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work_v all_o manner_n of_o concupiscence_n rom._n 7.8_o to_o understand_v these_o thing_n the_o better_a we_o must_v know_v 1._o that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n can_v be_v indifferent_a to_o or_o altogether_o without_o either_o of_o these_o image_n or_o likeness_n it_o have_v either_o the_o image_n of_o a_o holy_a god_n or_o of_o a_o sinful_a man_n upon_o it_o to_o think_v that_o it_o be_v rasa_fw-la tabulâ—_n like_o white_a paper_n without_o any_o thing_n good_a or_o bad_a write_v in_o it_o be_v but_o a_o philosophical_a fiction_n which_o scripture_n no_o where_n own_v and_o christianity_n every_o where_o explode_n there_o be_v but_o two_o city_n make_v out_o of_o mankind_n dei_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr civitate_fw-la dei_fw-la jerusalem_n and_o babylon_n there_o will_v be_v but_o two_o sort_n at_o the_o last_o day_n sheep_n and_o goat_n and_o unto_o which_o shall_v these_o neuter_n or_o indifferent_a one_o belong_v 2._o as_o none_o can_v be_v without_o one_o of_o these_o image_n so_o 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injury_n and_o it_o will_v be_v exact_v of_o all_o man_n out_o of_o christ_n it_o be_v no_o small_a crime_n to_o break_v the_o seal_n to_o throw_v away_o the_o image_n and_o picture_n of_o any_o prince_n or_o sovereign_a now_o as_o the_o former_a ingredient_n into_o this_o sin_n make_v we_o altogether_o sinful_a so_o this_o consideration_n make_v we_o by_o nature_n altogether_o miserable_a and_o thus_o i_o have_v speak_v to_o this_o subject_n in_o the_o general_n and_o more_o by_o way_n of_o common_a place_n i_o shall_v now_o confine_v myself_o in_o that_o which_o be_v behind_o to_o speak_v of_o it_o only_o under_o those_o notion_n which_o this_o text_n afford_v as_o 1._o it_o be_v call_v here_o our_o old_a man_n 2._o the_o body_n of_o sin_n 3._o this_o be_v that_o also_o which_o
stupifi_v the_o conscience_n that_o they_o grow_v senseless_a of_o their_o misery_n past_a feeling_n ephes_n 4.19_o and_o that_o be_v a_o dangerous_a crisis_n and_o estate_n of_o soul_n when_o once_o a_o man_n come_v to_o that_o and_o go_v like_o a_o fool_n to_o the_o correction_n of_o the_o stock_n three_o it_o irritate_v their_o inbred_a corruption_n rom._n 7.9_o the_o commandment_n come_v that_o be_v in_o full_a conviction_n and_o power_n and_o sin_n revive_v and_o i_o die_v the_o more_o we_o understand_v of_o the_o necessity_n of_o our_o subjection_n to_o god_n the_o more_o opposite_a be_v the_o soul_n to_o he_o as_o a_o dam_n make_v a_o river_n or_o strong_a stream_n the_o more_o violent_a or_o as_o a_o bullock_n at_o the_o first_o yoke_a become_v the_o more_o unruly_a or_o four_o it_o breed_v a_o sottish_a despair_n jer._n 18.12_o there_o be_v no_o hope_n therefore_o we_o will_v walk_v after_o our_o own_o device_n and_o do_v every_o one_o according_a to_o the_o evil_a 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