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in_o he_o righteous_a by_o for_o the_o establish_n of_o this_o their_o own_o inherent_a righteousness_n in_o the_o romphe_n thereof_o even_o then_o to_o cast_v we_o the_o bucklet_n and_o for_o shame_n to_o take_v his_o heel_n and_o to_o run_v away_o from_o his_o cause_n and_o to_o leave_v we_o both_o the_o field_n &_o the_o victory_n but_o always_o great_a be_v the_o truth_n and_o it_o will_v prevail_v wherefore_o howsoever_o they_o think_v of_o themselves_o we_o may_v plain_o enough_o see_v that_o their_o case_n be_v pitiful_a and_o lamentable_a in_o their_o strive_v thus_o to_o darken_v &_o to_o obscure_v the_o glory_n of_o christ_n for_o the_o maintenance_n and_o set_v up_o of_o themselves_o and_o their_o own_o devise_n in_o his_o romphe_n and_o yet_o when_o all_o come_v to_o all_o to_o be_v enforce_v thus_o in_o effect_n to_o confess_v that_o all_o the_o while_o they_o have_v but_o kick_v against_o the_o prickt_n and_o for_o that_o whereunto_o they_o dare_v not_o trust_v in_o 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you_o have_v no_o life_n in_o you_o and_o whosoever_o eat_v my_o flesh_n and_o drink_v my_o blood_n have_v eternal_a life_n and_o i_o will_v raise_v he_o up_o at_o the_o last_o day_n vers_fw-la 53._o &_o 54._o by_o which_o figurative_a &_o metaphorical_a kind_n of_o speech_n he_o will_v teach_v we_o that_o as_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o for_o he_o that_o be_v hungry_a and_o thirsty_a to_o come_v where_o meat_n and_o drink_n be_v to_o see_v and_o behold_v they_o yea_o perfect_o to_o know_v they_o and_o be_v able_a to_o say_v what_o every_o thing_n be_v and_o to_o what_o use_v it_o serve_v but_o if_o he_o will_v have_v his_o hunger_n and_o thirst_n satisfy_v he_o must_v thereof_o both_o eat_v and_o drink_v even_o so_o be_v it_o in_o this_o case_n for_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o come_v unto_o christ_n though_o we_o come_v from_o point_n to_o point_n as_o i_o have_v show_v unless_o that_o do_v we_o go_v further_o yea_o so_o far_o as_o that_o we_o as_o sure_o and_o very_o take_v he_o 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