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not_o hinder_v it_o to_o which_o â—ertâ—llian_a reply_n because_o god_n be_v arbitrary_a and_o free_a in_o his_o gift_n austin_n answer_v because_o it_o be_v his_o will_n prosper_n and_o hilary_n reply_n the_o cause_n may_v be_v unknown_a it_o can_v be_v unjust_a all_o which_o be_v enough_o os_fw-la obturare_fw-la to_o muzzle_v that_o heaven-daring_a mouth_n of_o blasphemy_n but_o afterward_o austin_n answer_v that_o though_o sin_n be_v the_o worst_a thing_n in_o the_o world_n yet_o the_o existence_n of_o sin_n be_v not_o ill_a as_o poison_n will_v do_v no_o hurt_n if_o man_n will_v not_o meddle_v with_o it_o but_o that_o satisfy_v not_o our_o case_n therefore_o 2._o though_o god_n have_v authority_n and_o be_v of_o ability_n to_o prevent_v and_o hinder_v the_o commission_n of_o sin_n yet_o he_o be_v not_o bind_v in_o duty_n so_o to_o do_v god_n under_o no_o tie_n and_o obligation_n but_o his_o own_o purpose_n and_o pleasure_n deus_fw-la non_fw-la tenetur_fw-la legibus_fw-la god_n be_v 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that_o i_o have_v open_v 2._o why_o a_o christian_a must_v be_v careful_a to_o avoid_v and_o not_o to_o partake_v of_o other_o man_n sin_n the_o reason_n of_o the_o doctrine_n answ_n out_o of_o a_o threefold_a principle_n 1._o out_o of_o a_o principle_n of_o charity_n to_o our_o brethren_n 2._o out_o of_o a_o principle_n of_o pity_n to_o our_o self_n 3._o out_o of_o a_o principle_n of_o piety_n to_o god_n 1._o out_o of_o charity_n to_o our_o brethren_n that_o we_o be_v not_o mean_n and_o instrument_n to_o promote_v their_o ruin_n and_o destruction_n for_o to_o partake_v of_o other_o man_n sin_n though_o it_o do_v more_o burden_n we_o yet_o it_o do_v never_o a_o whit_n ease_v they_o but_o do_v rather_o harden_v they_o and_o confirm_v they_o in_o their_o practice_n for_o company_n in_o sin_n make_v man_n act_v it_o with_o the_o great_a confidence_n now_o this_o be_v to_o do_v the_o devil_n part_v in_o the_o habit_n of_o a_o friend_n sir_n we_o must_v be_v charitable_a charity_n be_v 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off_o and_o beat_v it_o off_o and_o why_o shall_v not_o we_o be_v as_o friendly_a and_o charitable_a to_o man_n soul_n when_o sin_n which_o be_v as_o hell_n flake_n lie_v smother_a in_o their_o conscience_n or_o burn_v upon_o their_o soul_n 2._o out_o of_o pity_n to_o ourselves_o that_o we_o may_v keep_v ourselves_o from_o the_o blood_n of_o other_o man_n soul_n and_o secure_v ourselves_o from_o the_o judgement_n of_o other_o man_n sin_n for_o the_o former_a say_v st._n paul_n act_v 20.26_o 27._o i_o take_v you_o to_o record_v this_o day_n that_o i_o be_o pure_a from_o the_o blood_n of_o all_o man_n for_o i_o have_v not_o shun_v to_o declare_v unto_o you_o all_o the_o counsel_n of_o god_n have_v the_o apostle_n connive_v at_o or_o consent_v to_o their_o sin_n god_n will_v have_v make_v inquisition_n for_o the_o blood_n of_o their_o soul_n at_o his_o hand_n for_o the_o latter_a say_v jacob_n gen._n 49.5_o 6_o 7._o simeon_n and_o levi_n be_v brethren_n instrument_n of_o cruelty_n be_v 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once_o be_v against_o the_o rule_n of_o charity_n he_o that_o have_v his_o own_o sin_n alone_o do_v only_o commit_v they_o but_o he_o that_o take_v other_o man_n sin_n do_v high_o approve_v they_o and_o this_o great_o dishonour_v god_n it_o be_v worse_o partake_n of_o sin_n than_o commit_v of_o sin_n rom._n 1.32_o they_o do_v not_o only_o do_v the_o same_o say_v the_o apostle_n but_o have_v pleasure_n in_o they_o that_o do_v they_o that_o be_v worse_a wherefore_o zelophehad_n daughter_n plead_v in_o mitigation_n of_o their_o father_n offence_n that_o he_o die_v in_o his_o own_o sin_n he_o be_v not_o partner_n with_o korah_n but_o die_v in_o his_o own_o sin_n it_o be_v worse_a to_o be_v a_o partner_n than_o to_o be_v a_o actor_n numb_a 27.3_o 3._o