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8._o 7._o against_o god_n and_o therefore_o our_o saviour_n tell_v peter_n 23._o mat._n 16._o 23._o that_o he_o savour_v not_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v of_o god_n but_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v of_o man_n so_o oppose_v man_n to_o god_n and_o by_o man_n mean_v the_o world_n and_o the_o wicked_a in_o the_o world_n as_o when_o it_o be_v say_v the_o son_n of_o god_n see_v the_o daughter_n of_o man_n 2._o gen._n 6._o 2._o that_o they_o be_v fair_a such_o as_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o world_n be_v such_o be_v the_o affection_n of_o the_o world_n to_o god_n for_o the_o friend_n ship_n or_o love_n of_o the_o world_n be_v the_o enmity_n of_o god_n and_o whosoever_o 4._o jam._n 4._o 4._o will_v be_v a_o friend_n of_o the_o world_n be_v a_o enemy_n of_o god_n such_o as_o the_o love_n of_o the_o world_n unto_o god_n be_v such_o be_v all_o other_o â—_z of_o the_o world_n for_o love_n be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o queen_n of_o all_o other_o affection_n command_v they_o all_o and_o overcome_v they_o all_o though_o sometime_o distemper_v five_o the_o world_n hate_v not_o only_a christ_n â—esus_fw-la himself_n but_o in_o the_o hatred_n of_o he_o hate_v also_o all_o his_o member_n and_o therefore_o it_o hate_v his_o member_n because_o they_o be_v his_o member_n 19_o joh._n 15._o 18._o 19_o shall_v therefore_o any_o of_o christ_n member_n be_v conformable_a to_o they_o that_o hate_v they_o six_o such_o mutability_n of_o affection_n can_v but_o argue_v great_a mutability_n of_o mind_n and_o such_o as_o upon_o tentation_n thereunto_o will_v as_o well_o be_v carry_v about_o with_o diverse_a doctrine_n 9_o ephes_n 4._o 14._o heb._n 13._o 9_o contrary_a to_o the_o word_n in_o that_o behalf_n seventh_o all_o the_o notorious_a wicked_a without_o and_o within_o 26._o mat._n 7._o 6._o and_o 15._o 26._o the_o church_n so_o remain_v and_o refractory_a be_v call_v swine_n and_o dog_n shall_v they_o that_o be_v holy_a conform_v themselves_o to_o swine_n and_o dog_n so_o to_o conform_v be_v more_o 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