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it_o convince_v many_o sort_n of_o people_n to_o be_v in_o a_o dangerous_a estate_n devoid_a of_o grace_n 1_o such_o be_v the_o pharisee_n that_o count_v themselves_o just_a and_o holy_a such_o be_v the_o essaean_n that_o count_v themselves_o strict_a observer_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n such_o a_o one_o be_v that_o young_a man_n that_o come_v to_o christ_n mat._n 19.20_o but_o christ_n convince_v he_o that_o he_o be_v not_o perfect_a such_o be_v the_o catharist_n of_o old_a a_o sect_n in_o the_o church_n that_o think_v themselves_o pure_a from_o all_o sin_n it_o reprove_v likewise_o the_o libertine_n that_o count_v themselves_o perfect_a keeper_n of_o the_o law_n such_o be_v the_o papist_n that_o say_v the_o virgin_n mary_n be_v without_o sin_n she_o do_v not_o say_v it_o herself_o she_o acknowledge_v a_o saviour_n and_o therefore_o have_v sin_n and_o so_o all_o they_o be_v deceiver_n of_o themselves_o that_o so_o live_v as_o if_o they_o be_v free_a from_o sin_n that_o conceive_v 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mourn_v for_o they_o strive_v against_o they_o otherwise_o you_o do_v not_o profess_v yourselves_o to_o be_v sinner_n unless_o your_o heart_n prize_v the_o blood_n of_o christ_n desire_v to_o be_v bathe_v in_o it_o and_o if_o you_o do_v think_v yourselves_o to_o be_v sinner_n daily_o get_v more_o hold_v of_o grace_n you_o be_v yet_o sinful_a and_o miscrable_a therefore_o need_v more_o grace_n use_v 4._o if_o we_o be_v all_o sinner_n then_o let_v we_o learn_v to_o bear_v god_n hand_n patient_o micah_n 7.9_o be_v any_o froward_a and_o impatient_a in_o affliction_n he_o profess_v he_o be_v no_o sinner_n he_o that_o practise_v impatience_n profess_v innocency_n for_o if_o a_o man_n be_v innocent_a
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if_o thou_o see_v one_o spark_n of_o sincerity_n in_o thou_o god_n see_v more_o obj._n may_v not_o a_o man_n conscience_n be_v deceive_v rom._n 3.17_o luke_n 18.9_o to_o 14_o may_v not_o a_o man_n say_v i_o have_v no_o guilty_a conscience_n answ_n conscience_n sometime_o bear_v false_a witness_n tit._n 1.15_o 16._o if_o a_o man_n have_v a_o defile_a conscience_n it_o will_v deal_v false_o a_o man_n conscience_n through_o ignorance_n and_o partiality_n do_v bring_v a_o false_a verdict_n as_o it_o be_v many_o time_n with_o a_o jury_n ignorance_n of_o law_n and_o false_a evidence_n make_v they_o bring_v a_o false_a verdict_n but_o then_o send_v they_o back_o again_o and_o show_v they_o better_o evidence_n and_o the_o law_n etc._n etc._n so_o conscience_n do_v ofttimes_o bring_v a_o false_a verdict_n but_o its_o thorough_a ignorance_n of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n or_o partiality_n do_v thy_o conscience_n speak_v bitter_a thing_n consider_v what_o the_o ground_n be_v if_o such_o as_o do_v 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heart_n condemn_v we_o god_n will_v condemn_v we_o much_o more_o he_o give_v a_o reason_n of_o it_o describe_v god_n 1_o from_o his_o greatness_n 2_o knowledge_n doct._n god_n be_v better_a acquaint_v with_o our_o heart_n and_o way_n than_o ourselves_o psal_n 19.12_o he_o mean_v sin_n not_o only_o secret_a and_o hide_a from_o other_o but_o from_o ourselves_o psal_n 139.12_o thou_o lord_n know_v my_o thought_n afar_o off_o they_o be_v ever_o before_o thou_o 2_o king_n 8.11_o 12_o 13._o reas_n 1._o from_o god_n omnisciency_n his_o all-sufficient_a knowledge_n heb._n 4.13_o they_o be_v anatomize_v before_o he_o as_o if_o every_o vein_n and_o sinew_n be_v lay_v open_a he_o divide_v between_o the_o marrow_n and_o the_o bone_n john_n 21.12_o rom._n 15.11_o job_n 26.6_o though_o hell_n and_o destruction_n be_v both_o cover_v yet_o before_o the_o lord_n they_o be_v both_o open_a whether_o hell_n be_v in_o the_o water_n or_o on_o the_o earth_n they_o cover_v not_o from_o god_n hell_n and_o 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