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which_o we_o be_v raise_v up_o unto_o in_o this_o world_n by_o the_o power_n of_o christ_n resurrection_n which_o have_v a_o quicken_a influence_n upon_o our_o soul_n raise_v we_o up_o to_o newness_n of_o life_n there_o be_v some_o distance_n though_o but_o a_o little_a at_o first_o between_o the_o death_n and_o resurrection_n of_o christ_n only_o three_o day_n during_o that_o time_n they_o can_v not_o draw_v comfort_n from_o his_o death_n till_o he_o rise_v again_o but_o since_o the_o time_n of_o his_o actual_a resurrection_n the_o death_n and_o resurrection_n of_o christ_n stand_v close_o together_o in_o our_o thought_n and_o have_v a_o joint_a spiritual_a influence_n upon_o our_o heart_n we_o present_o pass_v in_o the_o act_n of_o our_o faith_n from_o one_o to_o the_o other_o from_o the_o effect_n of_o his_o death_n in_o the_o pardon_n and_o mortification_n of_o sin_n to_o the_o effect_n of_o his_o resurrection_n in_o our_o spiritual_a vivification_n and_o quicken_a up_o to_o new_a 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