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of_o god_n 1_o cor._n 1._o 21._o chap._n 2._o 14._o 2._o it_o be_v foolishness_n with_o god_n 1_o cor._n 3._o 19_o 3._o it_o be_v that_o which_o must_v be_v destroy_v when_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o spirit_n come_v 1_o cor._n 1._o 19_o 4._o it_o be_v enmity_n against_o god_n it_o be_v not_o subject_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n neither_o indeed_o can_v be_v rom._n 8._o 7._o 5._o if_o mercy_n prevent_v not_o its_o death_n rom._n 8._o 6._o so_o the_o greek_a word_n signify_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o flesh_n etc._n etc._n and_o ver_fw-la 7._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v enmity_n etc._n etc._n nay_o and_o flesh_v best_a wisdom_n prudence_n so_o the_o word_n signify_v it_o be_v all_o but_o enmity_n death_n and_o that_o not_o only_o to_o yourselves_o but_o other_o col._n 2._o 8._o and_o this_o god_n have_v do_v be_v do_v and_o will_v discover_v and_o bring_v it_o to_o nothing_o by_o weak_a and_o unlikely_a man_n and_o 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