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this_o foolish_a arrogancy_n indeed_o good_a man_n be_v sometime_o apt_a to_o deceive_v themselves_o in_o a_o contrary_a way_n by_o deny_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n which_o be_v bestow_v upon_o they_o say_v in_o the_o bitterness_n of_o their_o soul_n they_o have_v no_o faith_n no_o love_n no_o repentance_n when_o yet_o both_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n and_o other_o these_o grace_n appear_v to_o be_v in_o they_o it_o be_v a_o self_n deceit_n which_o must_v be_v take_v notice_n of_o and_o avoid_v as_o a_o act_n of_o ingratitude_n but_o yet_o it_o be_v a_o error_n of_o the_o right_a hand_n and_o therefore_o the_o more_o tolerable_a but_o this_o which_o my_o text_n speak_v of_o be_v of_o another_o nature_n and_o that_o which_o only_o wicked_a man_n be_v subject_a to_o who_o though_o they_o live_v in_o sin_n yet_o deny_v sin_n to_o be_v in_o they_o sincere_a christian_n oft_o time_n think_v themselves_o worse_a but_o only_a hypocrite_n think_v themselves_o better_a than_o they_o be_v and_o so_o be_v just_a in_o their_o own_o eye_n they_o become_v unjust_a 2._o but_o that_o which_o be_v the_o genuine_a sense_n as_o have_v be_v already_o intimate_v be_v that_o there_o be_v no_o truth_n of_o knowledge_n in_o our_o mind_n truth_n in_o the_o mind_n be_v the_o congruous_a &_o adaquate_a conceit_n of_o the_o understanding_n to_o the_o thing_n and_o therefore_o this_o conceit_n be_v not_o adequate_a but_o opposite_a noâ—_n congruous_a but_o contrary_a to_o the_o thing_n be_v just_o charge_v with_o falsehood_n this_o will_v the_o better_o appear_v if_o we_o look_v into_o the_o rot_a foundation_n of_o this_o perverse_a opinion_n which_o be_v no_o other_o than_o misapprehension_n misconstruction_n or_o false_a reason_n the_o word_n which_o st._n james_n use_v for_o deceive_v ourselves_o be_v very_o significant_a to_o this_o purpose_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 21_o which_o be_v to_o deceive_v ourselves_o by_o false_a argumentation_n this_o be_v very_o evident_a in_o this_o self_n deceâ—t_v my_o text_n speak_v of_o which_o be_v ground_v not_o upon_o syllogism_n frame_v by_o reason_n but_o paralogisâ—â—s_v make_v by_o fancy_n thus_o this_o conceit_n that_o we_o have_v no_o sin_n be_v in_o 1._o some_o from_o a_o misunderstanding_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o divine_a concourse_n to_o human_a action_n as_o if_o because_o in_o he_o mâ—n_z lâ—ve_v move_v and_o have_v their_o be_v therefore_o whatever_o they_o do_v god_n do_v it_o in_o they_o and_o so_o they_o can_v have_v no_o sin_n not_o distinguish_v between_o the_o physical_a entity_n and_o the_o moral_a obliquity_n of_o the_o action_n nor_o consider_v that_o he_o who_o make_v a_o horse_n to_o go_v do_v not_o therefore_o make_v he_o to_o halt_v in_o his_o go_n 2._o other_o from_o a_o strange_a fancy_n of_o i_o know_v not_o what_o nature_n within_o we_o distinct_a from_o we_o to_o which_o our_o sin_n be_v to_o be_v attribute_v and_o so_o we_o be_v acquit_v such_o be_v those_o falsi_fw-la &_o fallentes_fw-la 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but_o god_n law_n be_v the_o rule_n both_o of_o good_a and_o evil_a 4._o too_o many_o from_o a_o misapprehension_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o justification_n as_o if_o it_o be_v a_o utter_a extinction_n where_o as_o it_o be_v only_o a_o non_fw-fr imputation_n of_o sin_n as_o to_o punishment_n as_o if_o because_o christ_n be_v make_v to_o we_o of_o god_n righteousness_n so_o far_o as_o to_o cover_v we_o from_o his_o revengeful_a 1â—_n therefore_o it_o must_v be_v also_o from_o his_o omniscient_a eye_n as_o if_o because_o we_o be_v make_v righteous_a by_o christ_n we_o must_v be_v as_o righteous_a as_o christ_n whereas_o our_o apostle_n here_o plain_o tell_v we_o that_o though_o christ_n blood_n cleanse_v we_o from_o all_o sin_n yet_o we_o can_v say_v we_o have_v no_o sin_n 5._o very_o many_o from_o a_o misconstruction_n of_o the_o true_a meaning_n of_o the_o law_n s._n paul_n say_v of_o himself_o that_o he_o be_v alive_a without_o the_o law_n 7.9_o to_o wit_n in_o his_o own_o opinion_n 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