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they_o that_o be_v such_o and_o bless_v god_n that_o you_o be_v none_o of_o they_o and_o so_o be_v take_v from_o under_o the_o curse_n of_o that_o threaten_n ii_o sin_n in_o this_o great_a house_n of_o so_o great_a mourning_n god_n have_v be_v teach_v you_o what_o be_v the_o wage_n of_o sin_n you_o have_v often_o hear_v that_o death_n be_v the_o wage_n of_o sin_n rom._n 6.23_o the_o greek_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o use_v be_v a_o military_a term_n signify_v the_o wage_n that_o be_v due_a to_o soldier_n intimate_v that_o death_n be_v as_o due_a to_o a_o sinner_n for_o his_o service_n to_o the_o devil_n as_o pay_v be_v to_o a_o soldier_n for_o his_o service_n to_o his_o general_n it_o come_v from_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v proper_o all_o kind_n of_o pleasant_a meat_n that_o may_v be_v prepare_v or_o make_v ready_a by_o fire_n so_o that_o all_o the_o delicate_n and_o dainty_a dish_n that_o sin_n prepare_v for_o sinner_n have_v a_o death_n head_n in_o they_o do_v you_o learn_v this_o and_o by_o this_o learn_v to_o hate_v sin_n more_o than_o you_o do_v before_o and_o watch_v against_o it_o more_o than_o you_o do_v before_o iii_o mortality_n in_o this_o great_a house_n of_o so_o great_a mourning_n god_n have_v be_v teach_v you_o the_o certainty_n of_o man_n mortality_n you_o have_v see_v that_o this_o be_v the_o way_n of_o all_o flesh_n josh_n 23.14_o 1_o king_n 2.2_o and_o therefore_o learn_v to_o live_v as_o mortal_a die_a man_n shall_v live_v you_o have_v see_v that_o thousand_o have_v be_v carry_v from_o their_o house_n to_o their_o grave_n and_o oh_o
to_o the_o same_o sin_n but_o sin_n encroach_v more_o into_o the_o sinner_n heart_n and_o affection_n and_o bring_v he_o more_o and_o more_o into_o bondage_n to_o it_o and_o so_o make_v he_o worse_o and_o worse_o as_o a_o man_n that_o be_v wont_a to_o take_v a_o cup_n too_o much_o at_o length_n be_v bring_v to_o frequent_a drunkenness_n till_o at_o last_o it_o bring_v he_o to_o hell_n and_o to_o damnation_n irrecoverable_o where_o he_o be_v as_o bad_a as_o he_o can_v be_v 5._o unsatiable_a sin_n be_v of_o a_o crave_v and_o unsatiable_a nature_n therefore_o those_o that_o will_v satisfy_v their_o lust_n must_v needs_o in_o length_n of_o time_n be_v very_o bad_a there_o be_v four_o thing_n which_o be_v never_o satisfy_v and_o never_o say_v it_o be_v enough_o prov._n 30.15_o 16._o and_o sin_n may_v make_v a_o five_o for_o though_o a_o man_n drudge_n under_o sin_n all_o his_o day_n yet_o it_o think_v the_o sinner_n have_v not_o do_v enough_o for_o it_o the_o horseleech_n have_v two_o daughter_n crying_z give_v give_v such_o a_o thing_n be_v sin_n that_o never_o leave_v suck_v the_o heartblood_n of_o the_o sinner_n till_o it_o have_v suck_v he_o to_o death_n sin_n can_v cease_v to_o ask_v and_o sinner_n know_v not_o how_o to_o deny_v and_o they_o must_v be_v wicked_a indeed_o that_o will_v be_v as_o wicked_a as_o sin_n can_v make_v they_o i_o may_v run_v through_o the_o several_a kind_n of_o sin_n and_o show_v how_o they_o be_v never_o satisfy_v the_o egyptian_n think_v that_o the_o israelite_n never_o make_v brick_n enough_o and_o sin_n think_v the_o sinner_n never_o be_v enslave_v enough_o that_o he_o never_o do_v obey_v enough_o but_o i_o will_v brief_o instance_n but_o in_o three_o first_o covetousness_n be_v unsatiable_a it_o never_o say_v it_o be_v enough_o it_o be_v not_o satisfy_v with_o have_v nor_o in_o see_v what_o it_o have_v eccles_n 4.8_o and_o 5.10_o and_o therefore_o put_v the_o worldling_n to_o go_v drudge_n again_o crescit_fw-la amor_fw-la 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tempt_v unto_o sin_n and_o to_o add_v one_o iniquity_n unto_o another_o and_o that_o because_o he_o rule_v in_o their_o heart_n and_o take_v they_o captive_a at_o his_o pleasure_n 2_o tim._n 2.26_o a_o man_n will_v be_v very_o wicked_a that_o will_v sin_n as_o often_o as_o the_o devil_n tempt_v a_o man_n be_v never_o so_o bad_a but_o the_o devil_n will_v have_v he_o to_o be_v worse_o judas_n be_v a_o hypocrite_n before_o but_o yet_o satan_n put_v it_o into_o his_o heart_n to_o be_v more_o vile_a in_o betray_v christ_n joh._n 13.2_o satan_n tempt_v without_o and_o sin_n incline_v within_o satan_n never_o cease_v to_o tempt_v and_o sinner_n not_o know_v how_o to_o resist_v will_v be_v grow_v like_o the_o crocodile_n from_o a_o egg_n to_o a_o stupendous_a magnitude_n sect_n v._o grace_n iii_o that_o wicked_a man_n will_v grow_v in_o sin_n appear_v from_o the_o absence_n of_o that_o which_o shall_v restrain_v they_o if_o a_o man_n have_v drink_v in_o poison_n and_o have_v no_o 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