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isa_n 26.10_o in_o a_o land_n of_o uprightness_n will_v he_o deal_v unjust_o etc._n etc._n and_o dan._n 5._o thou_o belshazzar_n have_v not_o humble_v thy_o heart_n though_o thou_o know_v all_o this_o to_o have_v a_o light_n within_o a_o man_n as_o well_o as_o example_n without_o to_o have_v be_v once_o enlighten_v and_o taste_v of_o the_o heavenly_a gift_n and_o then_o fall_v away_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o renew_v they_o unto_o repentance_n for_o a_o man_n to_o turn_v away_o from_o profess_a light_n and_o cast_v up_o his_o vomit_n and_o lick_v it_o up_o again_o and_o as_o a_o wash_a sow_n return_v to_o the_o mire_n again_o and_o after_o many_o year_n inquire_v of_o god_n return_v with_o saul_n the_o witch_n this_o be_v a_o dreadful_a state_n and_o such_o a_o one_o have_v better_a never_o to_o have_v know_v the_o way_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n second_o when_o a_o man_n resolve_v to_o reserve_v to_o himself_o any_o way_n of_o sin_v joh_n 20.12_o some_o sweet_a morsel_n and_o the_o man_n hide_v it_o see_v it_o in_o herod_n he_o do_v hear_v john_n baptist_n glad_o and_o do_v many_o thing_n but_o there_o be_v a_o herodias_n that_o he_o do_v reserve_v and_o be_v resolve_v he_o can_v not_o part_v with_o it_o so_o there_o be_v a_o way_n of_o wickedness_n that_o man_n will_v not_o turn_v from_o as_o there_o be_v fundamental_o in_o faith_n and_o error_n in_o these_o be_v most_o dangerous_a to_o destroy_v the_o foundation_n so_o there_o be_v some_o fundamental_o in_o practice_n and_o they_o will_v subvert_v all_o and_o this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o main_a that_o a_o man_n deny_v himself_o in_o every_o know_a sin_n pluck_v out_o the_o right_a eye_n and_o cut_v off_o the_o right_a hand_n and_o there_o be_v no_o man_n that_o be_v more_o pollute_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n than_o he_o that_o spare_v a_o right_a eye_n or_o a_o right_a hand_n for_o there_o be_v no_o sin_n that_o this_o one_o evil_a reserve_v will_v not_o draw_v he_o to_o luke_n 8.13_o in_o the_o time_n of_o 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danger_n of_o it_o it_o have_v be_v good_a for_o he_o if_o he_o never_o have_v be_v bear_v and_o yet_o he_o go_v out_o and_o say_v what_o will_v you_o give_v i_o and_o some_o good_a man_n as_o david_n and_o solomon_n yet_o lay_v long_o in_o a_o way_n of_o sin_v the_o soon_o a_o man_n rise_v after_o fall_v and_o a_o man_n heart_n smite_v he_o as_o david_n do_v the_o more_o pure_a be_v that_o man_n conscience_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n to_o be_v past_a feel_n and_o for_o man_n to_o give_v themselves_o up_o to_o uncleanness_n 4.19_o eph._n 4.19_o it_o be_v a_o sad_a sign_n of_o a_o sear_a conscience_n 4.2_o 1_o tim._n 4.2_o etc._n etc._n five_o when_o a_o temptation_n take_v speedy_o with_o a_o man_n john_n 13.27.30_o christ_n do_v give_v judas_n a_o sop_n which_o be_v a_o signal_n to_o give_v satan_n a_o far_a possession_n of_o he_o and_o he_o follow_v the_o temptation_n but_o after_o that_o he_o go_v immediate_o out_o there_o be_v no_o more_o consultation_n so_o the_o soon_o also_o 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heed_n of_o some_o special_a sin_n that_o above_o other_o do_v most_o defile_v the_o conscience_n though_o indeed_o all_o sin_n defile_v the_o conscience_n but_o some_o sin_n be_v of_o a_o more_o bewitch_a and_o a_o more_o defile_v nature_n than_o other_o as_o first_o secret_a sin_n will_v provoke_v god_n to_o give_v thou_o up_o to_o the_o judgement_n of_o a_o defile_a conscience_n as_o he_o do_v judas_n because_o he_o be_v a_o devil_n second_o idolatry_n take_v heed_n of_o hanker_a after_o that_o abomination_n either_o to_o worship_v a_o idol_n a_o false_a god_n or_o the_o true_a god_n in_o a_o false_a manner_n and_o it_o be_v this_o last_o that_o you_o be_v most_o in_o danger_n of_o therefore_o let_v it_o not_o be_v say_v of_o any_o of_o you_o you_o know_v not_o what_o you_o worship_v but_o be_v able_a to_o say_v we_o know_v what_o we_o worship_v and_o how_o we_o worship_v god_n in_o spirit_n and_o truth_n and_o do_v not_o set_v up_o man_n post_n by_o god_n post_n away_o with_o all_o 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