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law_n of_o sin-offring_n urge_v less_o bless_a be_v he_o who_o wickedness_n be_v forgive_v 2._o psal._n 32._o 1._o 2._o and_o who_o sin_n be_v cover_v bless_a be_v the_o man_n to_o who_o the_o lord_n impute_v not_o iniquity_n lord_n for_o thy_o son_n sake_n forgive_v we_o our_o sin_n section_n 7._o ¶_o resurrection_n of_o the_o flesh._n the_o church_n be_v consider_v as_o afore_o with_o the_o main_n benefit_n she_o reap_v at_o god_n hand_n in_o this_o life_n which_o be_v remission_n of_o sin_n now_o follow_v two_o benefit_n after_o this_o life_n the_o first_o be_v resurrection_n of_o the_o body_n and_o the_o second_o be_v life_n eternal_a ensue_v the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o body_n be_v that_o which_o the_o sadducies_n deny_v as_o familiste_n among_o us._n and_o how_o do_v our_o saviour_n prove_v it_o from_o these_o word_n of_o moses_n in_o exod._n 3._o 6._o where_o the_o lord_n say_v i_o be_o the_o god_n of_o thy_o father_n the_o god_n of_o abraham_n the_o god_n of_o isaac_n &_o 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