Selected quad for the lemma: heart_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heart_n	bear_v	spirit_n	witness_n	2,911	5	8.1214	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67748	Englands unthankfulness striving with Gods goodness, for the victory as Abaslom [sic] strove with David, whether the father should be more kinde to the son; or the son more unkinde to the father. Or, enough (being wel weighed) to melt an heart of adamant. By R. Younge, florilegus. In reference to Leviticus 19.17 and Isaiah 58.1. In reading whereof, reflect upon your selves; hearken to conscience; and what concerns you, apply it to others, as David did Nathans parable, 2 Sam. 12.1, to 8. And Ahab the prophets, 1 King.20. 39, to 43. Want of application makes all means ineffectual; and therefore are we Christians in name only, because we think out selves Christians indeed, and already good enough.	Younge, Richard.	1643 (1643)	Wing Y152; ESTC R218135	77,968	74

infidelity_n self-love_n and_o such_o like_a carnal_a respect_n be_v no_o better_a than_o shine_a sin_n or_o beautiful_a abomination_n what_o say_v sr._n austin_n most_o excellent_o there_o be_v no_o true_a virtue_n where_o there_o be_v no_o true_a religion_n and_o that_o conscience_n which_o be_v not_o direct_v by_o the_o word_n even_o when_o it_o do_v best_a do_v ill_a because_o it_o do_v it_o not_o in_o faith_n obedience_n and_o love_n nor_o will_v god_n accept_v of_o any_o action_n unless_o it_o flow_v from_o a_o pious_a and_o good_a heart_n sanctify_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 2._o whereas_o thou_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v real_o religious_a and_o godly_a that_o thou_o have_v not_o yet_o make_v one_o step_n towards_o it_o for_o the_o first_o step_n to_o religion_n or_o christianity_n be_v to_o love_v religion_n and_o holiness_n in_o another_o but_o thou_o as_o thy_o own_o conscience_n will_v bear_v i_o witness_v will_v hate_v scoff_n at_o and_o persecute_v another_o for_o be_v holy_a and_o religious_a nor_o can_v thou_o endure_v the_o power_n of_o religion_n in_o any_o though_o thou_o love_v a_o form_n dear_o as_o take_v the_o shadow_n for_o the_o substance_n which_o notable_o discover_v the_o deceitfulness_n of_o thy_o heart_n and_o satan_n subtlety_n if_o thou_o have_v but_o eye_n to_o see_v it_o nor_o can_v thou_o otherwise_o think_v so_o well_o of_o thyself_o for_o thou_o think_v thyself_o as_o good_a a_o christian_a as_o the_o best_a yea_o thou_o pass_v for_o and_o be_v repute_v a_o excellent_a christian_n by_o man_n of_o the_o world_n as_o divers_a will_v say_v of_o moral_a honest_a man_n if_o they_o go_v not_o to_o heaven_n lord_n have_v mercy_n upon_o we_o yea_o by_o some_o of_o o●…_n late_o reverend_a prelate_n and_o their_o creature_n for_o they_o count_v man_n religious_a as_o they_o be_v conformable_a to_o their_o cannon_n and_o all_o the_o congregation_n be_v alike_o holy_a and_o holy_a enough_o to_o natural_a man_n as_o corah_n and_o his_o profane_a consort_n tell_v moses_n and_o aaron_n when_o they_o rise_v up_o against_o they_o numb._n 