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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2._o if_o to_o man_n rom._n 12._o 9_o let_v love_n be_v without_o dissimulation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d good_a hezekiah_n whatever_o he_o do_v he_o do_v in_o his_o integrity_n and_o with_o all_o his_o heart_n and_o so_o he_o prosper_v 2_o chron._n 31._o 21._o the_o sincere_a be_v ever_o a_o good_a conscience_n no_o soon_o sincere_a but_o present_o good_a no_o long_o good_a then_o can_v be_v call_v sincere_a sincerity_n be_v the_o soundness_n health_n and_o right_a constitution_n of_o conscience_n sincerity_n here_o be_v all_o our_o 1._o gen._n 6._o 9_o job_n 1._o 1._o perfection_n noah_n job_n and_o other_o be_v call_v perfect_a in_o their_o generation_n only_o because_o upright_a and_o sincere_a sincerity_n be_v earth_n high_a perfection_n we_o can_v go_v high_a innocency_n be_v paradise_n purity_n be_v heaven_n of_o this_o conscience_n paul_n speak_v 2_o cor._n 1._o 12._o our_o rejoice_v be_v this_o the_o testimony_n of_o our_o conscience_n that_o in_o 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bewail_v and_o lament_v his_o sin_n psal_n 51._o 3._o my_o sin_n be_v ever_o before_o i_o i_o will_v acknowledge_v my_o sin_n etc._n etc._n what_o shall_v i_o say_v oh_o thou_o 4._o job_n 40._o 3_o 4._o preserver_n of_o man_n for_o i_o have_v finned_a job_n 7._o 20._o 3._o when_o upon_o such_o confession_n and_o bewail_v of_o sin_n he_o forsake_v it_o prov._n 28._o 13._o the_o promise_n of_o mercy_n be_v to_o such_o such_o a_o trouble_a soul_n say_v behold_v i_o be_o vile_a what_o shall_v i_o answer_v thou_o i_o will_v lay_v my_o hand_n upon_o my_o mouth_n once_o have_v i_o speak_v but_o i_o will_v not_o answer_v yea_o twice_o but_o i_o will_v proceed_v no_o further_o 4._o when_o not_o only_a sin_n be_v forsake_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o outward_a act_n but_o the_o heart_n be_v change_v and_o mortify_v to_o the_o love_n of_o sin_n when_o god_n have_v hide_v all_o pride_n from_o man_n job_n 33._o 17._o by_o mean_n of_o all_o his_o trouble_n this_o be_v a_o good_a trouble_n when_o the_o sin-troubled_n soul_n say_v i_o find_v now_o more_o bitter_a than_o death_n the_o woman_n who_o heart_n be_v snare_n and_o net_n and_o her_o hand_n as_o band_n whoso_o please_v god_n shall_v be_v deliver_v from_o by'r_a eccles_n 7._o 26._o 5._o when_o the_o heart_n be_v not_o only_o change_v from_o the_o love_n of_o sin_n but_o be_v carry_v out_o to_o seek_v after_o christ_n for_o rest_n and_o righteousness_n when_o 15._o mat._n 11._o 29._o zech._n 13._o 1._o joh._n 3._o 14_o 15._o we_o go_v to_o this_o physician_n to_o get_v rest_n to_o the_o soul_n and_o go_v to_o this_o fountain_n to_o wash_v away_o sin_n and_o uncleanness_n those_o be_v happy_a sting_n of_o the_o serpent_n that_o cause_n we_o to_o look_v up_o to_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n and_o that_o pursuer_fw-mi do_v we_o no_o hurt_n which_o do_v drive_v we_o the_o fast_a to_o the_o city_n of_o refuge_n 6._o last_o when_o after_o all_o this_o the_o conscience_n be_v make_v more_o careful_a and_o more_o tender_a ever_o after_o 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