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himself_o to_o be_v perfect_a speak_v truth_n or_o falsehood_n if_o truth_n job_n be_v not_o perfect_a if_o falsehood_n he_o be_v perfect_a but_o he_o do_v attain_v perfection_n afterward_o job_n 23.10_o 11._o i_o shall_v come_v forth_o as_o gold_n my_o foot_n have_v hold_v his_o step_n answ_n though_o to_o that_o time_n he_o have_v be_v upright_o and_o steadfast_a with_o god_n and_o be_v confident_a shall_v so_o persevere_v yet_o be_v he_o not_o free_a from_o sin_n for_o after_o this_o chap._n 40.4_o i_o be_o vile_a say_v he_o and_o that_o enlighten_v person_n that_o observe_v the_o working_n of_o his_o own_o heart_n must_v and_o can_v but_o say_v so_o too_o but_o p._n 21._o victory_n over_o vain_a thought_n be_v attainable_a answ_n thought_n prevail_v against_o and_o cast_v out_o return_v again_o and_o their_o be_v in_o we_o be_v sin_n act_v 8_o 20._o thou_o baste_v thought_n that_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n may_v be_v purebase_v with_o money_n since_o than_o he_o attempt_v only_o to_o prove_v victory_n not_o freedom_n from_o evil_a thought_n he_o speak_v not_o to_o the_o point_n deserve_v no_o answer_n yet_o to_o that_o scripture_n prov._n 12.5_o the_o thought_n of_o the_o righteous_a be_v right_a i_o answer_v that_o deliberate_a thought_n the_o determination_n purpose_n of_o a_o righteous_a man_n which_o carry_v the_o bent_n of_o his_o heart_n with_o they_o be_v for_o the_o main_a right_a in_o opposition_n to_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o wicked_a will_v he_o say_v there_o be_v no_o man_n righteous_a that_o have_v any_o evil_a thought_n in_o he_o arg._n 2._o to_o dive_v a_o little_a deep_o we_o shall_v not_o have_v one_o evil_a principle_n in_o we_o incline_v we_o to_o offend_v god_n this_o be_v call_v sin_n rom._n 6.12_o let_v not_o sin_n reign_v rom._n 7.17_o sin_n dwell_v in_o i_o ch_n 7.8_o sin_n take_v occasion_n by_o the_o law_n wrought_v in_o i_o all_o manner_n of_o concupiscence_n it_o be_v call_v the_o body_n of_o sin_n c._n 6.6_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n c._n 7.23_o 25._o i_o ask_v be_v such_o a_o state_n attain_v in_o this_o life_n as_o to_o be_v whole_o free_a from_o all_o evil_a principle_n he_o stick_v not_o to_o say_v it_o be_v attainable_a to_o prove_v the_o contrary_a i_o urge_v john_n 15.2_o every_o branch_n in_o i_o that_o bear_v fruit_n he_o purge_v it_o if_o the_o father_n purge_v there_o must_v be_v something_o to_o be_v purge_v out_o he_o acknowledge_v it_o this_o must_v be_v a_o evil_a principle_n incline_v to_o offend_v god_n he_o deny_v it_o not_o but_o his_o answer_n then_o be_v agreeable_a to_o p._n 22._o after_o a_o while_n all_o evil_a principle_n be_v purge_v out_o and_o then_o the_o father_n cease_v from_o purge_v but_o to_o this_o effect_n be_v the_o reply_n this_o man_n who_o you_o suppose_v to_o have_v all_o evil_a principle_n purge_v out_o of_o he_o either_o be_v in_o christ_n bear_v fruit_n or_o not_o it_o be_v answer_v he_o be_v if_o he_o be_v in_o christ_n bear_v fruit_n then_o say_v i_o the_o father_n 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