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death_n will_v be_v a_o death_n unto_o righteousness_n unto_o which_o you_o be_v raise_v and_o this_o death_n must_v never_o be_v so_o it_o follow_v for_o in_o that_o he_o die_v verse_n 10_o he_o die_v unto_o sin_n once_o the_o word_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d semel_fw-la duntaxat_fw-la only_o once_o or_o once_o for_o all_o he_o die_v no_o more_o but_o in_o that_o he_o live_v or_o whatsoever_o he_o live_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o live_v unto_o god_n his_o whole_a life_n be_v consecrate_v to_o god_n and_o so_o must_v you_o be_v and_o you_o be_v no_o further_a christian_n than_o you_o thus_o do_v so_o it_o follow_v likewise_o reckon_v you_o also_o yourselves_o to_o be_v dead_a indeed_o unto_o sin_n verse_n 11_o but_o alive_a unto_o god_n through_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n i_o know_v no_o difficulty_n in_o the_o word_n but_o that_o they_o may_v easy_o be_v understand_v by_o what_o have_v be_v speak_v before_o only_o i_o observe_v in_o the_o word_n likewise_o 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there_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o sin_n reign_v sin_n this_o therefore_o must_v be_v destroy_v but_o it_o be_v no_o duty_n but_o a_o great_a sin_n for_o we_o to_o destroy_v and_o kill_v our_o mortal_a body_n we_o must_v nourish_v it_o and_o cherish_v it_o in_o a_o moderate_a way_n only_o we_o must_v have_v a_o care_v that_o sin_n reign_v not_o in_o these_o mortal_a body_n so_o as_o to_o obey_v sin_n in_o gratify_v to_o excess_n the_o innocent_a lusting_n or_o desire_n of_o our_o body_n the_o thirteen_o verse_n illustrate_v and_o strengthen_v this_o sense_n that_o i_o have_v give_v of_o the_o twelve_o neither_o yield_v you_o your_o member_n that_o be_v the_o limb_n of_o your_o mortal_a body_n verse_n 13_o your_o hand_n and_o foot_n your_o eye_n and_o ear_n and_o tongue_n instrument_n margin_n arm_n or_o weapon_n of_o unrighteousness_n unto_o sin_n in_o this_o verse_n be_v two_o captain_n king_n generals_z or_o master_n god_n and_o sin_n you_o must_v not_o yield_v your_o member_n or_o 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