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than_o peter_n who_o do_v deny_v he_o in_o act_n but_o not_o with_o a_o full_a will_n where_o sin_n have_v the_o full_a consent_n it_o be_v a_o absolute_a sovereign_n but_o where_o it_o have_v the_o act_n but_o not_o the_o consent_n it_o be_v but_o a_o tyrant_n which_o prevail_v not_o so_o much_o by_o its_o own_o power_n as_o by_o the_o weakness_n of_o its_o adversary_n and_o the_o concurrence_n of_o external_a help_n 3._o sinful_a a_o sin_n wilful_a most_o sinful_a that_o a_o sinful_a act_n with_o the_o will_n be_v most_o sinful_a because_o there_o be_v a_o actual_a concurrence_n of_o the_o whole_a man_n to_o it_o yea_o and_o this_o argue_v a_o great_a sinfulness_n in_o the_o subject_n for_o lusting_n to_o sin_n be_v less_o evitable_a than_o act_n therefore_o not_o only_o to_o conceive_v sin_n but_o to_o bring_v it_o forth_o argue_v a_o great_a power_n of_o sin_n there_o be_v more_o against_o act_n of_o sin_n than_o against_o inclination_n and_o desire_n many_o respect_n keep_v man_n 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a_o qui._n in_o rom._n 8._o lect_n 1._o which_o be_v a_o principle_n dispose_v against_o sin_n this_o be_v check_v and_o the_o light_n and_o lusting_n of_o it_o be_v oversway_v through_o the_o rebellious_a disobedience_n of_o the_o heart_n 3._o working_n inward_a working_n in_o respect_n of_o these_o inward_a operation_n and_o working_n of_o the_o spirit_n by_o which_o he_o excite_v and_o quicken_v the_o new_a man_n to_o newness_n of_o life_n 50._o life_n vniuscujusque_fw-la casus_fw-la tanto_fw-la major_a be_v est_fw-la criminis_fw-la quan_fw-mi opriusquam_fw-la cadevet_fw-la majoris_fw-la erat_fw-la virtutis_fw-la bern._n de_fw-fr inter_fw-la dom._n c._n 50._o his_o counsel_n be_v repel_v his_o comfort_n reject_v his_o rebuke_n contemn_v his_o offer_n disvalue_v all_o coard_n be_v break_v and_o the_o soul_n like_o a_o prevail_a stream_n bear_v down_o all_o 2._o second_o man_n resist_v the_o spirit_n by_o do_v evil_a this_o be_v a_o further_a degree_n when_o man_n not_o only_a lust_n 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