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sin_n yet_o it_o can_v do_v any_o hurt_n at_o all_o but_o saâ—_n he_o i_o thank_v god_n through_o our_o lord_n jesus_n chriâ—â—_n who_o will_v deliver_v i_o from_o this_o body_n of_o death_n as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v indeed_o till_o a_o man_n look_v to_o christ_n there_o be_v nothing_o but_o matter_n of_o bitterness_n and_o evil_a to_o be_v see_v as_o the_o certain_a fruit_n of_o sin_n and_o there_o can_v be_v nothing_o but_o bitterness_n in_o sin_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o evil_a that_o be_v like_a to_o follow_v it_o but_o when_o person_n can_v once_o look_v to_o christ_n the_o case_n be_v alter_v what_o do_v he_o thank_v god_n for_o he_o thank_v god_n that_o though_o natural_o a_o body_n of_o death_n grow_v up_o by_o sin_n yet_o there_o be_v no_o prejudice_n in_o this_o kind_n can_v come_v to_o he_o through_o christ_n now_o that_o the_o apostle_n do_v plain_o mean_a that_o he_o thank_v god_n in_o that_o sin_n can_v not_o do_v he_o or_o other_o any_o hurt_n mark_v how_o in_o his_o 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