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then_o to_o be_v ally_v to_o christ_n yet_o christ_n prefer_v spiritual_a kindred_n by_o faith_n repentance_n and_o new_a obedience_n far_o beyond_o it_o say_v who_o be_v my_o mother_n and_o who_o be_v my_o brethren_n and_o point_v to_o his_o disciple_n he_o say_v behold_v my_o mother_n and_o my_o brethren_n for_o whosoever_o shall_v do_v my_o father_n will_n the_o same_o be_v my_o brother_n and_o sister_n and_o mother_n math._n 12._o 47._o 48._o 49._o 50._o it_o be_v a_o excellent_a privilege_n that_o the_o virgin_n mary_n be_v the_o mother_n of_o christ_n yet_o with_o reverence_n be_v it_o speak_v have_v she_o not_o as_o well_o boren_a he_o in_o her_o heart_n by_o faith_n live_v in_o repentance_n and_o new_a obedience_n as_o well_o as_o she_o bear_v he_o in_o her_o womb_n she_o have_v never_o be_v save_v let_v a_o man_n imagine_v and_o think_v of_o the_o most_o excellent_a gift_n that_o can_v be_v name_v yet_o none_o will_v avail_v any_o unto_o salvation_n without_o this_o true_a 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be_v but_o a_o outward_a show_n yea_o a_o lip-saith_a and_o a_o lip-repentance_n and_o all_o our_o obedience_n be_v but_o only_o a_o outward_a reformation_n of_o life_n which_o may_v be_v in_o a_o hypocrite_n and_o in_o many_o a_o one_o who_o shall_v never_o be_v save_v thus_o we_o must_v be_v sound_a in_o faith_n tit._n 2._o 2._o and_o so_o do_v the_o will_n of_o god_n from_o the_o heart_n ephes_n 6._o 6._o we_o must_v believe_v with_o all_o our_o heart_n act_v 8._o 37._o thus_o we_o must_v turn_v to_o god_n with_o all_o our_o heart_n and_o with_o fast_v weep_a and_o mourning_n and_o rend_v our_o heart_n joel_n 2._o 12_o 13._o and_o we_o must_v obey_v god_n in_o all_o thing_n from_o the_o heart_n rom._n 6._o 17._o that_o be_v we_o must_v believe_v repent_v and_o obey_v upright_o unfeigned_o sincere_o and_o serious_o and_o so_o whatsoever_o we_o do_v we_o must_v do_v it_o hearty_o as_o to_o the_o lord_n and_o not_o unto_o man_n coloss_n 3._o 23._o this_o be_v that_o which_o god_n 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