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wisdom_n must_v be_v bring_v down_o the_o natural_a man_n as_o bear_v of_o the_o old_a adam_n must_v be_v crucify_v and_o slay_v and_o be_v utter_o strip_v of_o all_o his_o wisdom_n and_o power_n you_o must_v take_v up_o arm_n and_o go_v to_o war_n within_o yourselves_o and_o fight_v with_o yourselves_o fight_v with_o your_o own_o will_n with_o your_o own_o affection_n you_o must_v resist_v and_o cast_v away_o that_o which_o be_v sweet_a and_o dear_a to_o flesh_n and_o blood_n you_o must_v cut_v off_o your_o right_a hand_n and_o pull_v out_o your_o right_a eye_n 20._o else_o this_o devour_a dragon_n will_v never_o be_v overcome_v every_o man_n love_v his_o blood_n dear_o the_o natural_a man_n sin_n be_v as_o dear_a to_o he_o as_o his_o blood_n it_o be_v so_o interweave_v and_o run_v into_o the_o very_a nature_n of_o man_n even_o as_o the_o blood_n through_o every_o part_n and_o member_n so_o that_o take_v away_o the_o blood_n and_o you_o take_v away_o the_o life_n and_o nothing_o 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christ_n as_o act._n 10._o 42._o 42._o it_o be_v christ_n that_o be_v ordain_v of_o god_n to_o be_v judge_n of_o quick_a and_o dead_a he_o be_v not_o only_a judge_n at_o that_o great_a and_o last_o day_n but_o he_o also_o be_v judge_n in_o this_o life_n as_o our_o saviour_n say_v joh._n 12._o 31._o 31._o behold_v now_o be_v the_o prince_n of_o this_o world_n judge_v or_o cast_v out_o there_o be_v no_o man_n nor_o nothing_o of_o man_n that_o be_v judge_v or_o condemn_v but_o it_o be_v christ_n that_o be_v the_o judge_n in_o that_o soul_n for_o if_o we_o tarry_v till_o satan_n condemn_v satan_n if_o we_o tarry_v till_o belzebub_n condemn_v belzebub_n till_o the_o strong_a man_n bind_v himself_o 26._o we_o may_v tarry_v a_o day_n too_o long_o as_o the_o proverb_n be_v for_o never_o while_o the_o world_n stand_v can_v we_o expect_v that_o flesh_n will_v judge_v flesh_n that_o our_o own_o will_n will_v condemn_v our_o own_o will_n that_o lucifer_n will_v judge_v lucifer_n this_o can_v 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