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be_v spiritual_o mind_v be_v life_n and_o peace_n rom._n 8._o 6._o there_o be_v life_n and_o therefore_o there_o be_v peace_n the_o reason_n be_v thus_o because_o lively_a work_n alone_o can_v true_o pacify_v conscience_n when_o a_o man_n have_v be_v a_o professor_n all_o his_o day_n and_o do_v never_o so_o many_o thing_n yet_o if_o the_o conscience_n can_v say_v yea_o but_o all_o these_o be_v dead_a work_n all_o this_o while_n i_o have_v go_v on_o with_o a_o dead-heart_n this_o fowl_n the_o conscience_n it_o can_v never_o have_v true_a peace_n how_o much_o more_o shall_v the_o blood_n of_o christ_n purge_v your_o conscience_n from_o dead_a work_n to_o serve_v the_o live_a god_n heb._n 9_o 14._o it_o shall_v purge_v the_o conscience_n from_o dead_a work_n dead_a work_n foul_a the_o conscience_n whether_o they_o be_v dead_a for_o matter_n or_o manner_n sin_n be_v a_o dead_a work_n for_o matter_n and_o good_a duty_n heartlesse_o do_v be_v dead_a work_n for_o manner_n now_o both_o foul_a the_o conscience_n the_o conscience_n remain_v under_o guilt_n continue_v without_o peace_n it_o be_v a_o ill_a conscience_n why_o because_o the_o conscience_n know_v it_o have_v the_o live_a god_n to_o serve_v that_o will_v not_o like_v of_o such_o work_n when_o a_o man_n pay_v in_o his_o rent_n only_o by_o half_n or_o by_o dribblet_n or_o with_o light_a money_n the_o king_n receiver_n will_v not_o give_v he_o a_o acquittance_n my_o brethren_n conscience_n be_v god_n receiver_n no_o wonder_n it_o do_v not_o