16._o 1._o 2._o 3._o 3._o but_o it_o be_v manifest_a enough_o by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n that_o thou_o be_v a_o ignorant_a formal_a titular_a stature_n outside_n christian_n and_o that_o thou_o have_v no_o more_o of_o religion_n or_o godliness_n then_o a_o bare_a form_n outside_n or_o shadow_n 2_o tim._n 3._o 5._o tit._n 1._o 16._o that_o thou_o be_v a_o mere_a bladder_n empty_a of_o all_o true_a grace_n and_o only_o blow_v up_o with_o pride_n that_o there_o be_v not_o a_o poor_a wretch_n upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n than_o thou_o that_o with_o laosicea_n brag_v thyself_o to_o be_v rich_a and_o to_o want_v nothing_o when_o thou_o be_v wretched_a and_o miserable_a and_o poor_a and_o naked_a rev._n 2._o 17_o only_o thou_o be_v pus●…t_v up_o and_o know_v nothing_o 1_o tim._n 6._o 4._o 4._o but_o because_o there_o be_v no_o heat_a thou_o off_o from_o thy_o conceit_a righteousness_n and_o self_n purity_n except_o it_o be_v by_o show_v thou_o thy_o unrighteousness_n and_o actual_a impurity_n and_o because_o thou_o must_v of_o necessity_n know_v thyself_o sick_a before_o thou_o will_v seek_v and_o sue_v to_o christ_n the_o physician_n of_o soul_n i_o will_v further_o discover_v unto_o thou_o not_o only_o thy_o abominable_a wickedness_n original_a and_o actual_a of_o commission_n and_o omission_n but_o even_o the_o very_a inmost_a secret_n of_o thy_o heart_n and_o soul_n which_o thou_o shall_v confess_v none_o can_v do_v except_o god_n be_v with_o he_o wherefore_o mark_v well_o what_o i_o say_v chap._n xii_o 1._o first_o admit_v thou_o have_v never_o offend_v in_o the_o least_o in_o all_o thy_o life_n either_o in_o thought_n word_n or_o deed_n yea_o admit_v thou_o can_v now_o keep_v all_o the_o commandment_n actual_o and_o spiritual_o yet_o this_o be_v nothing_o thou_o be_v miserable_a notwithstanding_o because_o thou_o bring_v a_o world_n of_o sin_n ●…to_o the_o world_n with_o thou_o and_o deservede_v to_o die_v so_o soon_o as_o thou_o begin_v to_o live_v even_o when_o thou_o be_v a_o little_a child_n thou_o be_v a_o great_a sinner_n we_o be_v the_o curse_a seed_n of_o rebellious_a parent_n and_o be_v as_o guilty_a of_o adam_n and_o eve_n sin_n be_v in_o their_o loin_n as_o any_o heir_n be_v liable_a to_o his_o father_n debt_n rom._n 5._o 12._o 14_o 15_o 17_o 18_o 19_o they_o be_v the_o root_n or_o stock_n of_o all_o mankind_n and_o their_o act_n be_v we_o as_o the_o act_n of_o a_o knight_n or_o burges_n be_v the_o act_n of_o the_o whole_a county_n if_o they_o have_v stand_v and_o continue_v in_o that_o estate_n of_o innocence_n and_o happiness_n as_o it_o be_v put_v to_o their_o choice_n we_o have_v stand_v also_o and_o be_v for_o ever_o bless_v and_o so_o on_o the_o contrary_a gen._n 2._o 17._o insomuch_o that_o we_o be_v conceive_v in_o sin_n and_o bear_v the_o child_n of_o wrath_n even_o condemn_v so_o soon_o as_o conceive_v and_o adjudge_v to_o eternal_a death_n before_o we_o be_v bear_v a_o temporal_a life_n psal._n 51._o 5._o god_n indeed_o make_v we_o after_o his_o own_o image_n but_o by_o sin_n we_o