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a_o upright_a heart_n have_v a_o respect_n to_o all_o the_o commandment_n as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o david_n act_v 13.22_o a_o man_n after_o god_n own_o heart_n he_o must_v fulfil_v all_o his_o will_n not_o only_o easy_a duty_n but_o difficult_a duty_n not_o only_o those_o that_o be_v in_o fashion_n but_o those_o that_o be_v out_o of_o fashion_n and_o be_v discountenance_v among_o man_n in_o the_o least_o as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o great_a for_o the_o whole_a law_n be_v write_v in_o the_o heart_n and_o his_o obedience_n thereunto_o be_v universal_a rom._n 6.17_o and_o the_o more_o of_o god_n authority_n there_o be_v in_o the_o law_n the_o deep_a impression_n it_o have_v upon_o the_o spirit_n three_o i_o be_v also_o upright_o before_o he_o and_o i_o keep_v i_o from_o my_o iniquity_n a_o sincere_a heart_n have_v the_o most_o serious_a resolution_n the_o most_o unfeigned_a detestation_n and_o therefore_o the_o great_a and_o the_o most_o diligent_a watch_n against_o his_o own_o iniquity_n 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the_o soul_n also_o use_v for_o sin_n will_v die_v by_o no_o other_o sword_n dan._n 4.27_o nebuchadnezars_n sin_n have_v be_v cruelty_n and_o oppression_n now_o he_o will_v have_v he_o break_v it_o off_o by_o show_v mercy_n to_o the_o poor_a as_o before_o he_o have_v make_v many_o poor_a john_n baptist_n that_o preach_v to_o herod_n who_o hear_v he_o glad_o yet_o he_o stick_v at_o his_o herodias_n &_o paul_n be_v to_o preach_v to_o felix_n a_o corrupt_a and_o a_o lascivious_a judge_n he_o do_v it_o of_o righteousness_n and_o temperance_n and_o judgement_n to_o come_v and_o john_n meet_v with_o their_o peculiar_a sin_n which_o be_v selfishness_n in_o the_o people_n extortion_n in_o the_o publican_n and_o violence_n and_o rapine_n in_o the_o soldier_n and_o christ_n to_o the_o woman_n of_o canaan_n go_v call_v thy_o husband_n joh._n 14.16_o and_o to_o the_o young_a man_n one_o thing_n thou_o lack_v go_v sell_v all_o that_o thou_o have_v so_o a_o man_n that_o know_v the_o corruption_n that_o often_o lead_v he_o captive_a he_o set_v the_o edge_n of_o the_o word_n against_o it_o six_o he_o do_v endeavour_v to_o grow_v up_o in_o the_o contrary_a grace_n and_o strengthen_v it_o by_o all_o mean_n as_o we_o see_v zacheus_n his_o sin_n be_v worldliness_n and_o defraud_v now_o he_o grow_v in_o restitution_n and_o liberality_n the_o sin_n of_o the_o jailor_n be_v cruelty_n now_o he_o grow_v up_o in_o courtesy_n and_o paul_n be_v a_o persecutor_n but_o now_o a_o preacher_n he_o think_v he_o can_v never_o do_v enough_o to_o advance_v and_o exalt_v that_o which_o before_o he_o do_v labour_n to_o his_o utmost_a endeavour_n to_o destroy_v i_o labour_v more_o abundant_o than_o they_o all_o three_o how_o do_v this_o prove_v a_o sincere_a heart_n first_o this_o do_v show_v a_o man_n to_o be_v true_o affect_v with_o god_n dishonour_n there_o be_v no_o way_n of_o evil_n wherein_o he_o have_v so_o much_o dishonour_v god_n as_o in_o this_o now_o look_v upon_o sin_n as_o a_o wrong_n unto_o god_n that_o wherein_o he_o have_v dishonour_v god_n most_o with_o that_o he_o be_v affect_v most_o with_o second_o this_o be_v a_o sin_n that_o he_o have_v find_v the_o power_n of_o satan_n most_o in_o and_o his_o own_o weakness_n most_o unable_a to_o resist_v and_o therefore_o against_o this_o sin_n he_o set_v himself_o with_o the_o great_a earnestness_n this_o his_o sin_n do_v lie_v at_o his_o door_n in_o the_o guilt_n of_o it_o gen._n 4.7_o which_o be_v a_o miserable_a thing_n talem_fw-la habere_fw-la janitorem_fw-la this_o he_o do_v in_o the_o guilt_n of_o it_o most_o fear_n and_o therefore_o this_o in_o the_o power_n and_o dominion_n of_o it_o he_o do_v most_o hate_n which_o he_o do_v show_v a_o holy_a revenge_n against_o three_o this_o show_v the_o truth_n of_o a_o man_n self-denial_n and_o his_o hatred_n against_o sin_n there_o be_v some_o member_n in_o the_o body_n of_o sin_n that_o a_o man_n can_v be_v content_a to_o have_v they_o