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A65936 That great duty and comfortable evidence (keeping our selves from our iniquity) opened and applied in some sermons upon Psal. 18, 23 / by John Whitlock. Whitlock, John, 1625-1709. 1698 (1698) Wing W2029; ESTC R26359 57,005 130

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as_o it_o be_v with_o asa_n 2_o chron._n 16.10_o yet_o it_o be_v say_v 1_o kin._n 15.14_o that_o his_o heart_n be_v perfect_a with_o the_o lord_n all_o his_o day_n but_o when_o the_o sincere_a believer_n recover_v himself_o he_o can_v with_o david_n bless_v god_n for_o any_o mean_n though_o most_o sharp_a reproof_n that_o keep_v he_o from_o sin_n or_o recover_v he_o after_o fall_v into_o sin_n 1_o sam._n 25.32_o 33._o psal_n 141.5_o but_o if_o thou_o have_v a_o fix_a abide_v displeasure_n against_o reprover_n it_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o a_o unsound_a heart_n and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o sin_n that_o thou_o do_v not_o care_n to_o have_v reprove_v and_o be_v angry_a though_o but_o in_o present_a passion_n at_o the_o reprover_n it_o be_v a_o sign_n that_o sin_n have_v too_o great_a a_o thank_v upon_o thou_o vi_o another_o sign_n by_o which_o a_o person_n may_v know_v which_o be_v his_o peculiar_a iniquity_n yea_o belove_a lust_n be_v this_o that_o be_v thy_o master-sin_n thy_o reign_a 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