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vanity_n pride_n detraction_n envy_n deceit_n dissimulation_n wantonness_n dissolution_n lie_v swear_v perjury_n and_o blaspheme_v final_o he_o shall_v see_v the_o most_o part_n of_o man_n to_o govern_v they_o self_n absolute_o even_o as_o beast_n do_v by_o the_o motion_n of_o their_o passion_n not_o by_o law_n of_o justice_n reason_n celigion_n or_o virtue_n the._n 5._o point_n of_o the_o parable_n of_o this_o do_v ensue_v the_o fifte_a strangle_v point_n that_o christ_n touch_v in_o his_o parable_n and_o which_o i_o promise_v here_o to_o handle_v to_o wit_n that_o the_o love_n of_o this_o world_n choke_v up_o and_o strangle_v every_o man_n who_o it_o possess_v fromal_a celestial_a and_o spiritual_a life_n for_o that_o it_o fill_v he_o with_o a_o plain_a contrary_a spirit_n to_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n the_o apostle_n say_v si_fw-la quis_fw-la spiritum_fw-la chrsti_fw-la 8._o non_fw-la habet_fw-la hic_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la cius_fw-la if_o any_o man_n have_v not_o the_o spirit_n 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5._o he_o express_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n by_o the_o contrary_a effect_n say_v the_o worck_n world_n of_o flesh_n be_v manifest_a which_o be_v fornication_n uncleanness_n wantonness_n lechery_n idolatry_n poysonninge_n enemity_n contentious_a emulation_n wrath_n strife_n dissension_n sect_n envy_n murder_n drunkenness_n glutonie_n and_o the_o like_a of_o which_o i_o fortel_v you_o as_o i_o have_v tell_v you_o before_o that_o those_o man_n which_o do_v such_o thing_n shall_v never_o obtain_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n here_o now_o may_v every_o man_n judge_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n and_o of_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n and_o apply_v it_o to_o himself_o may_v conjecture_v whether_o he_o hold_v of_o the_o one_o or_o of_o the_o other_o s._n paul_n geeve_v two_o pretty_a short_a rule_n in_o the_o very_a same_o place_n 5._o to_o try_v the_o same_o the_o first_o be_v they_o which_o be_v of_o christ_n have_v crucify_v ltheir_o flesh_n with_o the_o vice_n &_o 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