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condemnation_n to_o be_v prove_v &_o confirm_v because_o he_o abound_v with_o innumerable_a both_o infirmity_n and_o sin_n for_o the_o which_o he_o be_v find_v guilty_a before_o the_o most_o just_a judgement_n seat_n of_o almighty_a god_n mat._n will_n of_o man_n free_a will_n man_n be_v not_o only_o as_o thou_o say_v defile_v with_o many_o vice_n and_o infirmity_n but_o also_o by_o his_o own_o nature_n 1._o a_o enemy_n of_o god_n 2._o full_o of_o wickedness_n 3._o a_o servant_n of_o sin_n that_o be_v to_o say_v such_o a_o one_o as_o have_v neither_o will_n nor_o power_n to_o do_v well_o th._n thou_o do_v indeed_o very_o much_o throw_v down_o man_n mat._n 5._o gen._n 6._o 5._o i_o do_v it_o not_o but_o god_n himself_o in_o these_o word_n the_o wickedness_n of_o man_n be_v great_a in_o the_o earth_n 5._o gene._n 6._o 5._o and_o all_o the_o imagination_n of_o the_o thought_n of_o their_o heart_n be_v only_o evil_a continual_o moreover_o in_o the_o same_o chapter_n he_o teach_v we_o 3._o verse_n 3._o that_o man_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o flesh_n and_o saint_n paul_n plain_o affirm_v 7._o rom._n 8._o 7._o that_o the_o understanding_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v enmity_n against_o god_n because_o say_v he_o it_o be_v not_o subject_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n for_o indeed_o it_o can_v be_v the_o same_o also_o he_o affirm_v in_o another_o place_n when_o he_o say_v 21._o col._n 1._o 21._o that_o we_o be_v stranger_n from_o god_n and_o enemy_n our_o mind_n be_v set_v upon_o evil_a work_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v that_o the_o enmity_n hide_v in_o the_o heart_n be_v bewray_v by_o evil_a deed_n 14._o rom._n 7._o 14._o in_o another_o place_n also_o the_o same_o apostle_n say_v that_o we_o be_v carnal_a sell_v under_o sin_n that_o be_v that_o we_o be_v the_o bondslave_n of_o sin_n 5._o 2._o cor._n 3._o 5._o yea_o he_o proceed_v so_o far_o to_o say_v that_o of_o ourselves_o we_o be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o think_v much_o less_o able_a to_o do_v that_o which_o be_v good_a 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