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principle_n and_o i_o fear_v whether_o this_o be_v not_o my_o case_n thus_o likewise_o some_o soul_n when_o they_o be_v cast_v down_o vent_v themselves_o five_o there_o be_v some_o who_o when_o cast_v down_o breath_n forth_o other_o fear_n as_o now_o touch_v their_o sincerity_n i_o doubt_v say_v the_o deject_a soul_n whether_o my_o heart_n be_v sound_a there_o be_v many_o paint_a sepulcher_n and_o be_o not_o i_o one_o of_o they_o there_o be_v many_o who_o at_o best_o be_v but_o seem_a saint_n and_o i_o fear_v i_o be_o such_o the_o prophet_n say_v the_o heart_n be_v deceitful_a above_o all_o thing_n and_o desperate_o wicked_a and_o he_o ask_v also_o who_o can_v know_v it_o jer._n 17.9_o for_o my_o part_n i_o do_v not_o know_v it_o sure_o i_o fear_v nay_o i_o find_v my_o heart_n desperate_o wicked_a and_o deceitful_a i_o fear_v i_o look_v one_o way_n water-man-like_a even_o while_o i_o row_v another_o i_o fear_v lest_o i_o be_v a_o child_n of_o darkness_n transform_v into_o a_o angel_n 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be_v the_o remainder_n of_o corruption_n cause_n cause_n this_o indeed_o be_v the_o root_n and_o ground_n of_o all_o dejection_n and_o in_o order_n to_o the_o cure_n of_o a_o soul_n cast_v down_o in_o the_o sight_n and_o sense_n of_o remain_a corruption_n i_o shall_v lay_v down_o these_o consideration_n first_o cure_n cure_n consider_v that_o the_o work_n of_o christ_n upon_o the_o soul_n do_v not_o in_o this_o life_n altogether_o destroy_v 132._o place_v these_o 2_o sheet_n k_o l_o next_o after_o fol._n 132._o sin_n as_o long_o as_o the_o soul_n be_v in_o the_o body_n there_o will_v be_v sin_n in_o the_o soul_n even_o paul_n have_v a_o body_n of_o sin_n and_o death_n in_o he_o and_o till_o death_n destroy_v the_o body_n thou_o must_v not_o look_v to_o have_v sin_n altogether_o dead_a in_o thou_o this_o be_v grant_v by_o all_o and_o why_o shall_v it_o be_v question_v by_o thou_o o_o deject_a soul_n second_o consider_v remain_v corruption_n will_v work_v one_o time_n or_o other_o a_o 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