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the_o sin_n of_o witchcraft_n 15.23_o 1_o sam._n 15.23_o he_o that_o sin_v hurt_v his_o own_o soul_n every_o sin_n proper_o be_v a_o destruction_n to_o the_o soul_n isa_n 59_o 2._o your_o fin_n have_v separate_v between_o you_o and_o your_o god_n and_o he_o have_v hide_v his_o face_n and_o will_v not_o hear_v 2_o cor._n 6.15_o sin_n it_o deface_v the_o beauty_n of_o the_o soul_n prayer_n it_o be_v a_o fret_a leprosy_n which_o only_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n can_v purge_v away_o the_o deluge_n which_o drown_v so_o many_o sinner_n be_v not_o able_a to_o wash_v away_o the_o least_o sin_n sin_n it_o be_v the_o great_a evil_n because_o it_o be_v worse_a than_o the_o devil_n for_o it_o make_v he_o to_o be_v so_o it_o be_v worse_o than_o hell_n that_o be_v but_o opposite_a to_o the_o good_a of_o the_o creature_n this_o of_o the_o creator_n and_o if_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o malady_n may_v be_v judge_v by_o the_o cost_n and_o difficulty_n of_o the_o cure_n it_o will_v easy_o appear_v that_o no_o evil_n be_v so_o great_a as_o this_o because_o nothing_o can_v serve_v for_o the_o remedy_n of_o it_o but_o the_o infinite_a precious_a blood_n of_o jesus_n christ_n it_o be_v so_o great_a a_o evil_a that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o great_a punishment_n of_o iâ—_n than_o by_o itself_o when_o god_n will_v deal_v with_o man_n as_o a_o most_o desperate_a enemy_n he_o give_v he_o up_o to_o sin_n there_o can_v be_v no_o worse_o epithet_n for_o it_o than_o itself_o when_o the_o apostle_n will_v speak_v the_o worst_a of_o it_o as_o he_o can_v he_o call_v it_o by_o his_o own_o name_n rom._n 7.13_o sinful_a sin_n dr._n wilkins_n in_o his_o discourse_n concern_v the_o gift_n of_o prayer_n it_o be_v a_o leprosy_n which_o infect_v the_o whole_a man_n it_o be_v that_o which_o make_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o earth_n to_o stink_v and_o be_v corrupt_a in_o the_o nostril_n of_o god_n it_o be_v that_o which_o be_v the_o great_a evil_n because_o it_o be_v opposite_a to_o the_o great_a 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paucissimis_fw-la penetrabilis_fw-la aug._n act._n 8._o we_o read_v the_o story_n of_o philio_n and_o of_o the_o eunuch_n the_o eunuch_n be_v read_v a_o place_n of_o isaias_n he_o be_v lead_v as_o a_o sheep_n to_o the_o slaughter_n and_o as_o a_o lamb_n before_o the_o shearer_n open_v he_o not_o his_o mouth_n philip_n come_v to_o he_o and_o say_v understand_v thou_o what_o thou_o read_v say_v the_o eunuch_n again_o how_o can_v i_o except_o some_o man_n guide_v i_o then_o philip_n expound_v the_o place_n unto_o he_o but_o what_o set_v philip_n a_o work_n to_o go_v to_o the_o eunuch_n the_o spirit_n say_v unto_o philip_n go_v near_o and_o join_v thyself_o to_o his_o chariot_n so_o i_o may_v say_v to_o a_o poor_a man_n when_o he_o read_v the_o word_n of_o god_n understand_v thou_o what_o thou_o read_v do_v thou_o know_v the_o mind_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o that_o place_n and_o he_o may_v answer_v i_o how_o shall_v i_o unless_o the_o spirit_n teach_v i_o or_o some_o body_n who_o the_o 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