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and_o continual_a sorrow_n in_o my_o heart_n for_o i_o can_v wish_v myself_o separate_a from_o christ_n for_o my_o kins-folk_n in_o the_o flesh_n saint_n paul_n here_o tell_v we_o that_o his_o conscience_n do_v bear_v he_o witness_v that_o his_o thought_n and_o desire_n be_v thus_o and_o thus_o sincere_a respect_v his_o brethren_n which_o conscience_n will_v never_o do_v before_o he_o have_v levele_v a_o man_n thought_n and_o desire_n by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o find_v they_o to_o be_v so_o by_o consequence_n than_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o conscience_n compare_v a_o man_n thought_n by_o the_o rule_n as_o well_o as_o his_o word_n and_o deed_n conscience_n keep_v court_n in_o the_o heart_n and_o therefore_o can_v and_o do_v observe_v our_o thought_n as_o well_o as_o our_o word_n and_o deed_n conscience_n keep_v a_o court_n of_o justice_n in_o the_o heart_n and_o sit_v upon_o the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o be_v ten_o thousand_o time_n more_o precious_a than_o the_o body_n and_o therefore_o will_v not_o sift_v this_o and_o that_o and_o let_v other_o thing_n go_v which_o the_o word_n condemn_v as_o well_o and_o as_o plain_o as_o it_o do_v any_o thing_n else_o the_o word_n of_o god_n you_o know_v condemn_v evil_a thought_n as_o well_o as_o evil_a word_n and_o not_o only_o gross_a evil_a thought_n as_o thought_n of_o murder_n adultery_n and_o the_o like_a but_o vain_a idle_a thought_n and_o therefore_o conscience_n can_v do_v no_o less_o as_o god_n vicegerent_n in_o this_o low_a circuit_n but_o examine_v these_o as_o well_o as_o word_n and_o deed_n by_o the_o rule_n of_o god_n word_n to_o see_v how_o far_o they_o agree_v to_o or_o disagree_v from_o it_o which_o work_n when_o conscience_n have_v exact_o do_v than_o it_o bear_v witness_n with_o or_o against_o a_o man_n answerable_o as_o a_o man_n way_n agree_v or_o disagree_v with_o this_o rule_n which_o be_v the_o last_o clause_n in_o the_o description_n of_o conscience_n and_o come_v 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say_v the_o heart_n real_o intend_v and_o so_o take_v it_o sound_v the_o same_o with_o sincerity_n and_o therefore_o be_v couple_v together_o here_o by_o the_o apostle_n as_o synonyma_n contermini_fw-la word_n of_o the_o same_o signification_n sincerity_n be_v either_o moral_a or_o theological_a moral_a sincerity_n i_o call_v such_o a_o qualification_n of_o spirit_n as_o lead_v a_o man_n to_o do_v to_o other_o as_o he_o will_v be_v do_v to_o himself_o a_o rectitude_n of_o spirit_n in_o relation_n to_o man_n such_o a_o sincere_a man_n it_o be_v probable_a be_v abimelech_n king_n of_o gerar._n he_o take_v abraham_n wife_n unto_o he_o she_o be_v very_o beautiful_a but_o this_o he_o will_v not_o have_v do_v have_v he_o know_v she_o to_o have_v be_v abraham_n wife_n for_o abraham_n have_v tell_v he_o that_o she_o be_v his_o sister_n and_o therefore_o god_n bear_v witness_v with_o abimelech_n concern_v his_o integrity_n in_o the_o integrity_n of_o my_o heart_n and_o innocency_n of_o my_o 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original_n here_o call_v it_o the_o truth_n be_v moral_a sincerity_n be_v the_o sincerity_n of_o god_n too_o for_o it_o be_v his_o restrain_v corrupt_a man_n which_o otherwise_o will_v be_v as_o profane_v towards_o man_n outward_o as_o he_o be_v towards_o god_n inward_o i_o withhold_v thou_o from_o sin_v against_o i_o say_v god_n to_o abimclech_n gen._n 20.6_o a_o moral_a sincere_a man_n be_v but_o a_o outside_n holy_a man_n but_o observe_v it_o not_o and_o therefore_o i_o think_v call_v by_o some_o a_o close_a hypocrite_n but_o this_o be_v not_o that_o sincerity_n of_o god_n which_o my_o text_n speak_v of_o godly_a sincerity_n or_o the_o sincerity_n of_o god_n which_o my_o text_n speak_v of_o be_v a_o special_a work_n of_o god_n upon_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n make_v he_o laborious_a to_o walk_v according_a to_o god_n will_v in_o all_o thing_n that_o god_n may_v have_v all_o the_o glory_n due_a to_o his_o name_n first_o i_o say_v that_o godly_a sincerity_n be_v a_o special_a work_n of_o god_n upon_o the_o soul_n