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thraldom_n to_o every_o lust_n qu._n wherein_o do_v this_o appear_v an._n thus_o positive_o there_o be_v neither_o actual_a nor_o potential_a knowledge_n of_o god_n see_v ephes_n 4._o without_o knowledge_n the_o mind_n can_v be_v good_a comparative_o thus_o tell_v they_o a_o tale_n and_o they_o will_v understand_v rejoice_v assent_n and_o believe_v yea_o and_o remember_v too_o but_o in_o thing_n of_o god_n no_o taste_n no_o savour_n at_o all_o and_o the_o reason_n be_v as_o plain_o render_v by_o god_n also_o 1._o that_o within_o they_o jer._n 2.13_o they_o have_v reject_v the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o what_o wisdom_n be_v therein_o they_o 2._o that_o which_o be_v in_o the_o word_n itself_o which_o the_o natural_a man_n do_v not_o savour_n neither_o can_v he_o for_o they_o be_v spiritual_o discern_v 1_o cor._n 2.13_o qu._n but_o whence_o come_v this_o mischief_n to_o man_n else_o after_o the_o fall_n an._n his_o conscience_n be_v corrupt_v he_o carry_v about_o with_o he_o continual_o 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other_o thing_n may_v be_v observe_v but_o i_o omit_v they_o see_v matth._n 6.7_o they_o think_v to_o be_v hear_v conscience_n tell_v they_o so_o for_o their_o much_o babble_n some_o think_v they_o fulfil_v the_o law_n of_o god_n because_o they_o keep_v the_o law_n of_o man_n for_o gesture_n at_o sacrament_n oh_o how_o fearful_a be_v some_o people_n whether_o kneel_v sit_v etc._n etc._n eat_v such_o meat_n or_o the_o like_a a_o brother_n or_o a_o sister_n be_v not_o in_o bondage_n in_o such_o a_o case_n qu._n be_v there_o then_o nothing_o leave_v in_o the_o conscience_n now_o after_o the_o fall_n an._n yes_o there_o be_v something_o leave_v in_o all_o the_o faculty_n and_o in_o conscience_n too_o as_o we_o may_v see_v in_o rom._n 2.15_o where_o god_n speak_v of_o natural_a conscience_n and_o of_o natural_a man_n who_o conscience_n yet_o do_v accuse_v or_o excuse_v and_o when_o god_n will_v make_v it_o his_o scourge_n we_o see_v how_o it_o can_v open_v his_o mouth_n and_o speak_v how_o it_o can_v terrify_v torment_n and_o become_v intolerable_a matth._n 27.3_o judas_n for_o example_n qu._n whence_o moreover_o come_v this_o to_o man_n after_o the_o fall_n an._n from_o the_o sinfulness_n of_o his_o memory_n for_o let_v a_o man_n come_v to_o church_n constant_o sit_v under_o the_o mean_n of_o grace_n hear_v and_o understand_v many_o thing_n yea_o and_o seem_v to_o be_v affect_v with_o they_o at_o the_o time_n of_o hear_v and_o yet_o of_o all_o this_o he_o remember_v nothing_o nothing_o become_v profitable_a qu._n what_o be_v the_o reason_n an._n 1._o the_o mind_n do_v not_o full_o conceive_v of_o thing_n 2._o they_o do_v not_o remember_v because_o they_o do_v not_o regard_v wicked_a man_n be_v not_o persuade_v how_o excellent_a it_o be_v to_o be_v as_o scribe_n instruct_v for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o to_o bring_v out_o of_o our_o treasury_n thing_n new_a and_o old_a matth._n 13.52_o qu._n whence_o else_o be_v this_o great_a misery_n an._n man_n will_v be_v sinful_a and_o if_o the_o blind_a lead_v the_o blind_a that_o be_v to_o say_v a_o blind_a understanding_n lead_v a_o more_o blind_a will_n both_o must_v fall_v into_o a_o ditch_n as_o deep_a as_o damnation_n the_o will_n be_v more_o sinful_a than_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o practical_a faculty_n yea_o the_o cause_n of_o all_o sinfulness_n in_o they_o there_o be_v in_o the_o will_v a_o actual_a and_o potential_a inclination_n of_o it_o only_o to_o evil_a see_v gen._n 6.5_o 2_o cor._n 3.5_o john_n 6.44_o qu._n how_o shall_v this_o appear_v an._n by_o art_n and_o labour_n and_o industry_n man_n attain_v to_o the_o knowledge_n and_o practice_n of_o other_o skill_v and_o knowledge_n but_o never_o to_o the_o knowledge_n and_o practice_n of_o christianity_n it_o be_v god_n there_o that_o work_v the_o will_n and_o the_o deed_n 2_o phil._n 12.13_o see_v psal_n 51.10_o qu._n whence_o else_o come_v this_o great_a misery_n to_o fall_v mankind_n an._n man_n affection_n since_o the_o fall_n be_v 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