application_n 1._o information_n be_v there_o such_o a_o thing_n as_o partake_v of_o other_o man_n sin_n after_o this_o manner_n 1._o hence_o you_o may_v be_v inform_v of_o the_o equity_n and_o justice_n of_o god_n proceed_v in_o punishment_n you_o ofttimes_o see_v god_n punish_v one_o man_n sin_n upon_o another_o or_o at_o least_o hear_v of_o it_o and_o you_o think_v it_o strange_a why_o this_o oedipus_n will_v read_v you_o the_o riddle_n this_o clue_n will_v conduct_v you_o through_o the_o labyrinth_n they_o have_v be_v some_o way_n or_o other_o partaker_n of_o those_o sin_n either_o by_o contrivance_n or_o by_o compliance_n or_o by_o connivance_n etc._n etc._n one_o way_n or_o other_o else_o god_n will_v never_o punish_v they_o if_o they_o have_v not_o be_v actor_n they_o have_v be_v abettor_n shall_v not_o the_o judge_n of_o all_o the_o world_n do_v
his_o mercy_n and_o promise_n and_o pardon_v grace_n true_a repentance_n among_o other_o companion_n be_v always_o attend_v with_o these_o three_o what_o carefulness_n what_o indignation_n what_o fear_n have_v it_o wrought_v in_o you_o 8._o consider_v sin_n reiterated_a rise_v high_a add_v another_o figure_n to_o increase_v thy_o account_n be_v the_o sin_n of_o peor_n too_o little_a for_o you_o old_a sin_n in_o ignorance_n but_o that_o you_o must_v this_o day_n again_o turn_v away_o a_o new_a the_o lord_n keep_v a_o account_n how_o often_o and_o how_o often_o thou_o hast-committed_n such_o and_o such_o a_o sin_n 22._o josh_n 22.27_o 28_o am._n 1._o and_o 2._o chap._n num._n 14_o 22._o at_o length_n say_v for_o three_o transgression_n and_o for_o four_o i_o will_v not_o turn_v away_o their_o punishment_n when_o israel_n have_v see_v god_n work_n forty_o year_n and_o tempt_v he_o ten_o time_n he_o swear_v they_o shall_v not_o enter_v into_o his_o rest_n in_o the_o law_n if_o a_o ox_n do_v gore_v a_o man_n and_o the_o master_n know_v not_o of_o it_o the_o ox_n shall_v die_v not_o the_o owner_n but_o if_o the_o ox_n be_v wont_a to_o push_v with_o his_o horn_n and_o the_o master_n be_v tell_v of_o it_o ox_n and_o master_n be_v both_o to_o die_v 29_o exo._n 21.28_o 29_o last_o though_o i_o will_v not_o say_v to_o thou_o who_o be_v a_o frequent_a relapsarian_a it_o be_v impossible_a as_o to_o the_o malicious_a relapser_n yet_o i_o say_v remember_v that_o every_o time_n the_o bone_n be_v break_v the_o more_o danger_n and_o though_o thou_o may_v possible_o after_o a_o second_o break_v have_v it_o well_o set_v yet_o thou_o may_v at_o time_n against_o weather_n special_o when_o in_o year_n feel_v it_o to_o thy_o die_a day_n thy_o sin_n will_v lie_v down_o with_o thou_o in_o thy_o grave_n 13.26_o job_n 13.26_o and_o in_o sickness_n and_o trouble_n thou_o will_v possess_v the_o sin_n of_o thy_o youth_n i_o conclude_v all_o as_o st._n judas_n conclude_v his_o epistle_n now_o 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the_o canticle_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o song_n of_o song_n and_o as_o aristotle_n call_v the_o hand_n the_o instrument_n of_o instrument_n and_o the_o mind_n the_o form_n of_o form_n so_o may_v we_o with_o as_o just_a a_o reason_n style_v this_o holy_a skill_n of_o arrest_v and_o intercept_n sin_n in_o its_o early_a motion_n and_o overture_n the_o art_n of_o arts._n can_v the_o chemist_n ever_o compass_v their_o grand_a elixir_n it_o be_v but_o a_o poor_a and_o cheap_a trifle_n in_o comparison_n of_o this_o grand_a secret_n of_o the_o school_n of_o christ_n so_o that_o the_o case_n of_o conscience_n before_o we_o like_a diana_n of_o the_o ephesian_n be_v great_a and_o illustrious_a amid_o its_o fellow_n my_o text_n present_v we_o with_o it_o resolve_v in_o this_o excellent_a rule_n of_o sanctification_n walk_v in_o the_o spirit_n etc._n etc._n wherein_o we_o have_v 1._o the_o principle_n and_o root_n of_o sin_n and_o evil_n the_o flesh_n with_o its_o lust_n 2._o the_o 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from_o