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when_o sin_n live_v the_o man_n must_v die_v man_n and_o sin_n be_v like_o mâ—…entius_n his_o couple_n they_o be_v never_o both_o alive_a together_o many_o excellent_a point_n and_o of_o great_a consequence_n to_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n will_v rise_v out_o of_o these_o word_n thus_o unfold_v as_o first_o that_o a_o man_n may_v have_v the_o law_n in_o the_o church_n wherein_o he_o live_v in_o the_o letter_n of_o it_o and_o yet_o be_v without_o the_o law_n in_o the_o power_n and_o spirit_n of_o it_o by_o ignorance_n misconstruction_n false_a gloss_n and_o perverse_a wrest_n of_o it_o as_o a_o covetous_a man_n may_v have_v the_o possession_n of_o money_n and_o yet_o be_v without_o the_o use_n and_o comfort_n of_o it_o 2._o cor._n 3._o 6._o 2._o pâ—…t_fw-la 3._o 16._o matth._n 5._o 21._o 22._o 27._o 28._o 31._o 32._o 33._o 38._o which_o shall_v teach_v we_o to_o beware_v of_o ignorance_n it_o make_v the_o thing_n which_o we_o have_v unuseful_a to_o we_o if_o any_o man_n have_v the_o 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importunate_a to_o enjoy_v more_o second_o to_o be_v more_o conformable_a unto_o it_o to_o judge_n and_o measure_v himself_o the_o often_o by_v it_o psal._n 119._o 11._o the_o law_n be_v utter_o in_o vain_a no_o dignity_n no_o benefit_n nor_o privilege_n to_o a_o people_n 17._o by_o it_o if_o it_o be_v not_o obey_v three_o to_o love_v and_o praise_n god_n for_o his_o goodness_n in_o it_o joh._n 14._o 21._o second_o ignorance_n of_o the_o true_a meaning_n of_o the_o law_n and_o rest_v upon_o false_a ground_n do_v natural_o beget_v these_o two_o thing_n first_o blind_a zeal_n much_o active_a and_o in_o appearance_n unblameable_a devotion_n as_o it_o do_v here_o and_o elsewhere_o in_o saint_n paul_n phil._n 3._o 6._o act._n 22._o 3._o in_o the_o honourable_a woman_n act._n 13._o 50._o in_o the_o pharisee_n matth._n 23._o 15._o in_o false_a brethren_n col._n 2._o 23._o in_o the_o jew_n that_o submit_v not_o themselves_o to_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n rom._n 10._o 2._o 3._o in_o 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drive_v to_o no_o point_n nor_o issue_n run_v into_o no_o conclusion_n nor_o resolution_n of_o further_a obedience_n in_o faith_n and_o godliness_n this_o be_v that_o which_o in_o thy_o converse_n with_o other_o mingle_v so_o much_o frowardness_n levity_n unprofitablenesse_n to_o or_o from_o they_o this_o be_v that_o which_o in_o thy_o call_n make_v so_o unmindful_a of_o god_n and_o his_o service_n aim_v at_o nothing_o but_o thou_o own_o emolument_n where_o be_v the_o man_n who_o in_o all_o the_o way_n of_o his_o ordinary_a call_v labour_n to_o walk_v in_o obedience_n and_o fear_n of_o god_n to_o carry_v always_o the_o affection_n of_o a_o servant_n as_o consider_v that_o he_o be_v do_v the_o lord_n work_v that_o consecrate_v and_o sanctify_v all_o his_o course_n by_o prayer_n that_o beg_v strength_n presence_n concurrence_n supply_v of_o spirit_n from_o god_n to_o lead_v he_o in_o the_o way_n which_o he_o ought_v to_o go_v and_o to_o preserve_v he_o against_o those_o snare_n and_o 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