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A31961 An Exact collection of farewel sermons preached by the late London-ministers viz. Mr. Calamy, Mr. Watson, Mr. Jacomb, Mr. Case, Mr. Sclater, Mr. Baxter, Mr. Jenkin, Dr. Manton, Mr. Lye, Mr. Collins : to which is added their prayers before and after sermon as also Mr. Calamy's sermon for which he was imprisoned in Newgate : his sermon at Mr. Ashe's funeral and Dr. Horton's and Mr. Nalton's funeral. Calamy, Edmund, 1600-1666. 1662 (1662) Wing C241; ESTC R1910 251,365 374

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or_o faint_v in_o it_o sin_n you_o know_v be_v twofold_a original_a and_o actual_a actual_a sin_n be_v not_o mean_v primary_o for_o that_o be_v not_o peccatum_fw-la agens_fw-la sin_n that_o easy_o beset_v we_o but_o peccatum_fw-la transiens_fw-la the_o sin_n that_o pass_v from_o we_o and_o original_a sin_n be_v that_o which_o be_v emphatical_o call_v sin_n rom._n 7._o 8._o now_o this_o original_a corruption_n may_v be_v consider_v as_o mere_o native_a or_o as_o acquire_v and_o improve_v into_o evil_a custom_n and_o habit_n for_o according_a to_o man_n temper_n and_o constitution_n as_o they_o be_v several_o dispose_v so_o by_o the_o corruption_n of_o nature_n they_o be_v incline_v to_o one_o sin_n more_o than_o another_o as_o the_o channel_n be_v cut_v so_o corrupt_a nature_n find_v a_o vent_n and_o issue_n in_o every_o man_n there_o be_v some_o predominant_a sin_n and_o in_o every_o regenerate_a person_n some_o relic_n of_o that_o sin_n from_o whence_o be_v the_o great_a danger_n of_o his_o soul_n thus_o david_n speak_v of_o his_o iniquity_n psalm_n 18._o 23._o well_o then_o this_o be_v that_o sin_n that_o do_v easy_o beset_v we_o original_a sin_n improve_v into_o some_o tyranny_n or_o evil_a custom_n which_o do_v increase_v and_o prevail_v upon_o we_o more_o and_o more_o now_o this_o be_v say_v easy_o to_o beset_v we_o for_o three_o reason_n partly_o because_o it_o have_v a_o great_a power_n and_o restraint_n over_o we_o and_o imply_v the_o whole_a man_n the_o member_n of_o the_o body_n the_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n so_o great_a a_o interest_n have_v it_o acquire_v in_o our_o affection_n it_o do_v easy_o beset_v we_o it_o have_v great_a power_n and_o command_v over_o we_o partly_o because_o it_o stick_v so_o close_o that_o we_o can_v by_o our_o own_o strength_n lay_v it_o aside_o jer._n 13._o 23._o can_v the_o ethtopian_a change_n his_o skin_n or_o the_o leopard_n his_o spot_n &_o c_o a_o man_n can_v as_o ●…oon_o change_v his_o skin_n as_o lay_v aside_o his_o 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