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deceive_v he_o 3._o the_o flesh_n entice_v to_o sin_n by_o promise_v to_o a_o man_n pleasure_n and_o delight_n in_o the_o commission_n of_o sin_n but_o conceal_v the_o hurt_n and_o mischief_n which_o come_v by_o it_o and_o how_o be_v thousand_o deceive_v hereby_o every_o man_n be_v tempt_v when_o he_o be_v draw_v away_o of_o his_o own_o lust_n and_o entice_v 〈◊〉_d james_n 1.14_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o be_v say_v to_o be_v entice_v by_o our_o lust_n the_o word_n be_v very_o emphatical_a be_v a_o metaphor_n draw_v from_o fisherman_n who_o will_v let_v the_o fish_n see_v the_o bait_n but_o not_o the_o hook_n and_o as_o the_o fisherman_n deal_v with_o the_o fish_n so_o also_o do_v the_o devil_n and_o thy_o corrupt_a nature_n they_o will_v show_v thou_o the_o pleasure_n but_o not_o the_o danger_n of_o sin_n the_o bait_n but_o not_o the_o hook_n as_o the_o apostle_n peter_n speak_v beguile_v unstable_a soul_n 〈◊〉_d 2_o pet_n 2.14_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v thy_o own_o heart_n which_o deceive_v thou_o as_o the_o devil_n before_o adam_n have_v a_o sinful_a nature_n use_v this_o engine_n against_o he_o so_o now_o thy_o own_o heart_n use_v it_o against_o thyself_o if_o you_o will_v eat_v say_v the_o devil_n you_o shall_v be_v as_o god_n know_v good_a and_o evil_n and_o your_o eye_n shall_v be_v open_v the_o devil_n hide_v the_o hook_n do_v not_o show_v they_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v drive_v out_o of_o paradise_n but_o hide_v their_o danger_n and_o so_o deceive_v they_o now_o thy_o own_o corrupt_a heart_n set_v upon_o thou_o in_o the_o same_o method_n the_o way_n of_o a_o wicked_a man_n seduce_v he_o 11.18_o prov._n 12.26_o prov._n 11.18_o say_v solomon_n the_o wicked_a work_v a_o deceitful_a work_n but_o to_o he_o that_o sow_v righteousness_n shall_v be_v a_o sure_a reward_n carbones_fw-la pro_fw-la thesauro_fw-la carbones_fw-la the_o work_n of_o the_o wicked_a show_v he_o a_o seem_a reward_n but_o it_o be_v only_o the_o godly_a who_o reward_n be_v sure_a 4_o by_o persuade_v to_o entertain_v small_a and_o lesser_a sin_n promise_v that_o if_o they_o will_v but_o yield_v to_o these_o they_o shall_v never_o be_v trouble_v to_o commit_v great_a this_o be_v a_o great_a deceit_n of_o the_o heart_n wherein_o thousand_o have_v be_v take_v whereas_o small_a sin_n they_o be_v as_o a_o inlet_n to_o great_a sin_n a_o little_a thief_n put_v into_o a_o house_n may_v open_v the_o door_n for_o great_a and_o strong_a to_o come_v in_o you_o know_v a_o wedge_n small_a and_o thin_a in_o one_o part_n make_v way_n for_o a_o great_a little_a sin_n they_o will_v draw_v we_o on_o to_o great_a i_o have_v read_v a_o story_n of_o a_o young_a man_n that_o be_v tempt_v by_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o own_o heart_n to_o three_o sin_n to_o kill_v his_o father_n to_o lie_v with_o his_o mother_n and_o to_o be_v drink_v the_o two_o former_a he_o will_v not_o do_v be_v abhorrent_n to_o nature_n but_o think_v he_o i_o will_v yield_v to_o the_o last_o because_o that_o be_v the_o least_o which_o be_v enough_o for_o be_v drink_v he_o do_v in_o his_o drunkenness_n kill_v his_o father_n and_o ravish_v his_o own_o mother_n take_v heed_n therefore_o of_o this_o deceit_n of_o sin_n thy_o own_o