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the_o whole_a armour_n of_o god_n as_o good_a no_o armour_n as_o not_o put_v on_o second_o if_o he_o can_v get_v we_o to_o lay_v aside_o our_o armour_n than_o his_o next_o drift_n be_v to_o turn_v they_o the_o wrong_a way_n 2._o if_o he_o can_v wrest_v it_o from_o we_o he_o will_v seek_v to_o wrest_v it_o against_o we_o it_o be_v the_o glory_n of_o david_n victory_n that_o ourselves_o he_o take_v off_o goliahs_n head_n with_o his_o own_o sword_n and_o many_o time_n and_o way_n do_v satan_n glory_n in_o such_o conquest_n over_o we_o while_o we_o little_o discern_v he_o for_o 1_o that_o he_o ever_o conquer_v we_o by_o our_o own_o corruption_n every_o man_n can_v conceive_v which_o what_o be_v it_o else_o then_o to_o fetch_v his_o weapon_n out_o of_o our_o own_o armoury_n 2_o but_o which_o we_o less_o discern_v he_o beat_v we_o and_o overthrow_v our_o grace_n not_o by_o corruption_n only_o grace_n but_o by_o our_o grace_n as_o if_o we_o be_v sorrowful_a for_o sin_n he_o will_v have_v we_o 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