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clean_a and_o unspotted_a body_n 5._o against_o these_o man_n say_v saint_n paul_n there_o be_v no_o law_n world_n and_o in_o the_o very_a same_o chapter_n he_o express_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n by_o the_o contrary_a effect_n say_v the_o work_n of_o flesh_n be_v manifest_a which_o be_v fornication_n uncleanness_n wantonness_n lechery_n idolatry_n poison_n enmity_n contention_n emulation_n wrath_n strife_n dissension_n sect_n envy_n murder_n droonkennes_n gluttony_n and_o the_o like_a of_o which_o i_o foretell_v you_o as_o i_o have_v tell_v you_o before_o that_o those_o man_n which_o do_v such_o thing_n shall_v never_o obtain_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n 51_o here_o now_o may_v every_o man_n judge_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n spirit_n and_o applieng_v it_o to_o himself_o may_v conjecture_v whether_o he_o hold_v of_o the_o one_o or_o of_o the_o other_o saint_n paul_n give_v two_o pretty_a short_a rule_n in_o the_o very_a same_o 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