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and_o people_n which_o stand_v in_o a_o profess_a bondage_n to_o a_o false_a government_n their_o prayer_n be_v a_o abomination_n unto_o the_o lord_n till_z they_o repent_v and_o submit_v themselves_o unto_o christ_n and_o his_o law_n and_o ordinance_n which_o the_o lord_n gyve_v they_o grace_n to_o do_v even_o speedy_o to_o depart_v out_o of_o the_o house_n of_o bondage_n and_o from_o all_o subjection_n of_o his_o antichristian_a hierarchy_n christ_n unworthy_a witness_v for_o the_o truth_n of_o his_o gospel_n john_n greenwood_n finis_fw-la levi._n 1.2.3_o 4._o chapt._n 1._o cor._n 6_o 19_o 1._o petri_n 2_o 5._o 〈◊〉_d 21_o 10._o â—om_n 12.1_o rom._n 8_o 26.15_o ephe._n 4_o 7.8_o etc_n isa._n 28_o 9_o etc_n hebr._n 5.13_o â—_o corin._n 3_o 2_o heb._n 4_o 16_o 2_o eph._n 3_o 12_o 1_o john_n 2_o â—_o ephes._n 6_o 18._o phil._n 4_o 6_o the_o whole_a book_n of_o psalm_n lament_v 3.40.41_o joel_n â—_o 14_o moses_n 14_o â—_o prov._n 4_o 18_o 19_o luke_n 11_o 2d_o 1_o petri_n 2_o 2_o ephes._n 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rev._n 14.9_o 10_o 11.1â—â—_n esa_fw-la 52.11_o jerem_n 51.6.45_o mal_fw-fr 12.6_o
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as_o concern_v then_o the_o inner_a man_n we_o may_v be_v say_v to_o serve_v the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o thereupon_o be_v call_v the_o free_a servant_n of_o christ_n notwithstanding_o this_o corruption_n of_o sin_n in_o the_o flesh_n so_o the_o whole_a man_n by_o reason_n of_o our_o imperfectnes_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o servant_n of_o sin_n no_o it_o be_v not_o true_a for_o the_o whole_a man_n be_v call_v after_o the_o part_n thath_fw-mi hat_n greath_o rule_v in_o we_o as_o if_o the_o flesh_n rule_v in_o we_o we_o be_v the_o servaunt_n of_o sin_n and_o lead_v by_o satan_n at_o his_o pleasure_n but_o if_o the_o spirit_n rule_v in_o we_o we_o be_v the_o servant_n of_o god_n son_n of_o god_n saint_n of_o god_n citizens_z of_o jerusalem_n holy_a and_o free_a people_n king_n and_o priest_n not_o that_o we_o be_v perfect_a or_o sin_v not_o but_z that_o sin_n reygn_v not_o in_o we_o but_o the_o spirit_n whereby_o we_o suppress_v sin_n reprove_v sin_n strive_v against_o sin_n 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