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be_v upon_o our_o guard_n as_o sentinels_z in_o a_o watchtower_n that_o be_v always_o look_v when_o the_o enemy_n come_v that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v unprepared_a for_o he_o so_o let_v we_o preserve_v ourselves_o from_o this_o sin_n and_o strive_v to_o make_v right_a and_o straight_o these_o our_o crooked_a nature_n and_o then_o shall_v we_o be_v preserve_v from_o all_o danger_n of_o sin_n and_o show_v our_o uprightness_n and_o sincerity_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n and_o walk_v in_o the_o straight_a path_n of_o his_o commandment_n we_o ought_v to_o take_v care_n of_o other_o man_n sin_n but_o above_o all_o we_o ought_v to_o have_v a_o care_n of_o our_o own_o sin_n i_o will_v explain_v the_o text_n by_o a_o similitude_n samson_n be_v very_o careful_a to_o avoid_v the_o philistine_n he_o always_o eye_v and_o watch_v the_o philistine_n and_o they_o can_v do_v he_o no_o hurt_n oh_o but_o samson_n have_v a_o philistin_n a_o dalilah_n that_o lie_v in_o his_o bosom_n samson_n be_v not_o careful_a of_o she_o and_o she_o at_o last_o ruin_v he_o the_o world_n be_v full_a of_o sin_n as_o the_o country_n where_o samson_n live_v be_v full_a of_o philistine_n these_o sin_n beset_v we_o every_o day_n and_o lie_v in_o wait_n to_o catch_v we_o as_o the_o philistine_n do_v samson_n now_o some_o man_n be_v so_o wary_a that_o they_o will_v avoid_v all_o company_n and_o occasion_n that_o may_v bring_v they_o into_o these_o sin_n and_o seem_v to_o be_v like_o samson_n strong_a christian_n oh_o but_o friend_n every_o one_o of_o we_o have_v a_o dalilah_n some_o sin_n or_o other_o of_o our_o own_o in_o our_o own_o bosom_n which_o we_o carry_v about_o continual_o with_o we_o and_o unless_o we_o beware_v of_o this_o sin_n though_o perhaps_o we_o may_v keep_v ourselves_o free_a from_o all_o other_o sin_n yet_o this_o at_o last_o will_v ruin_v we_o again_o suppose_v a_o man_n in_o a_o consumption_n this_o man_n be_v very_o careful_a of_o all_o other_o sickness_n will_v not_o enter_v into_o any_o house_n where_o the_o small_a pox_n be_v will_v not_o go_v near_o any_o that_o be_v infect_v with_o the_o plague_n keep_v himself_o from_o all_o other_o infectious_a disease_n why_o you_o will_v say_v this_o man_n be_v likely_a to_o live_v oh_o no_o he_o carry_v his_o own_o disease_n about_o with_o he_o and_o within_o he_o and_o the_o consumpsion_n lie_v in_o his_o breast_n iâ—…_n rot_v his_o lung_n if_o he_o have_v no_o care_n of_o this_o this_o be_v enough_o without_o any_o other_o disease_n speedy_o to_o make_v away_o with_o he_o thus_o be_v it_o the_o duty_n of_o every_o man_n that_o regard_v the_o health_n and_o salvation_n of_o his_o soul_n not_o only_o to_o keep_v himself_o from_o sin_n without_o but_o from_o the_o sin_n within_o he_o not_o only_o from_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o time_n but_o from_o his_o own_o sin_n this_o be_v the_o sin_n the_o goliath_n unless_o this_o be_v slay_v we_o shall_v never_o conquer_v the_o whole_a army_n of_o these_o philistine_n conquer_v this_o sin_n and_o you_o shall_v the_o more_o easy_o conquer_v all_o other_o sin_n while_o you_o keep_v yourselves_o from_o all_o other_o sin_n you_o only_o show_v yourselves_o upright_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o man_n but_o he_o that_o keep_v himself_o from_o this_o sin_n his_o own_o sin_n show_v that_o he_o be_v like_o david_n sincere_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god._n and_o thus_o you_o see_v as_o plain_o as_o i_o can_v express_v myself_o the_o force_n and_o meaning_n of_o these_o word_n i_o know_v now_o you_o expect_v that_o i_o shall_v give_v you_o the_o doctrine_n or_o observation_n contain_v in_o they_o and_o to_o give_v you_o it_o in_o as_o plain_a word_n as_o i_o can_v it_o be_v this_o doct._n
