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pride_n lust_n covetousness_n and_o secret_a wickedness_n that_o remain_v in_o thy_o heart_n like_o job_n and_o paul_n job_n 1._o 8_o 2_o cor._n 10._o 4_o 5._o 2._o and_o do_v these_o struggle_n against_o these_o thing_n arise_v from_o pure_a love_n to_o the_o lord_n jesus_n or_o from_o some_o legal_a terror_n and_o conviction_n for_o sin_n gal._n 5_o 6._o 3._o do_v thou_o i_o say_v struggle_v against_o thy_o lust_n because_o thou_o do_v in_o truth_n love_v the_o sweet_a holy_a and_o bless_a leading_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n its_o leading_n of_o thou_o i_o say_v into_o his_o blood_n and_o death_n for_o thy_o justification_n and_o deliverance_n from_o wrath_n to_o comâ—_n phil._n 3._o 6_o 7_o 8._o 2_o cor._n 5._o 14._o 4._o what_o act_n of_o self-denial_n have_v thou_o do_v for_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n among_o the_o son_n of_o man_n i_o say_v what_o house_n what_o friend_n what_o wife_n what_o child_n and_o the_o like_a have_v thou_o lose_v or_o 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