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evil_n be_v cause_v by_o the_o prince_n of_o darkness_n which_o verify_v that_o censure_n of_o solomon_n ecol_n 1._o 14._o i_o have_v see_v all_o the_o work_n that_o be_v do_v under_o the_o sun_n and_o behold_v all_o be_v vanity_n and_o vexation_n of_o spirit_n 5._o beyond_o these_o from_o the_o darkness_n of_o our_o own_o heart_n there_o do_v arise_v so_o many_o perturbation_n of_o mind_n fear_n jealousy_n dotage_n vain_a hope_n ambitious_a desire_n foolish_a imagination_n inordinate_a anger_n impatience_n and_o discontent_n sometime_o by_o provocation_n sometime_o causeless_a upon_o tale_n surmise_n mistake_n dream_n sancy_n imposture_n contingency_n and_o otherwise_o as_o make_v the_o mind_n of_o man_n like_o the_o trouble_a sea_n when_o it_o can_v rest_v who_o water_n cast_v up_o mire_n and_o dirt_n as_o the_o prophet_n speak_v isa._n 57_o 20._o 6._o but_o most_o of_o all_o the_o conscience_n of_o sin_n and_o the_o sense_n of_o god_n wrath_n and_o the_o fear_n of_o death_n and_o judgement_n to_o come_v over_z whelm_v the_o spirit_n of_o man_n with_o horror_n make_v felix_n tremble_v cain_n turn_v vagabond_n saul_n grow_v desperate_a and_o betake_v himself_o to_o one_o that_o have_v a_o familiar_a spirit_n judas_n become_v his_o own_o executioner_n in_o a_o word_n make_v many_o through_o fear_n of_o death_n all_o their_o life-time_n subject_a to_o bondage_n heb._n 2._o 15._o this_o be_v of_o all_o other_o the_o great_a torture_n of_o the_o soul_n when_o god_n hide_v his_o face_n from_o a_o person_n which_o make_v job_n express_v himself_o in_o this_o lament_a ditty_n job_n 13._o 24_o 25_o 26._o wherefore_o hide_v thou_o thy_o face_n and_o hold_v i_o for_o thy_o enemy_n will_v thou_o break_v a_o leaf_n drive_v to_o and_o fro_o and_o will_v thou_o pursue_v the_o dry_a stubble_n for_o thou_o write_v bitter_a thing_n against_o i_o and_o make_v i_o to_o possess_v the_o iniquity_n of_o my_o youth_n for_o as_o solomon_n say_v true_o prov._n 18._o 14._o the_o spirit_n of_o a_o man_n will_v sustain_v his_o infirmity_n but_o a_o wound_a spirit_n who_o can_v bear8_n all_o these_o thing_n and_o innumerable_a other_o evil_n experience_n show_v to_o infest_v the_o life_n of_o man_n against_o which_o the_o only_a remedy_n be_v well_o advise_v reason_n composedness_n of_o spirit_n patience_n say_v hope_v in_o god_n which_o must_v be_v communicate_v from_o christ_n who_o enlighten_v all_o with_o natural_a or_o supernatural_a light_n of_o which_o i_o be_o next_o to_o speak_v sect._n 6._o application_n to_o make_v we_o sensible_a of_o sin_n evil_a and_o the_o world_n vanity_n and_o to_o provoke_v we_o to_o seek_v a_o tredsure_n above_o and_o light_n from_o christ_n to_o comfort_v we_o in_o
think_v to_o be_v evil_a though_o it_o be_v good_a or_o lawful_a in_o itself_o it_o will_v be_v sin_n to_o he_o and_o so_o much_o the_o great_a in_o that_o it_o be_v a_o sign_n that_o he_o who_o do_v thus_o show_v that_o his_o principle_n by_o which_o he_o act_v be_v naught_o even_o then_o when_o he_o do_v good_a and_o that_o it_o be_v but_o by_o accident_n that_o he_o do_v it_o yea_o that_o man_n who_o do_v good_a against_o his_o conscience_n be_v but_o a_o hypocrite_n in_o so_o do_v though_o the_o thing_n in_o itself_o be_v right_a and_o good_a but_o when_o a_o man_n do_v evil_a which_o his_o conscience_n tell_v he_o be_v so_o he_o commit_v a_o sin_n of_o the_o high_a degree_n as_o to_o he_o that_o know_v to_o do_v good_a and_o do_v it_o not_o to_o he_o it_o be_v sin_n jam._n 4._o 17._o that_o be_v sin_n in_o a_o high_a degree_n hence_o great_a horror_n of_o spirit_n have_v attend_v they_o that_o have_v omit_v good_a which_o their_o conscience_n tell_v they_o they_o shall_v do_v 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