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their_o eye_n who_o it_o most_o concern_v 2_o pet._n 1.5_o add_v to_o your_o faith_n virtue_n etc._n etc._n the_o sign_n 1_o cor._n 13._o vers_fw-la 4-7_a note_n and_o observation_n upon_o i_o corinthian_n xv._o 30_o 31._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o why_o stand_v we_o in_o jeopardy_n every_o hour_n i_o protest_v by_o your_o rejoice_v which_o i_o have_v in_o christ_n jesus_n our_o lord_n i_o die_v daily_o that_o the_o believer_n may_v not_o morn_n for_o the_o dead_a as_o those_o without_o hope_n the_o apostle_n in_o this_o chapter_n prove_v by_o many_o argument_n the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a and_o among_o they_o this_o be_v reckon_v the_o five_o which_o be_v a_o argument_n from_o testimony_n common_a and_o proper_a the_o common_a testimony_n be_v
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institution_n if_o there_o be_v degree_n of_o nothing_o without_o the_o new_a creature_n o_o beloved_n what_o a_o deal_n of_o pain_n of_o care_n of_o cost_n of_o trouble_n of_o fast_v of_o preach_v of_o hear_v of_o faith_n of_o alm_n of_o martyrdom_n of_o zeal_n and_o devotion_n there_o be_v yet_o all_o in_o vain_a all_o nothing_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o effect_n and_o issue_n of_o all_o be_v want_v the_o keep_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n faith_n that_o work_v by_o love_n the_o new_a creature_n this_o alone_a be_v available_a before_o god_n where_o this_o be_v want_v all_o be_v nothing_o these_o kind_n of_o innovation_n have_v be_v troublesome_a to_o the_o church_n and_o troublesome_a to_o the_o author_n of_o they_o but_o this_o kind_n of_o innovation_n or_o renovation_n who_o will_v hinder_v who_o do_v it_o trouble_v who_o will_v harm_v you_o if_o you_o be_v follower_n of_o that_o which_o be_v good_a 1_o pet._n 3.13_o the_o new_a man_n be_v create_v in_o 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