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natâ—râ—_n deed_n in_o sin_n the_o child_n of_o wrath_n 12._o without_o god_n and_o aliens_n from_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o israel_n therefore_o if_o they_o mean_v to_o live_v they_o have_v need_v to_o turn_v yea_o even_o the_o most_o faithful_a servant_n of_o god_n be_v not_o only_o subject_a to_o go_v astray_o but_o do_v daily_o err_v and_o offend_v and_o therefore_o they_o also_o must_v repent_v and_o turn_v four_o man_n of_o all_o sort_n and_o sex_n desire_v the_o comfort_n of_o this_o life_n and_o everlasting_a happiness_n in_o the_o lifâ—_n to_o come_v therefore_o all_o of_o they_o must_v look_v to_o their_o way_n and_o turn_n otherwise_o they_o must_v look_v for_o none_o and_o if_o any_o befall_v they_o they_o be_v rather_o bane_n unto_o they_o then_o benâ—fites_n so_o long_o as_o they_o live_v in_o their_o sin_n without_o true_a repentance_n oh_o say_v god_n that_o my_o people_n have_v hearken_v unto_o i_o 16._o and_o israel_n have_v walk_v in_o my_o way_n i_o will_v soon_o 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and_o shovell_n away_o all_o the_o dirt_n of_o wickedness_n and_o as_o the_o levite_n hurl_v that_o uncleanness_n into_o the_o river_n kidron_n so_o ought_v we_o to_o cast_v and_o condemn_v all_o our_o sin_n into_o the_o pit_n of_o hell_n frâ—m_v whence_o they_o come_v god_n require_v a_o alteration_n in_o the_o whole_a man_n 19_o o_o thou_o my_o son_n say_v the_o lord_n hear_v and_o he_o wise_a guide_v thy_o heart_n in_o the_o way_n again_o let_v not_o thy_o heart_n be_v envious_a against_o sinner_n 14._o o_o jerusalem_n say_v the_o prophet_n wash_v thy_o heart_n from_o wickedness_n here_o we_o see_v that_o god_n require_v a_o turn_n in_o the_o heart_n and_o with_o good_a reason_n for_o the_o heart_n command_v both_o the_o hand_n and_o the_o tongue_n of_o the_o abundance_n of_o the_o heart_n the_o tongue_n speak_v he_o that_o will_v have_v a_o clean_a stream_n must_v purge_v the_o fountain_n he_o that_o will_v have_v good_a herb_n must_v weed_n his_o garden_n second_o we_o must_v 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the_o bird_n aeguthus_n do_v so_o much_o abhor_v another_o bird_n call_v anchus_n that_o as_o some_o affirm_v their_o blood_n will_v not_o mingle_v together_o as_o salolomon_n say_v according_o that_o a_o wicked_a man_n be_v a_o abomination_n not_o abominable_a unto_o the_o just_a 27._o and_o he_o that_o be_v upright_o in_o his_o way_n be_v a_o abomination_n to_o the_o wicked_a therefore_o he_o that_o delight_v himself_o with_o a_o wicked_a man_n company_n show_v himself_o either_o very_a wicked_a or_o very_o weak_a he_o that_o will_v turn_v unto_o god_n must_v change_v his_o companion_n and_o hate_v with_o david_n the_o assembly_n of_o the_o evil_a 5_o he_o must_v not_o company_n with_o the_o wicked_a and_o haunt_v with_o vain_a person_n but_o must_v be_v as_o david_n be_v a_o companion_n of_o aâ—l_n they_o 63._o that_o fear_n god_n and_o keep_v hiâ—_n precept_n five_o we_o most_o turn_v to_o god_n in_o the_o work_n of_o our_o hand_n 27._o and_o in_o the_o way_n of_o our_o foot_n 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