of_o god_n do_v affect_v man_n with_o a_o earnest_a desire_n of_o knowledge_n and_o so_o affect_v they_o as_o to_o desire_v to_o know_v the_o will_n of_o god_n for_o no_o other_o reason_n but_o that_o they_o may_v avoid_v what_o be_v displease_v to_o god_n and_o do_v what_o be_v please_v in_o his_o sight_n and_o therefore_o hear_v pray_v read_v meditate_v and_o study_v the_o holy_a scripture_n they_o be_v sure_a to_o be_v right_a for_o the_o main_a 2._o not_o only_o avoid_v the_o belief_n and_o profession_n of_o falsehood_n but_o hate_v it_o i_o hate_v every_o false_a way_n not_o the_o person_n but_o pity_v they_o phil._n 3._o 19_o i_o tell_v you_o weep_v it_o shall_v be_v the_o grief_n of_o our_o heart_n to_o see_v they_o mislead_v but_o as_o for_o the_o error_n hate_v it_o whatever_o be_v not_o agreeable_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o truth_n or_o dissent_v from_o the_o purity_n of_o the_o word_n there_o be_v too_o great_a a_o coldness_n and_o indifferency_n about_o the_o thing_n of_o 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better_a thing_n and_o run_v after_o they_o they_o deceive_v we_o in_o the_o issue_n they_o be_v call_v deceitful_a riches_n mark_v 4._o 19_o and_o beauty_n be_v say_v to_o be_v deceitful_a prov._n 31._o 3._o and_o those_o that_o run_v after_o these_o thing_n be_v say_v to_o run_v after_o lie_v vanity_n jonah_n 2._o 8._o those_o that_o fail_v when_o we_o hope_v to_o enjoy_v they_o three_o i_o take_v it_o more_o general_o for_o all_o sin_n sinful_a way_n be_v false_a way_n and_o will_v sure_o deceive_v those_o that_o expect_v good_a from_o they_o or_o walk_v in_o they_o heb._n 3._o 13._o deceitfulness_n of_o sin_n and_o deceitful_a lust_n ephes._n 4._o 22._o and_o sin_n have_v deceive_v i_o and_o slay_v i_o say_v paul_n rom._n 7._o 11._o sin_n be_v false_a and_o deceitful_a many_o way_n 1._o it_o present_v its_o self_n in_o another_o dress_n than_o its_o own_o propose_v evil_a under_o the_o name_n of_o good_a call_v light_a darkness_n and_o darkness_n light_n isa._n 5._o 20._o or_o 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he_o betray_v his_o master_n mat._n 27._o 4._o their_o heart_n give_v evidence_n against_o they_o rom._n 2._o 15._o excuse_v or_o accuse_v one_o another_o as_o cain_n gen._n 4._o 14._o my_o punishment_n be_v great_a than_o i_o can_v bear_v the_o unclean_a person_n shall_v mourn_v at_o the_o last_o when_o his_o flesh_n and_o his_o body_n shall_v be_v consume_v prov._n 5._o 11._o adam_n and_o eve_n be_v sensible_a too_o late_o when_o their_o eye_n be_v open_v doct._n by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n we_o get_v that_o true_a sound_a wisdom_n which_o make_v we_o to_o hate_v every_o false_a way_n four_o thing_n be_v imply_v in_o the_o point_n and_o in_o the_o text._n 1._o a_o hatred_n of_o sin_n 2._o the_o universality_n of_o this_o hatred_n every_o false_a way_n 3._o that_o tâ—…is_n be_v a_o part_n and_o fruit_n of_o wisdom_n i_o get_v understanding_n therefore_o i_o hate_v 4._o this_o wisdom_n and_o understanding_n be_v get_v by_o god_n precept_n first_o that_o it_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o 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any_o other_o be_v now_o hatred_n be_v to_o arm_v we_o against_o it_o in_o short_a this_o hatred_n be_v require_v 1._o because_o this_o be_v the_o true_a principle_n of_o resistance_n against_o sin_n until_o a_o man_n hate_v sin_n he_o be_v never_o true_o set_v against_o it_o as_o a_o man_n be_v never_o thorough_o gain_v to_o that_o which_o be_v good_a until_o he_o love_v holiness_n for_o holiness_n sake_n his_o affection_n may_v be_v bribe_v with_o other_o consideration_n but_o then_o he_o be_v root_v in_o holiness_n