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and_o quicken_a if_o fall_v by_o transgression_n jam._n 5._o 17._o yet_o there_o be_v other_o of_o the_o lord_n own_o in_o the_o same_o case_n if_o thou_o see_v thy_o duty_n and_o want_v strength_n to_o do_v it_o here_o be_v help_v and_o strength_n for_o thou_o job_n 17._o 9_o psalm_n 84._o 7._o isa_n 45._o 24._o and_o 40._o 29_o 30._o jer._n 17._o 8._o psal_n 1._o 2_o 3._o psal_n 92._o 13_o 14._o isa_n 61._o 9_o in_o christ_n thou_o have_v perfect_o obey_v the_o law_n perfect_o suffer_v and_o satisfy_v for_o all_o thy_o sin_n to_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n so_o that_o in_o christ_n thou_o be_v perfect_o just_a and_o righteous_a and_o thereupon_o it_o be_v say_v col._n 3._o 3_o ephes_n 2._o 6._o that_o our_o life_n be_v hide_v with_o christ_n in_o god_n and_o we_o be_v raise_v up_o with_o christ_n and_o make_v to_o sit_v together_o in_o heavenly_a place_n in_o christ_n jesus_n though_o in_o thyself_o there_o be_v a_o body_n of_o lust_n and_o corruption_n and_o sin_n and_o there_o be_v 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tradition_n revelation_n decree_n of_o council_n opinion_n of_o doctor_n etc._n etc._n be_v to_o be_v prove_v out_o of_o the_o divine_a scripture_n no_o word_n like_o this_o word_n for_o antiquity_n rarity_n brevity_n harmony_n who_o they_o be_v that_o ought_v to_o read_v the_o scripture_n the_o scripture_n of_o truth_n be_v careful_o and_o profitable_o to_o be_v read_v and_o hear_v of_o all_o sort_n and_o degree_n of_o man_n and_o woman_n both_o private_o and_o open_o so_o as_o they_o may_v receive_v profit_n by_o they_o deut._n 31._o 11_o 12._o moses_n command_v the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n to_o be_v read_v to_o all_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n man_n woman_n and_o child_n that_o they_o may_v thereby_o learn_v to_o fear_v the_o lord_n their_o god_n josh_n 8._o 34._o there_o be_v not_o a_o word_n of_o all_o which_o moses_n command_v that_o joshua_n read_v not_o before_o all_o the_o congregation_n john_n 5._o 39_o christ_n command_v all_o man_n to_o search_v the_o scripture_n for_o 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