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harden_v the_o heart_n so_o that_o that_o sin_n which_o if_o it_o have_v be_v propound_v at_o first_o will_v have_v startle_v one_o yet_o the_o heart_n be_v prepare_v by_o the_o omission_n of_o duty_n and_o run_v into_o the_o occasion_n and_o temptation_n of_o the_o sin_n they_o come_v at_o last_o from_o be_v so_o far_o from_o abhor_v of_o it_o that_o they_o commit_v it_o david_n murder_n of_o his_o friend_n begin_v with_o his_o neglect_n to_o fight_v against_o his_o enemy_n and_o his_o adultery_n begin_v with_o idleness_n with_o sleep_v and_o gaze_v so_o you_o shall_v see_v by_o what_o degree_n he_o come_v to_o commit_v murder_n 1._o he_o neglect_v the_o duty_n incumbent_a upon_o he_o at_o that_o season_n and_o so_o have_v little_a to_o do_v he_o do_v nothing_o go_v to_o sleep_v when_o he_o shall_v have_v be_v meditate_v gen._n 24.63_o his_o unseasonable_a sleep_n make_v he_o unfit_a for_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a but_o fit_a for_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v evil_a one_o act_n 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impediment_n be_v our_o ignorance_n and_o senselessness_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o omission_n the_o next_o great_a impediment_n be_v the_o not_o consider_v the_o sinfulness_n and_o the_o mischief_n that_o sin_n of_o omission_n do_v we_o few_o there_o be_v but_o make_v conscience_n of_o slander_v their_o neighbour_n but_o make_v not_o conscience_n enough_o of_o preserve_v his_o good_a name_n more_o make_v conscience_n of_o sinful_a word_n than_o of_o sinful_a silence_n more_o make_v conscience_n of_o do_v evil_a than_o of_o do_v nothing_o therefore_o that_o you_o may_v be_v more_o sensible_a of_o the_o sinfulness_n and_o sin_n of_o omission_n consider_v 1._o that_o the_o great_a sin_n in_o the_o world_n except_o the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v sin_n of_o omission_n viz._n ignorance_n infidelity_n impenitency_n 2._o that_o at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n the_o sin_n that_o christ_n shall_v condemn_v wicked_a man_n for_o be_v sin_n of_o omission_n 3._o thy_o sin_n of_o omission_n be_v far_o more_o than_o thy_o sin_n of_o commission_n for_o every_o sin_n of_o commission_n include_v in_o it_o sin_n of_o omission_n not_o è_fw-la contra_fw-la consider_v how_o many_a precious_a thought_n of_o god_n thou_o may_v have_v have_v the_o last_o hour_n which_o thou_o have_v not_o and_o so_o many_o thought_n not_o have_v so_o many_o sin_n of_o omission_n nay_o every_o holy_a duty_n have_v more_o sin_n of_o omission_n than_o it_o have_v goodness_n of_o performance_n for_o there_o be_v three_o kind_n of_o sin_n of_o omission_n one_o in_o omit_v the_o duty_n itself_o the_o other_o in_o omit_v debitas_fw-la circumstantias_fw-la and_o the_o three_o in_o omit_v debitos_fw-la gradus_fw-la so_o that_o though_o you_o do_v perform_v the_o duty_n either_o you_o omit_v do_v it_o for_o that_o end_n etc._n etc._n and_o so_o want_v sincerity_n or_o else_o do_v it_o not_o with_o such_o a_o high_a degree_n of_o love_n etc._n etc._n chap._n xv._o the_o next_o impediment_n be_v not_o to_o come_v full_o off_o for_o god_n the_o eleven_o great_a impediment_n be_v that_o we_o do_v not_o come_v off_o full_o and_o whole_o for_o god_n we_o will_v fain_o have_v both_o the_o world_n and_o god_n which_o will_v never_o be_v it_o be_v impossible_a to_o have_v one_o treasure_n in_o heaven_n and_o in_o earth_n too_o this_o halt_n betwixt_o two_o opinion_n betwixt_o god_n and_o baal_n and_o serve_v two_o master_n god_n and_o mammon_n be_v that_o which_o hinder_v we_o from_o do_v either_o effectual_o for_o while_o we_o be_v think_v and_o endeavour_v to_o enjoy_v the_o world_n the_o thought_n of_o heaven_n make_v we_o that_o we_o can_v free_o enjoy_v that_o and_o when_o we_o be_v about_o to_o serve_v god_n the_o thought_n of_o the_o world_n take_v we_o off_o from_o he_o great_a mischief_n come_v by_o our_o thus_o have_v a_o heart_n for_o god_n and_o a_o heart_n for_o the_o world_n and_o the_o truth_n of_o it_o be_v 1._o it_o be_v impossible_a as_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o 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