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conscience_n depart_v iniquity_n uneasy_a 16 3 16.0771 5 false
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A30153 A holy life, the beauty of Christianity, or, An exhortation to Christians to be holy by John Bunyan. Bunyan, John, 1628-1688. 1684 (1684) Wing B5537; ESTC R30867 84,448 237

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from_o hell_n but_o how_o many_o will_v go_v thither_o that_o they_o may_v be_v save_v from_o the_o pleasure_n of_o sin_n from_o the_o inward_a pleasure_n of_o sin_n of_o that_o i_o will_v be_v silent_a though_o sure_o they_o be_v those_o that_o be_v out_o of_o love_n with_o sin_n and_o that_o do_v depart_v from_o iniquity_n very_o my_o brethren_n it_o be_v a_o great_a thing_n to_o depart_v from_o iniquity_n it_o be_v a_o great_a thing_n to_o have_v my_o will_n my_o mind_n and_o my_o affection_n depart_v from_o it_o but_o second_o as_o they_o that_o depart_v from_o iniquity_n withdraw_v their_o mind_n and_o affection_n from_o the_o lust_n and_o motion_n of_o it_o so_o they_o depart_v also_o from_o the_o occasion_n of_o it_o 2.16_o there_o be_v occasion_n by_o which_o sin_n work_v to_o bring_v forth_o the_o fruit_n thereof_o and_o some_o seek_v those_o occasion_n but_o he_o that_o have_v set_v himself_o to_o depart_v from_o sin_n in_o himself_o will_v not_o seek_v occasion_n from_o abroad_o to_o do_v it_o such_o a_o man_n as_o will_v keep_v far_o from_o a_o evil_a matter_n will_v not_o company_n with_o a_o person_n that_o pollute_v and_o defile_v nor_o will_v he_o come_v near_o the_o door_n of_o the_o adulteress_n house_n he_o will_v shun_v profane_a and_o vain_a babble_n for_o fear_v of_o the_o ungodliness_n that_o attend_v it_o he_o will_v walk_v with_o wise_a man_n that_o he_o may_v be_v wise_a 13.20_o know_v that_o a_o companion_n of_o fool_n shall_v be_v destroy_v now_o there_o be_v occasion_n give_v and_o occasion_n take_v to_o sin_n against_o the_o lord_n jesus_n but_o he_o that_o depart_v from_o iniquity_n depart_v from_o they_o both_o he_o be_v not_o for_o give_v any_o occasion_n to_o other_o to_o sin_n he_o have_v rather_o wrong_v himself_o and_o put_v up_o injury_n do_v than_o give_v occasion_n to_o other_o to_o do_v iniquity_n and_o as_o he_o be_v for_o give_v none_o 5.22_o so_o neither_o be_v he_o for_o take_v any_o he_o be_v for_o partake_v of_o 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