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design_n there_o be_v no_o formal_a service_n perform_v unto_o satan_n say_v that_o then_o there_o be_v some_o material_a service_n perform_v to_o the_o devil_n but_o this_o objection_n militate_v as_o much_o against_o the_o apostle_n say_v rom._n 7_o that_o with_o his_o flesh_n he_o serve_v the_o law_n of_o sin_n which_o i_o think_v the_o quaker_n will_v hardly_o distinguish_v from_o the_o law_n of_o satan_n 2._o if_o this_o instance_n do_v any_o thing_n it_o will_v overdo_v for_o it_o tend_v to_o prove_v that_o no_o action_n of_o any_o that_o have_v get_v say_v though_o in_o the_o least_o degree_n can_v be_v at_o all_o taint_a with_o sin_n we_o mean_v their_o gracious_a action_n
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