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do_v all_o allow_v the_o whole_a law_n and_o the_o evil_n which_o he_o do_v he_o be_v violent_o draw_v unto_o they_o by_o original_a sin_n which_o still_o remain_v in_o he_o tim._n show_v we_o then_o when_o it_o may_v be_v say_v of_o a_o man_n that_o he_o consent_v to_o the_o law_n sylas_n when_o he_o be_v so_o affect_v to_o the_o law_n as_o david_n and_o paul_n be_v not_o for_o degree_n but_o for_o sincerity_n of_o affection_n see_v psal._n 1_o 2._o &_o 119_o 14_o 15_o 16_o 18_o 30_o 31._o rom._n 7_o 22_o 23._o tim._n now_o declare_v unto_o we_o what_o profit_n we_o be_v to_o make_v of_o this_o doctrine_n silas_n first_o we_o have_v from_o hence_o a_o notable_a difference_n between_o the_o godly_a and_o the_o ungodly_a the_o sincere_a christian_a and_o the_o hypocrite_n for_o the_o ungodly_a man_n and_o the_o hypocrite_n when_o he_o do_v any_o good_a or_o eschew_v any_o evil_n it_o be_v not_o from_o the_o heart_n because_o the_o law_n command_v it_o for_o he_o ever_o have_v respect_n 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54._o and_o yet_o be_v thus_o prick_v and_o vex_v they_o be_v not_o awake_v out_o of_o their_o slumber_n to_o return_v to_o god_n and_o forsake_v their_o evil_a way_n no_o more_o than_o one_o in_o a_o heavy_a sleep_n can_v be_v awake_v by_o shake_v and_o pinch_v &_o hollow_v or_o cry_v or_o blow_v a_o horn_n in_o their_o care_n tim._n what_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o slumber_n silas_n spirit_n though_o sometime_o it_o signify_v no_o more_o but_o the_o mind_n as_o esra_n 1_o 1._o isaiah_n 19_o 3._o yet_o here_o it_o note_v the_o instrumental_a cause_n of_o this_o slumber_n to_o wit_n the_o evil_a spirit_n or_o satan_n which_o god_n as_o a_o just_a judge_n send_v into_o wicked_a man_n in_o his_o righteous_a judgement_n to_o direct_v and_o drive_v their_o heart_n to_o wicked_a thingsa_n he_o send_v a_o good_a spirit_n into_o his_o child_n to_o direct_v and_o move_v their_o heart_n and_o will_n to_o good_a thing_n this_o be_v usual_a in_o scripture_n when_o the_o word_n spirit_n 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