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repentance_n and_o bring_v they_o all_o to_o the_o practical_a knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n by_o inward_o cleanse_v and_o purge_v they_o from_o their_o old_a sin_n and_o set_v they_o in_o the_o way_n of_o that_o amendment_n and_o newness_n of_o life_n which_o god_n by_o his_o law_n call_v for_o and_o command_v from_o all_o man_n every_o where_o 3._o be_v it_o possible_a for_o man_n be_v his_o mutable_a state_n consider_v as_o either_o before_o or_o after_o the_o fall_n according_a to_o the_o degree_n of_o restoration_n he_o do_v arrive_v unto_o to_o hear_v and_o obey_v the_o thing_n of_o god_n law_n and_o so_o to_o keep_v the_o commandment_n and_o demean_v himself_o in_o his_o act_n conformable_a thereunto_o as_o not_o to_o turn_v from_o they_o or_o let_v they_o depart_v from_o his_o heart_n all_o the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n until_o his_o translation_n into_o his_o immutable_a state_n 4._o and_o last_o what_o be_v that_o immutable_a state_n in_o righteousness_n and_o glory_n 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of_o eden_n or_o pleasure_n and_o delight_n in_o this_o spiritual_a sense_n as_o well_o as_o in_o a_o outward_a and_o literal_a he_o put_v man_n spirit_n into_o it_o give_v he_o the_o keep_n dress_v and_o rule_n of_o it_o with_o this_o express_a command_n say_v of_o every_o tree_n of_o the_o garden_n thou_o may_v free_o eat_v but_o of_o the_o tree_n of_o knowledge_n of_o good_a and_o evil_n thou_o shall_v not_o eat_v of_o it_o for_o in_o the_o day_n thou_o eat_v thereof_o thou_o shall_v sure_o die_v for_o out_o of_o the_o ground_n the_o lord_n god_n have_v make_v to_o grow_v every_o tree_n that_o be_v pleasant_a to_o the_o sight_n and_o good_a for_o food_n the_o tree_n of_o life_n also_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o garden_n and_o the_o tree_n of_o knowledge_n of_o good_a and_o evil_n thus_o be_v there_o a_o paradise_n without_o man_n and_o within_o he_o a_o garden_n of_o pleasant_a fruit_n which_o he_o may_v take_v delight_n and_o pleasure_n in_o and_o which_o he_o be_v appoint_v 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