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3._o 40._o haggâ—_n â—_z 5._o gal._n â—_o 4._o and_o psal._n 2._o 4._o communâ—_n with_o your_o heart_n upon_o your_o bed_n or_o speak_v with_o your_o hearâ—_n or_o with_o your_o conscience_n as_o often_o in_o the_o old_a testament_n the_o heart_n be_v put_v for_o the_o conscience_n for_o it_o be_v the_o conscience_n property_n that_o give_v the_o answer_n and_o not_o the_o heart_n so_o 2_o cor_n 13._o 5._o examine_v yourselves_o whether_o you_o be_v in_o the_o say_v prove_v your_o own_o self_n etc._n etc._n the_o command_n be_v double_v nay_o someway_o tripled_a 2._o it_o be_v clear_a also_o from_o the_o ordinary_a practice_n of_o the_o saint_n as_o have_v be_v former_o instance_a so_o that_o hardly_o will_v you_o find_v a_o tender_a man_n but_o he_o be_v thus_o exercise_v and_o the_o more_o tender_a he_o be_v the_o more_o be_v he_o so_o tender_v david_n be_v much_o exercise_v this_o way_n as_o he_o give_v a_o account_n psal._n 119._o 59_o i_o think_v say_v he_o on_o my_o way_n and_o 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calmness_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n 2_o we_o premit_fw-la that_o this_o peace_n and_o calmness_n consist_v with_o challenge_n and_o repentance_n and_o with_o deep_a inward_a exercise_n may_v be_v first_o where_o there_o be_v no_o absolute_a perfection_n of_o holiness_n though_o i_o grant_v there_o must_v be_v no_o low_o nor_o less_o design_n than_o perfection_n because_o this_o peace_n and_o calmness_n in_o sojourn_v saint_n of_o who_o we_o mean_v all_o along_o be_v most_o found_v on_o sincere_a and_o serious_a endeavour_n to_o attain_v it_o as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v phil._n 3._o 12_o 13._o not_o as_o though_o i_o have_v already_o attain_v or_o be_v already_o perfect_a viz._n in_o holiness_n but_o i_o follow_v after_o etc._n etc._n and_o yet_o vers_fw-la 15._o he_o assert_v a_o perfection_n there_o be_v not_o a_o attain_n of_o perfection_n as_o to_o degree_n and_o yet_o there_o be_v a_o perfection_n in_o respect_n of_o part_n and_o in_o respect_n of_o sincere_a endeavour_n and_o press_v to_o be_v at_o perfection_n 2._o this_o peace_n and_o calmness_n that_o we_o speak_v of_o may_v consist_v with_o the_o indwel_n of_o corruption_n though_o not_o with_o the_o reign_n and_o dominion_n of_o it_o i_o say_v with_o the_o indwel_n of_o corruption_n where_o the_o stir_n and_o act_n of_o it_o be_v as_o it_o be_v protest_v against_o groan_v under_o and_o oppose_v as_o it_o be_v with_o this_o apostle_n rom._n 7._o who_o notwithstanding_o the_o law_n of_o his_o member_n rebel_a against_o the_o law_n of_o his_o mind_n yet_o maintain_v his_o peace_n because_o this_o peace_n be_v ground_v not_o so_o much_o on_o the_o entire_a and_o absolute_a victory_n over_o corruption_n as_o on_o a_o real_a hatred_n of_o a_o real_a enmity_n at_o and_o a_o real_a fight_v against_o it_o 3._o this_o peace_n and_o calmness_n may_v consist_v not_o only_o with_o corruption_n indwell_v but_o sometime_o with_o the_o prevail_a and_o captivate_a power_n of_o corruption_n which_o be_v also_o clear_a from_o rom._n 7_o where_o the_o law_n that_o be_v in_o the_o apostle_n member_n prevail_v so_o far_o against_o the_o law_n of_o his_o mind_n that_o it_o lead_v he_o captive_a to_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n that_o be_v in_o his_o member_n and_o yet_o he_o have_v peace_n the_o reason_n be_v because_o this_o peace_n do_v not_o only_o flow_v from_o the_o event_n of_o the_o wrestle_n or_o fight_n but_o also_o from_o the_o christian_n not_o yield_v in_o the_o fight_n though_o he_o be_v captivat_fw-la and_o from_o his_o enter_v as_o it_o be_v a_o dissent_n from_o and_o protestation_n against_o the_o captivate_a power_n of_o corruption_n therefore_o say_v he_o the_o thing_n i_o do_v i_o allow_v not_o and_o it_o be_v no_o more_o i_o that_o do_v it_o but_o sin_n that_o dwell_v in_o i_o not_o but_o it_o be_v he_o that_o sin_v but_o he_o allow_v it_o not_o nay_o as_o i_o say_v he_o protest_v against_o the_o prevailling_a of_o sin_n in_o himself_o therefore_o the_o word_n in_o the_o original_a be_v 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