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he_o what_o mean_v you_o that_o you_o use_v this_o proverb_n concern_v the_o land_n of_o israel_n say_v the_o father_n have_v eat_v sour_a grape_n and_o the_o child_n tooth_n be_v set_v on_o edge_n as_o i_o live_v say_v the_o lord_n you_o shall_v not_o have_v any_o more_o occasion_n to_o use_v this_o proverb_n in_o israel_n the_o soul_n that_o sin_v it_o shall_v die_v ezek._n 18._o 2_o 3_o 4._o and_o the_o prophet_n jeremiah_n speak_v more_o plain_a of_o this_o and_o the_o time_n when_o it_o shall_v be_v it_o be_v when_o he_o make_v a_o new_a covenant_n and_o
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the_o chief_a even_o place_v in_o the_o very_a heart_n of_o man_n and_o as_o adam_n the_o shadow_n have_v high_a and_o ambitious_a thought_n to_o be_v great_a and_o do_v endeavour_v to_o become_v like_o god_n by_o his_o own_o act_n and_o endeavour_n through_o the_o subtlety_n of_o the_o serpent_n who_o so_o set_v forth_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o fruit_n and_o make_v it_o appear_v so_o lovely_a yet_o the_o text_n say_v when_o she_o see_v it_o be_v good_a for_o food_n and_o pleasant_a to_o the_o eye_n and_o a_o tree_n to_o be_v desire_v to_o make_v one_o wise_a she_o take_v of_o the_o fruit_n thereof_o and_o do_v eat_v and_o give_v unto_o her_o husband_n with_o she_o and_o he_o do_v eat_v the_o take_v of_o the_o fruit_n be_v here_o attribute_v to_o the_o woman_n only_o and_o not_o unto_o the_o man_n and_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o the_o woman_n hold_v forth_o the_o church_n which_o be_v both_o man_n and_o woman_n the_o man_n hold_v forth_o christ_n and_o therefore_o he_o be_v 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as_o the_o other_o therefore_o be_v you_o reconcile_v unto_o god_n charge_v not_o god_n with_o injustice_n let_v this_o proverb_n be_v hear_v no_o more_o in_o israel_n let_v god_n be_v true_a and_o every_o man_n a_o liar_n second_o if_o adam_n in_o his_o rise_n do_v figure_n use_v use_v out_o and_o assure_v we_o that_o we_o shall_v follow_v he_o through_o these_o several_a dispensation_n â—hen_o all_o sort_n of_o man_n ought_v to_o be_v reconcile_v together_o first_o thou_o that_o be_v not_o in_o paradise_n and_o mankind_n a_o word_n to_o seven_o degree_n of_o mankind_n be_v not_o capable_a of_o pleasure_n and_o delight_n thou_o can_v not_o come_v in_o of_o thyself_o until_o thou_o be_v put_v in_o by_o god_n why_o shall_v he_o that_o be_v put_v in_o hate_v thou_o who_o live_v in_o thy_o own_o station_n for_o all_o be_v as_o thou_o be_v second_o if_o thou_o be_v put_v into_o carnal_a paradise_n and_o live_v in_o thy_o pleasure_n and_o delight_n by_o reason_n of_o growth_n and_o have_v 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