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earth_n much_o more_o shall_v we_o not_o escape_v if_o we_o turn_v away_o from_o he_o that_o speak_v from_o heaven_n etc._n etc._n 10._o to_o seek_v those_o thing_n that_o be_v above_o where_o he_o sit_v at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n and_o to_o have_v our_o conversation_n in_o heaven_n since_o as_o subject_n of_o his_o kingdom_n we_o be_v freeman_n of_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n the_o metropolis_n of_o his_o kingdom_n philip._n 3.20_o but_o our_o conversation_n be_v in_o heaven_n from_o whence_o also_o we_o look_v for_o the_o saviour_n even_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ._n col._n 3.1_o if_o you_o then_o be_v rise_v with_o christ_n seek_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v above_o where_o christ_n sit_v at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n 11._o to_o dwell_v secure_o as_o acknowledge_v we_o have_v secure_a protection_n in_o his_o service_n and_o not_o to_o be_v afraid_a of_o any_o fear_n jer._n 23._o 5.6_o behold_v the_o day_n come_v say_v the_o lord_n that_o i_o will_v 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salvation_n cant._n 6.8_o but_o my_o dove_n be_v alone_o and_o my_o undefiled_a she_o be_v the_o only_a daughter_n of_o her_o mother_n and_o she_o be_v dear_a to_o she_o that_o bear_v she_o etc._n etc._n gal._n 3.28_o there_o be_v neither_o jew_n nor_o grecian_a there_o be_v neither_o bond_n nor_o free_a there_o be_v neither_o male_a nor_o female_a for_o you_o be_v all_o one_o in_o jesus_n christ._n and_o the_o church_n be_v one_o as_o in_o many_o other_o respect_n so_o because_o all_o the_o godly_a be_v mystical_o unite_v in_o one_o body_n rom._n 12.5_o so_o we_o be_v many_o be_v one_o body_n in_o christ_n and_o every_o one_o one_o another_o member_n ephes._n 4.15.16_o but_o let_v we_o follow_v the_o truth_n in_o love_n and_o in_o all_o thing_n grow_v up_o into_o he_o