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do_v this_o or_o that_o yet_o have_v he_o not_o power_n over_o the_o will_n of_o his_o servant_n but_o the_o lord_n be_v ruler_n and_o governoure_n both_o of_o the_o will_n and_o deed_n and_o of_o all_o other_o thing_n more_o over_o in_o that_o same_o similitude_n the_o servant_n do_v not_o nor_o can_v not_o obey_v his_o master_n as_o he_o ought_v to_o do_v except_o the_o lord_n do_v first_o incline_v and_o apply_v his_o will_n thereto_o doubtless_o it_o be_v that_o paul_n &_o other_o servant_n of_o god_n do_v work_v but_o not_o of_o themselves_o but_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n for_o the_o wysdome_n and_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v with_o they_o and_o labour_v with_o they_o so_o that_o if_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n have_v not_o be_v with_o they_o and_o labour_v with_o they_o they_o may_v have_v do_v no_o such_o thing_n so_o be_v the_o will_n of_o man_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o fornication_n captive_a &_o bond_n that_o except_o it_o be_v bind_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n the_o 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set_v you_o free_a &_o at_o liberly_a they_o be_v you_o fire_n in_o deed_n from_o what_o thing_n do_v the_o son_n deliver_v you_o and_o from_o what_o bondage_n be_v you_o set_v free_a frome_n the_o naughtye_a and_o corrupt_a sense_n judgement_n and_o understand_v of_o man_n and_o from_o all_o other_o proceadinge_n thereof_o he_o do_v deliver_v none_o but_o his_o servant_n under_o that_o condition_n freedom_n the_o condition_n of_o man_n freedom_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v always_o subject_a to_o who_o to_o himself_o only_o for_o his_o own_o sake_n and_o to_o all_o other_o for_o he_o they_o be_v set_v at_o liberty_n from_o all_o outward_a thing_n which_o may_v be_v any_o let_v or_o impediment_n fire_n from_o what_o thing_n be_v we_o make_v fire_n that_o a_o man_n shall_v not_o gyve_v himself_o to_o the_o observation_n and_o keep_a of_o his_o holy_a ordinance_n this_o be_v the_o liberty_n and_o freedom_n of_o all_o the_o child_n of_o god_n that_o be_v to_o say_v of_o the_o faithful_a 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servant_n and_o also_o freman_n they_o be_v free_a and_o at_o liberty_n be_v set_v at_o liberty_n from_o all_o those_o thing_n which_o do_v provoke_v and_o pluck_v a_o man_n back_o from_o the_o word_n of_o god_n vi_fw-la rom._n vi_fw-la they_o be_v servant_n to_o the_o obedience_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n as_o to_o the_o rom._n vi_fw-la chap._n be_v make_v free_a from_o sin_n you_o be_v make_v the_o servant_n of_o god_n iii._n i_o corin._n two_o two_o corin._n iii._n and_o the_o first_o epistle_n and_o vii_o chap._n to_o the_o corhin_n he_o that_o be_v call_v a_o servant_n in_o the_o lord_n be_v a_o free_a man_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o second_o epistle_n iii._n gala._n iii._n and_o iii_o chap._n to_o the_o corint_n where_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v there_o be_v liberty_n and_o to_o the_o gala._n iii._n chap._n we_o be_v not_o the_o child_n of_o the_o bond_n maid_n but_o of_o the_o free_a woman_n in_o the_o which_o liberty_n christ_n have_v deliver_v &_o make_v 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judgement_n and_o worck_v all_o that_o please_v he_o and_o trulye_o a_o man_n be_v nothing_o else_o then_o a_o instrument_n of_o the_o lord_n wherwyth_o he_o do_v work_v â§_o the_o xi_o proof_n paul_n say_v to_o the_o roman_n in_o the_o ix_o chapter_n ix_o rom_n ix_o it_o be_v say_v say_v he_o to_o the_o two_o child_n jacob_n &_o esau_n before_o they_o be_v bear_v before_o they_o have_v do_v either_o evell_a or_o good_a as_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o genesis_n the_o xxv_o â–ª_o chapter_n the_o elder_a shall_v be_v servant_n to_o the_o young_a for_o this_o intent_n that_o by_o election_n the_o purpose_n esau_n let_v we_o pray_v the_o lord_n that_o we_o may_v be_v his_o calling_n jacob_n esau_n and_o ordinance_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v stedfaste_v and_o certain_a not_o by_o our_o work_n but_o by_o god_n who_o pleasure_n be_v to_o call_v who_o he_o please_v it_o be_v write_v also_o in_o malachy_n the_o first_o chapt._n i_o have_v love_v jacob_n and_o hate_v esau_n it_o be_v manifest_a that_o before_o the_o begin_v he_o hate_v the_o wickedness_n of_o esau_n and_o his_o child_n that_o be_v to_o say_v those_o that_o follow_v his_o incredulity_n and_o unfayethfulnesse_n jacob_n the_o lord_n do_v hat_n the_o wickedness_n of_o esau_n before_o that_o esau_n be_v who_o be_v the_o childryn_n of_o esau_n and_o of_o jacob_n he_o love_v jacob_n and_o his_o seed_n that_o be_v to_o say_v those_o which_o follow_v &_o have_v the_o faith_n of_o jacob_n these_o word_n may_v not_o be_v take_v and_o understande_v of_o the_o child_n of_o their_o own_o body_n beget_v natural_o for_o likewise_o as_o all_o the_o israelite_n be_v not_o count_v in_o the_o sede_fw-la of_o jacob_n but_o those_o which_o have_v faith_n as_o paul_n to_o the_o roman_n the_o ix_o chap._n so_o all_o the_o idumite_n be_v not_o the_o son_n &_o child_n of_o esau_n but_o those_o which_o follow_v the_o unfaythefulnes_n &_o ungodlynes_n of_o esau_n every_o unfayethfull_a man_n be_v he_o a_o idumite_n idumyte_v who_o be_v 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