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in_o himself_o joh._n 16._o &_o col._n 1._o 19_o all_o other_o angel_n and_o saint_n have_v but_o their_o measure_n some_o more_o some_o less_o according_a to_o the_o measure_n of_o the_o gift_n of_o christ_n eph._n 4._o 7._o but_o christ_n have_v receive_v the_o spirit_n not_o by_o measure_n but_o in_o the_o fullness_n of_o it_o joh._n 3._o 34._o now_o whatsoever_o fullness_n of_o grace_n there_o be_v in_o christ_n he_o have_v receive_v not_o for_o himself_o but_o for_o we_o that_o he_o may_v communicate_v unto_o we_o and_o we_o may_v receive_v from_o he_o psal_n 68_o 18._o it_o be_v say_v he_o receive_v gift_n for_o man_n not_o for_o himself_o but_o for_o man_n that_o we_o may_v receive_v from_o he_o and_o thence_o it_o be_v that_o in_o joh._n 1._o 16._o of_o his_o fullness_n we_o receive_v grace_n for_o grace_n his_o wisdom_n be_v to_o make_v we_o wise_a his_o meekness_n and_o patience_n be_v to_o make_v we_o meek_a and_o patient_a and_o christ_n be_v faithful_a to_o distribute_v 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the_o world_n be_v not_o under_o a_o covenant_n of_o work_n the_o covenant_n of_o work_n remain_v in_o full_a force_n and_o virtue_n to_o all_o unbeliever_n rom._n 10._o 4._o for_o christ_n be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o law_n for_o righteousness_n to_o none_o but_o to_o those_o that_o believe_v oh_o do_v we_o but_o consider_v the_o misery_n of_o all_o such_o as_o be_v under_o the_o law_n it_o may_v awaken_v we_o he_o that_o be_v under_o the_o law_n be_v under_o a_o covenant_n of_o work_n and_o they_o must_v come_v and_o stand_v before_o god_n the_o judge_n of_o all_o and_o have_v their_o sin_n set_v in_o order_n before_o he_o and_o the_o law_n pass_v sentence_n of_o death_n upon_o they_o and_o their_o own_o conscience_n terrify_v they_o and_o there_o shall_v be_v none_o to_o plead_v for_o they_o or_o to_o stand_v betwixt_o god_n warth_fw-mi and_z they_o but_o they_o shall_v be_v leave_v to_o themselves_o to_o die_v and_o perish_v in_o their_o sin_n this_o covenant_n have_v no_o 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