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wisdom_n have_v so_o contrive_v that_o if_o a_o intelectual_a be_v sink_n itself_o into_o sensuality_n love_n of_o this_o outward_a world_n or_o any_o way_n defile_v and_o pollute_v itself_o then_o misery_n and_o torment_n affliction_n and_o vexation_n shall_v befall_v it_o in_o this_o state_n this_o be_v the_o sure_a way_n to_o rescue_v and_o recover_v a_o lapse_v and_o delcine_v soul_n and_o so_o i_o have_v give_v you_o a_o account_n of_o the_o *_o several_a particular_n whereby_o you_o may_v understand_v that_o this_o which_o the_o psalmist_n say_v be_v a_o true_a representation_n of_o the_o state_n of_o religion_n finis_fw-la leviathan_n pag._n 47._o 47._o expression_n of_o dr._n whichcot_n joh._n 4._o 42._o am._n ma._n rom._n 12._o 2._o 2._o gal._n 5._o 20._o 20._o gal._n 5._o 22._o 22._o isa._n 57_o 20._o 20._o rom._n 7._o 24._o 24._o col._n 1._o 26._o 26._o john_n 1._o 12._o mat_n 3._o 11._o 11._o eph._n 4._o 13._o mark_v 6._o 20._o hos._n 13._o 9_o ez._n 18._o 31_o psal._n 19_o .9_o mat._n 13._o 12._o 2_o chrou_n 18._o 7._o 1_o john_n 3._o 20._o 2_o pet._n 2._o 3._o vers._n 19_o isa._n 46._o 8._o vers._n 20._o 20._o isa._n 6._o 10._o psal._n 19_o 1._o psal._n 19_o 6._o act_n 17._o 27._o ps._n 145._o 9_o isa._n 66._o 3._o prov._n 15._o 8._o mat._n 12._o 20_o job_n 32._o 18._o pro._n 18._o 14._o isa._n 57_o 20._o 1_o tim._n 5._o 24._o v._o 21._o v._o 28._o v._o 32._o luke_n 18._o 2._o 2_o king_n 8._o 13._o 1_o tim._n 6._o 5._o 2_o tim._n 3._o 8._o tit._n 1._o 15._o ver._n 22._o prov._n 3._o 5_o 6_o prov._n 28._o 26._o 1_o cor._n 3._o 15._o ver._n 16._o ver._n 19_o act_n 3._o 26._o vers._n 24._o 26._o ver._n 28._o vers._n 27._o mat._n 3._o 15._o mark_v 4._o 12._o luk._n 8._o 10._o joh._n 12._o 40._o act._n 28._o 27._o rom._n 11._o 8._o rom._n 9_o 14._o gen._n 18._o 25._o act._n 17._o 31._o psa._n 96._o 13._o job_n 8._o 3._o hos._n 13._o 9_o jam._n 4._o 6._o prov._n 14._o 14._o prov._n 1._o 31._o jam._n 1._o 13._o vers._n 27._o ezek._n 18._o 2._o rom._n 3._o 4._o 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