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government_n there_o be_v a_o judicial_a tradition_n you_o be_v give_v up_o to_o your_o own_o heart_n lusts._n psal._n 81._o 12._o israel_n will_v none_o of_o i_o so_o i_o give_v they_o up_o to_o their_o own_o heart_n lust_n and_o they_o walk_v in_o their_o own_o counsel_n and_o to_o satan_n to_o be_v ensnare_v by_o he_o 2_o tim._n 2._o 26._o take_a captive_a by_o he_o at_o his_o will_n and_o pleasure_n not_o to_o buffet_v they_o as_o paul_n be_v but_o to_o ensnare_v and_o harden_v their_o heart_n again_o if_o you_o be_v not_o subject_a to_o god_n you_o go_v about_o to_o make_v god_n subject_a to_o you_o in_o effect_n you_o will_v have_v the_o kingdom_n of_o glory_n and_o yet_o continue_v in_o your_o lusts._n isa._n 43._o 24._o thou_o have_v make_v i_o to_o serve_v with_o thy_o sin_n thou_o have_v weary_v i_o with_o thy_o iniquity_n when_o you_o will_v have_v god_n patient_a hold_v his_o hand_n and_o be_v merciful_a to_o you_o and_o yet_o will_v continue_v in_o your_o lust_n than_o 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