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my_o small_a ability_n as_o god_n have_v give_v in_o unto_o i_o vale._n four_o question_n answer_v 1._o question_n be_v a_o christian_n free_v from_o the_o moral_a law_n yea_o or_o no_o answ_n without_o all_o question_n a_o christian_n be_v thus_o as_o it_o be_v hold_v out_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o moses_n and_o by_o that_o expression_n i_o mean_v 8.13_o rom._n 7.4_o rom._n 10._o 2_o cor._n 3.11_o heb._n 8.13_o as_o it_o be_v a_o covenant_n of_o work_n and_o so_o a_o law_n where_o god_n do_v declare_v himself_o a_o god_n over_o we_o and_o not_o a_o god_n for_o we_o except_o we_o be_v for_o he_o and_o so_o we_o be_v not_o under_o the_o law_n but_o as_o it_o be_v hand_v to_o we_o in_o a_o christ_n by_o that_o i_o mean_v as_o it_o be_v make_v know_v to_o we_o in_o a_o covenant_n of_o grace_n in_o which_o covenant_n of_o grace_n in_o which_o covenant_n god_n do_v engage_v himself_o to_o do_v by_o we_o what_o in_o the_o other_o covenant_n and_o law_n he_o require_v of_o we_o 8.10_o jer._n 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