have_v turn_v that_o image_n of_o his_o into_o the_o image_n of_o satan_n so_o that_o by_o nature_n be_v we_o never_o so_o mild_a and_o gentle_a we_o be_v the_o seed_n of_o the_o serpent_n gen._n 3._o 15._o and_o child_n of_o the_o devil_n john_n 8._o 44._o yea_o the_o very_o best_a natural_a man_n be_v but_o a_o tame_a devil_n as_o athanasius_n well_o note_v 2._o nor_o will_v thou_o need_v any_o more_o to_o humble_v thou_o and_o make_v thou_o loath_a and_o abhor_v thyself_o than_o the_o clear_a sight_n of_o thy_o guiltiness_n wickedness_n and_o wretchedness_n by_o nature_n for_o no_o tongue_n be_v able_a to_o express_v what_o impotent_a pitiful_a and_o pollute_a wretch_n we_o be_v when_o we_o be_v in_o our_o blood_n ezek._n 16._o 6._o as_o christ_n at_o the_o first_o find_v we_o and_o before_o he_o have_v wash_v we_o white_a in_o his_o blood_n sanctify_v we_o by_o his_o spirit_n and_o cover_v we_o with_o the_o long_a white_a robe_n of_o his_o righteousness_n as_o o_o what_o swarm_n what_o litter_n what_o legion_n of_o noisome_a lust_n lie_v lurk_v in_o every_o natural_a man_n heart_n by_o reason_n of_o original_a sin_n for_o out_o of_o the_o heart_n natural_o proceed_v nothing_o but_o evil_a thought_n murder_n adultery_n fornication_n theft_n false-witness_n blasphemy_n etc._n etc._n as_o our_o saviour_n show_v mat._n 15._o 18._o 19_o yea_o every_o imagination_n of_o the_o thought_n of_o man_n heart_n be_v only_o and_o continual_o evil_a and_o deceitful_a above_o all_o thing_n jet_n 17._o 9_o and_o that_o from_o his_o youth_n gen._n 6._o 5._o and_o 8._o 21._o and_o we_o be_v all_o cut_v out_o of_o the_o same_o cloth_n so_o that_o every_o man_n have_v the_o seed_n of_o every_o sin_n in_o his_o heart_n and_o we_o be_v behold_v to_o god_n and_o not_o to_o ourselves_o that_o we_o run_v not_o out_o into_o all_o manner_n of_o enormity_n even_o the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n not_o except_v that_o we_o be_v not_o worse_o than_o manasses_n himself_o lord_n say_v st._n austin_n thou_o have_v forgive_v i_o those_o sin_n which_o i_o have_v do_v and_o those_o sin_n which_o only_o by_o thy_o grace_n i_o have_v not_o do_v they_o be_v do_v in_o our_o inclination_n to_o they_o and_o even_o that_o inclination_n need_v god_n mercy_n nor_o be_v we_o only_o apt_a to_o all_o evil_a but_o we_o be_v also_o reprobate_a and_o indispose_v to_o all_o grace_n and_o goodness_n yea_o to_o all_o the_o mean_n thereof_o we_o be_v not_o only_o weak_a but_o altogether_o so_o dead_a in_o sin_n that_o we_o can_v stir_v the_o least_o joint_n no_o not_o so_o much_o as_o feel_v our_o deadness_n nor_o desire_v life_n we_o can_v no_o more_o turn_v ourselves_o than_o we_o can_v at_o first_o make_v ourselves_o and_o as_o god_n do_v at_o first_o make_v we_o so_o he_o must_v new_o make_v we_o or_o we_o shall_v everlasting_o perish_v yea_o except_o god_n bestow_v upon_o we_o daily_o privative_a grace_n to_o descend_v we_o from_o evil_a and_o daily_o positive_a grace_n enable_v we_o to_o do_v good_a we_o be_v utter_o undo_v we_o have_v ability_n we_o have_v will_v enough_o to_o undo_v ourselves_o scope_n enough_o hellward_o but_o neither_o motion_n nor_o will_v to_o do_v good_a our_o understanding_n be_v darken_v and_o dull_v our_o judgement_n blind_v our_o will_n pervert_v our_o memory_n disorder_v our_o affection_n corrupt_v our_o reason_n deprave_v our_o thought_n surprise_v our_o desire_n intrape_v and_o all_o the_o faculty_n and_o function_n of_o our_o soul_n yea_o our_o very_a nature_n be_v no_o better_a than_o

