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i_o shall_v endeavour_v in_o the_o next_o place_n further_o to_o declare_v these_o two_o thing_n 1._o what_o this_o remain_a light_n can_v do_v or_o what_o the_o utmost_a use_n of_o it_o be_v and_o 2._o what_o it_o can_v do_v there_o be_v a_o fourfold_a use_n of_o the_o light_n that_o be_v in_o every_o man_n since_o the_o fall_n man_n 1._o to_o make_v manifest_a 2._o to_o direct_v 3._o to_o convince_v 4_o to_o feel_v after_o god_n first_o manifest_a this_o light_n as_o the_o scripture_n testify_v search_v all_o the_o inward_a part_n of_o the_o belly_n prov._n 20._o 27._o the_o spirit_n of_o a_o man_n be_v the_o candle_n of_o the_o lord_n
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also_o do_v he_o write_v this_o new_a law_n of_o faith_n in_o their_o heart_n crenature_n call_v the_o law_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o life_n which_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n rom._n 8._o 2._o according_a to_o that_o of_o the_o apostle_n heb._n 8._o 10._o i_o will_v put_v my_o law_n in_o their_o mind_n and_o write_v they_o in_o their_o heart_n where_o he_o speak_v not_o of_o the_o law_n of_o work_n which_o be_v write_v in_o the_o natural_a man_n heart_n but_o of_o the_o law_n of_o the_o new_a covenant_n which_o the_o apostle_n be_v there_o treat_v of_o and_o which_o god_n will_v put_v into_o their_o heart_n who_o be_v in_o covenant_n with_o he_o and_o who_o sin_n and_o iniquity_n he_o will_v remember_v no_o more_o neither_o do_v he_o only_o give_v a_o new_a life_n a_o new_a light_n a_o renew_a spirit_n creature_n and_o write_v his_o law_n in_o their_o heart_n by_o his_o spirit_n but_o that_o he_o may_v cause_v they_o to_o walk_v in_o his_o way_n ezek._n 26._o 27._o and_o that_o they_o 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