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there_o although_o he_o can_v see_v it_o not_o where_o else_o ver_fw-la 18._o in_o my_o body_n dwell_v no_o good_a thing_n saint_n see_v grace_n in_o their_o will_n which_o do_v support_v they_o against_o the_o corruption_n which_o they_o see_v in_o every_o part_n beside_o and_o by_o the_o rule_n of_o contrary_n if_o grace_n be_v most_o in_o the_o regenerate_v will_n corruption_n be_v most_o in_o the_o unregenerate_a will_n but_o this_o the_o natural_a man_n will_v not_o take_v notice_n of_o so_o that_o its_o manifest_a that_o although_o man_n in_o innocency_n in_o his_o fall_v and_o in_o his_o renew_a state_n have_v liberty_n in_o their_o will_n yet_o none_o of_o they_o have_v that_o liberty_n which_o consist_v in_o a_o indifferency_n to_o good_a or_o evil_n first_o for_o adam_n in_o innocency_n have_v liberty_n to_o choose_v good_a or_o evil_n but_o he_o be_v dispose_v and_o incline_v to_o good_a eccles_n 7.29_o god_n make_v man_n upright_o second_o man_n fall_v choose_v evil_a 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but_o what_o a_o man_n think_v be_v sin_n and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o law_n but_o the_o spirit_n within_o a_o man_n and_o that_o be_v to_o be_v his_o guide_n and_o his_o rule_n and_o whatsoever_o this_o man_n do_v be_v no_o sin_n if_o it_o agree_v with_o his_o light_n it_o be_v no_o matter_n whether_o it_o agree_v with_o the_o scripture_n yea_o or_o no._n some_o be_v trouble_v because_o they_o can_v tell_v whether_o the_o working_n in_o their_o heart_n be_v the_o working_n of_o god_n or_o some_o delusion_n and_o working_n of_o their_o own_o heart_n perhaps_o they_o have_v be_v under_o a_o search_a ministry_n who_o have_v open_v to_o they_o the_o counterfeit_a work_n of_o hypocrite_n and_o conscience_n have_v be_v a_o little_a startle_v at_o these_o thing_n now_o to_o take_v off_o this_o satan_n persuade_v they_o that_o god_n work_v all_o in_o man_n yea_o good_a and_o evil_n light_a and_o darkness_n be_v from_o god_n and_o so_o there_o be_v no_o difference_n nor_o distinction_n 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