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do_v improve_v this_o natural_a marriage_n to_o a_o spiritual_a use_n 1_o cor._n 6.16_o 17._o what_o know_v you_o not_o that_o he_o that_o be_v join_v to_o a_o harlot_n be_v one_o body_n for_o he_o say_v you_o shall_v be_v one_o flesh_n ver_fw-la 17._o but_o he_o that_o be_v join_v to_o the_o lord_n be_v one_o spirit_n the_o apostle_n design_n be_v to_o take_v off_o people_n from_o fornication_n and_o the_o argument_n be_v take_v from_o the_o design_n of_o god_n in_o marriage_n god_n make_v marriage_n that_o there_o may_v be_v a_o union_n betwixt_o the_o man_n and_o the_o
concernment_n of_o your_o soul_n query_n what_o shall_v i_o do_v what_o course_n will_v you_o advise_v i_o to_o take_v that_o i_o may_v be_v near_o to_o god_n answ_n 1._o pray_v to_o god_n for_o the_o spirit_n of_o regeneration_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v bear_v of_o god_n thereby_o thou_o will_v be_v make_v partaker_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n if_o thou_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o spirit_n then_o will_v thou_o be_v near_o to_o god_n as_o near_o and_o as_o dear_a as_o a_o child_n be_v to_o his_o father_n 2._o beg_v of_o god_n to_o communicate_v to_o you_o the_o benefit_n of_o christ_n suffering_n for_o it_o be_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n that_o make_v we_o nigh_o to_o god_n eph._n 2.14_o for_o he_o be_v our_o peace_n who_o have_v make_v both_o one_o and_o break_v down_o the_o middle-wall_n of_o partition_n etc._n etc._n between_o god_n and_o man_n as_o well_o as_o between_o jew_n and_o gentile_n oh_o that_o we_o may_v by_o faith_n and_o prayer_n still_o apply_v 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