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covetous_a practice_n doct._n 4._o although_o it_o be_v possible_a that_o the_o lord_n people_n may_v without_o guiltiness_n admit_v into_o their_o ordinary_a and_o intimate_a society_n the_o worst_a of_o man_n while_o they_o do_v not_o discover_v themselves_o as_o be_v clear_a concern_v ahithophel_n and_o judas_n yet_o do_v the_o admission_n of_o such_o into_o their_o society_n oftentimes_o prove_v a_o great_a snare_n especial_o to_o those_o that_o be_v admit_v while_o they_o take_v occasion_n therefrom_o to_o harden_v themselves_o in_o those_o sin_n and_o to_o count_v the_o less_o of_o that_o vileness_n the_o commission_n whereof_o do_v not_o mar_v their_o esteem_n and_o society_n with_o the_o godly_a for_o this_o be_v one_o thing_n that_o help_v these_o soul-deceiver_n to_o deceive_v themselves_o and_o willing_o to_o overlook_v the_o evil_n of_o their_o own_o condition_n that_o notwithstanding_o of_o all_o their_o wickedness_n they_o be_v admit_v to_o the_o society_n of_o the_o godly_a and_o do_v pass_v among_o they_o for_o such_o while_o they_o feast_v with_o you_o 5._o when_o man_n labour_v not_o to_o mortify_v their_o inward_a lust_n the_o lord_n oftentimes_o do_v just_o suffer_v they_o to_o manifest_v the_o predominancy_n of_o these_o lust_n over_o they_o in_o their_o outward_a carriage_n as_o grace_v which_o be_v lively_o within_o will_v put_v some_o beauty_n upon_o the_o outward_a man_n eccl._n 8.1_o so_o corruption_n vigorous_a within_o will_n ready_o bewray_v the_o person_n to_o be_v its_o slave_n isa_n 3.9_o have_v eye_n full_a of_o adultery_n or_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o original_a of_o the_o adulteress_n 6._o so_o bewitch_a be_v the_o spirit_n of_o error_n where_o it_o enter_v and_o so_o devote_v be_v delude_v soul_n unto_o their_o seduce_a teacher_n that_o though_o these_o teacher_n be_v judicial_o plague_v of_o god_n as_o ordinary_o such_o be_v with_o profanity_n of_o life_n yet_o this_o do_v not_o make_v their_o follower_n loath_a at_o they_o or_o abhor_v their_o error_n for_o though_o they_o do_v riot_n in_o the_o day_n time_n and_o have_v eye_n full_a of_o adultery_n yet_o be_v they_o still_o beguile_v unstable_a soul_n 7._o those_o who_o be_v not_o root_v in_o knowledge_n by_o clear_a information_n and_o frequent_a meditation_n of_o the_o truth_n and_o have_v not_o their_o heart_n establish_v with_o grace_n by_o the_o frequent_a exercise_n thereof_o will_v ready_o be_v a_o prey_n to_o soul-deceiver_n for_o these_o who_o they_o beguile_v be_v here_o call_v unstable_a soul_n 8._o no_o man_n do_v serve_v one_o idol_n alone_o but_o many_o at_o once_o he_o that_o be_v wed_v to_o worldly_a pleasure_n will_v be_v also_o to_o his_o creditâ—_n the_o want_n whereof_o do_v mar_v his_o pleasure_n and_o if_o pleasure_n and_o credit_n be_v two_o of_o a_o man_n idol_n ready_o gain_n will_v be_v the_o three_o that_o so_o he_o may_v the_o more_o easy_o attain_v to_o the_o other_o two_o therefore_o do_v the_o apostle_n