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any_o love_n she_o have_v to_o it_o but_o that_o there_o by_o the_o foot_n of_o passenger_n she_o may_v lose_v she_o send_v so_o many_o will_v be_v in_o the_o church_n path_n not_o for_o any_o devotion_n but_o that_o the_o filthy_a send_v of_o their_o carnality_n may_v not_o be_v discover_v plutarch_n laugh_v at_o such_o who_o will_v be_v account_v as_o wise_a as_o plato_n and_o yet_o in_o the_o company_n of_o alexander_n will_v be_v drunken_a desire_v thou_o the_o reputation_n of_o one_o godly_a and_o religious_a professor_n though_o thou_o come_v to_o church_n and_o joine_v in_o prayer_n etc._n etc._n thou_o shall_v never_o attain_v it_o so_o long_o as_o thou_o will_v swear_v lie_v be_v drunken_a or_o any_o thing_n for_o company_n it_o be_v another_o manner_n of_o thing_n to_o be_v spiritual_a we_o can_v be_v a_o lion_n in_o the_o forest_n and_o a_o little_a dog_n in_o a_o lady_n lap_n there_o must_v be_v a_o change_n of_o nature_n seek_v this_o verse_n 6._o for_o to_o be_v carnal_o mind_v be_v death_n but_o to_o be_v spiritual_o mind_v be_v life_n and_o peace_n as_o adam_n have_v sin_v the_o angel_n keep_v the_o way_n of_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n so_o our_o apostle_n keep_v unrepentant_a sinner_n from_o the_o consolation_n before_o propound_v such_o consolation_n belong_v not_o to_o wicked_a man_n the_o argument_n to_o prove_v it_o be_v those_o which_o be_v contrary_a obtain_v not_o like_a condition_n but_o the_o wicked_a and_o godly_a be_v contrary_a this_o minor_a be_v partly_o show_v verse_n 5._o from_o their_o contrary_a disposition_n and_o be_v more_o declare_v in_o this_o verse_n from_o their_o contrary_a ends._n death_n and_o life_n be_v immediate_o contrary_a but_o these_o be_v the_o end_v of_o the_o wicked_a and_o godly_a therefore_o the_o end_n of_o wicked_a and_o godly_a man_n be_v contrary_a to_o be_v carnal_o mind_v cordis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d figmentum_fw-la cordis_fw-la the_o word_n signify_v the_o act_n of_o a_o carnal_a mind_n 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