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thing_n &_o himself_o be_v a_o sinner_n to_o be_v defile_v with_o it_o sin_n be_v not_o only_o vile_a in_o itself_o but_o it_o render_v every_o one_o so_o that_o be_v pollute_v by_o it_o the_o best_a of_o creature_n be_v vile_a if_o compare_v with_o god_n but_o sinful_a man_n much_o more_o job_n 11._o 14_o 15_o 16._o this_o have_v render_v man_n loathsome_a to_o god_n who_o pure_a eye_n hate_v sin_n and_o shall_v render_v he_o so_o to_o himself_o when_o god_n shall_v do_v he_o good_a ezek._n 36._o 31._o this_o have_v pull_v off_o his_o scarlet_n and_o throw_v he_o upon_o a_o dung_n hill_n this_o have_v deface_v his_o beauty_n and_o cover_v he_o with_o deformity_n degrade_v his_o glory_n and_o fill_v he_o with_o ignominy_n yea_o overspread_v he_o with_o wound_n ulcer_n and_o putrify_a sore_n so_o that_o now_o he_o can_v see_v nothing_o in_o himself_o that_o may_v attract_v love_n but_o just_o cause_v loathe_v 3._o vile_a in_o all_o that_o he_o do_v such_o as_o be_v the_o principle_n such_o be_v the_o act_n like_o tree_n like_o fruit_n mat._n 7._o 16._o see_v job_n 14._o 4._o if_o he_o look_v on_o none_o but_o his_o best_a action_n that_o he_o do_v yet_o here_o he_o see_v his_o own_o filthiness_n so_o derive_v itself_o into_o they_o that_o he_o can_v place_v any_o esteem_n upon_o they_o but_o declare_v they_o vile_a thing_n isa_n 64_o 6._o filthy_a rag_n filthy_a the_o word_n be_v various_o translate_v and_o by_o all_o to_o set_v out_o loathsome_a vileness_n the_o like_v you_o have_v of_o paul_n phil._n 3._o 8._o dung_n the_o true_o humble_a soul_n see_v no_o excellency_n in_o himself_o which_o he_o can_v call_v his_o own_o nor_o any_o thing_n do_v by_o he_o which_o be_v not_o pollute_v so_o paul_n rom._n 7._o 18._o in_o my_o flesh_n dwell_v no_o good_a thing_n so_o that_o he_o dare_v not_o put_v his_o action_n upon_o the_o trial_n but_o deprecate_v it_o as_o david_n psal_n 14._o 3._o 2._o enter_v not_o into_o judgement_n with_o thy_o servant_n this_o be_v the_o 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