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〈◊〉_d kill_v why_o then_o according_a to_o thy_o divinity_n the_o gospel_n kill_v 〈◊〉_d for_o they_o be_v both_o one_o in_o their_o nature_n then_o the_o gospel_n conâ—â—â—â—â—_n to_o death_n what_o then_o be_v the_o administration_n of_o life_n and_o spirit_n and_o righteousness_n and_o have_v more_o glory_n in_o it_o that_o excel_v i_o suppose_v it_o be_v the_o doctrine_n g._n fox_n have_v bring_v out_o of_o the_o north-country_n gal._n 5._o the_o law_n gender_n to_o bondage_n so_o the_o gospel_n for_o both_o be_v of_o one_o 〈◊〉_d what_o make_v free_a then_o what_o truth_n be_v it_o as_o many_o as_o be_v of_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n be_v under_o a_o curse_n gal._n 3.10_o how_o come_v theâ—_n the_o blessing_n for_o as_o many_o as_o be_v of_o faith_n be_v but_o in_o the_o same_o 〈◊〉_d for_o law_n and_o gospel_n be_v one_o the_o law_n be_v call_v a_o yoke_n in_o act_n 〈◊〉_d that_o neither_o we_o nor_o our_o father_n be_v able_a to_o bear_v why_o so_o be_v the_o gospel_n for_o 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without_o a_o candle_n then_o can_v there_o be_v the_o light_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o man_n without_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n 1_o cor._n 2.9_o 10_o 11._o now_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o all_o man_n have_v not_o the_o spirit_n as_o in_o rom._n 8.9_o if_o any_o man_n have_v not_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n he_o be_v none_o of_o he_o imply_v that_o some_o be_v without_o the_o spirit_n judas_n 19_o sensual_a not_o have_v the_o spirit_n gal._n 3.2_o this_o only_a will_v i_o learn_v of_o you_o receive_v you_o the_o spirit_n by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n or_o by_o the_o hear_n of_o faith_n then_o there_o be_v a_o time_n before_o they_o receive_v it_o see_v they_o may_v remember_v when_o and_o how_o they_o receive_v it_o john_n 14.17_o the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n which_o the_o world_n can_v receive_v then_o the_o world_n have_v it_o not_o and_o many_o more_o instance_n may_v be_v gather_v out_o of_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n that_o both_o jew_n and_o gentile_n have_v a_o 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