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himself_o 2_o cor._n 3._o 1._o need_v we_o epistle_n of_o commendation_n to_o you_o or_o from_o you_o ver_fw-la 2._o you_o be_v our_o epistle_n write_v in_o our_o heart_n ver_fw-la 3._o you_o be_v manifest_o declare_v the_o epistle_n of_o christ_n minister_v by_o we_o write_v not_o with_o ink_n but_o with_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o live_a god_n not_o on_o table_n of_o stone_n but_o on_o heart_n of_o flesh_n these_o be_v the_o commendatory_a letter_n which_o a_o true_a apostle_n the_o true_a church_n carry_v about_o with_o they_o these_o be_v the_o commission_n by_o virtue_n of_o which_o they_o challenge_v their_o authority_n the_o epistle_n that_o be_v the_o gospel_n that_o be_v the_o discovery_n of_o christ_n shine_v through_o they_o into_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n by_o the_o spirit_n these_o be_v the_o only_a life_n power_n authority_n discovery_n of_o the_o true_a church_n the_o manifestation_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o spirit_n to_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n 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