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his_o righteousness_n and_o all_o these_o thing_n shall_v be_v add_v to_o you_o maâ—_n 6._o 31_o 32_o 33._o self_n do_v but_o rob_v you_o of_o the_o fruit_n of_o your_o thought_n which_o you_o may_v reap_v by_o feed_v they_o on_o god_n chap._n xviii_o inordinate_a appetite_n to_o be_v deny_v 7._o the_o last_o part_n of_o self_n to_o be_v deny_v be_v your_o inordinate_a appetite_n excite_v by_o the_o sense_n common_o call_v the_o sensitive_a appetite_n these_o be_v not_o to_o be_v themselves_o destroy_v for_o the_o appetite_n be_v natural_a and_o necessary_a to_o our_o welfare_n but_o the_o inordinate_a desire_n be_v to_o be_v deny_v and_o the_o appetite_n restrain_v and_o no_o further_a satisfy_v than_o be_v allow_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o by_o this_o mean_v the_o inordinancy_n of_o it_o may_v come_v to_o be_v mortify_v though_o selfishness_n have_v defile_v the_o whole_a man_n yet_o sensual_a pleasure_n be_v the_o chief_a part_n of_o its_o interest_n and_o therefore_o by_o 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