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of_o the_o sixth_o commandment_n and_o whosoever_o shall_v look_v on_o a_o woman_n to_o lust_n after_o she_o have_v commit_v adultery_n with_o she_o already_o in_o his_o heart_n and_o break_v the_o seven_o commandment_n thus_o christ_n have_v as_o it_o be_v revive_v moses_n but_o as_o the_o law_n give_v by_o christ_n be_v not_o a_o covenant_n of_o work_n but_o a_o commandment_n of_o well-doing_n and_o he_o have_v give_v it_o we_o take_v ourselves_o bind_v to_o be_v subject_a unto_o it_o the_o apostle_n also_o press_v the_o moral_a law_n upon_o several_a relation_n of_o man_n eph._n 6.1,2,3_o etc._n etc._n it_o be_v a_o honour_n to_o christ_n that_o his_o servant_n shall_v be_v holy_a as_o he_o be_v holy_a it_o be_v for_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o he_o require_v it_o the_o apostle_n james_n press_v it_o chap._n 2.8_o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o chapter_n if_o you_o fulfil_v the_o royal_a law_n according_a to_o the_o scripture_n thou_o shall_v love_v thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o you_o do_v well_o and_o again_o whosoever_o shall_v keep_v the_o whole_a law_n and_o yet_o offend_v in_o one_o point_n he_o be_v guilty_a of_o all_o thus_o we_o see_v the_o apostle_n of_o jesus_n christ_n put_v it_o upon_o christian_n to_o keep_v the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o christ_n himself_o bear_v witness_v to_o the_o law_n for_o god_n will_v never_o justify_v sin_n to_o be_v no_o sin_n though_o he_o will_v justify_v the_o person_n of_o a_o sinner_n now_o as_o the_o lord_n jesus_n give_v the_o law_n and_o as_o it_o be_v renu_v it_o so_o he_o do_v also_o give_v his_o spirit_n unto_o his_o servant_n enable_v they_o to_o keep_v it_o jer._n 31.33_o and_o ezek._n 36.27_o now_o this_o law_n will_v he_o not_o write_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o his_o people_n nor_o give_v unto_o they_o his_o holy_a spirit_n enable_v they_o to_o keep_v it_o be_v it_o not_o his_o will_n in_o jesus_n christ_n that_o the_o law_n shall_v be_v the_o rule_n of_o holiness_n and_o righteousness_n unto_o his_o people_n 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