke_v the_o corruption_n of_o nature_n who_o longing_n or_o lust_n after_o thing_n forbid_v rather_o than_o it_o shall_v be_v unsatisfied_a draw_v man_n otherwise_o moral_o honest_a to_o become_v like_o wayward_a intemperate_a patient_n which_o rather_o choose_v to_o nourish_v the_o long_a humour_n of_o the_o disease_n or_o infirmity_n then_o to_o observe_v the_o prescription_n of_o the_o chirurgeon_n ready_a to_o pull_v off_o the_o plaster_n though_o with_o the_o live-skin_n or_o flesh_n rather_o than_o to_o endure_v the_o work_n of_o it_o for_o a_o moment_n 4._o but_o here_o some_o have_v question_v whether_o this_o chapter_n be_v mean_v of_o the_o regenerate_v or_o unregenerate_a 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by_o moses_n for_o there_o must_v be_v a_o lay_v of_o some_o law_n or_o other_o to_o the_o heart_n before_o the_o conflict_n here_o mention_v can_v begin_v or_o sin_n inherent_a be_v so_o provoke_v as_o our_o apostle_n tell_v we_o it_o be_v 5._o precept_n why_o sin_n original_a be_v more_o provoke_v by_o the_o negative_a then_o by_o the_o affirmative_a precept_n he_o that_o will_v diligent_o peruse_v our_o apostle_n foremention_v passage_n roman_n 7._o in_o the_o language_n wherein_o he_o write_v will_v easy_o observe_v with_o i_o that_o the_o occasion_n which_o sin_n take_v by_o the_o law_n to_o deceive_v he_o as_o it_o do_v yet_o to_o deceive_v we_o be_v from_o the_o negative_a precept_n or_o commandment_n of_o the_o law_n not_o from_o the_o positive_a or_o affirmative_a now_o why_o the_o negative_a precept_n that_o one_o especial_o thou_o shall_v not_o lust_n thou_o shall_v not_o covet_v shall_v a_o great_a deal_n more_o provoke_v or_o more_o forcible_o revive_v the_o seed_n of_o 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contendit_fw-la &_o aegâ—è_fw-la impetrat_fw-la à _fw-la beluarum_fw-la magistro_fw-la ut_fw-la ingenti_fw-la urso_fw-la cavea_fw-la separatim_fw-la incluso_fw-la sed_fw-la quem_fw-la constabat_fw-la in_o neminem_fw-la antea_fw-la desaeujisse_fw-la exitum_fw-la aperiret_fw-la facta_fw-la potestate_fw-la ursus_fw-la erumpit_fw-la mulam_fw-la terresacit_fw-la excussam_fw-la mulierculam_fw-la caeteris_fw-la qui_fw-la aderant_fw-la diffugentibus_fw-la invadit_fw-la dictoque_fw-la citius_fw-la strangulat_fw-la &_o contrito_fw-la capite_fw-la primùm_fw-la avulsa_fw-la ubera_fw-la deinde_fw-la natem_fw-la alteram_fw-la devorat_fw-la unguibus_fw-la &_o dentibus_fw-la laceratam_fw-la esseratam_fw-la bestiam_fw-la existimo_fw-la colore_fw-la coccineae_fw-la vestis_fw-la quam_fw-la induerat_fw-la misella_fw-la speciem_fw-la sanguinis_fw-la praeferentem_fw-la sepulveda_n epist_n lib._n 2._o ep_n 15._o historian_n sometime_o chronicler_n to_o charles_n the_o five_o in_o a_o epistle_n of_o he_o to_o his_o friend_n relate_v a_o sad_a accident_n of_o a_o bear_n which_o have_v never_o be_v observe_v to_o have_v rage_v upon_o any_o yet_o be_v let_v loose_a from_o
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every_o letter_n in_o the_o alphabet_n a._n a_o aronical_a priesthood_n far_o inferior_a to_o christ_n 3268_o etc._n etc._n aaron_z see_v priesthood_n abraham_n in_o god_n promise_n to_o he_o assurance_n of_o faith_n to_o be_v seek_v 3267_o abraham_n bay_n 3256_o abraham_n see_v promise_n active_a passive_a see_v conversion_n some_o action_n require_v in_o we_o that_o grace_n may_v be_v create_v in_o we_o viz._n to_o make_v we_o mere_a passives_n 3107._o &c_n &c_n 3115._o 3143_o these_o action_n or_o endeavour_n necessary_a necessitate_v praecepti_fw-la &_o necessitate_n medii_fw-la 3191_o adam_n like_o his_o maker_n 3091_o adam_n god_n deal_v not_o so_o hardly_o with_o he_o as_o some_o say_v he_o do_v 3015_o adam_n first_o sin_n actual_a and_o voluntary_a 3101_o adam_n prerogative_n opinion_n about_o they_o compatible_a contend_v not_o contradictory_n 3003._o 3008_o adam_n righteousness_n not_o supernatural_a 3004_o 3033_o church_n of_o rome_n bind_v to_o maintain_v that_o it_o be_v 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author_n of_o sin_n 30â—0_n author_n of_o sin_n see_v sin_n adam_n inadvertencie_n and_o evah_n her_o contempt_n let_v sin_n into_o the_o world_n 3008_o the_o sinfulness_n of_o adam_n sin_n wherein_o it_o do_v consist_v 3017_o how_o adam_n one_o sinful_a act_n can_v produce_v a_o habit_n and_o more_o than_o a_o habit_n 3017_o 3019_o 3029_o etc._n etc._n act_n see_v obliquity_n adam_n first_o sin_n do_v pollute_v our_o nature_n now_o our_o nature_n defile_v our_o person_n 3019_o admonition_n vain_a where_o no_o freedom_n be_v 3129_o admonition_n presuppose_v possibility_n to_o good_a and_o evil_a 3246_o advocate_n his_o office_n 3288_o no_o advocate_n plead_v for_o pardon_n of_o sin_n already_o forgive_v ibid._n aestunare_fw-la res_fw-la humanas_fw-la norunt_fw-la pauci_fw-la 3001_o affection_n indifferent_a difference_v by_o their_o object_n must_v be_v win_v to_o the_o spirit_n 3125_o of_o affection_n strange_a effect_n and_o alteration_n 3073_o etc._n