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5._o their_o heart_n be_v vain_a but_o how_o be_v it_o vain_a because_o they_o lack_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n which_o spirit_n if_o a_o man_n have_v he_o have_v life_n and_o light_n if_o he_o have_v he_o not_o there_o be_v darkness_n and_o death_n and_o what_o be_v more_o frivolous_a or_o vain_a than_o these_o thing_n wherefore_o god_n be_v in_o all_o point_v the_o saâ—â—â—â—_n that_o hâ—_z command_v for_o he_o be_v the_o high_a god_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v love_v above_o all_o thing_n he_o command_v love_n 4._o which_o love_n he_o be_v according_a to_o this_o god_n be_v love_n he_o command_v truth_n justice_n and_o clemency_n all_o these_o thing_n he_o be_v ergo_fw-la he_o command_v himself_o to_o all_o creature_n endue_v with_o reason_n as_o to_o they_o who_o be_v only_o able_a to_o receive_v he_o and_o again_o he_o only_o forbid_v that_o which_o he_o be_v not_o namely_o the_o love_n of_o ourself_o and_o of_o creature_n that_o a_o man_n rest_n not_o nor_o put_v his_o trust_n 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but_o by_o god_n spirit_n he_o that_o possess_v christ_n express_v he_o in_o his_o work_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n what_o it_o work_v in_o the_o godly_a that_o possess_v it_o if_o we_o live_v to_o god_n spirit_n we_o be_v in_o all_o thing_n bind_v to_o obey_v it_o the_o will_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v easy_a to_o be_v obey_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n spirit_n and_o what_o it_o work_v in_o the_o elect_a the_o godly_a property_n of_o the_o true_a child_n towards_o his_o father_n gala._n 4._o 2._o timo._n 1._o 2._o cor._n 1.5_o ephe._n 1_n by_o what_o mean_v we_o come_v to_o the_o inheritance_n o_o god._n math._n 5._o 2_o cor._n 4._o 1._o john_n 3_n 2._o cor._n 5._o john_n 16._o hebr_n 1_n isaiah_n 26._o jere._n 17._o in_o what_o manner_n the_o spirit_n pray_v for_o we_o unto_o god._n the_o feite_a misery_n of_o this_o life_n be_v not_o to_o be_v fear_v not_o to_o withdraw_v our_o heart_n from_o prayer_n we_o bear_v our_o trouble_n the_o more_o patient_o in_o this_o life_n because_o we_o 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5._o 2._o pet._n 2._o eccle_n 31_o the_o flesh_n the_o spirit_n hebr._n 13._o philip._n 2._o proverb_n 3._o isaiah_n 5._o proverb_n 20._o 1._o pet._n 3._o 2._o cor_fw-la 8._o to_o revenge_n be_v the_o property_n of_o jew_n the_o way_n to_o true_a peace_n as_o best_o become_v a_o christian_n deut._n 32._o proverb_n 25._o charity_n temperance_n and_o modesty_n noble_a virtue_n in_o a_o christian_n for_o the_o conversion_n of_o other_o unto_o christ_n christian_n contention_n vain_a contention_n the_o christian_n in_o the_o excellency_n of_o call_v aught_o to_o excel_v all_o other_o in_o virtue_n the_o christian_n warn_v to_o beware_v lest_o they_o be_v compass_v and_o train_v from_o the_o truth_n by_o the_o