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alive_a again_o and_o life_n for_o ever_o more_o rev._n 1._o 18._o the_o wife_n also_o must_v die_v with_o he_o or_o she_o can_v come_v to_o live_v with_o he_o for_o evermore_o 2_o tim._n 2._o 11._o how_o die_v or_o to_o what_o to_o the_o law_n or_o in_o the_o rule_v power_n of_o our_o own_o natural_a first-creation_n spirit_n activity_n and_o principle_n however_o renew_v or_o adorn_v that_o so_o we_o may_v come_v to_o live_v under_o grace_n the_o law_n of_o the_o spirit_n or_o spiritual_a eternal_a life_n in_o the_o roll_a activity_n and_o principle_n of_o that_o more_o excellent_a spirit_n we_o receive_v from_o christ_n as_o a_o transcript_n of_o his_o heavenly_a manhood_n in_o we_o by_o the_o new_a creation_n this_o be_v that_o only_a under_o the_o government_n whereof_o paul_n dare_v warrant_v we_o safe_a from_o sin_n ever_o recover_v dominion_n again_o rom._n 6._o 14._o this_o be_v that_o state_n of_o life_n only_o in_o which_o as_o marry_v to_o he_o that_o be_v rise_v from_o the_o dead_a we_o may_v bring_v forth_o fruit_n unto_o god_n in_o the_o newness_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o our_o new_a creation_n not_o in_o the_o oldness_n of_o the_o letter_n of_o our_o first-creation_n spirit_n as_o be_v signify_v rom._n 7._o 4_o 5_o 6._o the_o cleanse_a state_n of_o our_o first-creation_n spirit_n amount_v but_o to_o the_o renew_a old_a man_n not_o the_o new_a but_o to_o the_o circumcision_n of_o the_o heart_n in_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o first-creation_n not_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o second_o who_o praise_n be_v of_o man_n not_o of_o god_n rom._n 2._o 29._o this_o make_v but_o the_o concision_n that_o be_v of_o a_o diminutive_a narrow_a dogged_a snarl_v nature_n towards_o the_o true_a spiritual_a circumcision_n or_o circumcision_n of_o the_o heart_n in_o the_o spirit_n who_o praise_n be_v not_o of_o man_n but_o of_o god_n phil._n 3._o 2_o 3._o there_o may_v be_v a_o little_a dark_a interval_n in_o the_o passage_n the_o first_o wife_n of_o christ_n 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