that_o every_o true_a and_o sincere_a heart_a christian_a will_v above_o all_o other_o thing_n endeavour_v to_o keep_v himself_o from_o his_o own_o sin_n his_o own_o iniquity_n it_o be_v a_o most_o plain_a truth_n but_o if_o i_o may_v speak_v without_o comparison_n the_o most_o profitable_a truth_n in_o all_o the_o bible_n here_o you_o see_v the_o near_a cut_n to_o heaven_n the_o short_a path_n to_o glory_n the_o sure_a way_n to_o be_v secure_a from_o all_o other_o sin_n if_o a_o man_n shall_v keep_v a_o thief_n in_o his_o house_n and_o this_o man_n shall_v have_v his_o pocket_n pick_v every_o night_n and_o find_v himself_o grieve_v as_o it_o shall_v to_o prevent_v it_o buy_v new_a lock_n and_o bar_n to_o his_o door_n and_o make_v all_o the_o wall_n of_o his_o house_n strong_a that_o no_o thief_n may_v enter_v in_o why_o you_o will_v say_v this_o man_n do_v very_o simple_o he_o may_v loose_v all_o his_o money_n though_o his_o house_n be_v never_o break_v up_o and_o further_a you_o 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neighbour_n and_o complain_v to_o they_o of_o their_o idle_a child_n that_o do_v always_o fling_v stone_n and_o never_o correct_v his_o child_n at_o home_n that_o do_v he_o all_o the_o mischief_n friend_n i_o pray_v let_v i_o persuade_v you_o to_o look_v into_o your_o own_o heart_n and_o you_o shall_v see_v that_o you_o have_v some_o sin_n or_o other_o there_o that_o do_v you_o all_o the_o mischief_n you_o will_v see_v then_o that_o the_o only_a way_n for_o you_o to_o get_v peace_n and_o comfort_n be_v with_o david_n to_o keep_v yourselves_o from_o your_o own_o iniquity_n david_n have_v many_o enemy_n abroad_o as_o his_o father-in-law_n saul_n who_o seek_v his_o life_n his_o own_o son_n absalon_n who_o seek_v his_o kingdom_n but_o none_o so_o great_a as_o his_o sin_n within_o he_o saul_n banish_v he_o from_o his_o court_n absalon_n banish_v he_o from_o his_o kingdom_n but_o none_o bring_v he_o so_o much_o trouble_v as_o his_o sin_n within_o he_o 51._o psal_n 1_o 2_o 3._o oh_o this_o be_v that_o which_o break_v his_o bone_n nothing_o grieve_v he_o and_o vex_v he_o so_o much_o as_o this_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v worth_a the_o while_n to_o observe_v the_o title_n of_o this_o psalm_n and_o when_o david_n pen_v it_o to_o the_o chief_a musician_n a_o psalm_n of_o david_n the_o servant_n of_o the_o lord_n who_o speak_v to_o the_o lord_n the_o word_n of_o this_o song_n in_o the_o day_n that_o the_o lord_n deliver_v he_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o all_o his_o enemy_n and_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o saul_n david_n can_v never_o say_v thus_o before_o before_o he_o have_v cleanse_v himself_o from_o his_o iniquity_n within_o he_o he_o always_o find_v one_o enemy_n or_o other_o one_o trouble_n or_o other_o without_o he_o but_o when_o once_o he_o have_v turn_v his_o sin_n out_o of_o door_n then_o come_v peace_n and_o comfort_n to_o dwell_v with_o he_o sincerity_n be_v the_o high_a pitch_n that_o a_o christian_n be_v able_a to_o attain_v unto_o in_o this_o life_n and_o this_o be_v the_o near_a way_n to_o sincerity_n for_o a_o man_n to_o keep_v himself_o from_o his_o iniquity_n in_o the_o prosecution_n of_o this_o truth_n i_o will_v lay_v you_o down_o and_o treat_v of_o these_o follow_a particular_n i_o will_v show_v you_o 1._o what_o that_o sin_n be_v which_o a_o man_n may_v call_v his_o own_o sin_n or_o his_o own_o iniquity_n 2._o what_o we_o must_v do_v when_o we_o have_v find_v out_o our_o own_o sin_n to_o keep_v ourselves_o from_o it_o 3._o why_o we_o shall_v above_o all_o thing_n keep_v ourselves_o from_o our_o own_o sin_n 1._o what_o be_v that_o sin_n which_o a_o man_n may_v call_v his_o own_o sin_n answ_n i_o give_v you_o a_o hint_n of_o it_o in_o the_o explication_n that_o it_o be_v original_a sin_n the_o sin_n of_o our_o nature_n 1._o the_o word_n itself_o signify_v so_o much_o 2._o this_o sin_n be_v that_o which_o may_v be_v most_o proper_o call_v we_o as_o first_o form_v with_o we_o 2._o no_o temptation_n or_o occasion_n to_o it_o as_o to_o other_o sin_n and_o so_o none_o in_o the_o fault_n with_o we_o but_o ourselves_o as_o in_o other_o sin_n this_o in_o the_o general_a 2._o but_o more_o particular_o to_o describe_v that_o sin_n which_o be_v as_o the_o reuben_n the_o first_o bear_v and_o strength_n of_o it_o 1._o in_o respect_n of_o constitution_n that_o sin_n be_v a_o man_n own_o sin_n which_o be_v the_o sin_n of_o his_o nature_n with_o which_o he_o be_v bear_v