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trent_n agree_v in_o this_o truth_n that_o never_o man_n be_v be_v can_v be_v miserable_a but_o for_o sin_n yea_o for_o his_o own_o sin_n the_o prophet_n tell_v we_o so_o in_o term_n 39_o why_o be_v the_o live_a man_n sorrowful_a man_n suffer_v for_o his_o sin_n nothing_o can_v be_v more_o true_a than_o that_o of_o bildad_o the_o shuhite_a 20._o behold_v god_n will_v not_o cast_v away_o a_o perfect_a man_n thy_o perdition_n be_v of_o thyself_o o_o israel_n it_o be_v no_o less_o than_o rank_a blasphemy_n to_o make_v god_n the_o author_n of_o sin_n 4._o thou_o be_v the_o god_n that_o have_v no_o pleasure_n in_o wickedness_n neither_o shall_v any_o evil_a dwell_v with_o thou_o say_v the_o psalmist_n our_o sin_n be_v our_o own_o and_o the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n he_o that_o do_v the_o work_n yearn_v the_o wage_n so_o than_o the_o righteous_a god_n be_v clear_v both_o of_o our_o sin_n and_o our_o death_n only_o his_o justice_n pay_v we_o what_o we_o will_v needs_o deserve_v 23._o 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o_o lord_n cleanse_v thou_o i_o from_o my_o secret_a fault_n keep_v thy_o servant_n also_o from_o presumptuous_a sin_n lest_o they_o get_v the_o dominion_n over_o i_o xxxv_o we_o be_v wont_n to_o say_v that_o we_o ought_v to_o give_v even_o the_o devil_n his_o due_n and_o sure_o it_o be_v possible_a for_o we_o to_o wrong_v that_o malignant_a spirit_n in_o cast_v upon_o he_o those_o evil_n which_o be_v not_o proper_o his_o it_o be_v true_a that_o he_o be_v the_o tempter_n and_o both_o inject_n evil_a motion_n and_o draw_v they_o forth_o into_o act_n but_o yet_o all_o ill_a be_v not_o immediate_o he_o we_o have_v enough_o beside_o of_o our_o own_o 15._o every_o man_n say_v
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