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on_o the_o soul_n in_o its_o creation_n but_o also_o scatter_v and_o diffuse_v i_o know_v not_o what_o venom_n and_o infection_n through_o it_o that_o make_v it_o eager_o pursue_v its_o own_o misery_n it_o be_v a_o disease_n that_o produce_v more_o intolerable_a effect_n in_o the_o soul_n than_o any_o whatever_o can_v in_o the_o body_n the_o predominancy_n of_o any_o noxious_a humour_n can_v breed_v no_o pain_n no_o disturbance_n equal_a to_o that_o of_o a_o predominant_a â—_z not_o scar_n or_o ruin_n which_o the_o worst_a disease_n leave_v behind_o it_o be_v half_a so_o deform_v and_o loathsome_a as_o those_o of_o vice_n nay_o that_o last_o change_n which_o death_n itself_o produce_v when_o it_o convert_v a_o beautiful_a body_n into_o dust_n and_o rottenness_n be_v not_o half_a so_o contemptible_a or_o hateful_a as_o that_o of_o sin_n when_o it_o transform_v man_n into_o a_o beast_n or_o devil_n if_o we_o do_v not_o yet_o sufficient_o comprehend_v the_o nature_n of_o sin_n by_o view_v 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