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not_o so_o bad_a nor_o provoke_v god_n wrath_n so_o sierce_o against_o thou_o as_o the_o sin_n of_o thy_o heart_n mourn_v therefore_o not_o so_o much_o that_o thou_o have_v not_o be_v so_o bad_a as_o other_o be_v but_o look_v upon_o thy_o black_a foot_n look_v within_o thy_o own_o heart_n and_o lament_v that_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o sin_n there_o thou_o be_v as_o bad_a as_o any_o mourn_v not_o so_o much_o mere_o that_o thou_o have_v sin_v as_o that_o thou_o have_v a_o nature_n so_o sinful_a that_o it_o be_v thy_o nature_n to_o be_v proud_a and_o thy_o nature_n to_o be_v vain_a and_o deceitful_a and_o loath_a not_o only_o thy_o sin_n but_o thyself_o for_o sin_n be_v brimful_a of_o unrighteousness_n but_o here_o be_v not_o all_o consider_v four_a 4._o man._n that_o what_o ever_o a_o natural_a man_n do_v be_v sin_n as_o the_o inside_n be_v full_a so_o the_o outside_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o sin_n at_o least_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o a_o holy_a god_n though_o not_o in_o the_o sight_n 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their_o word_n be_v sin_n psal_n 50._o 16._o their_o mouth_n be_v open_a sepulchre_n which_o smell_v filthy_a when_o they_o be_v open_v 13_o 3._o all_o their_o civil_a action_n be_v sin_n as_o their_o eat_n drink_v buy_v sell_v sleep_a and_o plough_v prov._n 21._o 4._o 4._o all_o their_o religious_a action_n be_v sin_n as_o come_v to_o church_n pray_v prâ—_n 15._o 8_o 9_o 28._o 9_o fast_v and_o mourn_a roar_n and_o cry_v out_o of_o thyself_o till_o doom_n day_n 14_o they_o be_v sin_n isa._n 58._o 5._o all_o their_o most_o zealous_a action_n be_v sin_n as_o jehu_n who_o kill_v all_o baal_n priest_n because_o his_o action_n be_v outward_o and_o material_o good_a therefore_o god_n reward_v he_o with_o temporal_a favour_n but_o because_o he_o have_v a_o hawk_n eye_n to_o get_v and_o settle_v a_o kingdom_n to_o himself_o by_o this_o mean_n and_o so_o be_v theological_o evil_a therefore_o god_n threaten_v to_o be_v revenge_v upon_o he_o 2._o king_n 10._o 6._o their_o wisdom_n be_v sin_n oh_o man_n be_v often_o commend_v for_o their_o wisdom_n wit_n and_o part_n yet_o those_o wit_n and_o that_o wisdom_n of_o they_o be_v sin_n rom._n 8._o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v enmity_n against_o god_n thus_o all_o they_o have_v or_o do_v be_v sin_n for_o how_o can_v he_o do_v any_o good_a action_n who_o person_n be_v filthy_a a_o corrupt_a tree_n can_v bring_v forth_o good_a fruit_n thou_o be_v out_o of_o christ_n therefore_o all_o thy_o good_a thing_n all_o thy_o kindness_n do_v unto_o the_o lord_n &_o for_o the_o lord_n as_o thou_o think_v be_v most_o odious_a to_o he_o let_v a_o woman_n seek_v to_o give_v all_o the_o content_a to_o her_o husband_n that_o may_v be_v not_o out_o of_o any_o love_n to_o he_o but_o only_o out_o of_o love_n to_o another_o man_n he_o abhor_v all_o that_o she_o do_v every_o wicked_a man_n want_v a_o inward_a principle_n of_o love_n to_o god_n and_o christ_n and_o therefore_o though_o he_o â—eekes_v to_o honour_n god_n never_o so_o much_o all_o that_o he_o do_v be_v do_v out_o of_o love_n to_o himself_o god_n abhor_v all_o that_o he_o perform_v all_o the_o good_a thing_n a_o wicked_a man_n do_v be_v for_o himself_o either_o for_o selfe-credit_n or_o selfe-ease_n or_o selfe-contentment_n or_o selfe-safety_n he_o sleep_v pray_v hair_n speak_v profess_v for_o himself_o alone_o hence_o act_v always_o for_o himself_o he_o commit_v the_o high_a degree_n of_o idolatry_n he_o pluck_v god_n out_o of_o his_o throne_n and_o make_v himself_o a_o god_n because_o he_o make_v himself_o he_o last_o end_n in_o every_o action_n for_o a_o man_n put_v himself_o in_o
prove_v there_o will_v be_v a_o day_n of_o judgement_n p._n 80._o the_o time_n and_o manner_n of_o that_o day_n p._n 81._o how_o jesus_n christ_n do_v redeem_v man_n p._n 98_o who_o christ_n do_v redeem_v p._n 108._o upon_o what_o condition_n christ_n may_v be_v have_v p._n 110._o the_o great_a evil_n of_o reject_v christ._n p._n 115._o who_o they_o be_v that_o reject_v he_o p._n 114._o the_o paucity_n of_o true_a believer_n p._n 122._o the_o difficulty_n of_o save_a conversion_n p._n 144._o wherein_o a_o child_n of_o god_n go_v beyond_o a_o hypocrite_n p._n 139._o every_o easy_a way_n to_o heaven_n be_v a_o false_a way_n p._n 148._o nine_o easy_a way_n to_o heaven_n p._n 150._o four_o straight_a gate_n to_o heaven_n p._n 147._o the_o grand-cause_n of_o man_n ruin_n be_v from_o himself_o p._n 156._o how_o man_n do_v plot_n their_o own_o ruin_n p._n 157._o a_o discovery_n of_o unsound_a professor_n p._n 158._o ten_o false_a principle_n by_o which_o man_n be_v deceive_v in_o their_o 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