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under_o the_o order_n of_o it_o and_o what_o can_v you_o say_v to_o the_o practice_n of_o woman_n vocal_a sing_v in_o the_o church_n when_o it_o be_v so_o direct_o against_o the_o plain_a and_o positive_a command_n of_o christ_n to_o conclude_v this_o epistle_n to_o you_o it_o high_o concern_v you_o to_o consider_v whether_o your_o practice_n of_o sing_v or_o what_o i_o have_v herein_o assert_v in_o this_o treatise_n 1_o cor._n 3.12_o 13_o 14_o 15._o rom._n 2.16_o can_v stand_v our_o trial_n at_o the_o day_n of_o jesus_n christ_n when_o both_o you_o and_o i_o shall_v appear_v before_o he_o and_o receive_v our_o loss_n or_o gain_n according_a to_o the_o gospel_n and_o therefore_o that_o the_o lord_n will_v gracious_o awaken_v you_o and_o convince_v you_o of_o your_o error_n which_o i_o be_o persuade_v that_o one_o day_n or_o other_o you_o will_v be_v make_v ashamed_a of_o and_o pardon_v your_o sin_n and_o injury_n to_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n therein_o and_o prevent_v your_o 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8.15_o 16._o but_o you_o have_v receive_v the_o spirit_n of_o adoption_n whereby_o we_o cry_v abba_n father_n the_o spirit_n give_v a_o sufficient_a power_n not_o only_o to_o the_o apostle_n as_o such_o or_o to_o the_o saint_n in_o rome_n as_o partake_v of_o the_o extraordinary_a gift_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n in_o that_o present_a day_n but_o gal._n 4.6_o because_o you_o be_v son_n god_n have_v send_v forth_o the_o spirit_n of_o his_o son_n into_o your_o heart_n cry_v abba_n father_n here_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o their_o power_n because_o you_o be_v son_n therefore_o all_o that_o be_v son_n according_a to_o the_o measure_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o adoption_n which_o bear_v witness_n with_o our_o spirit_n that_o we_o be_v the_o child_n of_o god_n have_v power_n to_o pray_v to_o god_n as_o to_o their_o father_n 1.7_o 2_o tim._n 1.7_o for_o god_n have_v not_o give_v we_o the_o spirit_n of_o fear_n but_o of_o power_n and_o of_o love_n and_o of_o a_o sound_a mind_n 20._o 1_o cor._n 4.19_o 20._o and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n be_v not_o in_o word_n but_o in_o power_n there_o be_v some_o in_o the_o church_n of_o corinth_n that_o be_v puff_v up_o in_o their_o mind_n who_o speech_n the_o apostle_n will_v not_o know_v or_o regard_v but_o the_o power_n of_o religion_n be_v that_o which_o he_o look_v for_o and_o do_v expect_v to_o find_v among_o they_o because_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n viz._n his_o gospel-church_n be_v not_o in_o word_n but_o in_o power_n a_o humane_a prescribe_a form_n be_v no_o power_n and_o therefore_o be_v none_o of_o this_o gospel-kingdom_n judas_n 19_o these_o be_v they_o that_o separate_v themselves_o sensual_a have_v not_o the_o spirit_n and_o the_o apostle_n paul_n prophesy_v of_o such_o a_o profess_v people_n that_o shall_v arise_v in_o the_o last_o day_n have_v a_o form_n of_o godliness_n 3.5_o 2_o tim._n 3.5_o but_o deny_v the_o power_n thereof_o and_o from_o such_o we_o must_v turn_v away_o they_o have_v a_o outward_a form_n of_o 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