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eye_n of_o a_o needle_n yet_o he_o say_v it_o be_v possible_a with_o god_n conversion_n be_v a_o work_n of_o his_o omnipotency_n ephes._n 1_o 19_o 20._o above_o all_o faculty_n amb._n of_o nature_n and_o have_v such_o impediment_n of_o corruption_n and_o sin_n as_o no_o power_n but_o almighty_a can_v remove_v to_o which_o nothing_o can_v be_v too_o hard_o he_o can_v make_v a_o camel_n go_v through_o the_o eye_n of_o a_o necle_fw-mi dilate_v the_o eye_n or_o attenuate_v the_o body_n of_o the_o camel_n the_o apostle_n negative_a not_o many_o mighty_a or_o noble_a or_o wise_a after_o this_o world_n 〈◊〉_d mit_v a_o affirmative_a some_o such_o be_v call_v and_o imply_v that_o even_a of_o the_o best_a rank_n in_o the_o world_n some_o shall_v submit_v themselves_o to_o christ_n 1_o cor._n 1_o 26._o david_n say_v the_o fat_a of_o the_o earth_n shall_v eat_v and_o worship_n as_o well_o as_o the_o lean_a and_o poor_a that_o be_v ready_a to_o die_v who_o life_n be_v think_v past_o recovery_n 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baptism_n ask_v he_o what_o they_o shall_v do_v he_o answer_v require_v no_o more_o than_o that_o which_o be_v appoint_v unto_o you_o imply_v that_o the_o sin_n of_o their_o call_n be_v to_o require_v more_o and_o calumniate_v such_o as_o refuse_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o i_o have_v play_v the_o sycophant_n be_v think_v by_o some_o to_o be_v borrow_v from_o the_o athenian_n among_o who_o he_o be_v call_v syco_n phant_a that_o tell_v of_o they_o that_o have_v bring_v figgs_n out_o of_o other_o country_n as_o attica_n because_o the_o figtree_n be_v among_o they_o in_o great_a account_n and_o it_o be_v forbid_v to_o bring_v fig_n from_o other_o place_n hereupon_o they_o begin_v to_o be_v call_v sycophant_n that_o for_o a_o little_a money_n do_v draw_v man_n before_o judgement_n seat_n for_o small_a cause_n and_o sometime_o for_o no_o cause_n but_o pretend_v false_o accuse_v the_o innocent_a so_o scapula_n on_o the_o wood_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d other_o 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prov._n 19_o 28_o a_o wicked_a witness_n mock_n at_o judgement_n make_v no_o more_o account_n of_o right_n and_o truth_n of_o magistrate_n place_v for_o justice_n or_o of_o god_n himself_o punish_v false_a witness_n than_o they_o do_v of_o thing_n to_o be_v laugh_v at_o jesabell_n make_v no_o question_n but_o to_o find_v with_o ease_n witness_n that_o will_v impudent_o lie_v against_o the_o very_a life_n of_o naboth_n for_o a_o reward_n 1_o king_n 21._o and_o governor_n know_v the_o fraud_n and_o falsehood_n to_o receive_v the_o testimony_n of_o such_o rakehell_n and_o proceed_v to_o sentence_v of_o innocent_a naboth_n to_o death_n and_o so_o send_v word_n to_o jesabel_n what_o success_n her_o plot_n have_v triumph_v in_o their_o thought_n after_o their_o sinful_a gratify_n of_o a_o wicked_a woman_n that_o the_o villainy_n be_v so_o free_o carry_v the_o high_a priest_n know_v well_o how_o to_o get_v man_n false_o to_o accuse_v our_o saviour_n with_o a_o wet_a finger_n they_o will_v not_o stick_v at_o it_o to_o set_v their_o tongue_n to_o sale_n for_o a_o price_n to_o help_v their_o friend_n and_o benefit_n themselves_o solomon_n speak_v of_o riches_n get_v by_o a_o deceitful_a tongue_n prov._n 21_o 6._o this_o gain_n by_o deceit_n and_o lie_n be_v to_o a_o naughty_a heart_n wonderful_a pleasant_a prov._n 10_o 17._o the_o more_o