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bear_v again_o or_o bring_v off_o from_o the_o world_n or_o they_o can_v enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n but_o whereas_o the_o lord_n say_v vers_fw-la 5._o except_o a_o man_n be_v bear_v of_o water_n and_o the_o spirit_n he_o can_v enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n in_o this_o verse_n he_o do_v not_o say_v that_o all_o that_o enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n must_v be_v bear_v again_o although_o all_o that_o enter_v must_v be_v bear_v of_o the_o spirit_n for_o some_o be_v bear_v after_o the_o spirit_n from_o their_o mother_n womb_n as_o john_n baptist_n luke_n 1.41,44_o and_o jeremiah_n jer._n 1.5_o and_o the_o prophet_n david_n say_v god_n make_v he_o hope_v when_o he_o be_v upon_o his_o mother_n breast_n psal_n 22.9_o and_o saint_n paul_n be_v separate_v from_o his_o mother_n womb_n gal._n 1.15_o act_n 26.5_o and_o all_o the_o child_n of_o believer_n be_v say_v to_o be_v holy_a 1_o cor._n 7.14_o that_o be_v before_o they_o commit_v actual_a sin_n likewise_o christ_n say_v suffer_v the_o little_a child_n to_o come_v unto_o i_o for_o of_o such_o be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n mark_v 10.14_o mat._n 18.10,3,4_o therefore_o no_o need_n of_o their_o be_v bear_v again_o but_o as_o the_o lord_n have_v a_o figurative_a meaning_n in_o his_o say_n a_o man_n must_v be_v bear_v after_o the_o spirit_n so_o it_o be_v here_o but_o a_o figurative_a speech_n in_o that_o he_o say_v a_o man_n must_v be_v bear_v again_o for_o the_o lord_n have_v here_o no_o reference_n to_o the_o natural_a birth_n for_o first_o those_o that_o be_v religious_o bring_v up_o and_o walk_v all_o along_o in_o integrity_n and_o do_v not_o wilful_o corrupt_v their_o way_n such_o be_v bear_v after_o the_o spirit_n and_o those_o that_o like_o the_o prodigal_n wander_v from_o home_n thereby_o they_o become_v bear_v after_o the_o flesh_n such_o must_v be_v regenerate_v that_o be_v to_o say_v bear_v again_o or_o they_o can_v enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o though_o there_o be_v original_a defilement_n in_o all_o child_n so_o the_o best_a of_o saint_n be_v not_o here_o without_o sin_n but_o christ_n will_v take_v away_o original_a sin_n from_o both_o ezek._n 18.20_o and_o whereas_o christ_n say_v john_n 3.8_o the_o wind_n blow_v where_o it_o list_v the_o lord_n have_v here_o his_o more_o peculiar_a reference_n to_o the_o time_n when_o the_o elect_a be_v to_o be_v bring_v home_o by_o the_o inward_a touch_n of_o the_o spirit_n upon_o the_o heart_n which_o then_o in_o a_o more_o wonderful_a manner_n the_o spirit_n like_o the_o wind_n blow_v where_o it_o list_v now_o nicodemus_n be_v one_o of_o the_o ruler_n of_o the_o jew_n unto_o who_o christ_n always_o speak_v in_o dark_a sentence_n and_o parable_n and_o without_o a_o parable_n he_o speak_v not_o unto_o they_o mat._n 13.34_o and_o all_o that_o christ_n here_o say_v to_o he_o be_v so_o mystical_a that_o it_o appear_v to_o he_o as_o a_o paradox_n but_o no_o doubt_n after_o the_o lord_n ascension_n 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if_o so_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n dwell_v in_o they_o now_o if_o any_o man_n have_v not_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n he_o be_v none_o of_o he_o vers_fw-la 9_o now_o there_o be_v a_o twofold_a indwel_n of_o god_n in_o the_o first_o church_n by_o his_o spirit_n that_o be_v there_o be_v first_o a_o comply_a frame_n of_o spirit_n to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n so_o as_o not_o to_o walk_v after_o the_o will_n of_o the_o flesh_n but_o after_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v in_o a_o holy_a conversation_n without_o which_o no_o man_n shall_v see_v the_o lord_n heb._n 12.14_o for_o if_o we_o have_v not_o thus_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n we_o be_v none_o of_o he_o for_o it_o be_v require_v that_o the_o same_o mind_n be_v in_o we_o as_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n phil._n 2.5_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o the_o seed_n after_o the_o flesh_n to_o who_o the_o promise_n belong_v which_o live_v after_o the_o will_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o of_o the_o mind_n whether_o of_o the_o natural_a or_o 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