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daily_a lust_n against_o the_o spirit_n as_o the_o spirit_n have_v reason_n to_o lust_n against_o the_o flesh_n galatian_n 5._o 17._o 2._o second_o the_o insufficiency_n calling_n it_o â—…eeds_v in_o we_o for_o our_o calling_n the_o great_a apostle_n must_v in_o this_o respect_n cry_v out_o who_o be_v sufficient_a for_o these_o thing_n though_o god_n worâ—…e_v be_v all_o fair_a work_n yet_o we_o see_v that_o every_o man_n be_v extreme_o burden_a with_o the_o defect_n and_o mistake_n and_o insufficiency_n which_o befall_v he_o in_o his_o course_n of_o life_n 2._o it_o work_v a_o perpetual_a madness_n madness_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o man_n in_o some_o respect_v worse_a than_o that_o of_o some_o lunatics_n for_o they_o be_v mad_a at_o some_o time_n of_o the_o year_n only_o or_o chief_o but_o man_n be_v seldom_o or_o never_o free_v from_o this_o inward_a madness_n of_o heart_n solomon_n say_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v full_a of_o evil_n and_o madness_n be_v in_o 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be_v it_o to_o be_v dead_a but_o not_o to_o be_v in_o the_o world_n and_o it_o be_v any_o pain_n to_o be_v out_o of_o the_o world_n be_v we_o in_o any_o pain_n before_o we_o be_v bear_v why_o then_o accuse_v we_o death_n for_o the_o pain_n our_o life_n give_v we_o at_o the_o part_n be_v not_o sleep_v a_o remembrance_n of_o death_n six_o if_o our_o come_n into_o the_o world_n be_v with_o tear_n be_v it_o any_o wonder_n if_o our_o go_v out_o be_v so_o too_o seven_o beside_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o we_o make_v the_o passage_n more_o difficult_a by_o bring_v unto_o death_n a_o trouble_a and_o irresolute_a mind_n it_o be_v long_o of_o ourselves_o
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pardon_n in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n for_o all_o sort_n of_o inward_a perturbation_n and_o secret_a evil_n 3._o victory_n over_o the_o world_n i'faith_o world_n over_o come_v the_o world_n 1_o john_n 5._o 4_o 5._o and_o so_o it_o do_v when_o it_o make_v a_o man_n so_o rest_v upon_o god_n and_o his_o truth_n and_o promise_n as_o if_o he_o be_v put_v to_o it_o to_o deny_v the_o respect_n of_o his_o own_o credit_n or_o profit_n or_o pleasure_n or_o the_o displeasure_n of_o carnal_a friend_n or_o his_o hope_n in_o matter_n of_o this_o world_n rest_v satisfy_v with_o the_o expectation_n of_o the_o treasure_n and_o pleasure_n of_o a_o better_a world_n yield_v himself_o over_o to_o be_v guide_v by_o christ_n and_o his_o truth_n unto_o the_o death_n psalm_n 18._o 14._o he_o live_v by_o his_o faith_n gal._n 2._o 20._o 4._o humility_n for_o a_o true_a faith_n exclude_v boast_v of_o our_o own_o labour_n humility_n gift_n or_o praise_n and_o make_v we_o able_a out_o of_o the_o sense_n of_o 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