the_o 〈◊〉_d be_v know_v by_o the_o fruit_n whe●…es_v it_o be_v good_a or_o evil_a as_o our_o saviour_n show_v mat_n 7._o 16_o 17_o 18_o 20_o and_o ●…2_a 33._o yea_o unbeliever_n may_v be_v know_v from_o christian_n by_o their_o want_n 〈◊〉_d fruit_n we_o more_o than_o suspect_v want_v of_o sap_n in_o the_o root_n of_o a_o tree_n if_o we_o ●…de_v barrenness_n in_o the_o branch_n if_o either_o it_o have_v bad_a fruit_n or_o no_o fruit_n 〈◊〉_d be_v but_o a_o dead_a say_v and_o the_o true_a ●…od_n of_o grace_n be_v cease_v to_o do_v evil_a 〈◊〉_d to_o do_v well_o e●…ay_v 1._o 16._o 17._o for_o as_o grace_n enter_v into_o the_o heart_n sin_n ●…oes_v out_o like_o air_n out_o of_o a_o vessel_n when_o wine_n be_v pour_v in_o therefore_o ●…dmit_v thou_o be_v a_o negative_a christian_n and_o can_v not_o be_v charge_v with_o any_o ●…of_n this_o that_o i_o have_v prove_v against_o thou_o much_o the_o better_o when_o thou_o 〈◊〉_d reprobate_a to_o every_o good_a work_n the_o figtree_n be_v curse_v not_o for_o bear_v ●…ll_a fruit_n but_o because_o it_o bear_v no_o good_a the_o evil_a servant_n be_v not_o bind_v ●…nd_n and_o foot_n and_o cast_v into_o prison_n for_o waste_v his_o master_n good_n but_o for_o not_o gain_v with_o they_o and_o those_o reprobate_n at_o the_o last_o day_n shall_v be_v 〈◊〉_d depart_n into_o everlasting_a fire_n not_o for_o wrong_v or_o rob_v of_o any_o bu●…_n not_o give_v not_o comfort_v wherefore_o as_o thou_o have_v hear_v thy_o sin_n commission_n lay_v open_a so_o now_o i_o will_v doclare_v unto_o thou_o thy_o sin_n of_o 〈◊〉_d zion_o which_o also_o will_v be_v mind_v 2._o thou_o brag_v and_o thank_v god_n with_o that_o parisee_n luke_n 18._o that_o thou_o be_v just_a and_o pay_v man_n their_o due_n but_o be_v thou_o holy_a like●…_n and_o do_v thou_o pay_v god_n his_o due_n also_o be_v thou_o effectual_o call_v and_o 〈◊〉_d come_v a_o new_a creature_n by_o regeneration_n be_v beget_v and_o bear_v a_o new_a of_o 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o immortal_a seed_n of_o the_o word_n and_o the_o spirit_n powerful_a work_a 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v thy_o heart_n circumcise_v or_o rather_o have_v god_n take_v away_o the_o stony_a 〈◊〉_d out_o of_o thy_o flesh_n and_o give_v thou_o a_o new_a heart_n and_o put_v a_o new_a spirit_n into_o 〈◊〉_d even_o his_o own_o spirit_n whereby_o thou_o have_v union_n and_o communion_n 〈◊〉_d christ_n and_o partake_v of_o the_o divine_a nature_n do_v thou_o find_v a_o appr●…_n change_v wrought_v in_o thy_o judgement_n affection_n and_o action_n to_o what_o th●…_z be_v former_o be_v thou_o change_v and_o renew_v in_o every_o part_n