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not_o only_o blemish_v but_o abolish_v they_o be_v no_o grace_n dike_n of_o the_o deceiptfulness_n of_o the_o heat_n chap._n 16._o seven_o most_o true_a be_v that_o say_n of_o aquinus_n that_o all_o sin_n be_v couple_v together_o though_o not_o in_o regard_n of_o conversion_n to_o temporal_a good_a for_o some_o look_n to_o the_o good_a of_o gain_n some_o of_o glory_n some_o of_o pleasure_n yet_o in_o regard_n of_o aversion_n from_o eternal_a good_a that_o be_v god_n so_o that_o he_o that_o look_v but_o towards_o one_o sin_n be_v as_o much_o avert_v and_o turn_v back_o from_o god_n as_o if_o he_o look_v to_o all_o in_o which_o respect_n st._n james_n say_v he_o that_o offend_v
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and_o fourthly_a conscience_n most_o wound_v and_o five_o satan_n most_o advantage_v and_o sixthly_a mercy_n most_o embitter_v and_o seaventh_o duty_n most_o hinder_v and_o eighthly_a fear_n and_o doubt_n most_o raise_v and_o increase_v and_o nineth_o affliction_n most_o multiply_v and_o tenth_o death_n make_v most_o formidable_a and_o terrible_a and_o therefore_o he_o break_v out_o against_o this_o sin_n with_o the_o great_a detestation_n and_o abhorrency_n ephraim_n special_a sin_n be_v idolatry_n hos_fw-la 4._o 17._o he_o think_v the_o choice_a gold_n and_o silver_n in_o the_o world_n hardly_o good_a enough_o to_o frame_v his_o idol_n of_o but_o when_o it_o be_v the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n gracious_a power_n upon_o ephraim_n than_o he_o think_v no_o place_n bad_a enough_o to_o cast_v his_o choice_a idol_n into_o as_o you_o may_v see_v by_o compare_v of_o these_o scripture_n together_o hos_fw-la 14._o 8._o isa_n 2._o 20._o and_o chap._n 30._o 22._o true_a grace_n will_v make_v a_o 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