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david_n go_v a_o step_n far_o 14._o verse_n 14._o white_a than_o snow_n and_o indeed_o well_o may_v we_o resemble_v spiritual_a thing_n by_o corporal_a and_o eternal_a by_o temporal_a for_o that_o the_o one_o do_v somewhat_o resemble_v the_o other_o but_o equal_v they_o we_o can_v we_o may_v not_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o many_o degree_n whereby_o the_o corporal_a be_v exceed_v by_o the_o spiritual_a and_o the_o temporal_a by_o the_o eternal_a i_o conclude_v who_o can_v say_v i_o have_v make_v my_o heart_n clean_o i_o be_o free_a from_o sin_n 5._o prou._n 20._o lib._n 1._o c._n 5._o no_o man_n for_o habet_fw-la cor_fw-la uniuscuiusque_fw-la say_v s._n austin_n in_o his_o confession_n quod_fw-la offendat_fw-la oculos_fw-la dominisscio_fw-la &_o fateor_fw-la there_o be_v not_o the_o best_a of_o we_o that_o have_v not_o touch_v the_o dead_a that_o be_v not_o infect_v with_o dead_a work_n it_o beseem_v the_o best_a of_o we_o to_o say_v with_o s._n austin_n scio_fw-la fateor_fw-la i_o 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be_v not_o the_o first_o time_n that_o we_o be_v behold_v to_o god_n grace_n the_o very_a word_n regeneration_n may_v teach_v we_o have_v this_o clean_a heart_n and_o right_a spirit_n when_o we_o be_v first_o create_v for_o we_o be_v create_v after_o god_n image_n sin_n lose_v it_o grace_n restore_v it_o now_o you_o know_v that_o if_o a_o tenant_n forfeit_v his_o lease_n and_o a_o landlord_n after_o reentry_n restore_v it_o to_o he_o again_o this_o be_v a_o work_n of_o his_o goodness_n which_o be_v more_o than_o a_o work_n of_o his_o ability_n for_o many_o be_v able_a and_o do_v it_o not_o therefore_o if_o any_o be_v able_a do_v it_o the_o inducement_n be_v not_o his_o ability_n but_o his_o goodness_n the_o like_a must_v we_o conceive_v of_o god_n it_o be_v his_o pity_a mercy_n that_o employ_v his_o almighty_a power_n to_o repair_v what_o we_o have_v ruin_v to_o recover_v what_o we_o have_v lose_v to_o restore_v what_o we_o have_v forfeit_v a_o clean_a heart_n and_o a_o right_a 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