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unto_o death_n to_o his_o own_o death_n the_o death_n of_o his_o former_a hope_n and_o comfort_n not_o the_o death_n of_o his_o sin_n and_o
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than_o may_v we_o be_v in_o a_o great_a part_n our_o own_o saviour_n he_o that_o know_v not_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o spirit_n special_a assistance_n in_o this_o work_n be_v certain_o a_o great_a stranger_n to_o the_o mortification_n of_o sin_n that_o be_v most_o true_a in_o this_o case_n zech._n 4.6_o not_o by_o might_n nor_o by_o power_n but_o by_o my_o spirit_n say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n it_o be_v too_o great_a a_o work_n too_o mighty_a and_o too_o honourable_a for_o any_o one_o of_o himself_o to_o get_v the_o victory_n over_o sin_n which_o be_v our_o strong_a and_o our_o worst_a enemy_n outward_a enemy_n can_v be_v destroy_v without_o the_o help_n of_o god_n especial_o when_o many_o and_o potent_a much_o less_o can_v spiritual_a enemy_n which_o be_v the_o worst_a and_o strong_a psal_n 33.16_o 17._o there_o be_v no_o king_n save_v by_o the_o multitude_n of_o a_o host_n a_o mighty_a man_n be_v not_o deliver_v by_o much_o strength_n a_o horse_n be_v a_o vain_a thing_n for_o safety_n neither_o shall_v he_o deliver_v any_o by_o his_o great_a strength_n so_o all_o mean_n duty_n ordinance_n power_n and_o ability_n of_o the_o creature_n be_v vain_a weak_a and_o to_o no_o purpose_n to_o deliver_v and_o save_v a_o man_n from_o his_o sin_n unless_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n put_v its_o hand_n to_o the_o work_n and_o by_o its_o might_n effect_n it_o second_o as_o this_o can_v be_v do_v without_o the_o spirit_n so_o may_v it_o be_v do_v by_o the_o spirit_n what_o though_o our_o lust_n be_v never_o so_o many_o it_o be_v all_o one_o as_o we_o read_v with_o the_o lord_n to_o save_v with_o many_o or_o with_o few_o so_o be_v it_o all_o one_o with_o he_o to_o destroy_v many_o or_o few_o what_o be_v that_o great_a host_n of_o senacherib_n which_o come_v against_o jerusalem_n one_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n destroy_v it_o in_o one_o night_n we_o read_v of_o the_o deceitfulness_n of_o sin_n heb._n 3.13_o exhort_v one_o another_o daily_a while_o it_o be_v call_v to_o day_n lest_o any_o be_v harden_v through_o the_o deceitfulness_n of_o sin_n every_o sin_n be_v exceed_o deceitful_a beside_o how_o deceitful_a be_v the_o heart_n how_o deceitful_a be_v satan_n how_o deceitful_a be_v the_o world_n which_o be_v one_o great_a reason_n why_o we_o can_v mortify_v our_o evil_a affection_n of_o ourselves_o we_o want_v not_o only_a strength_n but_o understand_v also_o our_o lust_n seem_v dead_a while_o in_o truth_n they_o live_v they_o make_v we_o think_v we_o wound_v they_o when_o the_o blow_n fall_v quite_o beside_o we_o seem_v many_o time_n to_o do_v all_o we_o can_v against_o our_o sin_n when_o it_o be_v nothing_o so_o that_o sin_n seem_v least_o in_o we_o which_o be_v great_a and_o most_o hurtful_a now_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v a_o spirit_n of_o wisdom_n therefore_o through_o it_o we_o may_v destroy_v our_o sin_n notwithstanding_o its_o deceitfulness_n though_o we_o oft_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n can_v be_v deceive_v what_o though_o our_o iniquity_n be_v never_o so_o mighty_a the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v almighty_a ps_n 74.15_o thou_o dry_v up_o mighty_a river_n yet_o dry_v and_o dry_v up_o though_o river_n though_o mighty_a river_n or_o as_o the_o word_n be_v river_n of_o strength_n what_o great_a thing_n do_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n do_v in_o the_o creation_n when_o it_o move_v on_o the_o face_n of_o the_o water_n such_o like_a thing_n it_o can_v do_v and_o do_v when_o it_o move_v powerful_o in_o our_o heart_n psal_n 93.3_o the_o flood_n have_v lift_v up_o o_o lord_n the_o flood_n have_v dft_v up_o their_o voice_n the_o flood_n lift_v up_o their_o wave_n what_o then_o who_o can_v still_v they_o can_v any_o man_n no_o they_o as_o the_o psalmist_n speak_v make_v the_o mariner_n at_o their_o wit_n end_n they_o know_v not_o how_o to_o save_v themselves_o much_o less_o to_o quell_v and_o calm_v the_o flood_n when_o they_o do_v lift_v up_o their_o voice_n and_o their_o wave_n to_o the_o high_a i_o but_o the_o lord_n 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