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you_o therefore_o hear_v they_o not_o because_o you_o be_v not_o of_o god_n john_n 8._o 47._o answ._n this_o scripture_n suppose_v man_n must_v first_o be_v of_o god_n before_o they_o can_v hear_v god_n word_n before_o they_o can_v hear_v it_o with_o the_o hear_n of_o faith_n and_o therefore_o nothing_o respect_v those_o that_o before_o they_o have_v faith_n live_v in_o the_o law_n of_o work_n and_o least_o of_o all_o those_o that_o become_v obedient_a thereto_o that_o thereby_o they_o may_v obtain_v everlasting_a life_n for_o these_o be_v not_o of_o god_n not_o of_o he_o in_o a_o new_a testament_n sense_n not_o son_n because_o they_o be_v bear_v of_o man_n of_o the_o will_n of_o man_n of_o the_o law_n and_o according_a to_o the_o wisdom_n of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n john_n 1._o 12_o 13._o your_o three_o scripture_n be_v and_o as_o many_o as_o be_v ordain_v to_o eternal_a life_n believe_v act._n 13._o 48._o which_o text_n you_o thus_o expound_v that_o as_o many_o of_o the_o gentile_n 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