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present_a state_n nay_o what_o do_v it_o but_o discover_v that_o their_o present_a state_n be_v a_o state_n of_o vanity_n for_o for_o man_n to_o be_v so_o miserable_a and_o yet_o to_o carry_v themselves_o so_o high_o and_o proud_o be_v not_o only_o a_o aggravation_n of_o their_o own_o misery_n but_o a_o evidence_n of_o it_o 3._o if_o man_n be_v in_o such_o a_o state_n of_o vanity_n than_o this_o show_v we_o what_o little_a reason_n man_n have_v to_o esteem_v so_o high_o of_o and_o to_o be_v so_o much_o in_o love_n with_o their_o present_a state_n be_v it_o a_o state_n of_o true_a happiness_n they_o may_v with_o more_o reason_n esteem_n of_o it_o congratulate_v themselves_o in_o it_o and_o be_v please_v with_o the_o thought_n of_o its_o continuance_n but_o it_o be_v much_o otherwise_o it_o be_v a_o state_n of_o extreme_a vanity_n i_o tell_v you_o in_o the_o begin_n the_o meaning_n of_o vanity_n it_o still_o import_v either_o sin_n or_o misery_n or_o both_o and_o such_o be_v the_o 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interest_n of_o god_n so_o it_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o other_o evil_n so_o that_o whatever_o evil_n we_o meet_v with_o or_o endure_v it_o result_v therefrom_o notwithstanding_o which_o how_o do_v we_o abound_v with_o it_o in_o our_o life_n such_o be_v the_o pravity_n and_o viciousness_n of_o our_o nature_n that_o we_o be_v apt_a to_o be_v overcome_v by_o every_o temptation_n and_o miscarry_v upon_o every_o occasion_n there_o be_v a_o habitual_a settle_a averseness_n in_o we_o to_o good_a and_o proneness_n in_o we_o to_o evil_a by_o the_o strength_n and_o power_n whereof_o we_o be_v even_o continual_o offend_v what_o period_n of_o our_o our_o age_n what_o condition_n ordinance_n duty_n undertake_v performance_n have_v we_o not_o fill_v and_o pollute_v with_o sin_n who_o say_v david_n can_v understand_v his_o error_n psal._n 19_o 12._o there_o be_v no_o man_n so_o good_a but_o he_o have_v his_o error_n and_o that_o in_o such_o a_o degree_n that_o they_o exceed_v his_o 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show_v whether_o any_o nation_n under_o the_o sun_n have_v such_o statute_n and_o ordinance_n as_o they_o there_o be_v at_o that_o time_n much_o people_n in_o the_o world_n and_o many_o law_n but_o there_o be_v none_o that_o be_v attend_v with_o such_o justice_n as_o the_o law_n of_o israel_n so_o far_o be_v the_o law_n of_o god_n from_o allow_v evil_a that_o they_o allow_v not_o any_o motion_n that_o way_n mat._n 5._o 4_o 22_o 27_o 28._o a_o angry_a word_n be_v forbid_v as_o well_o as_o murder_n and_o adultery_n in_o the_o heart_n nor_o do_v they_o allow_v any_o appearance_n 1_o thes._n 5._o 22._o abstain_v
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