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111.9_o which_o be_v holy_a and_o reverend_a be_v so_o honour_v that_o so_o far_o as_o any_o person_n or_o thing_n have_v upon_o it_o any_o print_n of_o thy_o holiness_n it_o be_v honour_v and_o respect_v according_o and_o far_o be_v it_o from_o i_o or_o any_o man_n to_o deny_v thou_o in_o whole_a or_o in_o part_n or_o give_v any_o of_o that_o glory_n which_o be_v due_a to_o thou_o to_o any_o person_n or_o thing_n whatsoever_o or_o to_o profane_v any_o thing_n whereupon_o any_o footstep_n of_o thy_o holiness_n be_v imprint_v hallow_a be_v thy_o name_n if_o it_o be_v observe_v that_o to_o desire_v that_o god_n name_v shall_v be_v glorify_v be_v the_o subject_n of_o this_o petition_n and_o that_o christ_n have_v set_v
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according_a to_o the_o lust_n or_o will_v of_o man_n but_o according_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n 1._o pet._n 4_o 2._o the_o chief_a head_n to_o which_o the_o will_n of_o god_n may_v be_v reduce_v be_v these_o first_o that_o man_n shall_v perfect_o know_v his_o will_n second_o that_o they_o shall_v perfect_o obey_v it_o thus_o much_o the_o law_n of_o pure_a nature_n teach_v before_o the_o fall_n three_o since_o all_o have_v sin_v and_z even_o after_o conversion_n do_v in_o many_o thing_n sin_n it_o be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n that_o man_n shall_v be_v convince_v of_o their_o sin_n 2.38_o act._n 2.38_o be_v penitent_a for_o it_o confess_v it_o and_o ask_v he_o forgiveness_n through_o christ_n jesus_n four_o when_o man_n have_v do_v this_o his_o will_n be_v 3.23_o 1._o joh._n 3.23_o that_o they_o shall_v believe_v what_o christ_n have_v do_v and_o suffer_v for_o they_o believe_v in_o he_o and_o rely_v upon_o he_o for_o pardon_n for_o obtain_v of_o grace_n and_o for_o everlasting_a 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