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shall_v not_o be_v but_o that_o after_o paul_n example_n here_o in_o the_o text_n this_o as_o well_o as_o the_o former_a as_o to_o our_o acceptance_n with_o god_n shall_v be_v account_v loss_n and_o dung_n that_o we_o may_v gain_v christ_n to_o a_o soul_n wound_v with_o sense_n of_o sin_n and_o languish_v and_o die_v away_o for_o want_n of_o christ_n it_o will_v be_v no_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d much_o less_o any_o heal_a medicine_n to_o say_v but_o why_o be_v you_o so_o trouble_v that_o have_v live_v so_o virtuous_o and_o unblamable_o that_o have_v be_v so_o sober_a in_o your_o carriage_n so_o just_a in_o your_o deal_n so_o fair_a in_o your_o converse_n for_o this_o will_v be_v but_o a_o faint_a cordial_a and_o you_o prove_v but_o a_o miserable_a comforter_n when_o it_o can_v look_v on_o all_o this_o but_o as_o a_o fair_a suit_n put_v on_o a_o dead_a carcase_n nay_o on_o all_o this_o kind_n of_o righteousness_n as_o 6._o isa_n 64._o 6._o so_o many_o menstruous_a rag_n and_o woe_n to_o he_o if_o he_o have_v nothing_o better_o than_o such_o figleaf_n to_o cover_v his_o nakedness_n and_o woe_n to_o i_o if_o when_o it_o come_v to_o trial_n and_o i_o shall_v be_v set_v at_o the_o bar_n of_o justice_n i_o be_v find_v in_o my_o own_o righteousness_n and_o therefore_o pass_v by_o 9_o philip._n 3._o 9_o all_o these_o but_o see_v you_o he_o who_o my_o soul_n love_v say_v the_o spouse_n now_o sick_a of_o love_n cant._n 3._o 3_o and_o there_o be_v great_a reason_n for_o it_o 1._o because_o this_o morality_n may_v be_v find_v in_o they_o who_o never_o save_o know_v christ_n and_o so_o be_v far_o enough_o from_o salvation_n for_o as_o austin_n observe_v de_o sp_z &_o light_v c._n 28._o you_o shall_v hardly_o find_v the_o life_n of_o the_o worst_a without_o some_o good_a work_n so_o in_o such_o as_o be_v not_o so_o bad_a you_o may_v sometime_o find_v many_o so_o it_o be_v in_o many_o of_o the_o heathen_n that_o know_v not_o god_n in_o our_o paul_n when_o he_o be_v a_o 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