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and_o whatsoever_o thou_o ask_v thou_o shall_v obtain_v and_o whatsoever_o thou_o give_v he_o shall_v be_v most_o acceptable_a to_o he_o 20._o thou_o shall_v be_v a_o fellow_n citizen_n with_o the_o saint_n be_v admit_v to_o the_o heavenly_a city_n and_o be_v a_o heir_n of_o the_o eternal_a kingdom_n as_o the_o son_n of_o god_n 21._o be_v a_o soldier_n of_o jesus_n christ_n in_o the_o christian_a warfare_n thou_o shall_v â—â—ght_n manful_o and_o valiant_o 22._o thou_o shall_v be_v in_o god_n and_o christ_n and_o god_n and_o christ_n shall_v be_v in_o thou_o 23._o thou_o shall_v live_v a_o long_a and_o bless_a life_n in_o christ_n the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o blessedness_n shall_v be_v in_o thou_o 24._o death_n shall_v not_o be_v fearful_a unto_o thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v expect_v it_o joyful_o for_o die_v thou_o shall_v not_o die_v but_o live_v for_o ever_o 25._o thou_o shall_v obtain_v assure_v victory_n against_o all_o thy_o enemy_n 26._o when_o thou_o shall_v 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not_o puff_v up_o and_o the_o same_o two_o love_n make_v two_o city_n civit._n lib._n 14_o de_fw-fr civit._n to_o wit_n the_o love_n of_o ourselves_o the_o earthly_a city_n to_o the_o contempt_n of_o god_n the_o love_n of_o god_n the_o heavenly_a city_n to_o the_o contempt_n of_o ourselves_o the_o carnal_a love_n therefore_o of_o ourselves_o mortify_v why_o to_o be_v mortify_v be_v to_o be_v mortify_v because_o it_o do_v not_o only_o defile_v the_o action_n but_o also_o pervert_v it_o and_o bend_v it_o to_o thyself_o so_o that_o it_o cause_v that_o although_o thou_o seem_v to_o thyself_o to_o do_v that_o thou_o do_v for_o god_n cause_n yet_o indeed_o not_o respect_v god_n but_o thyself_o thou_o seek_v nothing_o in_o thy_o purpose_n but_o only_o thyself_o convert_v therefore_o thy_o whole_a study_n and_o care_n to_o a_o earnest_a denial_n of_o thy_o own_o carnal_a love_n for_o no_o small_a heat_n it_o how_o to_o mortify_v it_o will_v serve_v to_o dry_v up_o so_o great_a a_o fountain_n 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those_o that_o be_v curious_a as_o before_o curious_a curious_a in_o seek_v the_o hide_a thing_n of_o god_n and_o man_n be_v to_o be_v avoid_v for_o as_o thou_o must_v not_o be_v careless_a in_o search_v thyself_o so_o thou_o must_v shun_v curiosity_n the_o soul_n say_v bernard_n while_o it_o be_v drowsy_a through_o carelessness_n in_o view_v itself_o become_v mortify_v in_o search_v other_o in_o the_o will_n what_o be_v to_o be_v mortify_v curious_a in_o examine_v other_o 2._o in_o the_o will_n all_o that_o be_v to_o be_v mortify_v that_o be_v proper_a to_o ourselves_o and_o not_o common_a with_o god_n and_o his_o saint_n for_o as_o in_o the_o will_n the_o principle_n of_o good_a be_v to_o submit_v ourselves_o to_o god_n and_o to_o commit_v ourselves_o to_o be_v rule_v by_o he_o so_o the_o mischief_n rise_v thereof_o that_o the_o will_n be_v guide_v by_o her_o own_o beck_n and_o counsel_n our_o own_o will_n therefore_o be_v to_o be_v deny_v which_o seek_v itself_o delight_v in_o it_o 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