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that_o will_v be_v true_a disciple_n without_o faith_n it_o be_v impossible_a to_o please_v god_n heb._n 11.6_o and_o without_o holiness_n impossible_a to_o see_v god_n heb._n 12.14_o faith_n without_o work_n be_v dead_a and_o work_n without_o faith_n be_v sin_n not_o in_o the_o substance_n and_o because_o they_o be_v do_v but_o in_o a_o main_a circumstance_n because_o do_v without_o faith_n moral_a honesty_n without_o profession_n of_o the_o true_a faith_n be_v blind_a and_o want_v a_o eye_n to_o direct_v it_o and_o profession_n without_o practice_n on_o the_o other_o side_n be_v lame_a and_o want_v a_o foot_n to_o carry_v it_o in_o the_o way_n to_o heaven_n therefore_o say_v
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