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quà m_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d beza_n pas_n lexi_fw-la rom._n 12.9_o abhor_v that_o which_o be_v evil_a the_o word_n signify_v to_o loathe_v with_o detestation_n it_o be_v more_o than_o to_o hate_v the_o radix_fw-la of_o the_o word_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o styx_n which_o be_v sometime_o render_v hell_n we_o must_v hate_v sin_n as_o bad_a as_o we_o will_v hate_v hell_n and_o not_o only_o some_o sin_n but_o all_o sin_n not_o only_a malum_fw-la opus_fw-la the_o evil_a deed_n but_o malum_fw-la operis_fw-la the_o evil_n of_o our_o deed_n isa_n 1.16_o put_v away_o the_o evil_a of_o your_o do_n from_o before_o my_o eye_n 3._o in_o true_a repentance_n the_o heart_n must_v he_o set_v for_o god_n so_o that_o it_o must_v still_o drive_v at_o the_o advancement_n of_o his_o glory_n good_a action_n will_v not_o serve_v turn_n to_o fast_o weep_v and_o make_v a_o external_a show_n of_o mourning_n be_v not_o sufficient_a but_o the_o heart_n must_v be_v turn_v joel_n 2.12_o 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can_v do_v aug._n devi_fw-fr jubet_fw-la quae_fw-la non_fw-la possumus_fw-la ut_fw-la noverimus_fw-la quid_fw-la ab_fw-la co_fw-la pere_fw-fr re_fw-la debe_fw-la amus_fw-la aug._n and_o because_o of_o ourselves_o we_o can_v do_v they_o we_o must_v go_v to_o god_n for_o help_v 2._o god_n command_n be_v not_o bare_a empty_a word_n but_o word_n of_o power_n not_o only_o command_v but_o enable_v to_o do_v the_o thing_n command_v 18.32_o dum_fw-la '_o dominus_fw-la jubet_fw-la cor_fw-la renovare_fw-la simu_fw-la boc_fw-la ipsum_fw-la donat_fw-la quod_fw-la a_o nobis_fw-la requirit_fw-la osiand_n in_o eze._n 18.32_o as_o when_o christ_n bid_v thomas_n he_o shall_v not_o be_v faithless_a but_o believe_v this_o word_n be_v a_o powerful_a word_n it_o enable_v he_o to_o say_v thou_o be_v my_o lord_n and_o my_o god_n joh._n 20.27.28_o 3._o this_o command_n in_o the_o text_n and_o many_o other_o of_o this_o nature_n elsewhere_o be_v speak_v to_o a_o church_n or_o church_n wherein_o be_v many_o 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