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sight_n say_v the_o contrite_a soul_n and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o pierce_v his_o soul._n 12._o the_o soul_n evangelical_o contrite_a belong_v after_o freedom_n from_o sin_n more_o than_o freedom_n from_o suffer_v 9_o it_o say_v with_o the_o church_n lord_n take_v away_o all_o my_o iniquity_n not_o with_o pharaâ—h_n the_o plague_n lord_n look_v upon_o my_o affliction_n and_o my_o pain_n say_v the_o contrite_a soul_n and_o ease_v i_o of_o that_o if_o it_o be_v thy_o bless_a will_n but_o however_o forgive_v all_o my_o sin_n deliver_v i_o from_o all_o my_o transgression_n wash_v i_o thorough_o from_o my_o iniquity_n and_o cleanse_v i_o from_o my_o sin_n hide_v thy_o face_n from_o my_o sin_n and_o blot_v out_o all_o my_o iniquity_n o_o wretched_a man_n that_o i_o be_o who_o shall_v deliver_v i_o and_o when_o shall_v i_o be_v deliver_v from_o the_o body_n of_o this_o death_n this_o be_v the_o language_n of_o contrite_a soul_n the_o soul_n evangelical_o contrite_a count_v sin_n the_o 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the_o power_n and_o be_v of_o fin_n be_v one_o great_a part_n of_o the_o privative_a gain_n which_o death_n bring_v to_o all_o that_o be_v in_o christ_n to_o all_o that_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n death_n the_o devorcer_n of_o soul_n and_o body_n bring_v perfect_a death_n to_o the_o power_n and_o be_v of_o sin_n the_o enemy_n and_o burden_n of_o soul_n and_o body_n perfect_o dead_a to_o the_o power_n and_o be_v of_o sin_n be_v no_o man_n here_o this_o death_n belong_v to_o that_o other_o world_n but_o true_o dead_a to_o the_o power_n and_o reign_v of_o sin_n be_v all_o those_o here_o in_o who_o christ_n live_v and_o this_o be_v that_o death_n which_o this_o text_n point_v at_o phrase_n if_o christ_n be_v in_o you_o the_o body_n be_v dead_a because_o of_o sin_n etc._n etc._n all_o in_o the_o state_n of_o nature_n be_v dead_a in_o sin_n all_o in_o a_o state_n of_o grace_n be_v dead_a to_o sin_n according_a to_o the_o meaning_n of_o this_o text_n dead_a to_o sin_n in_o a_o gospel_n sense_n death_n to_o the_o power_n and_o reign_v of_o fin_n be_v one_o part_n of_o the_o renovation_n of_o our_o nature_n consist_v in_o that_o which_o the_o scripture_n call_v mortification_n by_o virtue_n of_o which_o the_o love_n of_o sin_n and_o delight_n in_o sin_n which_o be_v indeed_o the_o life_n of_o sin_n be_v destroy_v at_o this_o death_n the_o apostle_n point_v rom._n 6_o 2._o how_o shall_v we_o that_o be_v dead_a to_o sin_n live_v any_o long_a therein_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v how_o shall_v we_o that_o be_v dead_a to_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n take_v pleasure_n in_o the_o filth_n of_o sin_n or_o wallow_v in_o any_o sin_n with_o delight_n it_o be_v impossible_a for_o death_n to_o the_o guilt_n of_o sin_n always_o produce_v death_n to_o the_o power_n and_o dominion_n of_o sin_n if_o christ_n be_v in_o you_o the_o body_n be_v dead_a because_o of_o sin_n be_v christ_n be_v in_o you_o as_o a_o justifier_n he_o be_v in_o you_o as_o a_o sanctifier_n also_o the_o body_n be_v dead_a 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