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the_o exact_a beauty_n of_o holiness_n a_o â—ull_a redemption_n god_n reconcile_v a_o spring_n of_o life_n worth_a to_o satisfy_v judgement_n worthiness_n to_o fatisfie_v my_o will_n sweetness_n to_o satisfy_v my_o affection_n happiness_n to_o satisfy_v my_o whole_a soul_n now_o i_o be_o abundant_o pay_v for_o all_o my_o prayer_n pain_n etc._n etc._n second_o by_o his_o virtual_a efficacy_n christ_n be_v not_o a_o empty_a notion_n but_o a_o quick_a agent_n and_o when_o he_o come_v into_o a_o soul_n virtue_n from_o he_o come_v into_o the_o soul_n too_o christ_n and_o his_o spirit_n come_v together_o and_o dwell_v together_o if_o any_o man_n have_v not_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n he_o be_v none_o of_o he_o in_o mal._n 3._o 1._o you_o 9_o rom._n 8._o 9_o read_v a_o promise_n of_o his_o come_n into_o a_o prepare_a soul_n ver._n 3._o and_o then_o of_o the_o work_n which_o he_o do_v when_o he_o be_v come_v he_o shall_v sit_v as_o a_o refiner_n and_o purifier_n of_o silver_n a_o refiner_n 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