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none_o that_o 3._o rom._n 3._o do_v good_a no_o not_o one_o for_o which_o cause_n we_o be_v command_v in_o the_o scripture_n to_o put_v off_o the_o corruption_n of_o our_o nature_n paul_n say_v to_o the_o ephesian_n put_v of_o the_o old_a man_n which_o be_v corrupt_a 4._o ephe._n 4._o to_o purge_v they_o as_o the_o same_o apostle_n say_v to_o the_o corinthian_n purge_v the_o old_a â—evin_n of_o 5._o 1._o cor._n 5._o maliciousness_n and_o wickedness_n to_o deny_v they_o as_o our_o saviour_n christ_n say_v he_o 8._o mark_n 8._o that_o will_v be_v my_o disciple_n let_v he_o deny_v himself_o that_o be_v his_o own_o corrupt_a judgement_n and_o affection_n to_o
christian_a brother_n and_o sister_n 3_o psal_n 16._o 3_o a_o natural_a man_n love_v they_o not_o but_o rather_o hate_v they_o as_o john_n show_v in_o his_o first_o epistle_n a_o regenerate_a man_n do_v see_v and_o feel_v the_o remnant_n of_o corruption_n and_o complain_v 23._o rom._n 7._o 23._o of_o it_o the_o natural_a man_n do_v not_o but_o justify_v himself_o as_o the_o pharisee_n do_v luk._n 18._o 11._o the_o regenerate_a man_n will_v not_o do_v the_o evil_a 19_o rom._n 7._o 19_o that_o some_o time_n he_o do_v and_o he_o will_v do_v the_o good_a that_o he_o do_v not_o and_o that_o good_a that_o he_o do_v he_o will_v do_v it_o better_o the_o natural_a man_n do_v the_o evil_a that_o he_o will_v he_o do_v no_o good_a nor_o have_v no_o mind_n to_o it_o neither_o do_v he_o true_o desire_v to_o be_v any_o better_a than_o he_o be_v the_o regenerate_a man_n pray_v and_o cry_v 20._o rom._n 8._o 20._o abba_n father_n &_o by_o the_o spirit_n groan_v unto_o god_n for_o favour_n for_o help_v 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power_n against_o sin_n 7_o if_o he_o do_v true_o and_o earnest_o strive_v against_o sin_n and_o for_o virtue_n not_o only_o without_o but_o within_o himself_o 8_o if_o he_o have_v remorse_n and_o sorrow_n for_o sin_n though_o they_o be_v little_a in_o comparison_n and_o secret_a that_o the_o world_n know_v not_o and_o joy_n in_o goodness_n 9_o if_o he_o desire_v and_o use_v the_o mean_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n that_o may_v make_v he_o grow_v in_o the_o new_a birth_n and_o become_v better_o if_o a_o man_n find_v these_o thing_n in_o himself_o he_o be_v regenerate_v and_o bear_v again_o if_o not_o he_o be_v not_o bear_v of_o
that_o be_v lose_v etc._n etc._n but_o these_o be_v one_o of_o the_o assault_n of_o the_o devil_n that_o we_o must_v wrestle_v against_o for_o the_o scripture_n forbid_v we_o to_o have_v familiarity_n with_o the_o devil_n the_o enemy_n of_o mankind_n neither_o will_v this_o be_v any_o colour_n that_o they_o go_v not_o to_o the_o devil_n but_o to_o a_o witch_n see_v god_n forbid_v that_o also_o levi._n 20._o 6._o and_o levi._n levi._n see_v though_o not_o themselves_o yet_o the_o witch_n have_v familiarity_n with_o the_o devil_n and_o they_o have_v familiarity_n with_o he_o in_o his_o instrument_n and_o it_o be_v all_o one_o to_o take_v counsel_n from_o the_o devil_n at_o the_o first_o hand_n and_o at_o the_o second_o hand_n there_o be_v a_o curse_n pronounce_v against_o they_o that_o seek_v to_o witch_n our_o saviour_n christ_n rebuke_v satan_n when_o he_o speak_v the_o truth_n because_o we_o will_v not_o receive_v it_o from_o he_o no_o more_o shall_v we_o see_v whensoever_o he_o 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job_n in_o the_o land_n of_o we_o our_o saviour_n christ_n in_o the_o wilderness_n the_o sea_n can_v hinder_v he_o stone_n wall_n can_v bar_v he_o as_o it_o may_v other_o enemy_n but_o he_o have_v a_o spiritual_a passage_n and_o spiritual_a access_n to_o everye_o place_n and_o everye_o person_n wickedness_n as_o the_o devil_n be_v a_o spirit_n so_o he_o be_v a_o wicked_a spirit_n they_o be_v at_o the_o first_o create_v good_a as_o be_v the_o other_o angel_n but_o the_o apostle_n say_v they_o keep_v not_o their_o first_o estate_n but_o fall_v and_o become_v jude._n jude._n divelles_n therefore_o as_o in_o the_o scripture_n the_o other_o angel_n that_o stand_v be_v call_v elect_a and_o holy_a angel_n so_o they_o that_o fall_v be_v call_v evil_a and_o wicked_a spiryte_n the_o devil_n be_v call_v a_o unclean_a spirit_n he_o be_v call_v a_o liar_n and_o a_o murderer_n 8._o john_n 8._o and_o as_o he_o be_v a_o wicked_a spirit_n so_o he_o tempt_v man_n and_o woman_n to_o wickedness_n he_o 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