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peter_n sensibleness_n of_o his_o sin_n cause_v he_o to_o bid_v christ_n to_o depart_v from_o he_o lord_n depart_z from_o i_o for_o i_o be_o a_o sinful_a man_n luk._n 5._o 8._o therefore_o a_o deep_a sensibleness_n of_o sin_n hinder_v the_o soul_n in_o believe_v of_o christ_n and_o drive_v it_o further_o from_o christ_n thou_o have_v no_o cause_n to_o complain_v 3._o if_o god_n deal_v more_o gentle_o with_o thou_o than_o he_o do_v with_o some_o other_o its_o a_o great_a mistake_n to_o think_v that_o god_n delight_v in_o slavish_a fear_n or_o tear_n what_o be_v the_o great_a sensibleness_n of_o sin_n worth_a that_o proceed_v not_o from_o faith_n 4._o and_o flow_v not_o from_o the_o apprehension_n of_o pardon_n &_o love_n in_o so_o evil_a requite_v god_n look_v not_o to_o sensibleness_n of_o sin_n but_o to_o christ_n thy_o very_a sensibleness_n of_o sin_n be_v not_o free_a from_o sin_n and_o it_o deserve_v nothing_o but_o death_n but_o in_o christ_n be_v life_n if_o thou_o be_v ever_o 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heed_n that_o you_o deny_v not_o yourselves_o to_o have_v faith_n lest_o you_o call_v weak_a faith_n no_o faith_n and_o light_n darkness_n and_o grace_n sin_n for_o to_o do_v so_o be_v very_o evil_a woe_n unto_o they_o that_o call_v evil_a good_a and_o good_a evil_n that_o put_v darkness_n for_o light_n and_o light_n for_o darkness_n that_o put_v bitter_a for_o sweet_a and_o sweet_a for_o bitter_a isa_n 5._o 20._o those_o that_o put_v faith_n for_o unbelief_n do_v so_o pray_v to_o god_n to_o strengthen_v thy_o faith_n as_o he_o do_v mark_n 9_o 24._o and_o use_v mean_n to_o remove_v such_o thing_n as_o strengthen_v unbelief_n and_o hinder_v the_o sight_n of_o thy_o faith_n as_o ignorance_n be_v one_o cause_n of_o doubt_v also_o a_o over-sensiblenesse_a of_o infirmity_n slight_v god_n mean_n neglect_v of_o duty_n or_o a_o formal_a performance_n or_o nourish_a sin_n more_o or_o less_o proneness_n to_o sin_n harken_v to_o satan_n to_o sense_n to_o carnal_a reason_n nourish_a fear_n and_o 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doubt_n and_o fear_n be_v cast_v out_o for_o perfect_a love_n cast_v out_o fear_n and_o although_o you_o be_v to_o use_v mean_n yet_o mean_n be_v but_o mean_n not_o cause_n of_o increase_n of_o grace_n it_o be_v the_o operation_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o the_o soul_n which_o be_v as_o god_n please_v therefore_o look_v up_o to_o god_n for_o faith_n i_o fear_v my_o faith_n be_v but_o presumption_n discoura_n i_o fear_v the_o ground_n of_o this_o be_v thy_o not_o know_v answ_n or_o not_o mind_v what_o faith_n be_v and_o what_o presumption_n be_v what_o faith_n be_v see_v objection_n 15._o and_o concern_v presumption_n this_o word_n may_v
thou_o do_v that_o which_o thou_o will_v not_o as_o rom._n 7._o 14._o to_o 25._o in_o ourselves_o we_o be_v imperfect_a at_o the_o best_a gal._n 6._o 1._o the_o strong_a be_v not_o able_a to_o stand_v alone_o also_o some_o of_o the_o lord_n partake_v more_o of_o natural_a choler_n which_o increase_v natural_o and_o as_o that_o choler_n be_v we_o be_v more_o or_o less_o hasty_a and_o passionate_a a_o wicked_a man_n may_v be_v natural_o patient_a and_o a_o child_n of_o god_n may_v be_v sinful_o passionate_a jam._n 5._o 17._o thou_o shall_v not_o measure_v god_n love_n to_o thou_o nor_o the_o truth_n of_o his_o grace_n in_o thou_o by_o thy_o mortification_n of_o sin_n consider_v rom._n 7._o god_n may_v for_o end_n best_o know_v unto_o himself_o suffer_v corruption_n to_o be_v too_o strong_a for_o thou_o it_o may_v be_v to_o abase_v thou_o more_o as_o paul_n rom._n 7._o that_o thou_o may_v see_v what_o need_n thou_o have_v of_o a_o lord_n jesus_n to_o pardon_n and_o heal_v thou_o who_o know_v but_o god_n may_v leave_v thy_o personal_a sanctification_n the_o more_o imperfect_a that_o we_o may_v mind_v and_o behold_v jesus_n christ_n and_o our_o righteousness_n in_o he_o and_o so_o live_v the_o more_o in_o he_o and_o our_o joy_n the_o more_o in_o our_o justification_n by_o he_o rom._n 4._o 6_o 7._o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o have_v thy_o sin_n forgive_v or_o not_o impute_v psal_n 32._o 1_o 2._o and_o another_o thing_n to_o be_v cleanse_v from_o it_o live_v in_o the_o apprehension_n of_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o down_o go_v sin_n and_o all_o discouragement_n so_o live_v in_o discouragement_n and_o sin_n prevail_v as_o psal_n 77._o 2._o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10._o we_o ought_v not_o to_o fetch_v our_o comfort_n from_o our_o subdue_a of_o sin_n but_o in_o christ_n in_o who_o we_o want_v no_o righteousness_n 1_o cor._n 1._o 30._o christ_n be_v we_o and_o we_o be_v christ_n and_o christ_n be_v go_n when_o we_o be_v at_o the_o best_a we_o may_v not_o live_v in_o ourselves_o 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