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thing_n of_o such_o infection_n and_o so_o full_a of_o poison_n that_o it_o turn_v that_o which_o of_o itself_o be_v good_a to_o our_o undo_v by_o the_o which_o every_o man_n may_v evident_o perceyve_v how_o pestilent_a a_o thing_n sin_v be_v through_o who_o contagion_n such_o thing_n as_o be_v best_a turn_n to_o worst_a whereof_o as_o yâ—_z law_n give_v occasion_n so_o be_v the_o same_o yet_o in_o no_o fault_n for_o the_o law_n as_o all_o we_o do_v know_v be_v spiritual_a and_o provoke_v we_o to_o goodness_n the_o cause_n why_o that_o come_v not_o to_o pass_v wherabout_o the_o law_n labour_v sin_n be_o i_o i_o i_o say_v for_o example_n to_o speak_v of_o myself_o which_o be_o carnal_a and_o give_v to_o sin_n and_o by_o reason_n of_o long_a custom_n and_o continuance_n in_o sin_n thrall_n and_o bond_n thereto_o even_o as_o the_o bondslave_n buy_v for_o money_n be_v bind_v to_o his_o master_n so_o farfurthe_a that_o by_o reason_n of_o blindness_n of_o sin_n which_o i_o be_o in_o i_o 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will_v say_v why_o do_v thou_o not_o obey_v thy_o own_o reason_n then_o be_v such_o as_o do_v consent_n to_o honesty_n and_o fear_v the_o from_o dishonesty_n &_o sin_v but_o now_o forasmuch_o as_o for_o plain_n in_o teaching_n to_o be_v use_v i_o have_v take_v upon_o i_o yâ—_z person_n of_o such_o one_o as_o be_v yet_o subject_a to_o vice_n and_o naughty_a desire_n you_o must_v in_o only_o i_o by_o ymagination_n conceive_v two_o man_n the_o one_o carnal_a and_o gross_a the_o other_o more_o pure_a and_o not_o so_o gross_a of_o which_o two_z the_o
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