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and_o which_o can_v consist_v with_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n in_o the_o same_o person_n or_o more_o and_o iterate_a act_n of_o sin_v as_o may_v appear_v from_o these_o place_n luke_n 15.18_o joh._n 9.2.3_o rom._n 6.15.2_o cor._n 12.21.13.2_o heb._n 3.17_o 3._o because_o those_o place_n of_o scripture_n which_o be_v use_v to_o set_v forth_o the_o state_n of_o unregenerate_a and_o regenerate_v person_n be_v such_o as_o denote_v a_o habit_n or_o custom_n thus_o the_o former_a be_v say_v to_o walk_v and_o live_v after_o the_o flesh_n rom._n 8.1.13_o and_o to_o live_v in_o sin_n rom._n 6.2_o and_o to_o commit_v sin_n 1._o jo._n 3.8_o and_o the_o latter_a to_o walk_v and_o live_v after_o the_o spirit_n rom._n 8.1_o and_o to_o live_v godly_o 2._o tim._n 3.12_o and_o to_o live_v according_a to_o god_n 1._o pet._n 4._o v._n 6._o as_o the_o word_n live_v note_v our_o manner_n or_o course_n of_o live_v so_o the_o word_n walk_v answerable_o note_v the_o accustom_a action_n of_o our_o life_n for_o as_o a_o way_n be_v often_o tread_v in_o so_o that_o which_o we_o often_o and_o usual_o do_v be_v call_v our_o way_n and_o according_o the_o apostle_n exhort_v we_o that_o we_o shall_v not_o suffer_v sin_n to_o reign_v in_o we_o nor_o yield_v our_o member_n to_o it_o as_o weapon_n of_o unrighteousness_n rom._n 6.12.13_o by_o which_o form_n of_o speech_n he_o require_v that_o we_o shall_v be_v exempt_v from_o the_o reign_n and_o dominion_n of_o sin_n but_o not_o simple_o from_o every_o act_n of_o it_o it_o be_v true_a according_a to_o the_o sense_n of_o moses_n his_o law_n the_o single_a act_n of_o any_o one_o sin_n subject_n a_o man_n to_o the_o curse_n but_o according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o liberty_n that_o be_v the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n not_o every_o