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filth_n and_o corruption_n of_o our_o body_n and_o the_o sin_n of_o our_o soul_n as_o you_o may_v see_v rom._n 4._o 11_o tit._n 3._o 5._o col._n 2._o 11_o 12._o 1_o pet._n 3._o 21._o and_o 1_o john_n 1._o 7_o 9_o three_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d to_o incorporate_a man_n into_o the_o visible_a church_n and_o to_o interest_n they_o into_o the_o privilege_n and_o benefit_n which_o the_o church_n enjoy_v mat._n 28._o 19_o act._n 2._o 37._o 38_o 39_o 〈◊〉_d 18._o 19_o four_o it_o be_v institute_v to_o distinguish_v christian_n from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o heatâ—…_n on_o mon_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o 〈◊〉_d christian_n where_o by_o they_o be_v distinguish_v from_o turk_n and_o infidel_n it_o be_v the_o outward_a 〈◊〉_d and_o seal_n whereby_o they_o be_v know_v to_o belong_v to_o christ._n last_o it_o be_v institute_v to_o knit_v man_n fast_o and_o to_o bring_v they_o 〈◊〉_d unto_o 〈◊〉_d and_o to_o make_v they_o more_o 〈◊〉_d and_o careful_a for_o 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o to_o abandon_v 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7._o psal._n 66._o 9_o ps._n 121._o 3._o to_o the_o end_n psal._n 125._o 1_o 2._o isai._n 26._o 3._o jer_z 32._o 40._o john_n 10._o 28_o 29._o 〈◊〉_d 17._o 11._o 2._o 〈◊〉_d 4._o 7._o 13._o 19_o col._n 2._o 10._o 19_o c._n 3._o 3_o 4._o phil._n 1._o 6._o 1_o thes._n 5._o 23_o 24._o 2._o tim._n 4._o 18._o 1_o pet._n 4._o 19_o jude_n 1._o 24._o and_o jer._n 31._o 9_o 10._o all_o comfortable_a and_o excellent_a place_n worth_a your_o read_n therefore_o they_o can_v fall_v from_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n though_o adam_n and_o the_o angel_n do_v who_o grace_n and_o person_n be_v keep_v and_o preserve_v only_o by_o themselves_o and_o not_o by_o god_n second_o that_o grace_n which_o adam_n and_o the_o angel_n have_v it_o be_v their_o own_o they_o have_v free_a will_n and_o liberty_n to_o dispose_v of_o it_o at_o their_o pleasure_n they_o be_v lord_n over_o that_o grace_n the_o which_o they_o have_v their_o grace_n have_v no_o lordship_n and_o kingdom_n over_o they_o it_o be_v now_o far_o 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