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be_v a_o difficulty_n where_o there_o be_v none_o indeed_o i_o will_v try_v if_o i_o can_v â—ight_a of_o the_o right_a key_n out_o of_o the_o psalm_n to_o open_v this_o lock_n that_o be_v to_o dissolve_v this_o difficulty_n which_o he_o make_v here_o of_o a_o total_a fall_n from_o grace_n psalm_n 19_o verse_n 12_o 13._o who_o can_v understand_v his_o fault_n cleanse_v i_o from_o my_o secret_a sin_n and_o keep_v thy_o servant_n also_o from_o presumptuous_a sin_n and_o let_v they_o not_o reign_v over_o i_o so_o shall_v i_o be_v upright_o and_o make_v clean_o from_o the_o great_a transgression_n he_o pray_v to_o be_v cleanse_v from_o other_o sin_n but_o to_o be_v preserve_v from_o presumptuous_a sin_n that_o they_o have_v not_o the_o dominion_n over_o he_o whereby_o we_o may_v collect_v that_o the_o saint_n be_v free_v and_o still_o pray_v to_o be_v free_v from_o presumptuous_a sin_n such_o as_o reign_v in_o the_o wicked_a but_o for_o other_o sin_n altogether_o they_o be_v not_o free_a psalm_n 25._o verse_n 5._o unto_o thou_o o_o lord_n i_o lift_v up_o my_o soul_n my_o god_n i_o trust_v in_o thou_o here_o he_o profess_v his_o faith_n and_o yet_o verse_n 11._o he_o say_v for_o thy_o name_n sake_n o_o lord_n he_o merciful_a to_o my_o iniquity_n for_o it_o be_v great_a then_o in_o he_o there_o be_v a_o true_a faith_n and_o great_a iniquity_n dwell_v together_o it_o follow_v that_o not_o only_a sin_n but_o sometime_o great_a sin_n may_v be_v in_o a_o godly_a man_n but_o such_o as_o be_v not_o join_v with_o presumption_n but_o with_o true_a and_o sincere_a repentance_n psalm_n 37._o verse_n 24._o though_o he_o fall_v he_o shall_v not_o be_v cast_v down_o for_o the_o lord_n hold_v he_o up_o with_o his_o hand_n in_o this_o scripture_n there_o be_v another_o instance_n give_v of_o that_o which_o this_o author_n call_v for_o when_o he_o say_v cedo_fw-la tertium_fw-la for_o the_o prophet_n say_v though_o he_o fall_v he_o shall_v not_o be_v cast_v down_o to_o fall_v and_o yet_o 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