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yet_o can_v receive_v no_o pardon_n in_o their_o conscience_n without_o some_o act_n of_o repentance_n 8._o doubt_n i_o fear_v i_o be_o but_o a_o hypocrite_n i_o think_v there_o be_v nothing_o almost_o i_o doubt_n reader_n pardon_v this_o large_a digression_n now_o i_o return_v to_o the_o 8._o doubt_n do_v well_o but_o i_o be_o subject_a to_o reflect_v upon_o myself_o and_o take_v glory_n to_o myself_o as_o herod_n do_v act._n 12._o answ_n i_o answer_v o_o this_o devil_n of_o vainglory_n stick_v close_o to_o we_o all_o and_o will_v creep_v into_o our_o best_a duty_n as_o the_o serpent_n creep_v into_o the_o garden_n among_o the_o sweet_a flower_n and_o tree_n of_o pleasure_n even_o paul_n himself_o be_v subject_a to_o be_v exalt_v above_o measure_n and_o the_o disciple_n reason_v among_o themselves_o which_o of_o they_o shall_v be_v great_a and_o its_o true_a that_o thou_o say_v there_o be_v rise_n of_o pride_n and_o hypocrisy_n in_o thy_o heart_n which_o be_v also_o increase_v by_o 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etc._n etc._n which_o can_v be_v in_o those_o that_o know_v christ_n saving_o answ_n i_o answer_v there_o be_v no_o sin_n so_o vild_a but_o the_o devil_n may_v tempt_v the_o best_a man_n unto_o it_o as_o he_o tempt_v christ_n to_o fall_v down_o and_o worship_v he_o which_o be_v as_o it_o be_v to_o kneel_v down_o and_o ask_v he_o blessing_n and_o it_o be_v satan_n oft_o time_n that_o put_v these_o thought_n into_o our_o heart_n and_o then_o roar_v upon_o we_o with_o his_o temptation_n just_a as_o joseph_n deal_v with_o benjamin_n first_o he_o put_v his_o cup_n into_o his_o sack_n and_o then_o he_o accuse_v he_o for_o it_o or_o as_o if_o a_o cutpurse_n shall_v cut_v a_o man_n purse_n and_o put_v it_o into_o thy_o pocket_n and_o then_o accuse_v thou_o that_o thou_o have_v steal_v such_o a_o man_n purse_n if_o thy_o heart_n join_v not_o with_o it_o this_o temptation_n may_v be_v thy_o cross_n but_o be_v not_o thy_o sin_n or_o if_o any_o corruption_n of_o heart_n in_o the_o least_o 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