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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d man_n of_o perverse_a and_o deprave_a mind_n till_o then_o all_o we_o preach_v or_o learn_v be_v but_o as_o new_a wine_n put_v into_o old_a bottle_n who_o strength_n their_o weakness_n can_v contain_v or_o as_o a_o new_a piece_n in_o a_o old_a garment_n it_o may_v help_v a_o little_a to_o patch_v up_o our_o life_n and_o action_n but_o at_o length_n that_o natural_a acquire_v knowledge_n which_o with_o much_o study_n labour_n and_o sorrow_n we_o have_v obtain_v will_v but_o aggravate_v our_o sin_n and_o make_v the_o rapture_n of_o our_o conscience_n the_o more_o desperate_a and_o wide_a therefore_o while_o other_o sit_v mourn_v over_o the_o loss_n of_o some_o terrene_a bliss_n which_o perhaps_o be_v go_v before_o true_o enjoy_v let_v we_o bewail_v the_o true_a depravation_n of_o that_o real_a goodness_n once_o give_v to_o the_o first_o and_o now_o proffer_v we_o by_o believe_v in_o the_o second_o adam_n it_o be_v folly_n beyond_o compare_n for_o rebel_n to_o imagine_v that_o 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18.37_o to_o this_o end_n be_v i_o bear_v and_o for_o this_o cause_n come_v i_o into_o the_o world_n that_o i_o shall_v bear_v witness_n unto_o the_o truth_n the_o pattern_n of_o all_o precedent_n and_o the_o life_n of_o all_o that_o be_v good_a in_o man_n be_v the_o god_n in_o man_n the_o man_n in_o god_n the_o man_n christ_n jesus_n who_o in_o his_o birth_n be_v a_o pattern_n of_o humility_n in_o his_o life_n of_o innocence_n in_o his_o death_n of_o patience_n in_o all_o a_o pattern_n of_o holiness_n as_o it_o be_v the_o marrow_n of_o religion_n to_o worship_n god_n in_o spirit_n and_o truth_n and_o to_o serve_v he_o with_o truth_n in_o the_o inward_a man_n so_o the_o iniquity_n of_o a_o christian_a consist_v in_o not_o do_v what_o he_o do_v
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