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his_o own_o choice_n against_o god_n will_n insomuch_o that_o though_o there_o may_v be_v many_o particular_a cause_n of_o heresy_n as_o ignorance_n pride_n discontent_n covetousness_n and_o such_o carnal_a principle_n yet_o the_o main_n be_v that_o proneness_n in_o the_o mind_n to_o lift_v up_o itself_o against_o god_n and_o his_o rule_n have_v lose_v its_o primitive_a subordination_n to_o god_n this_o want_n of_o subordination_n to_o god_n and_o the_o scripture_n be_v notable_o see_v in_o heretic_n who_o when_o they_o perceive_v scripture_n against_o they_o rather_o than_o submit_v they_o will_v be_v guilty_a of_o scripture-slaughter_n as_o tertullian_n call_v it_o martion_n say_v he_o come_v not_o with_o stilo_n sed_fw-la machara_n draw_v his_o sword_n and_o detruncate_v a_o great_a part_n of_o scripture_n other_o though_o not_o so_o audacious_a yet_o because_o they_o will_v not_o submit_v do_v not_o materiam_fw-la ad_fw-la scripturas_fw-la but_o scripturas_fw-la and_o 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like_o themselves_o love_v what_o they_o love_v please_v with_o what_o they_o please_v as_o the_o ethiopian_n though_o christian_n yet_o worship_v the_o virgin_n mary_n paint_v she_o like_o a_o blackmore_n because_o they_o be_v black_a now_o what_o a_o fearful_a pollution_n be_v this_o to_o deceive_v ourselves_o about_o god_n about_o sin_n about_o godliness_n our_o own_o soul_n so_o that_o when_o we_o can_v have_v a_o pretence_n or_o a_o colour_n to_o justify_v ourselves_o than_o we_o rejoice_v this_o self-deceiving_a be_v often_o take_v notice_n of_o by_o the_o scripture_n 2._o pet._n 2._o 13._o gal._n 6._o 3._o 1_o cor._n 6._o 9_o &_o jam._n 1._o 22._o its_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d deceive_v your_o own_o self_n put_v a_o fallacy_n or_o a_o false_a syllogism_n upon_o ourselves_o and_o indeed_o it_o may_v be_v easy_o show_v how_o many_o false_a syllogism_n a_o man_n impose_v upon_o himself_o do_v not_o presumption_n argue_v à _fw-fr divisis_fw-la ad_fw-la conjuncta_fw-la from_o the_o mean_v divide_v yet_o to_o obtain_v the_o end_n yea_o in_o every_o prayer_n in_o every_o religious_a duty_n the_o natural_a man_n take_v non_fw-la causam_fw-la pro_fw-la causâ_fw-la because_o he_o perform_v these_o duty_n he_o think_v he_o serve_v god_n whereas_o it_o be_v not_o a_o holy_a principle_n or_o gracious_a motive_n put_v he_o upon_o they_o but_o formality_n customarinesse_n or_o some_o other_o inferior_a motive_n thus_o every_o natural_a man_n deceive_v himself_o by_o false_a cause_n he_o think_v he_o repent_v he_o love_v god_n he_o have_v a_o good_a heart_n he_o shall_v be_v save_v when_o alas_o all_o this_o while_n thou_o be_v deceive_v and_o deceive_v of_o thyself_o mourn_v then_o under_o this_o native-pollution_n that_o thou_o be_v so_o deceive_v in_o all_o thing_n about_o thyself_o about_o the_o work_n of_o grace_n about_o what_o be_v flesh_n and_o what_o be_v spirit_n that_o thou_o be_v
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and_o a_o shop_n of_o virtue_n wherein_o it_o imagine_v good_a thing_n but_o what_o can_v be_v direct_o to_o confront_v a_o text_n and_o to_o put_v the_o lie_n upon_o it_o if_o this_o be_v not_o let_v we_o then_o be_v willing_a to_o be_v find_v out_o in_o all_o this_o evil_a let_v we_o acknowledge_v that_o our_o imagination_n do_v continual_o set_v up_o vanity_n idol_n we_o make_v to_o ourselves_o god_n and_o so_o leave_v the_o only_a true_a god_n we_o have_v make_v some_o entrance_n already_o upon_o the_o discovery_n of_o that_o wound_n and_o deadly_a blow_n the_o imaginative_a power_n of_o man_n have_v receive_v by_o original_a sin_n and_o wonder_v not_o if_o in_o the_o manage_n of_o this_o point_n we_o often_o mention_v thought_n discourse_n invention_n and_o apprehension_n attribute_v these_o to_o the_o imagination_n for_o although_o the_o understanding_n be_v proper_o the_o power_n of_o the_o soul_n from_o whence_o these_o operation_n do_v proceed_v yet_o because_o as_o you_o 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