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obnoxious_a be_v man_n to_o irregular_a love._n but_o that_o which_o most_o of_o all_o aggravate_v the_o badness_n of_o his_o condition_n be_v that_o it_o be_v all_o owe_a to_o himself_o and_o that_o he_o himself_o be_v the_o sole_a author_n of_o this_o his_o proneness_n to_o irregular_a love._n it_o be_v a_o point_n universal_o receive_v that_o the_o present_a state_n of_o man_n be_v not_o that_o state_n wherein_o god_n first_o make_v he_o but_o a_o state_n of_o degeneracy_n and_o depravation_n and_o indeed_o it_o be_v no_o way_n congruous_a to_o suppose_v that_o god_n can_v with_o the_o honour_n of_o his_o attribute_n send_v such_o a_o piece_n of_o work_n immediatet_o out_o of_o his_o hand_n as_o man_n be_v now_o and_o if_o god_n can_v not_o make_v man_n at_o first_o in_o such_o a_o state_n as_o he_o be_v now_o in_o then_o neither_o