when_o he_o love_v holiness_n for_o its_o own_o sake_n so_o a_o man_n that_o be_v not_o resolve_v against_o sin_n that_o will_v not_o hate_v it_o for_o its_o own_o sake_n may_v be_v fright_v out_o of_o sin_n for_o a_o fit_a or_o by_o the_o interposing_n of_o conscience_n put_v out_o of_o humour_n but_o his_o heart_n fall_v in_o again_o with_o his_o old_a lust_n until_o there_o be_v a_o envy_n and_o detestation_n of_o sin_n but_o when_o it_o come_v to_o this_o hatred_n 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psal._n 66._o 18._o as_o a_o dog_n love_v the_o bone_n yet_o fear_v the_o blow_n god_n judge_v not_o as_o man_n man_n be_v blameless_a he_o abstain_v from_o sin_n but_o god_n hate_v sin_n man_n judge_v according_a to_o the_o action_n but_o god_n judge_v according_a to_o the_o frame_n of_o the_o heart_n 1_o sam._n 16._o 7._o for_o he_o be_v able_a to_o look_v to_o the_o inward_a spring_n and_o poise_v our_o spirit_n so_o on_o the_o other_o side_n good_a man_n may_v slip_v into_o a_o evil_a action_n but_o their_o heart_n be_v against_o it_o it_o be_v the_o evil_a which_o they_o hate_v rom._n 7._o 15._o they_o may_v be_v foil_v but_o their_o heart_n be_v bend_v another_o way_n but_o what_o be_v this_o hatred_n of_o sin_n 1
it_o imply_v a_o universal_a repugnancy_n in_o every_o part_n of_o a_o man_n against_o sin_n not_o only_o in_o his_o reason_n and_o conscience_n but_o will_v and_o affection_n there_o be_v not_o a_o wicked_a man_n but_o in_o many_o case_n his_o conscience_n bid_v he_o do_v otherwise_o ay_o but_o a_o renew_a man_n his_o heart_n incline_v he_o to_o do_v otherwise_o his_o heart_n be_v set_v against_o sin_n and_o take_v up_o with_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n rom._n 7._o 22._o i_o delight_v in_o the_o law_n of_o god_n according_a to_o the_o inner_a man_n it_o be_v in_o the_o whole_a inward_a man_n which_o consist_v of_o many_o part_n and_o faculty_n brief_o then_o it_o note_v the_o opposition_n not_o from_o enlighten_v conscience_n only_o but_o from_o the_o bent_n of_o the_o renew_a heart_n reason_n and_o conscience_n will_v take_v god_n part_n and_o quarrel_n with_o sin_n else_o wicked_a man_n can_v not_o be_v self-condemned_n 2._o hatred_n it_o be_v a_o fix_a root_a enmity_n many_o a_o man_n may_v fall_v out_o with_o sin_n upon_o some_o occasion_n but_o he_o have_v not_o a_o irreconcilable_a enmity_n against_o it_o the_o transient_a motion_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v thing_n quite_o distinct_a from_o a_o permanent_a principle_n that_o abide_v in_o a_o renew_a heart_n he_o have_v that_o same_o seed_n of_o god_n remain_v in_o he_o 1_o john_n 3._o 9_o a_o habit_n note_v a_o habitual_a aversation_n a_o brabble_n many_o time_n fall_v out_o between_o we_o and_o sin_n upon_o several_a occasion_n when_o it_o have_v sensible_o do_v we_o wrong_n destroy_v our_o peace_n blast_v our_o name_n or_o bring_v temporal_a inconvenience_n upon_o we_o in_o time_n of_o judgement_n and_o fear_n and_o present_a trouble_n and_o danger_n man_n think_v of_o bewail_v their_o sin_n and_o return_v to_o god_n but_o they_o fall_v out_o and_o fall_v in_o again_o this_o be_v anger_n not_o hatred_n like_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o heart_n against_o a_o draw_a sword_n when_o it_o be_v flash_v in_o our_o face_n whereas_o afterward_o we_o can_v take_v it_o up_o without_o any_o such_o commotion_n of_o spirit_n 3._o hatred_n it_o be_v a_o active_a enmity_n war_a upon_o sin_n by_o serious_a and_o constant_a endeavour_n manifest_v by_o watch_v strive_v groan_a watch_v before_o the_o temptation_n come_v resist_v in_o the_o temptation_n groan_v under_o it_o and_o bemoan_v ourselves_o after_o the_o temptation_n have_v prevail_v