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and_o apprehend_v he_o by_o faith_n as_o bless_a be_v god_n you_o see_v our_o neighbour_n neophytus_n have_v do_v and_o then_o shall_v you_o find_v the_o like_a loathe_n of_o sin_n and_o love_n to_o the_o law_n of_o christ_n as_o he_o now_o do_v yea_o then_o shall_v you_o find_v your_o corruption_n die_v and_o decay_v daily_o more_o and_o more_o as_o i_o be_o confident_a he_o shall_v neo._n i_o but_o sir_n shall_v i_o not_o have_v power_n quite_o to_o overcome_v all_o my_o corruption_n and_o to_o yield_v perfect_a obedience_n to_o the_o law_n of_o christ_n as_o the_o lord_n know_v i_o much_o desire_v evan._n if_o you_o can_v believe_v perfect_o then_o shall_v it_o be_v even_o according_a to_o to_o your_o desire_n according_a to_o that_o of_o luther_n 173._o if_o we_o can_v perfect_o apprehend_v christ_n then_o shall_v we_o be_v free_a from_o sin_n but_o alas_o while_o we_o be_v here_o 13.9_o we_o know_v but_o in_o part_n and_o so_o believe_v but_o in_o part_n and_o so_o receive_v 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