that_o and_o fulfil_v not_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n gal._n 5._o 16_o 17._o there_o be_v no_o spiritual_o good_a thing_n that_o a_o man_n ever_o do_v in_o his_o life_n but_o the_o flesh_n have_v some_o mutiny_n lu_n and_o objection_n against_o it_o there_o be_v such_o a_o contrariety_n betwixt_o the_o command_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o desire_n of_o the_o flesh_n that_o no_o man_n which_o have_v those_o two_o within_o he_o do_v the_o thing_n that_o he_o will_v for_o so_o it_o be_v {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o that_o you_o do_v not_o not_o that_o you_o can_v do_v the_o thing_n that_o he_o will_v i._n e._n the_o thing_n which_o either_o he_o resolve_v to_o do_v or_o take_v delight_n in_o those_o he_o do_v not_o i_o e._n either_o pure_o without_o some_o mixture_n or_o still_o without_o some_o opposition_n of_o the_o contrary_a or_o as_o again_o the_o place_n may_v be_v 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the_o spirit_n in_o they_o that_o be_v lead_v by_o the_o spirit_n gal._n 5._o and_o the_o war_n of_o the_o law_n in_o the_o member_n against_o the_o law_n in_o the_o mind_n which_o bring_v into_o captivity_n to_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n i_o e._n to_o itself_o rom._n 7._o for_o those_o in_o who_o that_o latter_a be_v to_o be_v find_v be_v there_o say_v to_o be_v carnal_a sell_v under_o sin_n as_o a_o slave_n be_v wont_v sub_fw-la hasta_fw-la to_o be_v sell_v and_o so_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o to_o be_v lead_v by_o the_o flesh_n and_o fulfil_v the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n which_o be_v of_o all_o thing_n most_o unreconcilable_a with_o that_o man_n state_n against_o who_o there_o be_v no_o condemnation_n in_o christ_n rom._n 8._o 1._o and_o so_o with_o a_o good_a conscience_n 44_o and_o if_o the_o resistance_n of_o the_o mind_n or_o the_o law_n moral_a of_o the_o spirit_n or_o the_o law_n christian_n be_v sufficient_a to_o excuse_v that_o 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