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that_o when_o satan_n tempt_v the_o woman_n to_o seek_v she_o own_o advancement_n in_o that_o very_a temptation_n he_o move_v she_o withal_o to_o make_v use_n of_o the_o creature_n for_o the_o attain_n of_o that_o end_n to_o eat_v of_o the_o forbid_a fruit_n that_o she_o may_v become_v as_o god_n so_o that_o we_o may_v easy_o discern_v how_o near_o these_o two_o foul_a evil_n be_v link_v together_o so_o that_o the_o one_o necessary_o draw_v on_o the_o other_o and_o may_v 15_o observe_v self-seeking_a and_o dependence_n on_o the_o creature_n be_v evil_n that_o be_v inseparable_a observe_v 15_o thus_o the_o apostle_n join_v together_o as_o inseparable_a companion_n self-love_n the_o ground_n of_o self-seeking_a and_o covetousness_n 2_o tim._n 3.2_o now_o this_o come_v to_o pass_v 1._o by_o necessity_n because_o man_n as_o well_o as_o all_o other_o creature_n want_v sufficiency_n in_o himself_o for_o self-subsistence_n have_v now_o in_o a_o sort_n depart_v from_o god_n and_o thereby_o 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promise_n as_o have_v a_o sure_a foundation_n upon_o his_o goodness_n truth_n and_o all-sufficiency_n which_o include_v all_o the_o blessing_n of_o this_o life_n and_o of_o that_o which_o be_v to_o come_v 1_o tim._n 4.8_o even_o all_o thing_n that_o may_v do_v we_o good_a psalm_n 84.11_o and_o in_o christ_n be_v all_o of_o they_o yea_o and_o amen_o 2_o cor._n 1.20_o fulfil_v all_o of_o they_o in_o their_o time_n and_o proportion_n in_o spiritual_a thing_n in_o sufficiency_n of_o grace_n for_o this_o life_n and_o fullness_n of_o glory_n hereafter_o psal_n 73.24_o and_o in_o temporal_a thing_n in_o such_o competency_n as_o our_o place_n and_o occasion_n shall_v require_v which_o be_v all_o that_o we_o be_v warrant_v to_o pray_v for_o under_o the_o name_n of_o daily_a bread_n and_o as_o much_o as_o good_a man_n have_v desire_v gen._n 28.20_o as_o be_v best_o for_o they_o prov._n 30.8_o 9_o and_o wherewith_o we_o be_v will_v to_o content_v ourselves_o 1_o tim._n 6.8_o verse_n 9_o out_o 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