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infer_v ver_fw-la 17_o and_o also_o ver_fw-la 20_o now_o than_o it_o be_v no_o more_o i_o that_o do_v it_o but_o sin_n that_o dwell_v in_o i_o what_o thou_o do_v not_o own_o and_o do_v not_o consent_v unto_o god_n will_v not_o charge_v upon_o thou_o so_o as_o to_o condemn_v thou_o even_o as_o what_o thou_o have_v consent_v to_o if_o thou_o have_v retract_v it_o by_o repentance_n he_o will_v not_o bring_v it_o in_o in_o judgement_n against_o thou_o i_o do_v not_o mean_v as_o if_o there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o repentance_n for_o these_o for_o thou_o can_v sincere_o protest_v against_o they_o if_o thy_o heart_n be_v not_o penitent_a for_o they_o it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o loose_a doctrine_n of_o the_o
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communion_n as_o in_o time_n of_o persecution_n do_v comply_v with_o idolater_n and_o return_v to_o idolatry_n which_o be_v the_o chief_a of_o these_o old_a sin_n that_o peter_n mention_n 1_o ep._n 4.3_o and_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o in_o the_o debate_n that_o arise_v thereupon_o there_o be_v extreme_n on_o both_o hand_n those_o that_o fall_v upon_o the_o one_o hand_n be_v many_o and_o by_o their_o multitude_n help_v to_o carry_v the_o decision_n of_o the_o question_n in_o their_o favour_n and_o the_o promiscuous_a readmission_n of_o such_o tend_v to_o the_o corruption_n of_o the_o church_n ever_o after_o yet_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n i_o dare_v not_o deny_v but_o a_o godly_a man_n may_v be_v entangle_v again_o in_o some_o act_n of_o these_o old_a sin_n through_o the_o force_n of_o some_o great_a or_o sudden_a temptation_n yet_o i_o must_v add_v that_o it_o be_v a_o rare_a case_n the_o fix_a bound_n how_o far_o and_o how_o often_o god_n do_v not_o determinate_o set_v in_o his_o 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particular_a lust_n in_o special_a hence_o there_o be_v often_o a_o change_n of_o the_o godly_a man_n great_a corruption_n and_o he_o get_v some_o special_a advantage_n against_o that_o which_o sometime_o do_v most_o prevail_v and_o another_o lust_n come_v in_o its_o room_n which_o show_v the_o strength_n of_o the_o body_n of_o sin_n yet_o disprove_v not_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o mortification_n of_o the_o former_a prevail_a lust_n for_o the_o second_o case_n mention_v viz._n of_o those_o who_o after_o some_o serious_a endeavour_n to_o mortify_v sin_n find_v their_o corruption_n more_o lively_a than_o former_o in_o answer_n to_o this_o case_n 1._o if_o corruption_n break_v forth_o more_o than_o former_o it_o be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o former_a case_n and_o thy_o safe_a course_n be_v not_o to_o stand_v dispute_v thy_o state_n before_o that_o but_o to_o study_v acquaintance_n with_o the_o depth_n of_o sin_n in_o thou_o and_o in_o the_o humble_a brokenhearted_a sense_n thereof_o to_o 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than_o ever_o for_o the_o first_o saving-conviction_n do_v not_o convince_v to_o the_o utmost_a the_o first_o saving-light_n shine_v not_o into_o every_o corner_n or_o at_o least_o not_o so_o bright_o that_o the_o man_n can_v dive_v into_o all_o the_o mystery_n of_o sin_n within_o but_o leave_v room_n for_o after-discovery_n such_o complaint_n as_o paul_n rom._n 7.24_o be_v rather_o the_o fruit_n of_o growing-discovery_n of_o sin_n and_o grow_a mortification_n than_o of_o the_o grow_a power_n of_o sin_n bless_v the_o lord_n for_o such_o discovery_n for_o they_o be_v necessary_a to_o the_o mortification_n of_o sin_n 3._o it_o may_v be_v thou_o be_v go_v about_o to_o establish_v thy_o own_o righteousness_n and_o the_o lord_n see_v it_o meet_v to_o fright_v away_o such_o thought_n by_o suffer_v satan_n to_o rake_v up_o the_o dunghill_n of_o thy_o corruption_n when_o thou_o be_v aim_v at_o such_o a_o measure_n of_o holiness_n and_o freedom_n from_o sin_n in_o the_o strength_n of_o thy_o own_o endeavour_n and_o with_o a_o secret_a neglect_n of_o the_o impute_a righteousness_n of_o christ_n and_o when_o thou_o will_v not_o make_v use_n of_o that_o till_o thou_o have_v overcome_v such_o a_o corruption_n and_o will_v not_o maintain_v thy_o justification_n without_o such_o a_o measure_n of_o sanctification_n and_o mortification_n i_o think_v not_o strange_a if_o god_n shall_v let_v open_a the_o sluice_n of_o thy_o corruption_n to_o constrain_v thou_o to_o hold_v by_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n for_o justification_n and_o also_o on_o his_o spirit_n for_o the_o mortify_n of_o thy_o corruption_n and_o to_o live_v by_o faith_n in_o christ_n both_o for_o righteousness_n and_o sanctification_n or_o holiness_n and_o to_o seek_v neither_o of_o these_o nor_o any_o part_n of_o they_o any_o other_o way_n for_o it_o may_v be_v if_o thou_o be_v not_o proud_a of_o thy_o righteousness_n to_o thy_o own_o sense_n yet_o thou_o may_v think_v too_o much_o of_o thy_o own_o strength_n 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solve_v the_o doubt_n and_o refer_v the_o reason_n that_o sin_n be_v not_o destroy_v whole_o in_o every_o believer_n to_o the_o good_a pleasure_n of_o god_n but_o the_o hypothesis_n of_o freewill_n and_o sufficient-grace_n will_v never_o do_v it_o 2._o let_v the_o feel_n of_o the_o relic_n of_o sin_n further_a self-denial_n and_o humility_n and_o hide_v pride_n from_o thy_o eye_n 2_o cor._n 12.7_o let_v they_o provoke_v the_o lively_a exercise_v and_o train_v thou_o up_o in_o prayer_n ver_fw-la 8_o for_o this_o i_o beseech_v the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n and_o in_o dependence_n ver_fw-la 9_o my_o grace_n be_v sufficient_a for_o thou_o etc._n etc._n admire_v the_o freeness_n of_o his_o grace_n and_o the_o greatness_n of_o his_o power_n in_o carry_v a_o poor_a weak_a creature_n to_o heaven_n which_o be_v more_o wonderful_a than_o the_o carry_n of_o a_o small_a burn_a candle_n through_o the_o tempestuous_a and_o bluster_a air_n 3._o see_v the_o ugliness_n and_o the_o treachery_n of_o the_o 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