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A45357 The excellency of moral vertue, from the serious exhortation of St. Paul to the practice of it in several discourses upon Phil. 4. 8. : to which is added, A discourse of sincerity, from John i. 47 / by Henry Hallywell ... Hallywell, Henry, d. 1703? 1692 (1692) Wing H463; ESTC R18059 47,683 182

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spirit_n of_o god_n 1_o cor._n 2.14_o there_o be_v a_o divine_a quickness_n and_o sagacity_n that_o spring_v up_o in_o a_o purify_a soul_n whereby_o it_o ready_o apprehend_v and_o have_v a_o vital_a sense_n of_o heavenly_a and_o divine_a thing_n which_o they_o that_o be_v sink_v and_o lose_v in_o bodily_a lust_n and_o passion_n be_v perfect_a stranger_n to_o and_o not_o only_a philosophy_n but_o christianity_n tell_v we_o of_o two_o distinct_a principle_n in_o man_n which_o st._n paul_n call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o inner_a and_o outer_a man_n and_o these_o two_o have_v their_o different_a motion_n tendency_n and_o design_n the_o outer_a man_n be_v the_o inheritance_n we_o derive_v from_o adam_n which_o he_o elsewhere_o rom._n 6.6_o style_n the_n old_a man_n which_o be_v to_o be_v crucify_a with_o christ_n that_o the_o body_n of_o sin_n may_v be_v destroy_v that_o henceforth_o we_o shall_v not_o serve_v sin_n now_o this_o outer_a man_n or_o old_a adam_n be_v only_o the_o corrupt_a life_n of_o the_o body_n which_o lead_v to_o all_o manner_n of_o impurity_n and_o vice_n and_o be_v to_o be_v mortify_v and_o destroy_v but_o the_o inner_a man_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o plotinus_n call_v it_o the_o true_a man_n who_o very_a form_n and_o nature_n consist_v in_o pure_a and_o unspotted_a righteousness_n and_o holiness_n it_o be_v the_o image_n of_o the_o lord_n from_o heaven_n and_o as_o be_v the_o heavenly_a adam_n such_o be_v they_o that_o be_v heavenly_a now_o each_o of_o these_o two_o principle_n of_o life_n be_v very_o diligent_a and_o industrious_a to_o diffuse_v and_o propagate_v itself_o and_o therefore_o be_v never_o want_v to_o offer_v all_o fit_a and_o insinuate_a argument_n to_o promote_v its_o own_o interest_n hence_o the_o apostle_n st._n james_n chap._n 3.15_o tell_v we_o of_o a_o wisdom_n that_o be_v earthly_a sensual_a and_o devilish_a now_o this_o wisdom_n be_v the_o genuine_a production_n and_o true_a offspring_n of_o the_o 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