heart_n will_v not_o prompt_v thou_o to_o all_o sin_n at_o first_o but_o will_v labour_v to_o draw_v thou_o on_o by_o degree_n from_o less_o sin_n to_o great_a until_o thou_o become_v abominable_a therein_o behold_v 3.5_o isa_n 3.5_o say_v the_o apostle_n james_n what_o a_o great_a matter_n a_o little_a fire_n kindle_v little_a sin_n yield_v to_o may_v be_v occasion_n to_o bring_v forth_o many_o great_a sin_n therefore_o take_v heed_n you_o be_v not_o deceive_v by_o the_o corrupt_a dictate_v of_o nature_n 5._o the_o flesh_n will_v tempt_v thou_o to_o sin_n upon_o this_o ground_n because_o it_o be_v but_o a_o little_a one_o it_o be_v but_o a_o small_a sin_n as_o lot_n say_v of_o zoar_n be_v it_o not_o a_o little_a one_o but_o consider_v that_o this_o be_v the_o mere_a policy_n of_o sin_n to_o undo_v thou_o for_o though_o there_o be_v some_o sin_n less_o than_o other_o be_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o act_n yet_o all_o be_v alike_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o object_n there_o be_v no_o little_a god_n to_o sin_n against_o and_o therefore_o there_o can_v be_v no_o little_a sin_n sin_n must_v not_o be_v measure_v by_o its_o act_n but_o by_o its_o object_n a_o blow_n give_v to_o a_o ordinary_a man_n it_o be_v account_v as_o nothing_o but_o a_o blow_n give_v to_o a_o great_a man_n how_o heinous_a be_v it_o therefore_o if_o thy_o heart_n shall_v say_v to_o thou_o that_o it_o be_v but_o a_o little_a sin_n do_v thou_o say_v the_o god_n i_o sin_n against_o be_v no_o little_a god_n and_o thâ—_n merit_v which_o must_v procure_v pardon_n for_o this_o sin_n can_v be_v no_o small_a merit_n and_o the_o hell_n prepare_v for_o the_o punishment_n of_o a_o little_a sin_n be_v no_o small_a torment_n therefore_o take_v heed_n to_o thy_o heart_n in_o this_o regard_n 6._o thy_o heart_n may_v entice_v thou_o to_o sin_n upon_o pretence_n of_o good_a that_o may_v ensue_v upon_o thy_o commit_n of_o it_o and_o how_o many_o have_v be_v entangle_v in_o this_o snare_n hereby_o be_v lot_n daughter_n entangle_v to_o lie_v with_o their_o own_o father_n 19.32_o gen._n 19.32_o upon_o this_o pretence_n that_o they_o may_v preserve_v seed_n of_o their_o father_n they_o see_v there_o be_v no_o likelihood_n for_o a_o posterity_n to_o come_v from_o their_o father_n and_o so_o think_v that_o the_o church_n of_o god_n will_v cease_v here_o be_v their_o end_n and_o therefore_o for_o preserve_v a_o seed_n they_o will_v venture_v to_o sin_n this_o be_v express_o against_o
duty_n p._n 244_o 245_o education_n may_v restrain_v from_o evil_a p._n 283_o f_o fervency_n and_o frequency_n in_o duty_n p._n 62_o fulfil_v lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n what_o p._n 110_o flesh_n the_o meaning_n of_o it_o p._n 121_o how_o the_o flesh_n oppose_v the_o spirit_n p._n 120_o slavish_a fear_n p._n 176_o 177_o g_o spirit_n of_o god_n our_o guide_n p._n 82_o why_o we_o must_v follow_v the_o spirit_n guidance_n p._n 83_o 84_o we_o have_v more_o sin_n than_o grace_n p._n 191_o h_n health_n must_v be_v preserve_v p._n 51_o 52_o humiliation_n for_o corruption_n p._n 144_o our_o corruption_n hinder_v we_o from_o do_v good_a p._n 208_o i_o jesus_n christ_n a_o faithful_a high_a priest_n p._n 66_o inobservancy_n of_o the_o spirit_n p._n 92_o 93_o indulgence_n of_o sin_n p._n 118_o enticement_n to_o sin_n p._n 