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a_o outside_n society_n then_o take_v heed_n of_o rant_a 3_o god_n do_v according_a to_o his_o promise_n write_v his_o righteous_a and_o holy_a just_a and_o good_a law_n in_o his_o people_n heart_n and_o put_v his_o fear_n in_o they_o that_o so_o they_o may_v never_o depart_v from_o he_o and_o have_v say_v they_o shall_v not_o depart_v from_o he_o any_o more_o and_o that_o he_o will_v be_v their_o god_n and_o they_o shall_v be_v his_o people_n that_o he_o will_v live_v in_o they_o and_o dwell_v among_o they_o and_o they_o shall_v be_v all_o teach_v of_o he_o and_o great_a shall_v be_v their_o peace_n etc._n etc._n now_o i_o hope_v this_o be_v not_o the_o way_n to_o bring_v in_o rant_a principle_n and_o carnal_a liberty_n among_o the_o people_n of_o god_n who_o be_v thus_o teach_v of_o god_n and_o do_v live_v in_o the_o law_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o life_n that_o be_v in_o christ_n who_o be_v their_o life_n and_o their_o all_o the_o law_n of_o god_n write_v in_o his_o people_n heart_n 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wrought_v in_o the_o people_n of_o god_n by_o a_o divine_a principle_n destroy_v all_o empty_a carnal_a and_o formal_a and_o traditional_a outside_n religion_n in_o they_o that_o proceed_v from_o antichrist_n which_o proceed_v from_o carnal_a principle_n of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n the_o law_n of_o god_n in_o the_o new_a nature_n destroy_v the_o law_n of_o sin_n and_o flesh_n in_o the_o old_a nature_n with_o the_o very_a corrupt_a nature_n itself_o the_o life_n of_o god_n in_o his_o people_n or_o rather_o god_n live_v in_o they_o destroy_v the_o dead_a work_n of_o sin_n and_o flesh_n in_o they_o the_o power_n of_o god_n from_o on_o high_a be_v present_a in_o his_o people_n destroy_v the_o power_n of_o sin_n in_o they_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n in_o his_o people_n destroy_v the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o flesh_n in_o they_o the_o work_n of_o god_n in_o his_o people_n in_o the_o new_a creation_n bring_v forth_o in_o they_o destroy_v the_o work_n of_o sin_n and_o antichrist_n in_o their_o 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etc._n etc._n but_o not_o upon_o those_o that_o worship_n god_n in_o spirit_n and_o truth_n for_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n that_o bring_v salvation_n to_o light_v in_o the_o soul_n of_o his_o people_n teach_v they_o to_o deny_v all_o ungodliness_n and_o worldly_a lust_n and_o to_o live_v godly_a righteous_o and_o sober_o in_o this_o present_a world_n and_o this_o prove_n rant_a principle_n to_o be_v nothing_o but_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o divine_a principle_n that_o god_n bring_v forth_o in_o his_o temple_n therefore_o take_v heed_n of_o throw_v dirt_n in_o the_o face_n of_o truth_n and_o of_o slander_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n shed_v abroad_o in_o his_o people_n heart_n the_o only_a principle_n of_o true_a holiness_n and_o righteousness_n do_v you_o think_v nothing_o can_v keep_v we_o from_o rant_a principle_n but_o a_o little_a cold_a water_n why_o then_o have_v so_o many_o that_o have_v go_v under_o water_n fall_v also_o under_o rant_a 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