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rom_n vi_o 21_o 22._o what_o fruit_n have_v you_o then_o in_o those_o thing_n whereof_o you_o be_v now_o ashamed_a for_o the_o end_n of_o those_o thing_n be_v death_n but_o now_o be_v make_v free_a from_o sin_n and_o become_v servant_n to_o god_n you_o have_v your_o fruit_n unto_o holiness_n and_o the_o end_n everlasting_a life_n i_o have_v several_a time_n tell_v you_o that_o the_o apostle_n in_o these_o word_n make_v a_o comparison_n between_o a_o holy_a and_o virtuous_a and_o a_o sinful_a and_o vicious_a course_n of_o life_n 8._o vol._n 8._o and_o set_v before_o we_o the_o manifest_a inconvenience_n of_o the_o one_o and_o the_o manifold_a advantage_n of_o the_o other_o i_o have_v finish_v my_o discourse_n upon_o the_o first_o part_n of_o the_o comparison_n the_o manifest_a inconvenience_n of_o a_o sinful_a and_o vicious_a course_n i_o proceed_v now_o to_o the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o comparison_n which_o be_v the_o second_o thing_n i_o propound_v to_o speak_v to_o from_o these_o 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