or_o breed_v that_o sin_n to_o which_o a_o man_n be_v carry_v out_o by_o his_o own_o nature_n though_o he_o have_v no_o temptation_n at_o all_o to_o it_o as_o for_o example_n the_o sin_n of_o swear_v be_v so_o natural_a to_o some_o man_n that_o they_o will_v swear_v though_o no_o man_n hurt_v they_o anger_v they_o or_o provoke_v they_o to_o it_o they_o can_v speak_v without_o a_o oath_n some_o man_n be_v natural_o angry_a and_o touchy_a they_o will_v be_v angry_a without_o a_o cause_n some_o man_n be_v natural_o covetous_a though_o they_o have_v no_o child_n nor_o heir_n nor_o any_o in_o the_o world_n that_o they_o care_v for_o yet_o they_o love_v to_o be_v scrape_v up_o of_o money_n and_o hoard_v it_o up_o they_o love_v to_o be_v hard_a and_o gripple_v in_o their_o deal_n some_o man_n very_a nature_n carry_v they_o to_o the_o sin_n of_o lust_n and_o uncleaness_n though_o they_o have_v wife_n which_o for_o beauty_n be_v rachel_n for_o bear_v child_n be_v leah_n yet_o they_o must_v hunt_v bawdy-house_n and_o follow_v strange_a woman_n the_o apostle_n judas_n describe_v such_o person_n v._o the_o 10_o the_o he_o compare_v such_o man_n to_o bruit_n beast_n every_o beast_n have_v his_o particular_a quality_n so_o every_o man_n his_o particular_a sin_n the_o lion_n by_o nature_n be_v fierce_a the_o goat_n lustful_a the_o sow_n natural_o love_v to_o wallow_v in_o the_o mire_n the_o fox_n to_o steal_v and_o so_o every_o one_o of_o we_o in_o this_o sense_n be_v like_o beast_n till_o we_o be_v renew_v we_o have_v some_o sin_n or_o other_o which_o even_o our_o very_a nature_n carry_v we_o out_o unto_o though_o the_o devil_n shall_v never_o tempt_v we_o we_o have_v all_o in_o we_o till_o grace_v come_v and_o sanctify_v nature_n some_o spark_n of_o some_o sin_n in_o our_o own_o breast_n that_o be_v of_o our_o own_o kindle_v now_o this_o be_v our_o own_o sin_n 2._o in_o respect_n of_o habitation_n that_o sin_n be_v a_o man_n own_o sin_n which_o he_o suffer_v to_o dwell_v in_o he_o a_o man_n may_v lodge_v a_o stranger_n for_o a_o night_n or_o two_o but_o none_o but_o his_o own_o family_n will_v he_o suffer_v to_o dwell_v with_o he_o a_o man_n may_v invite_v many_o woman_n to_o a_o dinner_n or_o a_o banquet_n but_o he_o will_v suffer_v none_o but_o his_o own_o wife_n to_o lie_v with_o he_o 11._o luk._n 7._o so_o that_o sin_n that_o lie_v down_o with_o thou_o and_o rise_v up_o with_o thou_o that_o go_v to_o church_n with_o thou_o that_o dine_v and_o sup_v with_o thou_o that_o be_v with_o thou_o in_o thy_o trade_n and_o call_v that_o be_v most_o proper_o thy_o own_o sin_n saul_n malice_n against_o david_n go_v with_o he_o wherever_o he_o go_v 4._o jer._n 14._o they_o be_v thy_o vain_a thought_n if_o they_o lodge_v in_o thou_o so_o that_o be_v thy_o sin_n whatever_o it_o be_v if_o thou_o give_v it_o house_n room_n and_o heart_n room_n 3._o in_o respect_n of_o provision_n that_o be_v a_o man_n own_o sin_n that_o he_o make_v provision_n for_o a_o man_n will_v provide_v for_o his_o own_o child_n and_o provide_v the_o best_a for_o they_o so_o you_o may_v know_v which_o be_v a_o man_n own_o sin_n which_o he_o
prov._n 36._o death_n that_o be_v one_o of_o the_o evil_n and_o mischief_n that_o our_o own_o sin_n will_v bring_v upon_o we_o or_o rather_o it_o comprehend_v in_o it_o all_o the_o evil_n of_o sin_n 2._o gen._n 17._o and_o do_v you_o think_v that_o any_o man_n love_v death_n no_o man_n love_v not_o a_o natural_a much_o less_o a_o eternal_a death_n and_o yet_o sin_n will_v draw_v they_o to_o it_o their_o own_o sin_n will_v make_v they_o in_o love_n with_o their_o own_o destruction_n 3._o because_o we_o be_v unwilling_a to_o take_v up_o any_o report_n against_o our_o own_o sin_n we_o will_v never_o believe_v what_o be_v tell_v we_o of_o they_o 40._o jer._n from_o the_o 12_o the_o verse_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o chapter_n and_o the_o 41._o chapter_n verse_n the_o second_o so_o be_v it_o here_o tell_v man_n of_o their_o own_o sin_n they_o will_v not_o believe_v we_o tell_v they_o their_o swear_n or_o drink_v or_o riot_v or_o profaneness_n will_v bring_v damnation_n on_o they_o they_o 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