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c._n but_o more_o right_o it_o be_v join_v with_o the_o sentence_n follow_v that_o the_o sense_n may_v be_v thus_o christ_n judge_v not_o and_o if_o he_o do_v judge_v his_o judgement_n be_v firm_a and_o authentical_a because_o it_o be_v divine_a so_o that_o the_o formar_n part_n where_o he_o deny_v that_o he_o judge_v ought_v rather_o to_o be_v restrain_v to_o the_o cyrcumstaunce_n of_o this_o present_a place_n for_o that_o he_o may_v the_o better_o convince_v his_o enemy_n of_o pride_n he_o use_v this_o comparison_n because_o they_o usurp_v to_o themselves_o licence_n to_o judge_n preposterous_o and_o yet_o nevertheless_o can_v not_o abide_v he_o teach_v simp_o and_o abstayn_v from_o the_o
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free_a soever_o he_o be_v in_o body_n out_o of_o this_o captivitye_n no_o captive_n can_v ever_o deliver_v another_o sin_n man_n captive_v to_o sin_n wherefore_o christ_n the_o son_n of_o god_n descend_v from_o heaven_n and_o be_v make_v man_n and_o by_o his_o cross_n death_n and_o resurrection_n have_v deliver_v we_o from_o the_o law_n and_o power_n of_o sin_n jest_n the_o same_o shall_v kill_v we_o from_o the_o power_n of_o death_n lest_o the_o same_o shall_v condemn_v we_o from_o the_o power_n of_o affliction_n lest_o they_o shall_v trouble_v we_o and_o bring_v we_o to_o misery_n and_o from_o the_o power_n of_o satan_n lest_o he_o shall_v destroy_v us._n and_o he_o have_v restore_v we_o to_o righteousness_n free_a christ_n have_v make_v we_o free_a to_o joy_n to_o life_n and_o into_o the_o favour_n of_o the_o most_o mighty_a god_n and_o have_v make_v we_o the_o son_n of_o god_n which_o be_v before_o the_o bondeslave_n of_o satan_n also_o this_o true_a liberty_n must_v not_o be_v 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