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gen._n 8._o 12._o rom._n 1._o 21._o 3._o it_o be_v a_o heart_n deceitful_a and_o subject_a to_o be_v deceive_v especial_o about_o the_o thing_n of_o a_o eternal_a concernment_n isa._n 44_o 20._o deut._n 11._o 16._o 4._o it_o be_v a_o heart_n that_o rather_o gather_v iniquity_n and_o vanity_n to_o itself_o than_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a for_o the_o soul_n psal._n 41._o 6._o psal._n 94._o 11._o 5._o it_o be_v a_o unbelieving_a heart_n and_o one_o that_o will_v turn_v away_o from_o god_n to_o sin_n heb._n 3._o 12._o deut._n 17._o 17._o 6._o it_o be_v a_o heart_n not_o prepare_v for_o god_n be_v uncircumcised_a not_o for_o the_o reception_n of_o his_o holy_a word_n 2_o chron._n 12._o 14._o psal._n 78._o 8._o act_n 7._o 51._o 7._o it_o be_v a_o heart_n not_o single_a but_o double_o it_o will_v pretend_v to_o serve_v god_n but_o will_v withal_o lean_a to_o the_o devil_n and_o sin_n psal._n 12._o 2._o ezek._n 33._o 31._o 8._o it_o be_v a_o heart_n proud_a and_o stout_a it_o love_v not_o to_o be_v control_v though_o the_o controller_n be_v god_n himself_o psal._n 101._o 5._o prov._n 16._o 5._o mal._n 3._o 9_o it_o be_v a_o heart_n that_o will_v give_v place_n to_o satan_n but_o will_v resist_v the_o holy_a ghost_n act._n 5._o 3._o chap._n 7._o 51._o 10._o in_o a_o word_n it_o be_v deceitful_a above_o all_o thing_n and_o desperate_o wicked_a so_o wicked_a that_o none_o can_v know_v it_o jer._n 17._o 9_o that_o the_o heart_n before_o it_o be_v break_v be_v such_o and_o worse_o than_o i_o have_v describe_v it_o to_o be_v be_v sufficient_o see_v by_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o the_o world._n where_o be_v the_o man_n who_o heart_n have_v not_o be_v break_v and_o who_o spirit_n be_v not_o contrite_a that_o according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n deal_v honest_o with_o his_o own_o soul_n it_o be_v one_o character_n of_o a_o right_a heart_n that_o it_o be_v sound_a in_o god_n statute_n and_o honest_a psal._n 119._o 80._o luke_n 8._o 15._o now_o a_o honest_a heart_n 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be_v as_o be_v say_v afore_o as_o a_o fire_n and_o as_o a_o hammer_n to_o break_v this_o rock_n in_o piece_n 2_o cor._n 10._o 4._o hâ—b_n 4._o 14._o psal._n 110._o 3._o and_o hence_o the_o word_n be_v make_v mention_n of_o under_o a_o double_a consideration_n 1._o as_o it_o stand_v by_o itself_o 2._o as_o attend_v with_o power_n from_o heaven_n as_o it_o stand_v by_o itself_o and_o be_v not_o second_v with_o save_v operation_n from_o heaven_n it_o be_v call_v the_o word_n only_a the_o word_n bare_o or_o as_o if_o it_o be_v only_o the_o word_n of_o man_n 1_o thess._n 1_o 5_o 6_o 7._o 1_o cor._n 4._o 19_o 20_o 1_o thess._n 2._o 13._o because_o then_o it_o be_v only_o as_o manage_v by_o man_n who_o be_v not_o able_a to_o make_v it_o accomplish_v that_o work._n the_o word_n of_o god_n when_o in_o a_o man_n hand_n only_a be_v like_o the_o father_n sword_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o suck_a child_n which_o sword_n though_o never_o so_o well_o point_v and_o though_o never_o so_o sharp_a on_o 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way_n for_o the_o woman_n company_n the_o act_n of_o adultery_n and_o bloody_a murder_n take_v heed_n therefore_o brethren_n lest_o any_o of_o you_o be_v harden_v through_o the_o deceitfulness_n of_o sin._n heb._n 3._o 12_o 13._o and_o remember_v that_o he_o that_o will_v rend_v the_o block_n put_v the_o thin_a end_n of_o the_o wedge_n first_o thereto_o and_o so_o by_o drive_v do_v his_o work_n 5._o take_v heed_n of_o evil_a example_n among_o the_o godly_a learn_v of_o no_o man_n to_o do_v that_o which_o the_o word_n of_o god_n forbid_v sometime_o satan_n make_v use_v of_o a_o good_a man_n bad_a way_n to_o spoil_v and_o harden_v the_o heart_n of_o they_o that_o come_v after_o peter_n false_a do_v have_v like_a to_o have_v spoil_v barnabas_n yea_o and_o several_a other_o more_o wherefore_o take_v heed_n of_o man_n of_o good_a man_n way_n and_o measure_n both_o they_o and_o thou_o own_o by_o no_o other_o rule_n but_o the_o holy_a word_n of_o god._n gal._n 2._o 11_o 12_o 13._o 6._o take_v 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