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a_o groan_n and_o sigh_v four_o that_o they_o may_v walk_v without_o offence_n to_o god_n and_o man_n tenderness_n of_o heart_n be_v a_o ground_n of_o circumspection_n and_o holy_a jealousy_n and_o that_o be_v a_o ground_n of_o unblameable_a walk_n not_o to_o do_v any_o thing_n willing_o by_o which_o god_n may_v be_v dishonour_v or_o man_n just_o offend_v sect_n iii_o use_v 1_o do_v god_n give_v unto_o all_o his_o people_n in_o covenant_n a_o soft_a and_o tender_a heart_n trial_n whether_o we_o have_v such_o a_o heart_n heart_n a_o heart_n of_o flesh_n let_v we_o then_o careful_o survey_v and_o search_v our_o heart_n whether_o god_n have_v bestow_v on_o they_o this_o heavenly_a quality_n this_o jewel_n this_o covenant-grace_n of_o softness_n or_o tenderness_n of_o heart_n this_o point_n be_v of_o wonderful_a consequence_n and_o therefore_o i_o must_v careful_o dispense_v it_o and_o manage_v it_o which_o shall_v be_v in_o this_o manner_n 1._o conviction_n in_o a_o privative_a way_n 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make_v no_o bone_n of_o great_a transgression_n sin_v boldness_n in_o sin_v but_o can_v sin_v with_o a_o high_a hand_n and_o dare_v to_o venture_v on_o presumptuous_a sin_n and_o yet_o be_v not_o ashamed_a at_o all_o isa_n 3._o 9_o they_o declare_v their_o sin_n as_o sodom_n they_o hide_v it_o not_o jerem._n 6._o 5._o be_v they_o ashamed_a when_o they_o have_v commit_v abomination_n nay_o they_o be_v not_o at_o all_o ashamed_a neither_o can_v they_o blush_v when_o people_n can_v swear_v and_o for-swear_a and_o curse_v and_o blaspheme_v and_o commit_v whoredom_n and_o steal_v and_o oppress_v and_o lie_v and_o murder_n and_o with_o the_o whore_n in_o the_o proverb_n wipe_v their_o mouth_n and_o say_v what_o evil_a have_v i_o do_v do_v this_o show_n the_o least_o of_o tenderness_n of_o heart_n which_o quake_v at_o lesser_a iniquity_n three_o joy_n and_o delight_n in_o sin_v solomon_n speak_v of_o such_o who_o rejoice_v to_o sin_v delight_n in_o sin_v do_v evil_a prov._n 2._o 14._o and_o the_o prophet_n in_o isa_n 66._o 3._o their_o soul_n delight_v in_o their_o abomination_n and_o the_o apostle_n in_o phil._n 3._o 19_o who_o glory_n be_v in_o their_o shame_n and_o the_o psalmist_n ps_n 10_o 3._o the_o wicked_a boast_v of_o his_o heart_n desire_v who_o can_v say_v that_o any_o man_n have_v a_o tender_a heart_n lest_o he_o shall_v sin_v and_o after_o he_o have_v sin_v who_o make_v his_o very_a sin_n the_o object_n of_o his_o delight_n and_o joy_n and_o rejoice_v and_o boast_v such_o a_o time_n of_o his_o filthiness_n another_o time_n of_o his_o drunkenness_n &_o c_o four_o diffusion_n or_o spread_v of_o sin_n of_o such_o solomon_n speak_v prov._n 4._o 16._o sin_n spread_v of_o sin_n they_o sleep_v not_o except_o they_o have_v do_v mischief_n and_o their_o sleep_n be_v take_v away_o unless_o they_o cause_v some_o to_o fall_v like_o jeroboam_n the_o son_n of_o nebat_fw-la which_o make_v israel_n to_o sin_n 1_o king_n 16._o 26._o or_o like_o manasseh_n who_o make_v judah_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n to_o err_v 2_o chron._n 33._o 9_o or_o like_o the_o whore_n in_o the_o proverb_n with_o much_o fair_a speech_n she_o cause_v he_o to_o yield_v with_o the_o flatter_a of_o her_o lip_n she_o force_v he_o prov._n 7._o 21._o o_o where_o be_v this_o softness_n and_o tenderness_n of_o heart_n when_o it_o suffice_v we_o not_o all_o alone_a to_o offend_v and_o anger_n and_o dishonour_v the_o lord_n but_o we_o will_v also_o cause_v other_o to_o sin_n against_o the_o lord_n draw_v other_o to_o drunkenness_n and_o uncleanness_n seduce_v other_o to_o error_n and_o profaneness_n make_v other_o to_o neglect_v ordinance_n and_o duty_n to_o break_v the_o sabbath_n to_o steal_v and_o purloin_v to_o lie_v and_o forswear_v themselves_o etc._n etc._n five_o progress_n in_o sin_n to_o go_v from_o evil_a to_o worse_o not_o only_o to_o multiply_v sin_n sin_n progress_n in_o sin_n in_o several_a kind_n but_o to_o heighten_v and_o raise_v sin_n in_o further_a degree_n 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people_n ver._n 34._o and_o they_o shall_v all_o know_v i_o from_o the_o least_o of_o they_o unto_o the_o great_a of_o they_o say_v the_o lord_n for_o i_o will_v forgive_v their_o iniquity_n and_o remember_v their_o sin_n no_o more_o jerem._n 32._o 39_o i_o will_v give_v they_o one_o heart_n and_o one_o way_n that_o they_o may_v fear_v i_o for_o ever_o for_o the_o good_a of_o they_o and_o their_o child_n after_o they_o ver._n 40._o and_o i_o will_v make_v a_o everlasting_a covenant_n with_o they_o that_o i_o will_v not_o turn_v away_o from_o they_o to_o do_v they_o good_a but_o i_o will_v put_v my_o fear_n into_o their_o heart_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o depart_v from_o i_o ezek._n 11._o 19_o i_o will_v give_v they_o one_o heart_n and_o i_o will_v put_v a_o new_a spirit_n within_o you_o and_o i_o will_v take_v the_o stony_a heart_n out_o of_o their_o flesh_n and_o will_v give_v they_o a_o heart_n of_o flesh_n ver._n 20._o that_o they_o may_v walk_v in_o my_o statute_n and_o keep_v 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