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from_o that_o iniquity_n to_o which_o he_o be_v strong_o tempt_v and_o do_v not_o suffer_v he_o to_o do_v as_o the_o wicked_a will_v have_v do_v in_o the_o like_a case_n what_o that_o particular_a case_n and_o sin_n be_v be_v not_o here_o mention_v but_o if_o we_o consult_v the_o history_n of_o his_o life_n it_o seem_v to_o refer_v to_o that_o know_a instance_n when_o saul_n fall_v into_o his_o hand_n at_o engedi_n so_o that_o he_o can_v as_o easy_o have_v slay_v 4._o 1_o sam._n 24._o 4._o he_o as_o he_o cut_v off_o the_o skirt_n of_o his_o garment_n and_o yet_o he_o will_v not_o do_v such_o a_o unlawful_a and_o wicked_a act_n no_o not_o to_o save_v his_o life_n and_o he_o give_v the_o reason_n in_o the_o word_n before_o my_o text_n for_o i_o have_v keep_v the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n 22._o ver._n 21._o 22._o and_o have_v not_o wicked_o depart_v from_o my_o god_n for_o all_o his_o judgement_n be_v before_o i_o and_o i_o do_v not_o put_v away_o his_o statute_n from_o i_o as_o though_o he_o have_v say_v i_o have_v more_o regard_n to_o god_n righteous_a law_n than_o to_o my_o private_a interest_n and_o when_o i_o have_v a_o fair_a opportunity_n of_o put_v a_o end_n to_o all_o my_o trouble_n i_o choose_v rather_o to_o suffer_v than_o to_o do_v evil_a have_v i_o consult_v flesh_n and_o blood_n or_o the_o dictate_v of_o a_o revengeful_a spirit_n i_o can_v easy_o have_v secure_v my_o own_o by_o take_v away_o his_o life_n but_o i_o have_v rather_o venture_v the_o utmost_a effect_n of_o saul_n hatred_n than_o incur_v the_o displeasure_n of_o god_n my_o great_a deliverer_n and_o defender_n the_o fear_n of_o that_o can_v not_o make_v i_o forgo_v the_o fear_n of_o he_o and_o therefore_o though_o i_o can_v not_o hinder_v saul_n yet_o through_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n restrain_v i_o i_o keep_v myself_o from_o my_o iniquity_n from_o my_o iniquity_n that_o be_v from_o the_o sin_n to_o which_o i_o be_v strong_o tempt_v for_o some_o say_v he_o afterward_o to_o saul_n himself_o bid_v i_o kill_v thou_o 10._o 1_o sam._n 24._o 10._o and_o which_o i_o be_v also_o prone_a to_o fall_v into_o have_v not_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n keep_v i_o back_o for_o so_o the_o chaldee_n paraphra_v explain_v the_o whole_a verse_n i_o be_v perfect_a in_o his_o fear_n and_o he_o be_v the_o saviour_n of_o my_o soul_n from_o sin_n and_o from_o iniquity_n the_o word_n thus_o open_v and_o explain_v will_v afford_v we_o many_o useful_a point_n both_o for_o our_o instruction_n and_o our_o practice_n the_o chief_a of_o which_o i_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o speak_v to_o under_o these_o three_o head_n which_o seem_v to_o comprise_v their_o main_a importance_n 1._o that_o there_o be_v some_o particular_a sin_n which_o every_o one_o may_v call_v in_o a_o more_o peculiar_a manner_n his_o own_o iniquity_n 2._o that_o it_o be_v possible_a to_o keep_v ourselves_o from_o such_o sin_n as_o david_n do_v by_o use_v the_o mean_n which_o david_n use_v 3._o what_o help_v and_o direction_n be_v needful_a 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this_o be_v the_o best_a examiner_n and_o informer_n too_o a_o faithful_a witness_n and_o a_o most_o uncorrupt_a judge_n which_o will_v easy_o discover_v and_o arraign_v convict_v and_o condemn_v the_o criminal_a maugre_o all_o endeavour_n to_o bribe_v or_o stifle_v the_o evidence_n this_o must_v needs_o find_v out_o the_o sin_n to_o which_o it_o be_v always_o privy_a and_o a_o man_n be_v own_o heart_n can_v choose_v but_o tell_v he_o what_o he_o love_v best_o and_o what_o he_o be_v most_o addict_v to_o that_o therefore_o there_o be_v great_a proclivity_n in_o every_o one_o to_o some_o peculiar_a sin_n be_v sufficient_o evident_a from_o every_o man_n private_a conscience_n but_o how_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o so_o it_o be_v beside_o the_o general_a corruption_n of_o our_o nature_n which_o be_v common_a to_o we_o all_o will_v be_v further_o manifest_v from_o these_o follow_a consideration_n i._o we_o be_v more_o inclineable_a to_o some_o sin_n than_o other_o through_o our_o 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