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live_v sober_o righteous_o and_o godly_a tit._n 2.11_o 12_o 13_o 14._o from_o a_o principle_n of_o faith_n in_o jesus_n christ_n in_o obedience_n to_o his_o command_n and_o in_o expectation_n of_o his_o promise_n no_o doctrine_n can_v be_v more_o antichristian_a more_o contrary_a to_o nor_o more_o destructive_a of_o the_o design_n of_o the_o gospel_n than_o such_o as_o encourage_v vice_n or_o allow_v man_n in_o a_o loof_o way_n of_o live_v they_o be_v infinite_o mistake_v who_o fancy_n the_o essence_n of_o religion_n to_o consist_v in_o speculation_n and_o not_o in_o practice_n save_v faith_n be_v a_o operative_a faith_n a_o faith_n that_o work_v by_o charity_n gal._n 5.6_o the_o end_n of_o revelation_n be_v our_o sanctification_n 1_o thess_n 4.1_o 2_o 3_o etc._n etc._n the_o turn_v we_o away_o from_o our_o iniquity_n act_n 3.26_o which_o otherwise_o will_v prove_v our_o ruin_n ezek._n 18.30_o it_o be_v therefore_o a_o gross_a error_n to_o think_v there_o be_v any_o thing_n reveal_v 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