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shall_v reward_v evil_a to_o my_o enemy_n cut_v they_o off_o in_o thy_o truth_n and_o 59.13_o consume_v they_o in_o thy_o wrath_n consume_v they_o that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v and_o let_v they_o know_v that_o god_n rule_v in_o jacob_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o 71.24_o my_o tongue_n shall_v talkof_o thy_o righteousness_n all_o the_o day_n long_o for_o they_o be_v confound_v for_o they_o be_v bring_v to_o shame_n that_o seek_v my_o hurt_n and_o 101.8_o i_o will_v early_o destroy_v all_o the_o wicked_a of_o the_o land_n that_o i_o may_v cut_v off_o all_o wicked_a doer_n from_o the_o city_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o be_v every_o saint_n jerem._n 4.14_o wash_v thy_o heart_n o_o jerusalem_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v save_v how_o long_o shall_v thy_o wicked_a thought_n lodge_v in_o thou_o psal_n 112.8_o his_o heart_n be_v establish_v he_o shall_v not_o be_v afraid_a until_o he_o see_v his_o desire_n upon_o his_o enemy_n and_o 139.23_o 24._o search_v i_o o_o my_o god_n and_o 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10_o 11._o and_o 62.1_o 2._o jerem._n 23.5_o 6._o and_o 31.31_o 32_o 33._o and_o rom._n 4.11_o and_o 5.7_o 18_o 19_o and_o 8.4_o phil._n 3.9_o 10._o eight_o that_o we_o be_v perfect_a in_o this_o life_n and_o complete_a by_o justification_n though_o not_o by_o sanctification_n where_o be_v they_o be_v both_o one_o thing_n as_o have_v be_v prove_v at_o large_a and_o while_o the_o one_o be_v imperfect_a the_o other_o be_v also_o nine_o that_o justification_n lie_v in_o remission_n of_o sin_n or_o take_v away_o the_o guilt_n of_o the_o same_o yet_o leave_v the_o sin_n or_o pollution_n behind_o whereas_o justification_n take_v in_o a_o liberative_a way_n be_v a_o purge_n and_o wash_v away_o of_o the_o fault_n and_o corruption_n in_o the_o first_o place_n as_o have_v be_v prove_v out_o of_o act_n 13.20_o and_o 1_o cor._n 6.11_o tit._n 3.4_o 5_o 6_o 7._o three_o consider_v that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n which_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n preach_v be_v not_o only_o a_o inward_a 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god_n elect_v as_o have_v be_v say_v before_o six_o we_o shall_v leave_v it_o to_o your_o serious_a consideration_n whether_o it_o be_v not_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o unbeliever_n and_o not_o of_o the_o saint_n of_o who_o it_o be_v say_v concern_v the_o beast_n of_o sin_n which_o come_v out_o of_o the_o sea_n with_o seven_o head_n and_o ten_o horn_n say_v rev._n 13.4_o and_o they_o worship_v the_o dragon_n who_o give_v power_n unto_o the_o beast_n and_o they_o worship_v the_o beast_n say_v who_o be_v like_a unto_o the_o beast_n who_o be_v able_a to_o make_v war_n with_o he_o which_o interpretation_n concern_v the_o beast_n of_o sin_n be_v not_o we_o but_o
3.5_o the_o laver_n of_o regeneration_n etc._n etc._n for_o no_o unclean_a thing_n can_v enter_v rev._n 21.27_o and_o christ_n say_v john_n 15.3_o now_o you_o be_v clean_a through_o the_o word_n i_o have_v speak_v to_o you_o and_o james_n 1.18_o it_o be_v say_v of_o his_o own_o will_n beget_v he_o we_o by_o the_o word_n of_o truth_n but_o we_o presume_v to_o add_v yet_o a_o little_a further_o to_o show_v how_o needful_a it_o be_v to_o prove_v from_o the_o text_n or_o context_n that_o the_o sense_n we_o fix_v upon_o a_o scripture-axiom_n be_v the_o proper_a sense_n which_o the_o holy_a ghost_n intend_v in_o the_o say_a place_n because_o one_o mr._n stevens_n of_o fenny_a drayton_n in_o leicestershire_n have_v set_v forth_o a_o book_n which_o he_o entitle_v a_o three_o fold_v defence_n of_o original_a sin_n in_o reference_n to_o the_o old_a common_a notion_n thereof_o in_o which_o book_n he_o say_v p._n 94._o that_o the_o examiner_n of_o the_o late_a synod_n confession_n of_o faith_n 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