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be_v to_o be_v conceive_v as_o two_o queen-regent_n to_o one_o of_o which_o every_o man_n and_o woman_n in_o the_o world_n be_v a_o subject_a and_o all_o their_o limb_n sense_n and_o faculty_n of_o their_o body_n and_o soul_n be_v make_v servant_n to_o do_v their_o work_n now_o the_o work_n which_o uncleanness_n or_o iniquity_n enjoin_v be_v iniquity_n the_o work_n which_o righteousness_n enjoin_v be_v holiness_n therefore_o say_v the_o apostle_n with_o great_a accuracy_n as_o you_o have_v yield_v your_o member_n servant_n to_o uncleanness_n and_o to_o iniquity_n the_o queen_n or_o tyrant_n rather_o unto_o iniquity_n the_o work_n or_o rather_o drudgery_n of_o uncleanness_n and_o iniquity_n even_o so_o now_o yield_v your_o member_n servant_n to_o righteousness_n the_o queen-regent_n in_o and_o of_o your_o soul_n unto_o holiness_n the_o work_n of_o righteousness_n this_o be_v all_o i_o can_v observe_v in_o the_o difference_n of_o to_o and_o unto_o for_o when_o you_o be_v the_o servant_n of_o sin_n verse_n 20_o you_o be_v free_a from_o or_o free_a to_o righteousness_n that_o be_v righteousness_n have_v no_o command_n over_o you_o what_o fruit_n have_v you_o then_o of_o those_o thing_n whereof_o you_o be_v now_o ashamed_a verse_n 21_o the_o apostle_n now_o have_v as_o it_o be_v do_v with_o the_o description_n of_o their_o relation_n of_o servant_n and_o mistress_n queen_n and_o subject_n service_n and_o work_n he_o conclude_v the_o chapter_n and_o the_o whole_a discourse_n with_o a_o account_n of_o the_o wage_n pay_v by_o each_o mistress_n each_o queen_n to_o their_o several_a servant_n what_o fruit_n have_v you_o then_o of_o these_o thing_n whereof_o you_o be_v now_o ashamed_a for_o the_o end_n of_o these_o thing_n be_v death_n that_o be_v of_o those_o thing_n or_o service_n which_o you_o perform_v or_o perpetrate_v to_o that_o tyrant_n sin_n but_o now_o be_v make_v free_a from_o sin_n verse_n 22_o and_o become_v the_o servant_n of_o righteousness_n you_o have_v your_o fruit_n unto_o holiness_n and_o the_o end_n everlasting_a life_n for_o the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n verse_n 23_o but_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n be_v eternal_a life_n through_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n in_o this_o verse_n the_o apostle_n make_v a_o manifest_a distinction_n betwixt_o the_o reward_n of_o sin_n and_o the_o reward_n of_o righteousness_n and_o holiness_n the_o reward_n of_o sin_n be_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o due_a debt_n as_o a_o soldier_n be_v wages_n be_v a_o due_a debt_n death_n temporal_a spiritual_a and_o eternal_a be_v the_o bitter_a fruit_n and_o due_a merit_n of_o sin_n but_o eternal_a life_n though_o it_o be_v due_a to_o saint_n by_o promise_n yet_o not_o by_o any_o desert_n of_o they_o it_o be_v the_o free_a gracious_a gift_n of_o god_n he_o give_v we_o a_o saviour_n to_o redeem_v we_o he_o give_v we_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n faith_n and_o repentance_n be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n and_o every_o grace_n in_o we_o be_v not_o only_a 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mortal_a body_n and_o assure_v that_o it_o shall_v not_o for_o this_o very_a reason_n because_o we_o be_v not_o under_o the_o law_n but_o under_o grace_n and_o at_o last_o tell_v in_o plain_a term_n that_o if_o it_o be_v eventual_o otherwise_o with_o we_o that_o if_o we_o do_v obey_v sin_n we_o be_v the_o servant_n of_o sin_n and_o that_o unto_o death_n beside_o all_o the_o rest_n that_o follow_v wherein_o we_o be_v particular_o direct_v not_o only_a how_o to_o employ_v our_o mind_n and_o affection_n but_o every_o member_n of_o our_o body_n in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n be_v again_o and_o again_o say_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d make_v freeman_n from_o sin_n and_o enter_v entire_o into_o the_o service_n of_o righteousness_n if_o i_o say_v after_o all_o this_o it_o may_v be_v true_o say_v of_o the_o same_o person_n that_o they_o be_v sell_v under_o sin_n and_o carnal_a person_n that_o they_o do_v in_o a_o general_a way_n thing_n that_o they_o hate_v which_o slave_n indeed_o do_v and_o can_v do_v otherwise_o that_o they_o can_v find_v the_o way_n or_o obtain_v so_o much_o of_o themselves_o after_o all_o the_o change_n of_o state_n which_o they_o have_v pass_v under_o as_o to_o perform_v that_o which_o be_v good_a i_o despair_v of_o understand_v the_o meaning_n of_o any_o word_n that_o i_o shall_v ever_o hereafter_o meet_v with_o but_o yet_o i_o do_v not_o doubt_v to_o make_v it_o appear_v to_o any_o unprejudiced_a reader_n in_o explain_v the_o next_o chapter_n that_o these_o expression_n be_v not_o speak_v of_o the_o same_o person_n that_o be_v speak_v to_o in_o this_o fixth_v chapter_n which_o i_o here_o dismiss_v romans_z chap._n vii_o know_v you_o not_o brethren_n for_o i_o speak_v to_o they_o that_o know_v the_o law_n how_o that_o the_o law_n have_v dominion_n over_o a_o man_n so_o long_o as_o he_o live_v or_o so_o long_a as_o he_o live_v that_o be_v the_o law_n live_v verse_n 1_o or_o as_o dr._n hammond_n say_v the_o law_n of_o man_n have_v 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