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opera_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la etc._n etc._n vocatus_fw-la per_fw-la timorem_fw-la etc._n etc._n supra_fw-la sect_n 15._o in_o that_o god_n raise_v we_o from_o dead_a work_n do_v give_v we_o the_o work_n of_o life_n in_o that_o he_o call_v we_o by_o fear_n and_o frame_v we_o to_o righteousness_n by_o love_n yet_o most_o proper_o be_v declare_v by_o the_o apostle_n himself_o to_o stand_v in_o the_o true_a spiritual_a invocation_n and_o call_n upon_o the_o name_n of_o god_n whereby_o upon_o all_o occasion_n as_o child_n to_o a_o father_n we_o make_v our_o recourse_n unto_o he_o 4.6_o he_o gal._n 4.6_o because_o you_o be_v son_n god_n have_v send_v forth_o the_o spirit_n of_o his_o son_n into_o your_o heart_n cry_v abba_n father_n when_o therefore_o god_n do_v send_v forth_o his_o spirit_n into_o our_o heart_n cry_v and_o make_v we_o to_o cry_v abba_n father_n the_o same_o be_v a_o witness_n to_o our_o spirit_n that_o we_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n because_o for_o no_o other_o reason_n 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