pow●…_n and_o faculty_n be_v thy_o understanding_n enlighten_v thy_o mind_n renew_v thy_o 〈◊〉_d change_v thy_o affection_n sanctify_v and_o c._n have_v the_o old-man_n change_v w●…_n the_o new-man_n worldly_a wisdom_n with_o heavenly_a wisdom_n ca●…_n love_n for_o spiritual_a love_n servile_a fear_n for_o christian_a and_o siliall_a fear_n 〈◊〉_d thought_n for_o holy_a thought_n vain_a word_n for_o holy_a and_o wholesome_a word●…_n fleshly_a work_n for_o work_n of_o righteousness_n etc._n etc._n as_o if_o thou_o be_v cast_v int●…_n new_a mould_n even_o hate_v what_o thou_o former_o love_v and_o love_v what_o th●…_z former_o hate_v for_o as_o without_o this_o new_a birth_n there_o be_v no_o be_v save_v as_o 〈◊〉_d saviour_n himself_o affirm_v ioh._n 3._o 5._o so_o he_o who_o think_v he_o be_v bear_v a_o ne●…_n and_o find_v not_o a_o palpable_a change_n in_o his_o judgement_n affection_n and_o actio●…_n do_v but_o deceive_v himself_o 3._o be_v thou_o more_o know_v than_o the_o man_n of_o the_o world_n as_o havi●…_n the_o light_n of_o god_n spirit_n and_o the_o eye_n of_o faith_n above_o they_o be_v thou_o bro●…_n out_o of_o darkness_n into_o marvell●…us_a light_n be_v thy_o eye_n open_v to_o 〈◊〉_d the_o wonder_n of_o god_n law_n be_v that_o vaile_n or_o curtain_n which_o be_v forme●…drawne_v over_o thy_o heart_n 2_o cor._n 3._o 15._o 16._o take_v aw●…y_n by_o 〈◊〉_d and_o th●…turned_v from_o the_o power_n of_o satan_n unto_o god_n do_v thou_o receive_v the_o word_n wi●…_n all_o readiness_n not_o as_o the_o word_n of_o man_n but_o as_o it_o be_v indeed_o the_o word_n of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o have_v it_o wrought_v in_o thou_o mighty_o have_v thou_o find_v it_o by_o experien●…_n to_o be_v quick_a and_o powerful_a sharp_a etc._n etc._n as_o it_o follow_v heb._n 4_o 12._o even_o excelli●…_n all_o other_o book_n as_o wheat_n do_v the_o cha●…fe_n have_v the_o law_n which_o be_v 〈◊〉_d just_a good_a spiritual_a not_o only_o convince_v thou_o of_o sin_n but_o so_o clear_v 〈◊〉_d sigh●…_n that_o thou_o can_v now_o discern_v sin_n in_o every_o thought_n word_n and_o ac●…_n on_o of_o thou_o do_v thou_o see_v thyself_o out_o of_o measure_n sinful_a as_o 〈◊〉_d guilty_a of_o all_o manner_n of_o concupiscence_n as_o have_v break_v every_o one_o of_o th●…_z righteous_a precept_n exod._n 20._o more_o time_n and_o way_n than_o thou_o have_v hi●…_n on_o thy_o head_n not_o be_v able_a of_o thyself_o to_o think_v a_o good_a thought_n 〈◊〉_d that_o all_o the_o power_n of_o thy_o soul_n and_o member_n of_o thy_o body_n be_v whole_o ●…nd_v original_o corrupt_v do_v thou_o see_v thy_o sellse_n as_o guilty_a of_o adam_n sin_n 〈◊〉_d be_v in_o his_o loin_n as_o any_o heir_n be_v liable_a to_o his_o father_n debt_n and_o 〈◊〉_d knowledge_n that_o thou_o bring_v a_o world_n of_o sin_n into_o the_o world_n with_o ●…hee_o and_o deservede_v to_o die_v so_o soon_o as_o thou_o do_v begin_v to_o live_v that_o thy_o ●…standing_n be_v darken_v and_o dull_v thy_o judgement_n blind_v thy_o will_n 〈◊〉_d thy_o memory_n disorder_v thy_o affection_n corrupt_v thy_o reason_n 〈◊〉_d