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12._o so_o they_o yield_v not_o to_o it_o so_o they_o suffer_v it_o not_o to_o reign_v in_o their_o mortal_a body_n so_o they_o do_v not_o obey_v it_o in_o the_o lust_n thereof_o 6.4_o rom._n 8.13_o rom._n 6.4_o but_o daily_o strive_v to_o mortify_v by_o the_o spirit_n the_o deed_n of_o the_o body_n so_o they_o walk_v in_o newness_n of_o life_n and_o not_o after_o the_o old_a man_n the_o flesh_n this_o be_v to_o they_o a_o token_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o they_o that_o spirit_n be_v a_o pledge_n of_o their_o faith_n and_o both_o a_o assurance_n that_o they_o be_v in_o christ_n so_o as_o not_o to_o be_v condemn_v when_o they_o be_v judge_v so_o as_o to_o have_v begin_v their_o state_n of_o blessedness_n now_o if_o they_o be_v thus_o happy_a who_o be_v in_o he_o as_o in_o that_o text_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o thus_o in_o he_o as_o in_o our_o exposition_n upon_o it_o then_o sure_o they_o who_o abide_v in_o he_o as_o in_o that_o other_o text_n of_o s._n john_n hold_v fast_o 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repentance_n 24.16_o act_n 24.16_o and_o a_o good_a conscience_n both_o before_o god_n and_o towards_o man_n if_o we_o spend_v the_o time_n of_o our_o life_n upon_o our_o own_o lust_n if_o we_o now_o live_v unto_o ourselves_o little_a hope_n we_o have_v to_o die_v in_o he_o live_v we_o not_o then_o and_o live_v we_o too_o do_v we_o both_o as_o s._n paul_n counsel_n 2_o cor._n 5.15_o not_o henceforth_o to_o ourselves_o but_o to_o he_o who_o die_v for_o we_o be_v we_o in_o christ_n and_o abide_v we_o in_o he_o only_o this_o way_n we_o shall_v sure_o diâ—_n in_o christ_n and_o be_v bless_v by_o he_o and_o with_o he_o beatus_fw-la qui_fw-la vigilat_fw-la revel_v 16.15_o bless_a be_v he_o that_o watch_v to_o watch_v in_o holy_a scripture_n be_v to_o live_v the_o life_n of_o five_o as_o on_o the_o other_o side_n sin_n be_v 〈…〉_o the_o sleep_v of_o the_o soul_n watch_v you_o stanâ—_n 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o faith_n 1_o cor._n 16.13_o and_o awake_v thou_o that_o sleep_v epâ—_n 5.14_o i.e._n rouse_v 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