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of_o christ_n for_o he_o flatter_v himself_o in_o his_o own_o eye_n till_o his_o iniquity_n be_v find_v to_o be_v hateful_a psal_n 36.2_o 2._o self-delusion_n 2_o self-delusion_n what_o great_a folly_n can_v there_o be_v than_o self-delusion_n and_o be_v not_o every_o false_a friend_n of_o christ_n a_o self-deluding_a yea_o a_o soul-deluding_a sinner_n esa_n 44.20_o a_o deceive_v heart_n have_v turn_v he_o aside_o etc._n etc._n so_o prov._n 1.18_o and_o they_o lie_v in_o wait_n for_o their_o own_o blood_n and_o lurk_v privy_o for_o their_o own_o life_n 3._o self-ruine_n 3._o self-ruine_n be_v it_o not_o notorious_a folly_n for_o a_o man_n man_n to_o conceal_v a_o wound_n or_o plague-sore_n which_o if_o not_o discover_v and_o search_v will_v unavoidable_o prove_v his_o ruin_n and_o be_v not_o this_o the_o case_n of_o every_o false_a friend_n of_o christ_n what_o more_o mortal_a wound_n or_o plague_n of_o the_o soul_n can_v there_o be_v than_o hypocritick_n amity_n with_o christ_n o_o 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