thy_o thought_n surprise_v thy_o desire_n entrap_v and_o all_o the_o facul●…ies_n and_o sanction_n of_o thy_o soul_n no_o better_a than_o poison_a that_o of_o thy_o 〈◊〉_d thou_o 〈◊〉_d not_o only_o weak_a but_o even_o dead_a to_o what_o be_v good_a move_v ●…o_o more_o than_o thou_o be_v move_v that_o thy_o best_a work_n be_v faulty_a all_o thy_o ●…nnes_n deadly_a thy_o nature_n corrupt_v original_o that_o thou_o be_v swift_a to_o ●…ll_v evil_a but_o to_o all_o good_a immovable_a 4_o a●…_n thou_o ashamed_a of_o thy_o former_a conversation_n do_v thou_o bewail_v ●…nd_n mourn_v bitter_o for_o all_o thy_o sin_n actual_a and_o original_a of_o omission_n and_o commission_n secret_a as_o well_o as_o know_v lesser_a as_o well_o as_o great_a evil_a thought_n vain_a and_o unprofitable_a word_n as_o well_o as_o sinful_a action_n yea_o as_o well_o for_o the_o evil_a which_o cleave_v to_o thy_o best_a work_n as_o for_o thy_o evil_a work_n grieve_v for_o thy_o unprofitableness_n under_o the_o mean_n of_o grace_n be_v more_o sorry_a for_o offend_v so_o good_a a_o god_n then_o for_o that_o it_o do_v or_o may_v bring_v thou_o shame_n or_o punishment_n in_o this_o life_n or_o in_o hell_n do_v thou_o find_v thyself_o in_o a_o lose_a condition_n confess_v that_o thou_o have_v deserve_v all_o the_o plague_n of_o this_o 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indeed_o want_v it_o chant_v their_o abundance_n yea_o whereas_o the_o law_n be_v spiritual_a and_o bind_v the_o heart_n from_o affect_v no_o less_o than_o the_o hand_n from_o act_v thou_o be_v so_o blind_a and_o ignorant_a tha●…_n thou_o think_v the_o commandment_n be_v not_o break_v if_o the_o outward_a gross_a sin_n be_v for_o bear_v whence_o it_o be_v usual_a with_o thou_o to_o brag_v of_o a_o good_a heart_n and_o meaning_n of_o the_o strength_n of_o thy_o faith_n and_o hope_n of_o thy_o just_a and_o upright_a deal_n etc._n etc._n yet_o in_o case_n thou_o do_v abstain_v from_o notorious_a sin_n what_o shall_v hinder_v but_o thou_o be_v a_o excellent_a christian_a if_o god_n be_v not_o behold_v to_o thou_o for_o not_o wound_v his_o name_n with_o oath_n for_o not_o drink_v and_o play_v out_o his_o sabbath_n for_o not_o rail_v on_o his_o minister_n for_o not_o oppress_v and_o persecute_v his_o poor_a member_n 5._o perhaps_o thou_o will_v in_o general_n or_o in_o gross_a acknowledge_v that_o thou_o be_v a_o great_a sinner_n but_o come_v to_o particular_n thou_o can_v not_o tell_v in_o what_o thou_o never_o break_v the_o first_o commandment_n of_o have_v many_o god_n for_o thou_o be_v no_o papist_n nor_o idolater_n thou_o never_o break_v the_o second_o for_o thou_o worship_v god_n aright_o nor_o the_o three_o for_o thou_o have_v be_v no_o common_a swearer_n only_o a_o few_o petty_a oath_n not_o the_o four_o for_o thou_o have_v every_o sabbath_n go_v due_o to_o church_n not_o the_o five_o for_o thou_o do_v ever_o honour_v thy_o parent_n and_o be_v as_o loyal_a a_o subject_n as_o may_v be_v not_o the_o six_o for_o like_o the_o young_a man_n in_o the_o gospel_n thou_o dare_v justify_v thyself_o to_o christ_n own_o