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the_o sinful_a disposition_n and_o this_o be_v call_v flesh_n not_o as_o if_o this_o sinfulness_n be_v first_o in_o the_o body_n for_o the_o soul_n the_o fair_a part_n of_o it_o the_o top_n of_o it_o the_o mind_n be_v pollute_v we_o be_v stranger_n from_o god_n in_o our_o mind_n the_o spirit_n 21._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d eph._n 4._o 23._o col._n 1._o 21._o of_o the_o mind_n must_v be_v renew_v ere_o ever_o it_o will_v be_v good_a quest_n why_o then_o may_v it_o be_v say_v be_v corruption_n of_o nature_n which_o be_v first_o and_o most_o notable_o in_o the_o chief_a faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n call_v flesh_n answ_n first_o because_o the_o very_a soul_n be_v flesh_n that_o be_v it_o be_v defile_v with_o sin_n and_o tie_v down_o to_o