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christ_n sole_o be_v a_o spiritual_a sin_n it_o be_v a_o sickness_n not_o of_o the_o body_n but_o of_o the_o soul_n and_o so_o the_o great_a sin_n all_o sin_n that_o be_v immediate_o subject_v in_o the_o soul_n have_v the_o great_a guilt_n and_o defilement_n caeteris_fw-la paribus_fw-la more_o than_o any_o bodily_a sin_n as_o the_o schoolmen_n rule_n be_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v majoris_fw-la reatus_fw-la but_o bodily_a sin_n majoris_fw-la infamiae_fw-la we_o see_v it_o in_o the_o devil_n their_o sin_n be_v whole_o sin_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o be_v therefore_o call_v unclean_a spirit_n yet_o they_o be_v more_o sinful_a than_o man_n therefore_o they_o be_v call_v spiritual_a wickedness_n in_o high_a place_n eph._n 6._o though_o then_o these_o sin_n of_o spiritual_a pride_n and_o secret_a confidence_n in_o ourselves_o do_v not_o make_v a_o noise_n in_o the_o world_n and_o bring_v reproach_n as_o bodily_a sin_n do_v yet_o in_o other_o respect_v they_o may_v be_v of_o a_o 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up_o against_o the_o true_a be_v more_o dangerous_a than_o open_a and_o plain_a sin_n and_o christ_n must_v needs_o be_v more_o jealous_a of_o such_o a_o person_n see_v therefore_o that_o god_n require_v a_o righteousness_n there_o must_v be_v a_o righteousness_n procure_v and_o this_o of_o christ_n can_n only_o be_v satisfactory_a it_o be_v a_o high_a sin_n to_o set_v up_o thy_o absalon_n king_n instead_o of_o this_o david_n thou_o do_v in_o effect_n say_v all_z that_o christ_n do_v it_o be_v needless_a it_o be_v in_o vain_a for_o thou_o have_v a_o righteousness_n of_o thy_o own_o work_n thou_o will_v trust_v to_o and_o never_o think_v to_o wash_v thyself_o from_o this_o sin_n because_o by_o thy_o word_n thou_o speak_v the_o clean_a contrary_n there_o be_v none_o that_o profess_v christ_n will_v gross_o and_o palpable_o own_o his_o work_n for_o justification_n but_o there_o be_v a_o inward_a secret_a tickle_a of_o heart_n and_o confidence_n because_o of_o they_o so_o that_o god_n 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