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carne_fw-la &_o metet_fw-la corruptionem_fw-la qui_fw-la autem_fw-la seminat_fw-la in_o spiritu_fw-la de_fw-la spiritu_fw-la metet_fw-la vitam_fw-la aeternam_fw-la the_o plain_a and_o clear_a sense_n whereof_o be_v as_o follow_v take_v heed_n you_o frame_v not_o certain_a fantastical_a and_o false_a opinion_n to_o yourselves_o as_o if_o you_o can_v overreach_v almighty_a god_n &_o evacuate_v his_o truth_n &_o make_v he_o believe_v that_o he_o give_v you_o a_o free_a law_n whereby_o to_o live_v they_o indeed_o he_o give_v but_o be_v well_o assure_v that_o the_o very_a truth_n be_v this_o let_v every_o man_n alive_a consider_v serious_o what_o he_o sow_n for_o just_a so_o and_o no_o otherwise_o shall_v he_o reap_v if_o you_o sow_v work_n of_o flesh_n which_o be_v particular_o cite_v before_o in_o this_o preface_n out_o of_o a_o former_a chapter_n of_o s._n paul_n to_o the_o same_o galathian_o you_o shall_v reap_v nothing_o but_o corruption_n but_o destruction_n but_o everlasting_a damnation_n but_o if_o you_o sow_v work_n of_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v whole_o contrary_a to_o those_o other_o and_o be_v there_o express_v to_o be_v charity_n joy_n peace_n patience_n benignity_n goodness_n longanimity_n meekness_n faith_n modesty_n continency_n &_o chastity_n you_o shall_v in_o virtue_n of_o that_o spirit_n wherewith_o you_o live_v and_o whereby_o you_o be_v to_o walk_v pass_v on_o from_o this_o transitory_a to_o a_o eternal_a life_n &_o then_o at_o the_o most_o liberal_a hand_n of_o god_n you_o shall_v receive_v a_o most_o precious_a crown_n of_o immortal_a glory_n a_o table_n of_o the_o chapter_n of_o this_o discourse_n chapter_n 1_o how_o the_o office_n of_o be_v our_o judge_n do_v belong_v to_o christ_n our_o lord_n as_o he_o be_v man_n and_o of_o the_o great_a benefit_n which_o god_n impart_v to_o we_o in_o give_v he_o to_o be_v our_o judge_n chap._n i._n chapter_n 2_o of_o the_o great_a desire_n which_o christ_n our_o lord_n have_v for_o as_o much_o as_o 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