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their_o shame_n but_o of_o they_o and_o their_o mortification_n more_o afterward_o chap._n 8._o that_o the_o way_n and_o mean_n to_o be_v use_v for_o the_o mortification_n of_o sin_n invent_v by_o they_o be_v still_o insist_v on_o and_o prescribe_v for_o the_o same_o end_n by_o some_o who_o shall_v have_v more_o light_a and_o knowledge_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v know_v such_o direction_n to_o this_o purpose_n have_v of_o late_o be_v give_v by_o some_o and_o be_v greedy_o catch_v at_o by_o other_o profess_v themselves_o protestant_n as_o may_v have_v become_v popish_a devotionist_n three_o or_o four_o hundred_o year_n ago_o such_o outside_n endeavour_n such_o bodily_a exercise_n such_o self-performance_n such_o mere_o legal_a duty_n without_o the_o least_o mention_n of_o christ_n or_o his_o spirit_n be_v varnish_v over_o with_o swell_a word_n of_o vanity_n for_o the_o only_a mean_n and_o expedient_n for_o the_o mortification_n of_o sin_n as_o discover_v a_o deep_a root_a 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the_o other_o now_o he_o that_o have_v the_o rational_a he_o do_v not_o only_o act_v suitable_o to_o that_o principle_n but_o also_o to_o both_o the_o other_o he_o grow_v and_o be_v sensible_a it_o be_v so_o with_o man_n in_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n some_o be_v mere_a natural_a and_o rational_a man_n some_o have_v a_o superadded_a conviction_n with_o illumination_n and_o some_o be_v true_o regenerate_v now_o he_o that_o have_v the_o latter_a have_v also_o both_o the_o former_a and_o therefore_o he_o act_v sometime_o upon_o the_o principle_n of_o the_o rational_a sometime_o upon_o the_o principle_n of_o the_o enlighten_v man_n his_o true_a spiritual_a life_n be_v not_o the_o principle_n of_o all_o his_o motion_n he_o act_v not_o always_o in_o the_o strength_n thereof_o neither_o be_v all_o his_o fruit_n from_o that_o root_n in_o this_o case_n that_o i_o speak_v of_o he_o act_v mere_o upon_o the_o principle_n of_o conviction_n and_o illumination_n whereby_o his_o first_o natural_n be_v 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