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or_o this_o flesh_n to_o thou_o that_o thou_o so_o hearkene_a to_o it_o or_o insiste_v so_o upon_o it_o will_v thou_o obey_v thy_o adversary_n will_v thou_o cleave_v to_o thy_o mortal_a enemy_n self_n be_v no_o better_o it_o be_v the_o worst_a enemy_n thou_o have_v and_o will_v thou_o feed_v thy_o enemy_n strengthen_v thy_o enemy_n fight_v for_o thy_o enemy_n that_o such_o a_o word_n may_v be_v enough_o to_o countermand_v the_o will_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o to_o bring_v the_o heart_n back_o from_o obey_v its_o strong_a motion_n and_o lust_n this_o will_v be_v the_o bless_a fruit_n of_o a_o due_a heart-government_n the_o defeat_n and_o subdue_a of_o selfwill_a and_o the_o sweet_a and_o easy_a compliance_n of_o the_o heart_n with_o and_o its_o complacency_n in_o the_o will_n of_o god_n and_o it_o will_v be_v no_o hard_a thing_n for_o such_o a_o soul_n to_o say_v not_o my_o will_n but_o the_o will_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v do_v 3._o self-love_n 1._o there_o be_v a_o self-love_n which_o 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wherefore_o do_v thou_o doubt_v so_o wherefore_o do_v thou_o drag_v so_o o_o thou_o of_o little_a faith_n where_o be_v our_o love_n to_o christ_n when_o our_o work_n for_o christ_n go_v so_o slow_o on_o 2_o cor._n 5.14_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n constrain_v we_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n will_v quicken_v we_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n will_v put_v life_n into_o we_o we_o shall_v find_v our_o tongue_n and_o find_v our_o hand_n and_o find_v time_n to_o be_v more_o abundant_a in_o service_n can_v we_o feel_v more_o of_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n in_o we_o thou_o make_v nothing_o of_o it_o that_o thou_o be_v such_o a_o dull_a untoward_a unactive_a soul_n but_o be_v it_o nothing_o to_o want_v faith_n be_v it_o nothing_o to_o want_v love_n to_o christ_n be_v it_o nothing_o to_o be_v without_o grace_n in_o thy_o heart_n or_o if_o thou_o have_v any_o to_o have_v so_o very_o little_a as_o thou_o can_v not_o tell_v whither_o it_o be_v any_o or_o no_o it_o be_v a_o ill_a sign_n that_o thy_o 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