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good_a conscience_n wash_v and_o purge_v in_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n that_o it_o may_v not_o lay_v to_o our_o charge_n any_o one_o sin_n but_o assure_v we_o that_o we_o be_v in_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n use_v 2_o second_o we_o see_v here_o that_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o for_o a_o man_n or_o a_o woman_n to_o abstain_v from_o evil_a word_n and_o work_n but_o evil_a thought_n likewise_o the_o very_a lust_n of_o the_o heart_n paul_n complain_v of_o this_o 7._o rom._n 7._o and_o peter_n bid_v simon_n magus_n to_o repent_v and_o pray_v 8._o act_n 8._o if_o perhaps_o the_o thought_n of_o his_o heart_n may_v be_v pardon_v i_o doubt_v not_o but_o the_o child_n of_o god_n be_v careful_a over_o their_o very_a thought_n for_o a_o wicked_a carnal_a man_n may_v abstain_v from_o some_o grievous_a sin_n but_o it_o be_v a_o note_n of_o the_o true_a child_n of_o god_n to_o repent_v of_o his_o evil_a thought_n and_o to_o be_v careful_a over_o they_o three_o see_v every_o man_n use_v 3_o 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