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with_o bold_a censure_v but_o it_o be_v but_o a_o little_a way_n for_o in_o the_o 194_o pag._n thou_o can_v censure_v the_o quaker_n that_o they_o never_o know_v what_o belong_v to_o practical_a godliness_n and_o study_v of_o their_o own_o heart_n i_o beseech_v thou_o in_o the_o bowel_n of_o love_n do_v not_o be_v find_v in_o the_o number_n of_o they_o that_o say_v and_o do_v not_o by_o what_o scripture-rule_n do_v thou_o thus_o judge_v the_o secret_n of_o thousand_o of_o heart_n person_n who_o thou_o never_o know_v nor_o see_v view_v 198_o and_o 199_o pag._n where_o thou_o complain_v of_o the_o life_n of_o professor_n and_o how_o can_v it_o be_v otherwise_o what_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o it_o they_o be_v tell_v it_o be_v impossible_a to_o get_v themselves_o free_a of_o sin_n and_o so_o one_o set_v down_o captivate_v with_o one_o sin_n and_o another_o with_o another_o sin_n i_o tell_v thou_o in_o the_o bowel_n of_o love_n that_o if_o ever_o the_o lord_n do_v send_v thou_o to_o 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13._o 9_o 11._o where_o the_o apostle_n pray_v for_o it_o and_o exhort_v to_o it_o rom._n 6._o 1._o how_o shall_v we_o that_o be_v dead_a to_o sin_n live_v any_o long_a therein_o man_n must_v know_v a_o death_n to_o sin_n or_o i_o will_v be_v bold_a to_o say_v shall_v know_v a_o death_n for_o sin_n vers._n 6._o they_o must_v know_v the_o old_a man_n crucify_a that_o the_o body_n of_o sin_n may_v be_v destroy_v that_o henceforth_o they_o shall_v not_o serve_v sin_n vers._n 7._o he_o that_o be_v dead_a be_v free_v from_o sin_n man_n will_v not_o know_v a_o freedom_n from_o sin_n until_o they_o know_v a_o death_n to_o sin_n vers._n 18._o be_v then_o make_v free_a from_o sin_n they_o become_v servant_n of_o righteousness_n vers._n 22._o when_o dead_a to_o sin_n than_o servant_n to_o righteousness_n and_o then_o man_n have_v their_o fruit_n to_o holiness_n and_o their_o end_n be_v everlasting_a life_n this_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o christ._n but_o the_o doctrine_n of_o devil_n be_v to_o 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