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humiliation_n under_o your_o actual_a sin_n be_v sure_a always_o to_o take_v to_o heart_n and_o bewail_v original_a sin_n the_o fountain_n and_o rice_n of_o all_o and_o to_o this_o end_n remember_v to_o meditate_v frequent_o and_o serious_o of_o what_o i_o have_v brief_o open_v to_o you_o in_o and_z about_o it_o three_o to_o take_v notice_n and_o meditate_v on_o your_o actual_a sin_n and_o that_o you_o may_v be_v the_o more_o thorough_o humble_v under_o they_o to_o mind_n well_o what_o it_o be_v the_o kind_n of_o it_o the_o multitude_n and_o greatness_n of_o they_o first_o what_o actual_a sin_n be_v to_o wit_n every_o evil_a act_n or_o motion_n arise_v out_o of_o the_o corruption_n of_o nature_n in_o thought_n or_o affection_n word_n or_o action_n contrary_a to_o the_o reveal_v will_n of_o god_n in_o the_o word_n or_o the_o conscience_n bind_v over_o a_o man_n to_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n deut._n 27._o last_o second_o for_o the_o kind_n of_o it_o first_o it_o be_v either_o by_o way_n of_o commission_n or_o omission_n when_o any_o thing_n be_v add_v to_o or_o take_v from_o the_o word_n both_o condemn_a deut._n 4.11_o 12._o revel_v 22.18_o 19_o second_o it_o be_v either_o of_o ignorance_n or_o knowledge_n both_o damnable_a but_o especial_o the_o latter_a luke_n 12.47_o 48._o three_o it_o be_v either_o a_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n or_o a_o reign_a sin_n first_o a_o sin_n of_o infirmity_n be_v such_o a_o sin_n as_o a_o man_n fall_v into_o but_o seldom_o and_o beside_o his_o purpose_n and_o with_o reluctance_n also_o when_o he_o see_v it_o do_v mourn_v for_o it_o pray_v for_o pardon_n of_o it_o and_o power_n over_o it_o and_o watch_v more_o against_o it_o psal_n 17.3_o i_o have_v purpose_v my_o mouth_n shall_v not_o offend_v rom._n 7.15_o the_o evil_n which_o i_o do_v i_o allow_v not_o second_o a_o reign_a sin_n be_v when_o a_o man_n commit_v any_o evil_a and_o omit_v any_o good_a witting_o or_o wilful_o make_v a_o trade_n or_o a_o custom_n of_o it_o life_n and_o 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a_o man_n to_o win_v the_o world_n and_o lose_v his_o soul_n or_o what_o will_v he_o give_v in_o exchange_n for_o his_o soul_n suppose_v a_o man_n have_v all_o the_o honour_n riches_n pleasure_n the_o world_n can_v afford_v he_o what_o will_v it_o avail_v he_o in_o the_o day_n of_o death_n when_o he_o must_v part_v with_o all_o and_o his_o soul_n too_o and_o never_o recover_v they_o more_o man_n may_v lose_v these_o thing_n of_o the_o world_n and_o recover_v they_o again_o if_o god_n see_v good_a as_o you_o may_v see_v in_o job_n case_n to_o who_o god_n restore_v all_o that_o he_o have_v take_v from_o he_o and_o double_v all_o to_o he_o in_o the_o latter_a end_n job_n 42._o but_o now_o for_o a_o soul_n that_o be_v lose_v can_v never_o be_v recover_v it_o be_v not_o a_o world_n nor_o ten_o thousand_o world_n can_v recover_v the_o loss_n of_o a_o soul_n it_o cost_v more_o to_o redeem_v a_o soul_n psal_n 49._o whereas_o you_o see_v the_o great_a folly_n of_o man_n in_o sell_v and_o lose_v 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