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covenant_n be_v a_o contract_n my_o son_n say_v god_n give_v i_o thy_o heart_n give_v i_o a_o contrite_a heart_n a_o bleed_a heart_n a_o break_a heart_n and_o thou_o shall_v have_v for_o grief_n joy_n for_o labour_v rest_n for_o dishonour_v glory_n for_o ignominy_n honour_n for_o death_n life_n and_o for_o poverty_n a_o kingdom_n for_o persecution_n which_o be_v but_o momentany_a advance_v to_o a_o kingdom_n which_o shall_v have_v no_o end_n the_o thirteen_o sermon_n philipp_n iii_o 10_o 11._o that_o i_o may_v know_v he_o and_o the_o power_n of_o his_o resurrection_n and_o the_o fellowship_n of_o his_o suffering_n be_v make_v conformable_a unto_o his_o death_n if_o by_o any_o mean_n i_o may_v attain_v unto_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a that_o i_o may_v know_v he_o carry_v but_o a_o imperfect_a sense_n and_o send_v we_o back_o to_o that_o which_o go_v before_o where_o we_o shall_v find_v our_o bless_a apostle_n at_o his_o holy_a arithmetic_n at_o a_o strict_a computation_n 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