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shall_v be_v more_o lively_a god-ward_o in_o all_o duty_n and_o good_a work_n rev._n 3.2_o 3._o christ_n exhort_v the_o church_n of_o sardis_n to_o strengthen_v the_o thing_n that_o do_v remain_v which_o be_v ready_a to_o die_v and_o for_o that_o end_n bid_v they_o repent_v mortify_v their_o sin_n through_o the_o neglect_n whereof_o some_o good_a thing_n be_v even_o as_o dead_a already_o and_o other_o be_v in_o a_o die_a case_n it_o will_v not_o be_v so_o with_o we_o if_o we_o herein_o do_v our_o duty_n but_o all_o good_a will_v live_v in_o we_o and_o it_o will_v grow_v more_o lively_a so_o we_o shall_v be_v far_o and_o far_o from_o die_v second_o we_o shall_v live_v a_o life_n of_o peace_n and_o comfort_n as_o it_o be_v gal._n 5.25_o we_o shall_v live_v in_o the_o spirit_n in_o the_o peace_n comfort_n and_o joy_n thereof_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n we_o read_v consist_v in_o righteousness_n peace_n and_o joy_n in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n but_o the_o more_o we_o mortify_v our_o sin_n 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