face_n that_o thou_o have_v keep_v it_o from_o thy_o youth_n for_o thou_o do_v never_o murder_v any_o man_n though_o other_o find_v that_o thou_o never_o go_v without_o enmity_n in_o thy_o heart_n against_o such_o as_o be_v more_o godly_a and_o sincere_a than_o thyself_o but_o to_o thy_o unseeing_a eye_n that_o be_v no_o manslaughter_n not_o the_o seven_o for_o thou_o perceive_v not_o how_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o eye_n shall_v be_v a_o sin_n so_o long_o as_o thou_o lie_v not_o with_o thy_o neighbour_n wife_n not_o the_o eight_o for_o though_o thou_o have_v cozen_v a_o hundred_o indirect_o yet_o thou_o never_o steal_v aught_o from_o any_o man_n not_o the_o nine_o for_o thou_o make_v conscience_n of_o perjury_n though_o none_o of_o back-byte_n and_o slander_v thy_o neighbour_n as_o for_o the_o ten_o that_o perhaps_o make_v thou_o at_o a_o stand_n till_o thou_o hear_v what_o be_v mean_v by_o thou_o shall_v not_o cover_v and_o so_o by_o consequence_n thou_o prove_v that_o thou_o do_v but_o lie_v and_o dissemble_v when_o thou_o do_v acknowledge_v thyself_o a_o sinner_n for_o indeed_o and_o in_o truth_n thou_o think_v thyself_o no_o sinner_n or_o almost_o for_o thou_o have_v keep_v all_o the_o commandment_n nor_o be_v it_o any_o hard_a matter_n to_o draw_v it_o out_o of_o thy_o own_o mouth_n before_o a_o hundred_o witness_n for_o let_v but_o this_o question_n be_v ask_v thou_o be_v thou_o proud_a thou_o will_v answer_v no_o not_o i_o none_o be_v proud_a but_o fool_n and_o thou_o hate_v a_o proud_a man_n etc._n etc._n which_o imply_v that_o thou_o be_v as_o righteous_a as_o christ_n himself_o or_o adam_n in_o the_o state_n of_o innocency_n for_o he_o that_o can_v clear_v himself_o of_o this_o sin_n may_v easy_o clear_v himself_o from_o all_o other_o sin_n so_o that_o thou_o be_v pure_a in_o thy_o own_o eye_n haste_v one_o sin_n to_o repent_v of_o but_o much_o good_a to_o 〈◊〉_d of_o which_o 〈◊〉_d condition_n worse_o than_o the_o wicked_a man_n alive_a for_o christ_n that_o come_v to_o save_v all_o weary_a and_o heavy_a la●…en_a sin_n be_v they_o never_o so_o wicked_a neither_o come_v to_o save_v nor_o once_o to_o call_v thou_o that_o have_v no_o sin_n but_o be_v 〈◊〉_d enough_o without_o he_o mat._n 9_o 13._o om_o 〈◊〉_d tell_v thy_o brethren_n the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n who_o count_v then_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o 〈◊〉_d and_o harlot_n shall_v go_v before_o they_o into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n mat._n 21._o 31_o 32._o and_o you_o well_o know_v that_o god_n prefer_v the_o penitent_a 〈◊〉_d that_o trust_v in_o his_o mercy_n before_o the_o proud_a pharisee_n that_o trust_v in_o his_o own_o merit_n luke_n 38._o 10_o to_o 15._o yea_o the_o publican_n condemn_v himself_o be_v justify_v and_o save_v whereas_o the_o pharisee_n justify_v himself_o be_v evelasting_o condemn_v 6._o nor_o can_v christ_n profit_v thou_o any_o thing_n until_o with_o st._n paul_n who_o before_o his_o conversion_n be_v such_o another_o thou_o see_v thyself_o even_o the_o great_a of_o