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one_o with_o his_o own_o son_n so_o as_o no_o two_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n be_v so_o near_o together_o as_o thou_o and_o christ_n therefore_o the_o scripture_n express_v it_o by_o the_o union_n of_o branch_n and_o root_n body_n and_o member_n that_o be_v a_o near_a union_n of_o bone_n and_o flesh_n in_o one_o body_n so_o also_o the_o union_n between_o man_n and_o wife_n be_v a_o near_a union_n but_o the_o union_n between_o christ_n and_o a_o justify_v soul_n be_v near_a than_o any_o of_o these_o there_o be_v one_o expression_n in_o scripture_n that_o christ_n use_v joh._n 14.20_o you_o in_o i_o and_o i_o in_o you_o there_o be_v no_o two_o thing_n so_o near_o unite_v though_o the_o member_n be_v in_o the_o body_n the_o body_n be_v not_o in_o the_o member_n so_o the_o branch_n though_o it_o be_v in_o the_o root_n the_o root_n can_v be_v in_o the_o branch_n but_o the_o union_n between_o christ_n and_o we_o be_v christ_n in_o we_o and_o we_o in_o he_o he_o that_o be_v join_v to_o the_o 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