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the_o lord_n jesus_n upon_o i_o i_o have_v no_o clothing_n to_o hinder_v thou_o thou_o bide_v i_o put_v he_o on_o rom._n 13._o ult._n but_o lord_n do_v thou_o fit_v he_o for_o i_o in_o particular_a for_o my_o soul_n for_o my_o sin_n against_o my_o cur_n and_o then_o take_v he_o lord_n put_v he_o on_o i_o also_o reckon_v he_o to_o i_o account_n with_o i_o in_o he_o and_o make_v i_o his_o righteousness_n as_o thou_o make_v he_o my_o sin_n and_o i_o shall_v count_v it_o as_o real_a as_o if_o i_o have_v it_o of_o my_o own_o use_v v._o let_v it_o establish_v and_o comfort_v every_o believer_n against_o all_o his_o fear_n oh_o it_o can_v sink_v into_o a_o poor_a soul_n privy_a to_o all_o her_o defilement_n that_o the_o lord_n shall_v ever_o pardon_v or_o accept_v she_o remember_v imputation_n be_v not_o take_v all_o sin_n out_o of_o thou_o at_o once_o that_o must_v abase_v thy_o heart_n as_o it_o abase_v thy_o surety_n but_o a_o not-imputeing_a it_o unto_o thou_o our_o blessedness_n stand_v 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