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thou_o for_o other_o foundation_n can_v no_o man_n lay_v then_o that_o which_o be_v lay_v which_o be_v jesus_n christ_n 1_o cor._n 3._o though_o a_o spiritual_a man_n can_v make_v a_o good_a use_n of_o mark_n and_o sign_n as_o of_o love_n to_o god_n and_o saint_n when_o he_o see_v they_o in_o the_o light_n of_o the_o spirit_n as_o fruit_n proceed_v from_o faith_n as_o the_o root_n yet_o by_o draw_v a_o conclusion_n from_o the_o sight_n of_o such_o thing_n which_o we_o apprehend_v to_o be_v in_o ourselves_o of_o our_o happiness_n and_o good_a estate_n before_o god_n we_o shall_v not_o so_o true_o comfort_v as_o certain_o deceive_v ourselves_o four_o this_o be_v for_o the_o reprehension_n of_o blind_a &_o ignorant_a formalist_n who_o place_n religion_n rather_o in_o conformity_n to_o outward_a form_n of_o government_n and_o submission_n to_o external_a ordinance_n then_o in_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o gospel_n which_o be_v operative_a by_o love_n justification_n do_v not_o lie_v in_o 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under_o that_o covenant_n be_v sin_n or_o sinful_a and_o therefore_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o a_o man_n under_o grace_n have_v a_o purity_n of_o sanctification_n in_o he_o god_n bring_v we_o from_o moses_n who_o be_v the_o lawgiver_n and_o deliver_v we_o from_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n in_o give_v we_o to_o jesus_n christ_n who_o be_v the_o giver_n of_o grace_n that_o he_o may_v make_v we_o holy_a in_o a_o gracious_a life_n and_o conversation_n the_o apostle_n set_v this_o forth_o unto_o we_o rom._n 7.6_o but_o now_o we_o be_v deliver_v from_o the_o law_n that_o be_v dead_a wherein_o we_o be_v hold_v that_o we_o shall_v serve_v in_o newness_n of_o spirit_n and_o not_o in_o the_o oldness_n of_o the_o letter_n we_o be_v free_v from_o the_o service_n of_o god_n in_o the_o law_n of_o work_n under_o which_o we_o serve_v as_o slave_n till_o we_o be_v bring_v to_o christ_n that_o we_o may_v serve_v as_o son_n in_o obedience_n to_o all_o moral_a command_n under_o the_o sweet_a 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