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mar._n 7._o 21._o make_v evil_a reason_n thought_n and_o folly_n to_o come_v from_o within_o out_o of_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n he_o sure_o make_v man_n heart_n void_a of_o light_n till_o they_o be_v enlighten_v with_o his_o light_n and_o when_o james_n chap._n 1._o 14_o 15._o make_v every_o man_n sin_n the_o issue_n of_o his_o own_o lust_n as_o every_o good_a gift_n from_o the_o father_n of_o light_n who_o of_o his_o own_o will_n beget_v we_o again_o with_o the_o word_n of_o truth_n jam._n 1._o 17_o 18._o he_o intimate_v there_o be_v not_o light_n in_o we_o to_o avoid_v sin_n till_o the_o father_n of_o light_n beget_v we_o again_o with_o the_o word_n of_o truth_n sect._n 4._o vacuity_n of_o light_n without_o christ_n enlighten_v be_v prove_v from_o gen._n 6._o 5._o &_o 8._o 21._o job_n 14._o 4._o &_o 15._o 14._o &_o 25._o 4_o 5_o 6._o &_o 11_o 12._o psal._n 51._o 5._o jer._n 10._o 14._o &_o 17._o 9_o and_o experience_n to_o these_o text_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n i_o shall_v 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evil_a continual_o or_o every_o day_n from_o his_o youth_n or_o childhood_n than_o every_o man_n till_o he_o be_v enlighten_v by_o christ_n want_v light_a to_o guide_v he_o in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o his_o duty_n and_o the_o way_n of_o salvation_n for_o if_o the_o thought_n be_v not_o right_a the_o action_n be_v not_o right_a nor_o the_o light_a sufficient_a if_o man_n stumble_v and_o fall_v it_o be_v a_o argument_n they_o want_v light_n but_o such_o be_v the_o imagination_n of_o man_n heart_n as_o the_o text_n do_v express_v therefore_o every_o man_n that_o come_v into_o the_o world_n want_v light_a to_o rectify_v his_o thought_n about_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n and_o that_o this_o pravity_n of_o man_n imagination_n be_v a_o hereditary_a and_o not_o mere_o voluntary_a or_o a_o acquire_v disease_n by_o use_n custom_n or_o imitation_n the_o speech_n of_o job_n do_v intimate_v job_n 14._o 4._o where_n to_o deprecate_v god_n bring_v he_o into_o judgement_n with_o he_o in_o a_o bemoan_v 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the_o mean_a time_n by_o that_o which_o have_v be_v say_v 1._o it_o be_v necessary_a for_o our_o good_a that_o we_o shall_v be_v sensible_a of_o these_o two_o thing_n 1._o that_o sin_n be_v a_o embitter_a thing_n that_o take_v away_o the_o relish_n and_o pleasure_n of_o all_o the_o good_n we_o have_v under_o the_o sun_n and_o of_o our_o very_a life_n themselves_o agag_n thought_n if_o he_o have_v escape_v death_n than_o bitterness_n have_v be_v overpass_v and_o therefore_o he_o come_v to_o samuel_n delicate_o 1_o sam._n 15._o 32._o but_o experience_n show_v that_o there_o be_v often_o more_o bitterness_n in_o life_n then_o in_o death_n nor_o be_v it_o likely_a to_o be_v otherwise_o as_o long_o as_o sin_n remain_v for_o that_o be_v a_o root_n of_o bitterness_n heb._n 12._o 15._o a_o root_n that_o bear_v gall_n and_o wormwood_n deut._n 29._o 18._o while_o there_o be_v sin_n in_o our_o eat_n and_o drink_v there_o will_v be_v bitterness_n in_o our_o meat_n and_o drink_n while_o there_o 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spirit_n and_o the_o life_n of_o faith_n and_o these_o will_v never_o deceive_v our_o expectation_n it_o be_v a_o good_a wish_n if_o right_o mind_v by_o the_o user_n god_n send_v we_o the_o light_n of_o heaven_n 2._o let_v we_o prize_v the_o light_n of_o christ_n and_o make_v use_n of_o it_o to_o prevent_v lessen_v hear_v deliver_v we_o out_o of_o all_o the_o present_a evil_n paul_n have_v learned_a to_o do_v so_o phil._n 3._o 12_o 13._o i_o know_v how_o to_o be_v abase_v and_o i_o know_v how_o to_o abound_v every_o where_o and_o in_o all_o thing_n i_o be_o instruct_v both_o to_o be_v full_a and_o to_o be_v hungry_a both_o to_o abound_v and_o to_o suffer_v need_n i_o can_v do_v all_o thing_n through_o christ_n that_o strengthen_v i_o it_o be_v indeed_o the_o enlighten_v of_o christ_n which_o clear_v up_o all_o to_o we_o in_o the_o most_o stormy_a and_o cloudy_a day_n it_o will_v make_v we_o look_v abroad_o and_o travel_v with_o strength_n in_o our_o journey_n and_o run_v the_o race_n 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