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death_n and_o this_o have_v god_n also_o promise_v to_o give_v his_o people_n deuteronomy_n 30._o 6._o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n will_v circumcise_v thy_o heart_n and_o the_o heart_n of_o thy_o seed_n to_o love_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n with_o all_o thy_o heart_n and_o with_o all_o thy_o soul_n 4._o a_o four_o be_v the_o fear_n of_o himself_o which_o be_v the_o begin_n of_o wisdom_n and_o god_n the_o fear_n of_o god_n the_o deliverance_n from_o sin_n this_o also_o god_n promise_v to_o give_v unto_o his_o people_n in_o that_o covenant_n jer._n 32._o 40._o i_o will_v put_v my_o fear_n in_o their_o heart_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o depart_v from_o i_o 5._o a_o five_o be_v sound_a faith_n 1._o of_o union_n 2._o dependence_n both_o these_o he_o faith_n sound_v faith_n promise_v they_o that_o trust_v in_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v as_o mount_n zion_n which_o can_v be_v remove_v but_o abide_v fast_o for_o ever_o john_n 6._o 45._o they_o shall_v be_v all_o teach_v of_o god_n every_o man_n 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on_o this_o law_n in_o the_o true_a sense_n and_o spiritual_a interpretation_n thereof_o as_o particular_o bind_v our_o soul_n second_o a_o knowledge_n of_o approbation_n though_o a_o man_n do_v know_v the_o spiritual_a part_n and_o intent_n of_o god_n law_n yet_o if_o his_o soul_n rise_v up_o against_o they_o as_o approbation_n a_o knowledge_n of_o approbation_n cruel_a as_o unjust_a as_o vain_a and_o unprofitable_a such_o a_o knowledge_n as_o this_o conjoin_v with_o dislike_n and_o exception_n will_v never_o conduce_v to_o our_o obedience_n or_o walk_v in_o they_o but_o rather_o to_o disobedience_n to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o apprehension_n join_v the_o knowledge_n of_o approbation_n our_o judgement_n must_v comply_v with_o and_o acknowledge_v that_o divine_a excellency_n and_o equity_n in_o the_o statute_n of_o god_n rom._n 7._o 12._o the_o law_n be_v holy_a and_o the_o commandment_n holy_a and_o just_a and_o good_a psal_n 119._o 138._o thy_o testimony_n which_o thou_o have_v 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