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law_n in_o their_o deal_n with_o such_o soul_n for_o their_o thorough_a humiliation_n as_o they_o say_v or_o pretend_v and_o not_o to_o the_o gospel_n and_o faith_n in_o jesus_n christ_n they_o bring_v fire_n and_o not_o water_n to_o quench_v they_o and_o so_o kindle_v they_o the_o more_o and_o set_v the_o everlasting_a burn_n of_o the_o law_n before_o their_o soul_n put_v they_o all_o into_o a_o spiritual_a flaâ—m_fw-la and_o vexation_n nathan_n deal_v otherwise_o with_o david_n though_o under_o the_o old_a testament_n where_o there_o be_v more_o privilege_n for_o the_o law_n 2_o sam._n 12.13_o i_o have_v sin_v say_v david_n the_o lord_n have_v put_v away_o thy_o sin_n say_v nathan_n this_o be_v as_o solomon_n say_v to_o give_v strong_a drink_n to_o he_o that_o be_v ready_a to_o peâ—ish_v and_o wine_n unto_o those_o that_o be_v of_o a_o heavy_a hâ—art_n prov._n 13.6_o if_o any_o one_o sin_n say_v john_n we_o have_v a_o advocate_n with_o the_o father_n christ_n jesus_n the_o 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temptation_n at_o length_n for_o whither_o may_v not_o satan_n roll_v such_o a_o poor_a soul_n that_o be_v tumble_v down_o the_o hill_n already_o and_o they_o that_o weigh_v their_o state_n of_o grace_n only_o in_o the_o scale_n of_o mortification_n of_o sin_n as_o it_o be_v common_o take_v for_o die_v to_o particular_a act_n can_v be_v so_o infallible_o or_o certain_o persuade_v as_o they_o that_o place_v their_o assurance_n most_o in_o christ_n in_o the_o free_a promise_n because_o sin_n have_v ever_o a_o strong_a side_n in_o we_o then_o the_o spirit_n and_o in_o this_o life_n the_o sin_n be_v more_o take_v away_o then_o the_o lust_n and_o our_o blessedness_n be_v more_o in_o have_v the_o curse_n of_o it_o remove_v than_o the_o corruption_n and_o our_o justification_n be_v more_o glorious_a than_o our_o sanctification_n and_o our_o forgiveness_n from_o sin_n more_o than_o our_o cleanse_n from_o sin_n for_o the_o just_a shall_v live_v by_o faith_n which_o be_v not_o a_o life_n by_o 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