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heart_n within_o that_o every_o thought_n and_o imagination_n of_o the_o heart_n be_v only_o evil_a continual_o and_o out_o of_o the_o heart_n proceed_v all_o manner_n of_o abomination_n evil_a thought_n murder_n and_o theft_n and_o blasphemy_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o wickedness_n now_o brethren_n when_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v and_o open_v a_o man_n heart_n to_o himself_o that_o he_o see_v the_o very_a frame_n and_o disposition_n of_o his_o heart_n be_v set_v against_o god_n and_o the_o will_n of_o god_n in_o every_o thing_n than_o the_o soul_n must_v needs_o be_v convince_v that_o it_o can_v never_o be_v accept_v of_o god_n for_o its_o own_o righteousness_n the_o soul_n see_v that_o it_o have_v no_o righteousness_n at_o all_o in_o itself_o to_o rest_v upon_o and_o not_o only_o so_o but_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o this_o convince_a a_o soul_n of_o righteousness_n discover_v to_o a_o soul_n that_o this_o be_v not_o the_o way_n where_o by_o it_o can_v look_v for_o acceptance_n with_o god_n by_o all_o that_o ever_o he_o can_v do_v it_o be_v true_a indeed_o this_o be_v the_o way_n that_o adam_n in_o his_o innocency_n shall_v have_v find_v life_n and_o salvation_n in_o but_o since_o the_o fall_n that_o covenant_n be_v break_v and_o null_v and_o now_o god_n have_v no_o where_o promise_v to_o give_v life_n and_o salvation_n in_o the_o way_n of_o that_o covenant_n no_o god_n have_v null_v that_o way_n of_o salvation_n by_o our_o own_o work_n and_o do_n that_o if_o so_o be_v now_o it_o be_v possible_a a_o man_n or_o a_o woman_n to_o be_v perfect_o obedient_a to_o the_o whole_a law_n yet_o he_o may_v go_v to_o hell_n and_o be_v damn_v for_o all_o that_o because_o now_o god_n be_v not_o bind_v nor_o engage_v to_o
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