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and_o still_o decay_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cry_v out_o our_o apostle_n we_o be_v not_o sufficient_a not_o fit_a for_o the_o word_n signify_v either_o as_o of_o ourselves_o but_o our_o sufficiency_n or_o fitness_n call_v it_o which_o you_o will_v be_v of_o god_n 2_o cor._n 3._o 5._o 2_o pet._n 1._o 4._o who_o as_o he_o make_v we_o partaker_n of_o his_o divine_a nature_n so_o meet_v partaker_n of_o the_o divine_a inheritance_n not_o by_o pour_v out_o the_o divine_a essence_n but_o by_o communicate_v to_o we_o those_o divine_a quality_n which_o will_v fit_v and_o prepare_v we_o for_o the_o sight_n thereof_o by_o put_v light_n into_o our_o understanding_n and_o holiness_n into_o our_o will_n without_o which_o no_o man_n shall_v see_v the_o lord_n heb._n 12._o 14._o by_o cleanse_v our_o heart_n and_o wash_v our_o hand_n that_o so_o we_o may_v ascend_v into_o the_o hill_n of_o the_o lord_n dwell_v and_o rest_n in_o his_o tabernacle_n psal._n 15._o 24._o he_o give_v we_o faith_n 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