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A45220 Agnoia tou psychikou anthrōpou, or, The inability of the highest improved naturall man to attaine a sufficient and right knowledge of indwelling sinne discovered in three sermons, preached at St. Marie's in Oxford / by Henry Hurst ... Hurst, Henry, 1629-1690. 1659 (1659) Wing H3790; ESTC R20569 94,558 226

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it_o appropriate_v to_o the_o law_n 1._o answer_n 1_o a._n 1._o 1._o sin_n in_o the_o full_a extent_n and_o compass_v of_o it_o as_o actual_a be_v only_o discover_v by_o the_o law_n for_o many_o sin_n they_o account_v virtue_n and_o many_o they_o excuse_v with_o harmless_a indifferency_n which_o yet_o the_o law_n condemn_v 2._o answer_n 2_o 2._o 2._o but_o indeed_o the_o apostle_n principal_o intend_v the_o sin_v sin_n in_o first_o motion_n and_o working_n and_o in_o its_o indwel_n that_o corrupt_a principle_n of_o lust_n and_o sin_n which_o be_v root_v in_o the_o soul_n and_o work_n be_v in_o our_o life_n and_o be_v ordinary_o know_v by_o the_o name_n of_o original_a sin_n or_o corruption_n of_o nature_n thus_o doctrine_n thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d peccatum_fw-la vocabit_fw-la vitium_fw-la originis_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la aliorum_fw-la sontem_fw-la &_o mortis_fw-la causam_fw-la pareus_n in_o loc._n doctrine_n pareus_n on_o the_o place_n this_o praemise_v i_o gather_v up_o 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