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john_n 20.17_o go_v in_o my_o brethren_n and_o say_v to_o they_o i_o ascend_v to_o my_o father_n and_o your_o father_n to_o my_o god_n and_o your_o god_n a_o power_n to_o spirituallize_v carnal_a affection_n col._n losâ—_n 3â—_n â—_o if_o you_o then_o be_v rise_v with_o christ_n seek_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v above_o where_o christ_n sit_v at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n set_v your_o affection_n on_o thing_n â—bove_o and_o not_o on_o thing_n upon_o the_o earth_n final_o a_o power_n to_o conâ—â—rm_v and_o establish_v the_o soul_n in_o grace_n for_o christ_n be_v â—â—ised_v from_o the_o â—ead_a dirth_v no_o 〈◊〉_d death_n have_v no_o more_o dominion_n oâ—er_v he_o and_o they_o that_o be_v once_o real_o quicken_v by_o he_o shall_v never_o more_o become_v dead_a in_o sin_n and_o 〈◊〉_d pass_v but_o shall_v continue_v faithful_a to_o the_o death_n and_o may_v confident_o expect_v a_o joyful_a resurrection_n christ_n be_v rise_v as_o the_o first_o fruit_n of_o they_o that_o sleep_v 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conjuncta_fw-la sola_fw-la fides_fw-la apprehendit_fw-la promissionem_fw-la credit_n promittenti_fw-la deo_fw-la deo_fw-la porrigenti_fw-la admovet_fw-la manum_fw-la et_fw-la accipit_fw-la hoc_fw-la proprium_fw-la soliuâ—_fw-la fidei_fw-la opus_fw-la est_fw-la charitas_fw-la spes_fw-la &_o patientia_fw-la habent_fw-la alius_fw-la materias_fw-la circaquas_fw-la uâ—rsantur_fw-la habent_fw-la alios_fw-la limit_n intra_fw-la quos_fw-la consistunt_fw-la non_fw-la enâ—m_fw-la complectuntur_fw-la promissionem_fw-la sed_fw-la mandata_fw-la exequuntur_fw-la luther_n tom._n 2._o in_o gen._n p._n 57_o a._n this_o righteousness_n be_v say_v to_o be_v impute_v and_o impute_v by_o the_o lord_n himself_o and_o that_o without_o work_n and_o this_o doctrine_n be_v preach_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n by_o david_n as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o new_a by_o the_o apostle_n paul_n rom._n 4.6_o nay_o as_o christ_n be_v call_v the_o lord_n our_o righteousness_n jer._n 23.6_o so_o jerusalem_n the_o church_n 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