127_o 128_o 129_o inability_n to_o do_v good_a pretend_a p._n 217_o of_o interruption_n in_o holy_a duty_n p._n 231_o 232_o k_o how_o godly_a keep_v from_o do_v evil_a p._n 262_o etc._n etc._n the_o holy_a spirit_n keep_v we_o p._n 265_o we_o be_v not_o able_a to_o keep_v ourselves_o p_o 277_o god_n keep_v of_o we_o imply_v our_o care_n ibid._n l_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n p._n 109_o of_o see_v little_a sin_n p._n 129_o m_n moral_a persuasion_n what_o p._n 13_o 105_o seucral_a motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n to_o good_a p._n 45_o evil_a motion_n of_o the_o heart_n p._n 47_o misery_n of_o those_o from_o who_o god_n spirit_n be_v withdraw_v p._n 71_o how_o we_o may_v know_v the_o motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n from_o the_o motion_n of_o our_o natural_a conscience_n p._n 84_o 85_o common_a and_o save_a motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n p._n 88_o our_o nature_n receptive_a of_o evil_a motion_n p._n 94_o mortification_n p_o 150_o mourn_v for_o corruption_n p._n 251_o n_n great_a be_v our_o need_n of_o god_n spirit_n p._n 70_o of_o a_o natural_a conscience_n p._n 175_o 176_o necessity_n of_o ordinance_n p._n 208_o o_o a_o child_n of_o god_n may_v often_o commit_v the_o same_o sin_n p._n 41_o avoid_v occasion_n to_o sin_n p._n 149_o of_o opposition_n of_o sin_n by_o the_o godly_a and_o wicked_a p._n 169_o etc._n etc._n of_o original_a sin_n p._n 205_o 257_o of_o necessity_n of_o ordinance_n p_o 209_o omission_n of_o good_a damnable_a p_o 228_o p_o pour_v out_o of_o the_o spirit_n in_o latter_a day_n p._n 14_o pretend_v to_o have_v the_o spirit_n p._n 101_o 102_o potency_n of_o the_o flesh_n p._n 133_o 134_o r_o repentance_n a_o work_n of_o the_o spirit_n p._n 31_o motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o reprobate_n p._n 89_o rejoice_v in_o evil_n p_o 113_o why_o corrupt_a nature_n remain_v in_o the_o regenerate_v p._n 266_o 967_o a_o regenerate_v man_n do_v not_o sin_n as_o he_o do_v before_o p._n 134_o 144_o of_o restrain_v grace_n p._n 276_o s_n son_n of_o god_n what_o it_o imply_v p._n 2_o spirit_n of_o god_n withdraw_v p._n 6_o spirit_n of_o god_n work_v mediate_o p_o 16_o 17_o saint_n may_v fall_v into_o those_o sin_n which_o be_v contrary_a to_o their_o grace_n wherein_o they_o be_v most_o eminent_a p._n 37_o 38_o sign_n of_o the_o spirit_n withdraw_v p_o 60_o 61_o 62_o sin_n cause_v the_o spirit_n to_o withdraw_v p_o 73_o 74_o sin_n bring_v no_o good_a fruit_n p._n 97_o how_o the_o spirit_n be_v in_o we_o p._n 100_o suppress_v the_o first_o stir_v of_o sin_n p._n 147_o 148_o sense_n of_o sin_n p._n 202_o 203_o 204._o succeslesnesse_n in_o duty_n whence_o p._n 226_o sincerity_n accept_v p._n 259_o t_o spirit_n of_o god_n keep_v we_o from_o yield_v to_o temptation_n p._n 28._o god_n spirit_n withdraw_v but_o for_o a_o time_n p._n 77_o five_o good_a unreasonable_o do_v p._n 50_o w_n withdraw_v of_o the_o spirit_n p._n 6_o wrong_v six_o fold_n to_o god_n spirit_n p._n 7_o withdraw_v of_o spirit_n from_o the_o word_n p._n 18_o symptom_n of_o the_o spirit_n withdraw_v from_o the_o word_n p._n 23_o 24_o reason_n of_o the_o spirit_n withdraw_v p._n 32._o christian_n be_v weak_a to_o do_v good_a p._n 69_o of_o walk_v in_o the_o spirit_n p._n 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