unlawful_a the_o better_o like_v it_o be_v as_o natural_a to_o man_n to_o lie_v and_o deceive_v as_o for_o nettle_n to_o grow_v with_o sow_v or_o set_v all_o man_n be_v liar_n psal._n 116_o rom._n 3._o david_n be_v much_o trouble_v with_o cruel_a witness_n that_o charge_v he_o false_o let_v it_o admonish_v man_n to_o nourish_v tenderness_n of_o conscience_n shame_n and_o bashfulness_n to_o sin_n take_v heed_n of_o impudency_n outface_v out-looking_a conscience_n that_o secret_o bite_v and_o bark_n when_o they_o resolve_v to_o sin_n 2._o take_v heed_n of_o inordinate_a desire_n of_o gain_n it_o will_v make_v a_o man_n transgress_v in_o great_a matter_n for_o a_o little_a and_o base_a price_n prov._n 28_o 21._o ezech._n 13_o 18_o for_o handful_n of_o barley_n and_o piece_n of_o bread_n to_o slay_v soul_n that_o shall_v not_o die_v and_o give_v life_n to_o soul_n that_o shall_v not_o live_v hate_v such_o gain_n as_o bring_v the_o curse_n into_o the_o house_n with_o it_o it_o be_v vanity_n toss_v to_o and_o fro_o of_o they_o that_o seek_v death_n prov._n 21_o 6._o take_v heâ—d_n of_o get_v by_o false_a accusation_n by_o play_v the_o sycophant_n that_o charge_n which_o john_n baptist_n give_v to_o the_o soldier_n give_v to_o your_o self_n accuse_v no_o manfalse_o luke_n 3_o 14._o it_o be_v set_v down_o among_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o latter_a time_n proceed_v
misery_n and_o remedy_n of_o it_o and_o of_o the_o inclination_n of_o our_o will_n to_o desire_v to_o be_v heal_v unto_o the_o lord_n prevent_v we_o with_o his_o grace_n we_o be_v as_o the_o clay_n in_o the_o potter_n hand_n and_o can_v do_v nothing_o no_o not_o will_n any_o thing_n about_o our_o form_n and_o fashion_v no_o more_o in_o our_o regeneration_n than_o in_o our_o creation_n our_o heart_n natural_o be_v stony_a have_v no_o aptness_n to_o be_v form_v rebellious_a hard_a till_o god_n change_v they_o and_o make_v the_o stone_n flesh_n that_o we_o have_v now_o inclination_n to_o heavenly_a thing_n thing_n spiritual_a it_o be_v a_o supernatural_a change_n in_o the_o will_n that_o incline_v we_o only_o to_o thing_n of_o the_o flesh_n inclination_n to_o thing_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n grace_n who_o seek_v we_o and_o change_v we_o into_o new_a creature_n as_o if_o a_o stone_n or_o lead_n shall_v have_v a_o inclination_n to_o fly_v upward_o we_o be_v dead_a 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etc._n etc._n he_o shall_v have_v say_v as_o he_o do_v after_o he_o receive_v light_a martino_n thou_o shall_v not_o utter_o 〈◊〉_d be_v without_o sin_n for_o thou_o have_v flesh_n thou_o shall_v therefore_o feel_v the_o battle_n despair_v not_o but_o resist_v strong_o fulfil_v not_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o thus_o do_v thou_o be_v not_o under_o the_o law_n it_o be_v the_o note_n of_o god_n child_n that_o they_o seek_v the_o lord_n and_o feel_v such_o indevoure_v in_o themselves_o they_o may_v they_o must_v rejoice_v psal._n 105_o 3._o let_v the_o heart_n of_o they_o that_o seek_v the_o lord_n rejoice_v the_o papist_n between_o those_o work_n which_o we_o do_v by_o natural_a strength_n and_o those_o that_o we_o do_v by_o grace_n infuse_v and_o inherent_a in_o we_o teach_v a_o three_o kind_n of_o work_n which_o neither_o come_v from_o any_o power_n of_o we_o mere_o nor_o yet_o from_o any_o supernatural_a grace_n in_o we_o inherent_a but_o by_o external_a aid_n of_o the_o 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