over_o we_o 1_o there_o be_v a_o constant_a jealousy_n and_o watchfulness_n before_o the_o temptation_n come_v they_o that_o hate_v sin_n will_v keep_v at_o a_o distance_n from_o whatever_o be_v displease_v unto_o god_n prov._n 28._o 14._o happy_a be_v the_o man_n that_o fear_v always_o a_o hard_a heart_n that_o know_v not_o the_o evil_a of_o sin_n rush_v on_o to_o thing_n according_a to_o the_o present_a inclination_n ay_o but_o a_o man_n that_o have_v a_o hatred_n against_o sin_n that_o have_v feel_v the_o evil_a of_o it_o in_o his_o conscience_n that_o have_v be_v scorch_v in_o the_o flame_n of_o a_o true_a conviction_n will_v not_o come_v near_o the_o fire_n a_o break_a heart_n be_v shy_a and_o fearful_a therefore_o he_o weigh_v his_o thought_n word_n and_o action_n and_o takes_z notice_n of_o the_o first_o appearance_n of_o any_o temptation_n they_o know_v sin_n be_v always_o present_a soon_o stir_v and_o therefore_o live_v in_o a_o holy_a jealousy_n certain_o they_o that_o walk_v up_o and_o down_o heedless_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o so_o many_o snare_n and_o temptation_n wherewith_o we_o be_v waylay_v in_o our_o passage_n to_o heaven_n they_o have_v not_o this_o active_a enmity_n against_o sin_n and_o therefore_o hatred_n be_v see_v by_o watch_v 2_o it_o be_v see_v by_o strive_v or_o serious_a resistance_n in_o the_o temptation_n a_o christian_a be_v not_o always_o to_o be_v measure_v by_o the_o success_n but_o by_o conflict_n he_o fight_v it_o out_o rome_n 7._o 15._o the_o evil_n which_o i_o hate_v that_o do_v i._o though_o they_o be_v foil_v by_o sin_n yet_o they_o hate_v it_o a_o enemy_n may_v be_v overcome_v yet_o he_o retain_v his_o spite_n and_o malice_n sin_n do_v not_o free_o carry_v it_o in_o the_o heart_n neither_o be_v the_o act_n complete_o willing_a gal._n 5._o 17._o walk_v in_o the_o spirit_n and_o you_o shall_v not_o fulfil_v the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n for_o say_v he_o the_o flesh_n lust_v against_o the_o spirit_n and_o the_o spirit_n against_o the_o flesh_n and_o these_o be_v contrary_a the_o one_o to_o the_o other_o so_o that_o you_o can_v do_v the_o thing_n that_o you_o will_v that_o be_v you_o can_v sin_v with_o such_o proneness_n and_o full_a consent_n and_o bend_v of_o heart_n as_o other_o they_o have_v a_o principle_n of_o opposition_n a_o root_a enmity_n in_o their_o soul_n against_o sin_n 3_o by_o a_o bitter_a grief_n after_o the_o temptation_n as_o peter_n when_o he_o have_v fall_v foul_o he_o go_v out_o and_o weep_v bitter_o mat._n 26._o 75._o they_o do_v not_o lie_v in_o sin_n but_o recover_v 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hear_v all_o these_o thing_n and_o deride_v he_o they_o flout_v at_o he_o when_o he_o hang_v on_o the_o cross_n matt._n 27._o 39_o to_o 44._o they_o that_o pass_v by_o he_o revile_v he_o wag_v their_o head_n and_o say_v thou_o that_o destroy_v the_o temple_n and_o build_v it_o in_o three_o day_n save_v thyself_o if_o thou_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n come_v down_o from_o the_o cross._n likewise_o also_o the_o chief_a priest_n mock_v he_o with_o the_o scribe_n and_o elder_n say_v he_o save_v other_o himself_z he_o can_v save_v if_o he_o be_v the_o king_n of_o israel_n let_v he_o now_o come_v down_o from_o the_o cross_n and_o we_o will_v believe_v he_o he_o trust_v in_o god_n let_v he_o deliver_v he_o now_o if_o he_o will_v have_v he_o for_o he_o say_v i_o be_o the_o son_n of_o god_n the_o thief_n also_o which_o be_v crucify_v with_o he_o cast_v the_o same_o in_o his_o tooth_n so_o act_v 17._o 32._o some_o mock_v and_o say_v what_o will_v this_o babbler_n say_v well_o then_o since_o 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