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yourselves_o from_o these_o iniquity_n that_o they_o prove_v not_o your_o chief_a and_o most_o prevail_a sin_n and_o so_o much_o for_o the_o second_o general_n which_o be_v to_o show_v where_o man_n special_a sin_n may_v most_o probable_o be_v find_v iii_o the_o next_o general_n head_n be_v to_o give_v the_o scripture-proof_n of_o the_o doctrine_n which_o i_o shall_v very_o brief_o dispatch_v i._o that_o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o all_o peculiarly_a to_o keep_v themselves_o from_o their_o own_o iniquity_n whether_o reign_v or_o but_o prevail_a sin_n it_o be_v prove_v from_o direct_a scripture-commands_a matth._n 5.29_o 30._o mark_v 9.43_o 45_o 47._o by_o the_o right_a hand_n right_a foot_n and_o right_a eye_n be_v understand_v those_o sin_n our_o text_n speak_v of_o such_o as_o man_n be_v as_o hardly_o prevail_v upon_o to_o part_v with_o as_o they_o will_v be_v to_o part_v with_o those_o member_n of_o the_o body_n so_o heb._n 12.1_o let_v we_o lay_v aside_o the_o sin_n that_o do_v 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