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not_o precedent_n to_o justification_n and_o nothing_o that_o man_n can_v do_v either_o by_o nature_n or_o grace_n concur_v to_o the_o act_n of_o justification_n as_o any_o cause_n but_o faith_n alone_o for_o our_o heart_n be_v purify_v by_o faith_n 9_o by_o faith_n we_o reeive_v the_o promise_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o the_o law_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n 14._o which_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n 8.2_o deliver_v we_o from_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n and_o of_o death_n neither_o be_v the_o very_a act_n of_o faith_n any_o part_n of_o our_o righteousness_n but_o only_o the_o merit_n and_o obedience_n of_o christ_n apprehend_v and_o receive_v by_o faith_n but_o as_o the_o heart_n give_v life_n to_o the_o body_n not_o by_o the_o substance_n of_o itself_o which_o be_v but_o flesh_n as_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o body_n be_v but_o by_o the_o vital_a and_o quicken_a power_n of_o the_o soul_n that_o be_v seat_v therein_o and_o as_o the_o hand_n feed_v the_o body_n not_o as_o be_v itself_o 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his_o prayer_n be_v we_o his_o supplication_n for_o we_o available_a for_o more_o sin_n than_o we_o be_v able_a to_o commit_v this_o be_v the_o victory_n that_o shall_v overcome_v the_o world_n even_o our_o faith_n for_o his_o father_n have_v break_v he_o with_o one_o break_v upon_o another_o so_o he_o kindle_v his_o wrath_n against_o he_o and_o account_v he_o as_o one_o of_o his_o enemy_n he_o cry_v out_o aloud_o in_o silence_n he_o can_v find_v no_o ease_n his_o face_n be_v wrinkle_a with_o weep_v and_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n be_v upon_o his_o eye_n when_o he_o be_v the_o brightness_n of_o glory_n and_o the_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n that_o
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be_o who_o shall_v deliver_v i_o from_o the_o body_n of_o this_o death_n 7._o he_o give_v no_o rest_n unto_o his_o eye_n nor_o sleep_v unto_o his_o eyelid_n until_o he_o find_v that_o which_o be_v able_a to_o save_v he_o from_o this_o wrath_n in_o his_o bed_n by_o night_n he_o seek_v he_o who_o his_o soul_n love_v 3._o in_o the_o street_n and_o open_a place_n he_o enquire_v after_o he_o and_o after_o many_o day_n in_o which_o he_o can_v find_v he_o christ_n show_v himself_o at_o the_o last_o a_o perpetual_a deliverer_n a_o victorious_a lion_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o juda_n in_o who_o he_o have_v strong_a salvation_n when_o he_o have_v mourn_v because_o of_o the_o plague_n that_o be_v before_o he_o christ_n will_v approach_v near_o and_o wipe_v away_o all_o the_o tear_n from_o his_o eye_n so_o say_v he_o when_o i_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o god_n my_o belly_n tremble_v 3.16_o my_o lip_n shake_v at_o the_o voice_n rottenness_n enter_v into_o my_o bone_n and_o i_o tremble_v in_o myself_o 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