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the_o savour_n of_o death_n unto_o death_n so_o look_v upon_o christ_n here_o that_o he_o may_v be_v our_o lord_n to_o govern_v we_o and_o our_o jesus_n to_o save_v we_o that_o we_o may_v be_v subject_a to_o his_o law_n and_o so_o be_v make_v capable_a of_o his_o mercy_n that_o we_o may_v acknowledge_v he_o to_o be_v our_o lord_n and_o he_o acknowledge_v we_o before_o his_o father_n that_o death_n may_v lose_v its_o sting_n and_o sin_n its_o strength_n and_o we_o may_v be_v save_v in_o the_o last_o day_n through_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n the_o two_o and_o forty_o sermon_n part_n ii_o james_n i._n 25._o but_o whoso_o look_v into_o the_o perfect_a law_n of_o liberty_n and_o continue_v therein_o he_o be_v not_o a_o forgetful_a hearer_n but_o a_o doer_n of_o the_o work_n this_o man_n shall_v be_v bless_v in_o his_o deed_n that_o the_o precept_n of_o the_o gospel_n do_v bind_v we_o as_o law_n you_o have_v hear_v already_o and_o how_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v a_o law_n 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a_o bare_a and_o inefficacious_a knowledge_n that_o be_v here_o mean_v for_o who_o know_v not_o the_o gospel_n to_o who_o have_v not_o this_o arm_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v reveal_v they_o that_o blaspheme_v it_o look_v upon_o it_o they_o that_o deny_v the_o power_n of_o it_o look_v upon_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d impli_v more_o not_o a_o naked_a knowledge_n but_o a_o knowledge_n with_o the_o bend_n and_o incurvation_n of_o the_o will._n if_o a_o man_n say_v he_o look_v into_o the_o gospel_n and_o know_v christ_n and_o keep_v not_o his_o commandment_n he_o be_v a_o liar_n 2.4_o 1_o john_n 2.4_o he_o that_o look_v but_o slight_o look_v not_o at_o all_o or_o to_o as_o little_a purpose_n as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v blind_a he_o that_o say_v he_o know_v the_o power_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o yet_o be_v obedient_a to_o the_o flesh_n and_o the_o lust_n thereof_o be_v a_o liar_n and_o the_o truth_n be_v not_o in_o he_o for_o how_o can_v one_o at_o once_o look_v into_o the_o gospel_n 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