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that_o those_o law_n the_o breach_n of_o which_o they_o presume_v will_v be_v general_o wink_v at_o and_o little_o take_v notice_n of_o by_o the_o magistrate_n as_o relieve_v beggar_n and_o several_a other_o be_v seldom_o observe_v and_o man_n at_o most_o be_v indifferent_a whether_o they_o keep_v they_o or_o no_o but_o for_o those_o law_n which_o they_o believe_v will_v be_v severe_o reckon_v for_o if_o man_n break_v they_o as_o those_o against_o theft_n murder_n ravishment_n treason_n and_o the_o like_a these_o they_o will_v be_v tender_a of_o and_o take_v care_n lest_o they_o shall_v incur_v their_o penalty_n true_o so_o it_o be_v about_o the_o law_n of_o god_n we_o do_v usual_o make_v some_o conscience_n of_o those_o law_n which_o we_o apprehend_v have_v death_n and_o hell_n and_o wrath_n and_o damnation_n attend_v the_o breach_n of_o they_o but_o those_o law_n the_o breach_n of_o which_o we_o presume_v be_v no_o great_a matter_n and_o little_o mind_v by_o god_n we_o be_v 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in_o which_o regard_n the_o apostle_n call_v they_o filthiness_n of_o spirit_n and_o distinguish_v they_o from_o the_o filthiness_n of_o the_o flesh_n 2_o cor._n 7.1_o 4._o as_o those_o sin_n which_o be_v the_o spring_n of_o all_o bodily_a and_o outward_a sin_n out_o of_o the_o heart_n proceed_v murder_n blasphemy_n theft_n etc._n etc._n matth._n 15.19_o 5._o as_o those_o sin_n have_v more_o of_o the_o heart_n and_o spirit_n in_o they_o the_o malignity_n of_o sin_n in_o regard_n of_o its_o object_n be_v from_o the_o immensity_n of_o that_o god_n against_o who_o it_o be_v commit_v in_o regard_n of_o its_o subject_a it_o be_v from_o the_o degree_n of_o that_o heartiness_n and_o willingness_n with_o which_o it_o be_v commit_v to_o back-slide_a in_o heart_n be_v more_o than_o back-slide_a from_o god_n with_o our_o tongue_n and_o deny_v he_o vocal_o prov._n 14.14_o such_o a_o one_o shall_v be_v fill_v with_o his_o own_o way_n and_o wickedness_n to_o err_v in_o heart_n be_v the_o 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