etc._n etc._n definitione_n genus_fw-la in_o definitione_n this_o genus_fw-la the_o apostle_n confirm_v in_o my_o text_n call_v sincerity_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o sincerity_n of_o god_n that_o be_v that_o sincerity_n which_o be_v after_o a_o special_a manner_n wrought_v of_o god_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n so_o likewise_o elsewhere_o the_o apostle_n solemn_o pray_v for_o sincerity_n in_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o philippian_n which_o plain_o show_v that_o sincerity_n be_v not_o quid_fw-la proveniens_fw-la a_o natura_fw-la a_o thing_n grow_v natural_o in_o man_n and_o this_o i_o pray_v say_v the_o apostle_n that_o your_o love_n may_v abound_v that_o you_o may_v approve_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v excellent_a that_o you_o may_v be_v sincere_a and_o without_o offence_n unto_o the_o day_n of_o christ_n phil._n 1.9,10_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n natural_o be_v deceitful_a not_o sincere_a desperate_o wicked_a not_o true_o good_a more_o opposite_a to_o sincerity_n then_o to_o any_o thing_n as_o thing_n corrupt_v carry_v a_o great_a dissimilitude_n to_o what_o they_o be_v then_o to_o any_o thing_n else_o which_o they_o never_o be_v the_o devil_n be_v more_o opposite_a to_o the_o goodness_n of_o a_o angel_n which_o once_o he_o have_v then_o to_o any_o low_a good_a which_o he_o never_o formal_o have_v which_o be_v a_o torment_n that_o lie_v upon_o he_o as_o a_o part_n of_o his_o judgement_n god_n make_v man_n upright_o that_o be_v for_o qualification_n suitable_a to_o his_o own_o will_n apt_a and_o able_a to_o walk_v in_o all_o holy_a way_n blameless_a man_n voluntary_o lose_v this_o as_o the_o devil_n do_v that_o through_o pride_n be_v with_o the_o devil_n more_o dislike_n to_o himself_o then_o to_o any_o thing_n below_o himself_o he_o be_v more_o like_o a_o lion_n a_o leopard_n a_o tiger_n a_o bear_n a_o wolf_n a_o serpent_n a_o toad_n a_o stock_n a_o stone_n than_o man_n in_o innocency_n and_o more_o violent_o 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that_o be_v to_o a_o holy_a and_o happy_a life_n a_o sincere_a man_n be_v laborious_a to_o lead_v a_o holy_a life_n to_o order_v all_o his_o conversation_n according_a to_o the_o holy_a rule_n of_o god_n word_n that_o thus_o this_o clause_n be_v to_o be_v interpret_v i_o collect_v from_o the_o follow_a clause_n which_o by_o way_n of_o antithesis_fw-la the_o wise_a man_n deliver_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o wicked_a to_o sin_n the_o whole_a proverb_n put_v together_o have_v the_o force_n of_o a_o comparison_n in_o it_o as_o the_o labour_n of_o the_o wicked_a tend_v to_o sin_n so_o the_o labour_n of_o the_o righteous_a tend_v to_o holiness_n and_o so_o consequent_o to_o happiness_n sincerity_n have_v more_o in_o it_o than_o a_o applaud_a of_o holiness_n thou_o be_v more_o righteous_a than_o i_o thy_o go_v in_o and_o out_o before_o i_o in_o the_o host_n be_v good_a sincerity_n have_v more_o in_o it_o then_o a_o lazy_a wish_v for_o holiness_n o_o that_o i_o may_v die_v the_o death_n of_o 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wormwood_n fret_v his_o gut_n but_o do_v not_o strangle_v and_o end_v he_o conscience_n force_v he_o every_o day_n and_o every_o night_n to_o drink_v a_o new_a draught_n that_o keep_v his_o spirit_n in_o continual_a torture_n and_o yet_o he_o can_v not_o get_v his_o soul_n out_o of_o this_o body_n nor_o have_v it_o consume_v in_o the_o terror_n that_o conscience_n kindle_v they_o be_v so_o terrible_a that_o they_o will_v make_v a_o man_n wish_v for_o death_n nay_o inflict_v death_n upon_o himself_o and_o all_o to_o put_v a_o end_n unto_o they_o and_o yet_o all_o will_v not_o do_v because_o these_o torture_n fasten_v upon_o the_o spirit_n but_o destroy_v not_o the_o spirit_n final_a the_o sorrow_n of_o hell_n they_o be_v such_o as_o be_v not_o in_o the_o least_o measure_n pity_v by_o god_n though_o the_o damn_a in_o hell_n be_v torment_v with_o sulphurous_a flame_n which_o be_v a_o very_a fierce_a fire_n and_o though_o they_o cry_v and_o roar_v howl_v and_o yell_v shrich_n and_o gnash_v 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