pare_v when_o they_o grow_v troublesome_a excrement_n or_o prejudice_v he_o in_o his_o reputation_n or_o advance_v in_o the_o world_n but_o now_o for_o a_o man_n willing_o to_o cut_v off_o a_o right_a hand_n and_o pluck_v out_o a_o right_a eye_n when_o a_o man_n come_v to_o that_o once_o that_o he_o will_v not_o spare_v his_o darling_n he_o may_v be_v sure_a he_o hate_v sin_n indeed_o four_o this_o show_v forth_o the_o sincerity_n of_o a_o man_n love_n to_o god_n for_o christ_n say_v he_o that_o love_v father_n or_o mother_n more_o than_o i_o house_n or_o land_n that_o will_v not_o part_v with_o these_o when_o god_n shall_v call_v for_o they_o he_o be_v not_o worthy_a of_o i_o now_o if_o a_o man_n part_n with_o what_o be_v dear_a than_o his_o love_n to_o christ_n be_v in_o truth_n abraham_n love_n to_o god_n appear_v in_o this_o that_o he_o do_v not_o spare_v isaac_n so_o we_o shall_v do_v as_o a_o token_n that_o god_n infinite_a love_n command_v we_o to_o part_v with_o it_o as_o he_o spare_v not_o his_o son_n so_o shall_v we_o commend_v our_o love_n to_o god_n in_o this_o also_o to_o part_v with_o that_o morsel_n that_o we_o have_v taste_v the_o great_a sweetness_n in_o use_v try_v the_o uprightness_n and_o sincerity_n of_o your_o heart_n by_o this_o can_v you_o say_v that_o you_o have_v keep_v you_o from_o your_o own_o iniquity_n many_o man_n profess_v religion_n and_o may_v go_v far_o in_o a_o form_n of_o godliness_n and_o yet_o still_o their_o heart_n run_v on_o after_o their_o former_a darling_n job_n 20.11,12,13_o a_o sin_n that_o many_o a_o man_n carry_v with_o he_o to_o his_o grave_n and_o a_o man_n lie_v down_o in_o his_o grave_n with_o his_o bone_n full_a of_o a_o sin_n that_o have_v be_v breed_v and_o grow_v up_o with_o a_o man_n from_o his_o youth_n but_o how_o shall_v a_o man_n know_v what_o that_o sin_n be_v first_o it_o may_v be_v that_o which_o you_o may_v count_v a_o small_a sin_n and_o that_o which_o may_v lie_v in_o lawful_a thing_n the_o young_a man_n darling_n be_v covetousness_n and_o the_o thorny_a ground_n their_o lust_n run_v out_o in_o a_o lawful_a way_n mat._n 13_o 22._o a_o man_n individual_a love_n to_o a_o wife_n to_o a_o child_n etc._n etc._n may_v draw_v a_o man_n love_n from_o god_n and_o ruin_v he_o etc._n etc._n second_o this_o sin_n may_v be_v so_o far_o snib_v and_o prune_v by_o the_o word_n that_o for_o a_o long_a time_n it_o may_v not_o appear_v heb._n 12.15_o a_o root_n of_o bitterness_n yet_o it_o may_v lie_v hide_v as_o a_o root_n in_o the_o ground_n a_o long_a time_n and_o a_o man_n may_v cast_v it_o out_o at_o last_o and_o afterward_o he_o may_v return_v unto_o his_o vomit_n three_o a_o man_n darling_n may_v change_v with_o the_o change_n of_o a_o man_n condition_n and_o some_o occasion_n that_o may_v present_v itself_o what_o be_v saul_n and_o jehues_n sin_n before_o they_o come_v unto_o the_o crown_n we_o know_v not_o but_o sure_o it_o be_v that_o wherein_o their_o lust_n do_v afterward_o run_v out_o the_o establish_n 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unto_o thyself_o thy_o retreat_n unto_o thy_o dalilah_n second_o what_o sin_n be_v most_o sweet_a to_o thou_o and_o bring_v thou_o in_o most_o delight_n and_o pleasure_n job_n 20.11_o it_o be_v sweet_a to_o a_o man_n then_o any_o thing_n else_o all_o other_o sin_n have_v not_o that_o sweetness_n that_o this_o one_o sin_n have_v it_o be_v the_o meat_n that_o his_o soul_n live_v upon_o from_o day_n to_o day_n psal_n 11.3_o wicked_a man_n dainty_n three_o this_o sin_n a_o man_n favour_v most_o and_o hide_v most_o he_o can_v endure_v to_o have_v it_o cross_v as_o we_o see_v in_o haman_n hest_n 5.13_o be_v cross_v in_o his_o ambition_n if_o his_o darling_n be_v not_o please_v all_o other_o thing_n will_v do_v a_o man_n no_o good_a and_o herod_n also_o he_o will_v part_v with_o any_o thing_n till_o it_o come_v to_o his_o herodias_n this_o be_v a_o sweet_a morsel_n he_o hide_v it_o under_o his_o tongue_n can_v endure_v to_o hear_v it_o reprove_v etc._n etc._n four_o this_o sin_n make_v all_o 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