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and_o will_v not_o see_v our_o wretchedness_n in_o they_o we_o can_v think_v but_o that_o sharp_a will_v overtake_v we_o 26.23.24_o leu._n 26.23.24_o that_o so_o our_o sleepy_a sense_n may_v be_v awake_v qvest._n iii_o 3._o q._n what_o be_v sin_n a._n every_o breach_n of_o god_n law_n 1_o joh._n 3.4_o have_v lay_v down_o summary_o the_o cause_n of_o our_o misery_n the_o particular_a explication_n of_o they_o follow_v according_a to_o the_o order_n of_o nature_n in_o which_o they_o be_v propound_v in_o the_o answer_n which_o contain_v a_o brief_a description_n of_o sin_n observe_v 1._o that_o sin_n be_v the_o breach_n of_o god_n law_n only_o 2._o that_o every_o breach_n of_o god_n law_n be_v sin_n to_o which_o may_v be_v add_v deserve_a death_n and_o make_v the_o offender_n miserable_a obser_n 1_o for_o the_o first_o it_o be_v not_o say_v that_o sin_n be_v the_o breach_n of_o man_n law_n or_o of_o the_o church_n law_n for_o those_o may_v sometime_o and_o in_o some_o case_n be_v break_v 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that_o we_o have_v in_o command_n to_o do_v or_o by_o so_o do_v it_o that_o we_o fail_v in_o circumstance_n this_o last_o branch_n be_v or_o diverse_a consideration_n for_o the_o manner_n of_o performance_n sometime_o be_v such_o as_o do_v change_v the_o kind_n and_o make_v that_o a_o sin_n to_o he_o who_o so_o do_v it_o which_o may_v have_v be_v a_o grateful_a obedience_n 1.4_o hos_fw-la 1.4_o thus_o jehu_n in_o kill_v ahab_n and_o his_o posterity_n propound_v private_a regnancie_n commit_v the_o sin_n of_o murder_n which_o else_o have_v be_v a_o act_n of_o obedience_n and_o justice_n sometime_o it_o be_v such_o as_o do_v not_o change_v the_o kind_n of_o it_o turn_v it_o to_o sin_n but_o hinder_v the_o perfection_n of_o it_o and_o make_v it_o sinful_a thus_o do_v the_o circumstantial_a swaruing_n whereby_o our_o best_a action_n be_v defile_v the_o word_n in_o hebrew_a which_o note_v 〈◊〉_d note_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sin_n be_v derive_v of_o a_o word_n that_o signify_v the_o 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and_o sin_n be_v so_o intermedle_v and_o the_o one_o so_o lust_a against_o the_o other_o that_o we_o can_v perfect_v thing_n as_o we_o will_v many_o account_v it_o a_o sin_n to_o lie_v and_o steal_v etc._n etc._n but_o not_o to_o repent_v or_o not_o to_o believe_v or_o not_o to_o give_v all_o diligence_n to_o make_v their_o call_v and_o election_n sure_a or_o not_o to_o get_v knowledge_n they_o can_v see_v to_o be_v sin_n be_v but_o the_o omit_v of_o thing_n command_v to_o be_v improfitable_a in_o do_v nothing_o this_o way_n be_v not_o deem_v blame-worthy_a i_o hope_v say_v many_o i_o do_v no_o hurt_n i_o pray_v god_n i_o never_o do_v worse_o he_o be_v a_o evil_a servant_n who_o take_v a_o stool_n shall_v sit_v still_o and_o let_v his_o work_n lie_v undo_v though_o he_o have_v no_o other_o fault_n so_o many_o if_o they_o shall_v never_o go_v to_o church_n and_o serve_v god_n or_o say_v prayer_n etc._n etc._n they_o will_v think_v it_o a_o sin_n but_o to_o have_v their_o heart_n far_o from_o god_n to_o do_v those_o thing_n without_o reverence_n they_o see_v not_o this_o to_o be_v sinful_a nay_o if_o the_o thing_n they_o do_v be_v lawful_a let_v they_o use_v it_o never_o so_o intemperate_o they_o think_v they_o sin_v not_o nor_o shall_v not_o be_v rebuke_v let_v they_o make_v a_o trade_n and_o vocation_n of_o pastime_n why_o they_o hope_v god_n allow_v recreation_n so_o many_o if_o they_o speak_v this_o or_o that_o which_o be_v true_a though_o without_o wisdom_n and_o love_n they_o think_v they_o may_v do_v it_o never_o remember_v that_o good_a stuff_n may_v be_v mar_v in_o the_o make_n good_a thing_n may_v be_v so_o perform_v that_o they_o shall_v become_v sin_n and_o sinful_a action_n qvest._n v._n 5._o q._n what_o be_v the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n a._n all_o misery_n of_o this_o life_n death_n in_o the_o end_n hell_n ever_o after_o look_v as_o it_o be_v with_o man_n if_o they_o turn_v themselves_o from_o this_o aspectable_a light_n they_o be_v forthwith_o 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