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please_v the_o lâ—â—d_n in_o all_o thing_n for_o it_o be_v as_o a_o feast_n to_o they_o when_o christ_n lead_v they_o into_o his_o cellar_n as_o it_o be_v and_o make_v a_o man_n heart_n glad_a with_o flagon_n of_o wine_n that_o be_v with_o the_o consolation_n of_o the_o spirit_n i_o say_v it_o quicken_v he_o and_o make_v he_o zealous_a and_o ready_a to_o every_o good_a work_n when_o he_o have_v once_o taste_v of_o this_o wine_n his_o case_n be_v like_o elihuds_n he_o can_v hold_v in_o but_o he_o must_v break_v forth_o into_o good_a work_n into_o holiness_n of_o life_n a_o man_n walk_v in_o the_o strength_n of_o such_o a_o testimony_n of_o the_o spirit_n for_o many_o day_n for_o so_o many_o year_n so_o far_o it_o be_v from_o make_v a_o man_n remiss_a in_o the_o way_n of_o god_n four_o peace_n that_o which_o accompany_v it_o be_v peace_n and_o joy_n rom._n 15._o 13._o the_o apostle_n pray_v that_o they_o may_v be_v fill_v with_o peace_n and_o iâ—y_n through_o beleeâ—iâ—g_v as_o if_o he_o 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own_o eye_n as_o those_o to_o who_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v bear_v this_o witness_n there_o be_v a_o place_n for_o it_o that_o put_v this_o out_o of_o all_o doubt_n ezek._n 36._o 31._o when_o the_o lord_n say_v he_o will_v pour_v out_o his_o spirit_n on_o they_o and_o give_v they_o a_o new_a heart_n and_o a_o new_a spirit_n then_o say_v he_o then_o at_o that_o time_n when_o you_o have_v receive_v the_o spirit_n of_o adoption_n and_o i_o have_v make_v my_o coâ—eâ—ant_n with_o you_o than_o you_o shall_v consider_v your_o own_o deed_n that_o be_v not_o good_a and_o you_o shall_v acknowledge_v yourselves_o worthy_a to_o be_v destroy_v for_o your_o iniquity_n and_o transgression_n the_o new_a translation_n be_v 〈◊〉_d shall_v loathe_v yâ—â—r_a selâ—es_n that_o be_v a_o man_n shall_v be_v exceed_o vile_a in_o his_o own_o eye_n belove_a presumption_n always_o puff_v up_o a_o man_n it_o bring_v he_o into_o better_a conceit_n with_o himself_o but_o this_o put_v he_o quite_o out_o of_o 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