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every_o branch_n of_o wormwood_n so_o there_o be_v sin_n in_o every_o faculty_n of_o man_n 16_o sin_n cleave_v not_o only_o to_o our_o member_n but_o run_v over_o with_o a_o prodigious_a exuberancy_n into_o our_o very_a excrement_n and_o adjacent_n absalon_n be_v proud_a of_o his_o hair_n jezabel_n of_o her_o paint_n herod_n of_o his_o robe_n etc._n etc._n 17_o not_o to_o sin_n be_v here_o only_o our_o law_n but_o in_o heaven_n it_o shall_v be_v our_o reward_n 18_o god_n suffer_v some_o sin_n to_o remain_v in_o his_o child_n to_o draw_v they_o still_o to_o he_o to_o cast_v they_o always_o upon_o the_o hold_n and_o use_v of_o their_o faith_n that_o their_o prayer_n may_v still_o find_v something_o to_o ask_v which_o he_o may_v give_v and_o there_o repentance_n something_o to_o confess_v which_o he_o may_v forgive_v 19_o a_o lust_n may_v dog_v and_o pester_v and_o overtake_v a_o holy_a man_n that_o hate_v it_o and_o yet_o he_o hate_v it_o still_o and_o the_o word_n may_v fright_v and_o 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the_o suggestion_n of_o sin_n quick_o beget_v delight_n and_o delight_n as_o easy_o grow_v into_o consent_n and_o when_o the_o will_v like_o the_o master-fort_n be_v take_v the_o inferior_a member_n can_v no_o long_o stand_v out_o 24_o sin_n have_v certain_a maxim_n and_o principle_n of_o corrupt_a reason_n which_o it_o take_v for_o indubitable_a and_o secure_a wherewith_o it_o countenance_n its_o tyrannical_a command_n 25_o though_o the_o first_o allurement_n of_o sin_n seem_v modest_a and_o moderate_a yet_o if_o the_o serpent_n get_v in_o but_o his_o head_n he_o will_v easy_o wind_v in_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o body_n or_o if_o he_o shall_v not_o yet_o his_o sting_n be_v in_o his_o head_n 26_o sin_n love_v not_o to_o be_v betray_v or_o complain_v of_o mutual_a confession_n of_o sin_n to_o those_o who_o will_v pray_v for_o a_o sinner_n be_v a_o mean_n to_o heal_v it_o 27_o as_o sin_n be_v a_o violation_n offer_v by_o man_n to_o the_o law_n so_o punishment_n be_v a_o violation_n 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will_v more_o waste_v the_o conscience_n then_o far_o great_a out_o of_o infirmity_n or_o sudden_a surprisal_n 34_o if_o sin_n which_o can_v be_v avoid_v be_v not_o lament_v it_o be_v undoubted_o obey_v 35_o as_o mad_a man_n must_v be_v bind_v before_o they_o can_v be_v cure_v so_o man_n in_o their_o lust_n must_v be_v hamper_v by_o the_o law_n before_o the_o gospel_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o liberty_n will_v be_v welcome_a to_o they_o 36_o a_o hammer_n and_o a_o pillow_n be_v the_o best_a way_n to_o break_v a_o flint_n a_o prison_n and_o and_o a_o pardon_n a_o