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sin_n of_o presumption_n a._n when_o a_o man_n will_v venture_v to_o do_v evil_a upon_o a_o conceit_n that_o he_o shall_v repenâ—_n and_o do_v well_o anough_o for_o all_o that_o num_fw-la 15.27_o 31._o deut._n 29_o 19_o q._n what_o be_v reign_v sin_n a._n sin_n reign_v when_o corruption_n remain_v in_o we_o unmortified_a and_o there_o be_v not_o whithiâ—_n we_o a_o principle_n of_o grace_n set_v up_o against_o it_o sâ—_n that_o the_o evil_n proceed_v from_o a_o habit_n anâ—_n disposition_n of_o the_o soul_n where_o sin_n reign_v sin_n may_v perhaps_o be_v outward_o resist_v and_o restrain_v as_o by_o law_n of_o man_n shame_n etc._n etc._n but_o where_o sin_n do_v not_o reign_n there_o it_o be_v resist_v by_o a_o contrary_a principle_n of_o life_n and_o grace_n which_o strive_v against_o the_o flesh_n gal._n 5.17_o as_o when_o one_o stream_n be_v resist_v by_o another_o rom._n 6.12_o 14._o 1_o joh._n 3.10_o rom._n 8.2_o q._n how_o may_v we_o judge_v of_o a_o reign_a sin_n a._n two_o 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7.21_o q._n what_o be_v the_o true_a glass_n whereby_o to_o judge_v of_o our_o spiritual_a state_n aright_o a._n the_o scripture_n which_o show_v how_o bad_a we_o be_v indeed_o and_o what_o we_o want_v and_o what_o manner_n of_o people_n we_o ought_v to_o be_v if_o we_o mean_v to_o be_v save_v jam._n 1.25_o gal._n 3.22_o mat._n 5.20_o joh._n 3.3_o 2_o cor._n 5.17_o act._n 26.18_o q._n o_o but_o man_n will_v confess_v that_o they_o be_v sinner_n and_o be_v it_o not_o for_o christ_n they_o shall_v perish_v but_o how_o may_v it_o be_v make_v appear_v to_o their_o conscience_n that_o for_o all_o this_o their_o confession_n they_o be_v under_o the_o law_n and_o not_o under_o grace_n a._n by_o 7._o thing_n 1._o by_o the_o blind_a and_o will_v conceit_n they_o have_v of_o god_n and_o of_o religion_n q._n what_o be_v those_o blind_a conceit_n of_o carnal_a people_n a._n they_o think_v that_o it_o be_v a_o folly_n a_o to_o be_v singular_a and_o precise_a and_o that_o they_o have_v b_o ever_o 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