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its_o own_o cause_n now_o it_o become_v a_o solicitor_n and_o petition_n for_o its_o life_n and_o thus_o it_o will_v do_v when_o it_o can_v prevail_v with_o all_o its_o subtlety_n and_o carnal_a reason_n but_o be_v foil_v at_o its_o own_o weapon_n it_o will_v become_v a_o humble_a suitor_n it_o will_v come_v with_o tear_n in_o its_o eye_n now_o it_o dare_v not_o enter_v the_o list_n of_o disputation_n as_o before_o there_o be_v so_o much_o convince_a light_n in_o the_o conscience_n but_o it_o go_v another_o way_n to_o work_v it_o present_v itself_o as_o a_o object_n of_o pity_n it_o speak_v the_o soul_n fair_a and_o flatter_v with_o it_o lest_o it_o shall_v be_v condemn_v self_n in_o this_o case_n will_v be_v content_a to_o lose_v much_o it_o will_v be_v content_a to_o lose_v the_o name_n of_o reason_n and_o wisdom_n so_o that_o it_o may_v live_v and_o here_o many_o carnal_a heart_n be_v at_o a_o stand_n they_o have_v so_o much_o light_v as_o stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o self_n itdare_v not_o argue_v and_o reason_n the_o case_n they_o know_v it_o be_v guilty_a but_o yet_o they_o will_v not_o pass_v the_o fatal_a sentence_n upon_o it_o they_o be_v afraid_a to_o condemn_v it_o for_o if_o they_o shall_v do_v that_o it_o will_v be_v very_o difficult_a to_o recall_v the_o sentence_n and_o far_o more_o difficult_a to_o comply_v with_o self_n afterward_o it_o will_v breed_v far_o more_o guilt_n and_o horror_n in_o the_o conscience_n it_o be_v a_o great_a aggravation_n of_o sin_n to_o do_v that_o for_o which_o a_o man_n be_v already_o self-condemned_n but_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o reason_v down_o self_n we_o must_v bring_v the_o matter_n in_o debate_n to_o a_o judgement_n after_o we_o have_v debate_v thorough_o and_o hear_v what_o self_n can_v say_v for_o itself_o we_o must_v come_v to_o some_o resolution_n what_o to_o do_v with_o self_n we_o must_v debate_v it_o to_o destruction_n in_o act_n 3.13_o 14._o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o jew_n deny_v christ_n now_o turn_v to_o the_o 19_o of_o joh._n v._n 15._o and_o we_o shall_v see_v how_o they_o do_v it_o they_o cry_v out_o away_o with_o he_o away_o with_o he_o crucify_v he_o even_o so_o must_v we_o deny_v self_n when_o it_o beg_v for_o its_o life_n say_v away_o with_o it_o away_o with_o it_o crucify_v it_o many_o know_v that_o god_n have_v decree_v the_o destruction_n of_o self_n and_o yet_o be_v afraid_a lest_o the_o decree_n shall_v bring_v forth_o too_o soon_o yea_o they_o will_v pray_v for_o the_o kill_n of_o their_o lust_n even_o while_o they_o be_v loath_a that_o god_n shall_v hear_v their_o prayer_n as_o augustine_n confess_v of_o himself_o 2._o himself_o confess_v l._n 8._o c._n 7._o sect._n 2._o etiam_fw-la petieram_fw-la à _fw-la te_fw-la castitatem_fw-la &_o dixeram_fw-la dam_fw-la mihi_fw-la castitatem_fw-la &_o continentiam_fw-la sed_fw-la noli_fw-la modo_fw-la timebam_fw-la enim_fw-la ne_fw-la i_o cito_fw-la exaudires_fw-la &_o cito_fw-la sanares_fw-la à _fw-la morbo_fw-la 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