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law_n as_o to_o his_o people_n but_o bring_v it_o near_o than_o before_o and_o write_v it_o in_o their_o heart_n and_o put_v his_o spirit_n in_o their_o inward_a part_n and_o i_o will_v cause_v you_o to_o walk_v in_o my_o statute_n and_o you_o shall_v keep_v my_o judgement_n and_o do_v they_o ezek._n 36._o 27._o and_o so_o those_o that_o be_v lead_v by_o his_o spirit_n be_v not_o under_o the_o law_n for_o they_o be_v lead_v out_o of_o all_o those_o thing_n which_o the_o law_n be_v add_v because_o of_o those_o who_o be_v meek_a temperate_a and_o gentle_a against_o such_o there_o be_v no_o law_n gal._n 5._o 18_o 23._o and_o although_o the_o same_o work_n may_v be_v wrought_v which_o the_o saint_n work_v yet_o not_o be_v lead_v thereunto_o by_o the_o spiriâ_n of_o the_o lord_n they_o be_v not_o accept_v of_o and_o christ_n do_v not_o find_v fault_n with_o the_o pharisee_n foâ_n their_o outward_a holiness_n but_o because_o they_o be_v not_o inward_o so_o too_o and_o for_o omit_v the_o 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righteousness_n and_o work_n which_o be_v accept_v and_o that_o which_o be_v not_o as_o in_o ephes_n 2._o 9_o by_o grace_n you_o be_v save_v not_o of_o work_n lest_o any_o man_n shall_v boast_v here_o he_o exclude_v man_n work_n for_o we_o be_v his_o workmanship_n create_v in_o christ_n jesus_n unto_o good_a work_n which_o god_n have_v before_o ordain_v that_o we_o shall_v walk_v in_o they_o so_o here_o he_o include_v the_o work_n wrought_v by_o and_o in_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n now_o thou_o want_v the_o key_n of_o knowledge_n that_o which_o open_v the_o understanding_n to_o know_v the_o
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