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thou_o to_o abolish_v this_o dispute_n from_o thy_o society_n and_o from_o your_o particular_a spirit_n for_o it_o be_v the_o great_a privilege_n that_o can_v be_v to_o have_v a_o heart_n unite_v to_o fear_n god_n name_n whilst_o they_o walk_v in_o god_n truth_n be_v instruct_v in_o his_o way_n psal_n 86.11_o here_o be_v no_o liberty_n from_o duty_n to_o walk_v in_o god_n way_n and_o in_o his_o truth_n and_o yet_o a_o heart_n unite_v by_o god_n and_o that_o to_o fear_v his_o name_n and_o from_o this_o very_a act_n be_v david_n set_v at_o liberty_n to_o praise_v god_n name_n psal_n 86.12_o 13._o i_o demand_v whether_o it_o be_v not_o a_o saint_n privilege_n to_o have_v a_o heart_n enlarge_v by_o god_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v then_o to_o run_v the_o way_n of_o god_n commandment_n psal_n 119.32_o viz._n enlarge_v and_o set_v at_o liberty_n from_o the_o pit_n of_o corruption_n isa_n 38._o from_o the_o horrible_a pit_n psal_n 40.1_o to_o be_v bind_v to_o god_n love_n and_o wisdom_n who_o have_v provide_v commandment_n that_o he_o know_v serve_v to_o unite_v thy_o heart_n to_o god_n he_o have_v command_v nothing_o but_o righteous_a thing_n which_o be_v according_a to_o the_o divine_a nature_n that_o thou_o be_v or_o art_n to_o be_v partaker_n of_o 2_o pet_n 1.4_o and_o thou_o be_v or_o art_n to_o be_v join_v to_o god_n and_o one_o spirit_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o breathe_n love_v desire_n delight_n of_o god_n be_v to_o be_v thou_o and_o thy_o soul_n delight_v to_o breath_n in_o they_o and_o thus_o thou_o be_v in_o union_n with_o god_n in_o christ_n jesus_n so_o that_o the_o same_o thing_n be_v now_o command_v by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o life_n rom._n 8.2_o which_o be_v by_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n and_o death_n viz._n it_o have_v be_v sin_n and_o death_n to_o thou_o if_o thou_o have_v not_o do_v those_o commandment_n which_o the_o law_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o life_n have_v enable_v thou_o to_o do_v but_o they_o be_v a_o law_n still_o and_o now_o 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