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his_o people_n to_o serve_v he_o in_o the_o duty_n of_o holiness_n and_o righteousness_n do_v promise_n to_o work_v this_o change_n in_o they_o and_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n will_v circumcize_v thy_o 14._o deut._n 30._o 6_o 11_o 14._o heart_n and_o the_o heart_n of_o thy_o seed_n to_o love_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n with_o all_o thy_o heart_n and_o all_o thy_o soul_n etc._n etc._n for_o this_o commandment_n which_o i_o command_v thou_o be_v not_o hide_v from_o thou_o neither_o be_v it_o far_o off_o etc._n etc._n but_o the_o word_n be_v very_o nigh_o unto_o thou_o in_o thy_o mouth_n and_o in_o thy_o heart_n that_o thou_o may_v do_v it_o and_o again_o i_o will_v give_v 27._o ezek._n 11._o 19_o 20_o and_o 36._o 26_o 27._o they_o one_o heart_n and_o i_o will_v put_v a_o new_a spirit_n within_o you_o and_o i_o will_v take_v the_o stony_a heart_n out_o of_o their_o flesh_n and_o i_o will_v give_v they_o a_o heart_n of_o flesh_n that_o they_o may_v walk_v in_o my_o statute_n and_o keep_v 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