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church_n service_n have_v not_o be_v want_v hitherto_o in_o some_o measure_n or_o other_o and_o out_o of_o that_o little_a i_o be_o able_a to_o find_v i_o doubt_v not_o but_o deep_a soul_n more_o habituate_v to_o meditation_n than_o i_o be_o will_v retrieve_v much_o more_o the_o epistle_n philip._n 3._o v._n 17._o etc._n etc._n 4._o v._n 1._o etc._n etc._n chap._n 3.17_o be_v you_o follower_n of_o i_o brethren_n and_o observe_v they_o that_o walk_v so_o as_o you_o have_v our_o form_n 18_o for_o many_o walk_n who_o often_o i_o tell_v you_o of_o and_o now_o weep_v also_o i_o tell_v you_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o cross_n of_o christ_n 19_o who_o be_v end_n be_v destruction_n who_o god_n be_v the_o belly_n and_o their_o glory_n in_o their_o confusion_n which_o mind_n worldly_a thing_n 20_o but_o our_o conversation_n be_v in_o heaven_n whence_o also_o we_o expect_v the_o saviour_n our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n 21_o who_o will_v reform_v the_o body_n of_o our_o humility_n configure_v to_o 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