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less_o she_o love_v her_o husband_n whence_o s._n james_n be_v bold_a to_o call_v worldling_n adulterer_n and_o adulteress_n c._n 4.4_o who_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o endure_v to_o dally_v and_o sport_n and_o go_v a_o whore_v after_o the_o world_n you_o can_v serve_v god_n and_o mammon_n 2._o consider_v that_o a_o course_n lead_v in_o lust_n 2.3_o be_v fit_a for_o the_o gentile_n than_o those_o that_o profess_v the_o teach_n of_o grace_n tit._n 2.11_o for_o the_o grace_n which_o have_v appear_v teach_v we_o to_o deny_v worldly_a lust_n our_o relation_n to_o christ_n of_o who_o we_o be_v call_v christian_n must_v draw_v our_o affection_n out_o of_o the_o world_n for_o 1._o he_o have_v choose_v we_o out_o of_o the_o world_n so_o that_o now_o he_o profess_v of_o we_o they_o be_v not_o of_o the_o world_n joh._n 15.19_o 2._o he_o give_v himself_o to_o deliver_v we_o out_o of_o this_o present_a evil_a world_n galat._n 1.4_o 3._o no_o man_n have_v benefit_n by_o christ_n death_n but_o he_o 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105_o in_o the_o second_o temptation_n satan_n aim_v at_o 5._o thing_n 195_o satan_n tempt_v seek_v to_o bring_v man_n to_o extreme_n 5._o reas_fw-la 197_o satan_n can_v tempt_v and_o persuade_v but_o not_o force_v we_o to_o sin_n 5._o reas_fw-la 213_o temptation_n arm_v with_o scripture_n most_o dangerous_a 231_o man_n tempt_v god_n in_o 1._o judgement_n 2._o affection_n 3._o action_n 269_o god_n actual_o tempt_v 4._o way_n 272_o to_o tempt_v god_n dangerous_a 4._o reas_fw-la 273_o five_o sort_n of_o tempter_n of_o god_n 274_o how_o man_n tempt_v god_n in_o matter_n 1._o of_o soul_n 275._o 2._o of_o body_n three_o way_n 276_o tempter_n of_n themselves_o as_o if_o there_o be_v no_o tempter_n 70_o christ_n abide_v the_o whole_a temptation_n to_o the_o end_n 4._o reas_fw-la 364_o god_n suffer_v his_o child_n to_o be_v vex_v with_o long_a and_o strong_a temptation_n 3._o reas_fw-la 368_o god_n child_n shall_v out_o stand_v all_o temptation_n 4._o reas_fw-la 366_o a_o sober_a use_n of_o 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