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die_a death_n and_o resurrection_n he_o must_v will_v nothing_o but_o god_n will_v in_o christ_n 69._o but_o this_o be_v his_o desire_n that_o god_n may_v be_v his_o will_n and_o deed_n that_o god_n in_o he_o may_v be_v his_o knowledge_n he_o shall_v continual_o slay_v the_o will_n of_o his_o flesh_n and_o desire_v only_a god_n will_n in_o himself_o that_o it_o may_v rule_v drive_v and_o be_v the_o deed_n in_o he_o 70._o consist_v for_o man_n of_o himself_o do_v no_o good_a thing_n but_o the_o law_n of_o god_n which_o god_n write_v in_o his_o nature_n that_o do_v the_o good_a that_o very_a law_n be_v the_o eternal_a word_n of_o the_o deity_n and_o put_v on_o to_o itself_o divine_a and_o heavenly_a substantiality_n viz._n the_o new_a body_n for_o it_o be_v become_v man_n and_o must_v also_o become_v man_n in_o we_o 71._o and_o in_o that_o body_n stand_v the_o right_a willing_a and_o do_v and_o the_o performance_n and_o the_o ability_n of_o a_o christian_a man_n without_o that_o there_o 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