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humane_a life_n purify_v and_o refine_a sect._n 11._o a_o 33._o that_o a_o christian_n be_v so_o crucify_a with_o christ_n that_o in_o this_o crucify_a he_o lose_v not_o only_o his_o own_o proper_a life_n but_o his_o personality_n also_o sect._n 11._o b_o and_o so_o 34._o that_o through_o faith_n a_o believer_n soul_n and_o body_n live_v no_o more_o any_o proper_a life_n of_o their_o own_o but_o be_v take_v up_o into_o the_o nature_n and_o person_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n sect._n 11._o b_o and_o so_o 35._o that_o a_o believer_n subsist_v in_o christ_n person_n and_o be_v no_o more_o a_o distinct_a person_n by_o himself_o sect._n 11._o c_z 36._o that_o christ_n in_o a_o believer_n be_v to_o he_o instead_o of_o all_o create_a habit_n of_o grace_n sect._n 14._o b_o and_o so_o 37._o that_o christ_n who_o live_v in_o a_o believer_n be_v all_o grace_n to_o he_o sect._n 14._o b_o 38._o that_o the_o create_a habit_n of_o grace_n in_o a_o christian_a be_v nothing_o but_o empty_a notion_n and_o vain_a speculation_n of_o carnal_a and_o unbelieving_a heart_n ignorant_a of_o the_o true_a mystery_n of_o the_o gospel_n sect._n 14._o b_o 39_o that_o christ_n himself_o be_v the_o only_a grace_n that_o be_v acceptable_a to_o god_n sect._n 15._o c_z 40._o that_o this_o be_v the_o only_a grace_n against_o which_o the_o gate_n of_o hell_n can_v prevail_v sect._n 14._o d_o 41._o that_o true_a justification_n be_v to_o be_v so_o one_o with_o christ_n by_o faith_n that_o christ_n himself_o may_v live_v in_o we_o and_o we_o in_o he_o that_o he_o may_v communicate_v his_o nature_n unto_o we_o and_o our_o nature_n may_v be_v take_v up_o into_o he_o sect._n 14._o h_n and_o so_o 42._o that_o we_o be_v justify_v before_o god_n by_o christ_n live_v in_o we_o his_o own_o life_n sect._n 14._o h_n 43._o that_o christ_n and_o a_o christian_a be_v make_v so_o much_o one_o that_o what_o one_o do_v the_o other_o may_v be_v true_o say_v to_o do_v sect._n 15._o a_o 44._o that_o as_o it_o be_v 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