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not_o love_v therefore_o christ_n can_v not_o intend_v to_o bid_v the_o man_n sell_v his_o temporal_a estate_n that_o ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la he_o may_v be_v perfect_a because_o that_o fact_n in_o itself_o will_v not_o have_v make_v he_o perfect_a according_a to_o paul_n restimony_n aforesaid_a 6._o reas_n because_o christ_n have_v no_o occasion_n give_v he_o to_o discourse_v of_o temporal_a estate_n therefore_o christ_n do_v not_o bid_v he_o fall_v all_o his_o temporal_a estate_n and_o riches_n but_o his_o own_o false_a spiritual_a riches_n which_o be_v his_o high_a conceit_n of_o himself_o for_o after_o christ_n have_v declare_v the_o happy_a estate_n of_o child_n mat._n 19.13_o 14._o then_o come_v this_o querent_fw-la st._n luk_n style_v he_o a_o ruler_n cap._n 18.18_o to_o know_v what_o he_o must_v do_v and_o tell_v christ_n what_o he_o have_v do_v in_o order_n to_o christ_n direction_n vers_n 28._o and_o will_v know_v what_o he_o have_v more_o to_o do_v christ_n tell_v he_o to_o 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