the_o path_n of_o life_n and_o happiness_n but_o with_o notorious_a partiality_n seduce_v we_o into_o the_o way_n of_o sin_n and_o death_n this_o the_o scripture_n call_v the_o 22._o the_o eph._n 4._o 7_o 22._o old_a man_n 24._o man_n rom._n 7.23_o 24._o the_o law_n of_o sin_n in_o our_o member_n and_o the_o body_n of_o death_n etc._n etc._n the_o wise_a heathen_a feel_v by_o the_o very_o dictate_v of_o reason_n that_o humane_a nature_n be_v not_o either_o as_o it_o shall_v be_v or_o as_o they_o can_v have_v wish_v it_o what_o mean_v else_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d plut_z in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o hang_v &_o flag_a of_o the_o soul_n wing_n that_o droop_v of_o her_o noble_a faculty_n &_o that_o fatal_a unwieldiness_n and_o untractableness_n of_o the_o will_n to_o virtue_n which_o the_o platonist_n so_o much_o complain_v of_o and_o what_o mean_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o reluctancy_n to_o the_o divine_a life_n and_o that_o impetuous_a hurry_n and_o propension_n wherewith_o they_o feel_v themselves_o drive_v headlong_o towards_o folly_n and_o sensuality_n this_o flesh_n in_o man_n this_o corrupt_a and_o deprave_a nature_n be_v perpetual_o fly-blow_a with_o evil_a lusting_n this_o body_n of_o death_n like_o a_o rot_a carcase_n be_v constant_o breed_v vermin_n as_o a_o filthy_a quag-mire_n a_o noisome_a mephitus_n or_o camarina_n send_v out_o stench_n and_o unsavouriness_n this_o region_n of_o the_o lesser_a world_n like_a africa_n in_o the_o great_a swarm_v with_o monster_n it_o be_v the_o valley_n of_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n a_o habitation_n for_o dragon_n and_o a_o court_n for_o owl_n where_o dwell_v the_o cormorant_n and_o the_o bittern_n the_o raven_n the_o scrich-owl_n and_o the_o satire_n if_o i_o may_v allude_v to_o that_o of_o the_o prophet_n isa_n 34.11_o 12_o 13_o 14._o the_o apostle_n set_v down_o elegant_o the_o whole_a pedigree_n and_o lineage_n of_o evil_n jam._n 1.15_o then_o when_o lust_n have_v conceive_v it_o bring_v forth_o sin_n and_o sin_n when_o it_o be_v finish_v bring_v forth_o death_n lust_n be_v the_o root_n of_o bitterness_n fruitful_a in_o all_o the_o unfruitful_a work_n darkness_n and_o these_o like_o the_o apple_n of_o sodom_n and_o cluster_n of_o gomorrah_n if_o you_o gather_v they_o crumble_v into_o the_o dust_n and_o ash_n of_o death_n they_o be_v fruit_n nigh_o unto_o a_o curse_n and_o who_o end_n be_v to_o be_v burn_v that_o be_v the_o first_o the_o old_a adam_n 6.8_o heb._n 6.8_o the_o flesh_n with_o its_o lust_n 2._o we_o have_v here_o the_o second_o adam_n who_o be_v a_o quicken_a spirit_n 1_o cor._n 15.45_o there_o be_v in_o good_a and_o holy_a soul_n a_o immortal_a seed_n a_o principle_n of_o life_n and_o righteousness_n a_o antidote_n to_o the_o former_a poison_n for_o the_o law_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o life_n which_o be_v in_o jesus_n christ_n have_v make_v we_o free_a from_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n and_o death_n rom._n 8.2_o philo_z the_o jew_n or_o whoever_o be_v the_o author_n of_o that_o noble_a tract_n in_o the_o apocrypha_fw-la 7.6_o wisd_v 7.6_o call_v the_o wisdom_n of_o solomon_n style_v it_o the_o unspotted_a mirror_n of_o the_o power_n of_o god_n and_o a_o pure_a influence_n flow_v from_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o almighty_a every_o one_o that_o be_v in_o christ_n be_v 5.17_o be_v 2_o cor._n 5.17_o a_o new_a creature_n 6._o creature_n joh._n 3.3_o 4_o 5_o 6._o bear_v again_o 1.4_o again_o 2_o pet._n 1.4_o anâ—_n make_v partaker_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n for_o it_o be_v the_o royalty_n of_o that_o king_n of_o saint_n 21.5_o saint_n rev._n 21.5_o behold_v i_o make_v all_o thing_n new_a the_o divine_a spirit_n that_o great_a and_o heavenly_a
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