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out_o of_o they_o and_o turn_v i_o towards_o god_n and_o holiness_n of_o life_n i_o then_o believe_v to_o attain_v in_o that_o faith_n and_o receive_v power_n therein_o to_o grow_v up_o in_o he_o to_o his_o fullness_n and_o stature_n which_o then_o i_o see_v no_o less_o faith_n can_v save_v i_o then_o the_o perfect_a faith_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n which_o before_o i_o have_v not_o receive_v but_o then_o receive_v with_o such_o gladness_n of_o heart_n that_o it_o set_v my_o face_n and_o delight_n out_o of_o all_o sin_n towards_o the_o perfection_n of_o christ_n in_o which_o i_o then_o believe_v which_o be_v the_o joy_n then_o set_v before_o i_o yet_o be_v not_o the_o work_n do_v and_o finish_v in_o i_o already_o though_o i_o have_v receive_v the_o faith_n and_o hope_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o be_v turn_v from_o all_o my_o former_a sin_n and_o my_o own_o righteousness_n so_o that_o if_o i_o have_v depart_v this_o body_n i_o have_v die_v in_o no_o less_o faith_n than_o the_o 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