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the_o flesh_n gal._n 5._o so_o that_o they_o can_v not_o do_v what_o they_o will_v verse_n 17._o as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v sin_n be_v so_o mortify_v that_o it_o have_v his_o death_n wound_n in_o thou_o else_o thou_o can_v not_o be_v the_o child_n of_o god_n yea_o such_o a_o death_n wound_n as_o it_o can_v possible_o recover_v again_o if_o a_o man_n that_o have_v receive_v his_o death_n wound_n shall_v send_v for_o all_o the_o physician_n in_o the_o world_n and_o take_v all_o the_o physic_n he_o can_v and_o use_v all_o the_o mean_n under_o heaven_n yet_o they_o can_v never_o recover_v he_o so_o when_o a_o man_n be_v convert_v unto_o god_n as_o soon_o as_o ever_o the_o work_n be_v wrought_v in_o he_o sin_n have_v his_o death_n blow_n and_o although_o the_o devil_n come_v as_o physician_n with_o all_o the_o cordial_n julep_n and_o balm_n under_o heaven_n and_o use_v all_o the_o shift_n and_o devise_n in_o the_o world_n yet_o he_o shall_v never_o be_v able_a to_o recover_v it_o again_o 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the_o reason_n of_o it_o which_o be_v threefold_a first_o christ_n own_o example_n verse_n 22._o the_o son_n of_o man_n must_v suffer_v must_v be_v reject_v christ_n himself_o deny_v himself_o he_o may_v have_v command_v himself_o he_o may_v have_v demand_v credit_n honour_n or_o riches_n etc._n etc._n he_o may_v have_v do_v thus_o yet_o though_o he_o have_v no_o wicked_a self_n but_o good_a self_n yet_o he_o deny_v himself_o and_o therefore_o if_o we_o will_v go_v after_o christ_n we_o must_v do_v so_o too_o second_o here_o be_v christ_n merit_n he_o have_v merit_v this_o duty_n christ_n do_v not_o humble_v himself_o for_o himself_o but_o he_o do_v it_o for_o we_o and_o therefore_o we_o may_v well_o deny_v ourselves_o for_o he_o this_o be_v include_v in_o this_o word_n and._n and_o if_o i_o have_v do_v this_o for_o you_o i_o will_v have_v you_o do_v the_o like_a for_o i_o three_o here_o be_v christ_n command_n too_o let_v he_o deny_v himself_o christ_n enjoin_v this_o to_o all_o 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