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as_o carnal_a for_o you_o be_v yet_o carnal_a v._n 12._o if_o any_o build_v on_o this_o foundation_n wood_n hay_n stubble_n v._n 15._o he_o shall_v suffer_v loss_n chap._n 4._o 18._o 21._o some_o be_v puff_v up_o shall_v i_o come_v to_o you_o with_o a_o rod_n or_o in_o love_n chap._n 6._o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8._o i_o speak_v to_o your_o shame_n be_v there_o not_o a_o wise_a man_n among_o you_o because_o you_o go_v to_o law_n one_o with_o another_o before_o heathen_n nay_o you_o do_v wrong_a and_o defraud_v and_o that_o your_o brethren_n know_v you_o not_o that_o the_o unrighteous_a shall_v not_o inherit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n chap._n 11._o 17_o 18_o 19_o 20_o 21._o i_o praise_v you_o not_o that_o you_o come_v together_o not_o for_o the_o better_o but_o for_o the_o worse_o for_o first_o of_o all_o when_o you_o come_v together_o in_o the_o church_n i_o hear_v that_o that_o there_o be_v division_n among_o you_o for_o there_o must_v be_v also_o heresy_n among_o you_o that_o they_o which_o 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your_o faith_n be_v vain_a yea_o and_o we_o be_v find_v false_a witness_n of_o god_n v_o 17._o and_o you_o be_v yet_o in_o your_o sin_n 2_o cor._n 12._o 20_o 21._o i_o fear_v lest_o when_o i_o come_v i_o shall_v not_o find_v you_o such_o as_o i_o will_v and_o that_o i_o shall_v be_v find_v to_o you_o such_o as_o you_o will_v not_o lest_o there_o be_v debate_n envy_n wrath_n strife_n backbiting_n whisper_n swell_n tumult_n and_o lest_o my_o god_n will_v humble_v i_o among_o you_o and_o that_o i_o shall_v bewail_v many_o that_o have_v sin_v already_o and_o have_v not_o repent_v of_o the_o uncleanness_n and_o fornication_n and_o lasciviousness_n which_o they_o have_v commit_v beside_o that_o paul_n and_o his_o ministry_n be_v slander_v and_o much_o slight_v among_o they_o as_o by_o his_o large_a aâ—d_n vehement_a apology_n and_o expostulation_n do_v appear_v these_o be_v the_o fault_n of_o the_o church_n of_o the_o corinthian_n the_o corruption_n of_o the_o church_n of_o galatia_n gal._n 1._o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o i_o marvel_v that_o you_o be_v so_o soon_o remove_v from_o he_o that_o call_v you_o to_o the_o grace_n of_o christ_n to_o another_o gospel_n which_o be_v not_o another_o but_o there_o be_v some_o that_o trouble_v you_o and_o will_v pervert_v the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n thought_n â—e_z or_o a_o augel_n from_o heaven_n preach_v any_o other_o gospel_n to_o you_o than_o that_o which_o we_o have_v preach_v to_o you_o let_v he_o be_v accurse_v chap._n 3._o 1_o 2_o 3._o o_o foolish_a galathian_n who_o have_v bewitch_v you_o that_o you_o shall_v not_o obey_v the_o truth_n before_o who_o eye_n be_v you_o so_o foolish_a have_v begin_v in_o the_o spirit_n be_v you_o now_o make_v perfect_a by_o the_o flesh_n have_v you_o suffer_v so_o many_o thing_n in_o vain_a chap._n 4._o 9_o how_o turn_v yâ—_n again_o to_o weak_a and_o beggarly_a element_n whereto_o you_o desire_v again_o to_o be_v in_o bondage_n vers_fw-la 10._o 11._o you_o observe_v day_n and_o month_n and_o time_n and_o year_n i_o be_o afraid_a of_o you_o lest_o i_o have_v bestow_v on_o you_o labour_n in_o uâ—in_n v_o 16._o be_o i_o therefore_o become_v your_o enemy_n because_o i_o tell_v you_o the_o truth_n tell_v i_o you_o that_o desire_v to_o be_v under_o the_o law_n v_o 29._o as_o then_o he_o that_o be_v bear_v after_o the_o flesh_n persecute_v he_o that_o be_v bear_v after_o the_o spirit_n even_o so_o it_o be_v now_o the_o legalist_n persecute_v the_o apostle_n chap._n 5._o 2._o behold_v i_o paul_n say_v unto_o you_o that_o if_o you_o be_v circumcise_v christ_n shall_v profit_v you_o nothing_o v._o 3_o 4._o for_o i_o testify_v again_o to_o every_o man_n that_o be_v circumcise_v that_o he_o be_v a_o debtor_n to_o do_v the_o whole_a law_n christ_n be_v become_v of_o no_o effect_n to_o you_o who_o ever_o of_o you_o be_v justify_v by_o the_o law_n you_o be_v fall_v from_o grace_n v._n 9_o a_o little_a leaven_n leaven_v the_o whole_a lump_n 12._o i_o will_v they_o be_v even_o cut_v off_o which_o 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