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A86579 Sinne's discovery and revenge. As it was delivered in a sermom [sic] to the Right Honorable House of Peers in the Abbey Church at Westminster, on Wednsday [sic], December 30. 1646. Being the day of the monethly publick fast. / By Thomas Horton B. D. Reader of Divinity in Gresham Colledge, and Pastor of Colechurch in London. Published by the order of the said House. Horton, Thomas, d. 1673. 1646 (1646) Wing H2882; Thomason E369_4; ESTC R17539 41,013 45

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suppose_a by_o moses_n he_o say_v be_v sure_a as_o know_v man_n nature_n in_o this_o particular_a which_o be_v to_o doubt_v and_o make_v a_o question_n of_o it_o thus_o psal_n 36.1_o 2._o the_o transgression_n of_o the_o wicked_a say_v within_o my_o heart_n that_o there_o be_v no_o fear_n of_o god_n before_o his_o eye_n for_o he_o flatter_v himself_o in_o his_o own_o eye_n until_o his_o iniquity_n be_v find_v to_o be_v hateful_a s_o dent._n 29.19_o there_o be_v one_o that_o while_o he_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o the_o curse_n bless_v himself_o say_v i_o shall_v have_v peace_n though_o i_o walk_v in_o the_o imagination_n of_o my_o heart_n to_o add_v deunkennesse_n to_o thirst_n and_o so_o babylon_n she_o say_v sho_fw-mi shall_v be_v a_o lady_n for_o ever_o etc._n etc._n isa_n 47.7_o will_v we_o know_v whence_o this_o proceed_v it_o be_v easy_a satan_n i._o subtlety_n of_o satan_n to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o it_o first_o from_o the_o subtlety_n of_o satan_n who_o intise_n and_o 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revel_v 12.9_o it_o be_v he_o which_o cheat_v and_o beguile_v and_o deceive_v many_o a_o soul_n and_o persuade_v they_o that_o they_o shall_v do_v well_o enough_o not_o withstand_v their_o sin_n either_o that_o the_o thing_n be_v not_o a_o sin_n or_o if_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n that_o it_o be_v but_o a_o small_a one_o or_o if_o a_o great_a one_o yet_o that_o it_o be_v not_o know_v o●_n if_o know_v yet_o that_o they_o shall_v escape_v punishment_n and_o that_o there_o be_v way_n enough_o to_o be_v free_v from_o the_o fear_n and_o inconvenience_n of_o it_o 8._o it_o vitate_fw-la linguam_fw-la diaboli_fw-la etc._n etc._n m●nt●ur_n ut_fw-la ●a●●●t_fw-la blanditur_fw-la ut_fw-la noceat_fw-la bona_fw-la prom●t●●t_fw-la ut_fw-la malurn_n tribuat_fw-la vitam_fw-la pollicetur_fw-la ut_fw-la perim_n it_o pacem_fw-la pollicetur_fw-la ne_fw-la perveniri_fw-la possit_fw-la ad_fw-la 〈◊〉_d c●m_fw-la salutatem_fw-la p●om●●●i_fw-la ne_fw-fr cut_n promittit_fw-la veni●t●ad_fw-la salulutem_fw-la cyp_n li_n 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