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167_o 168_o 169_o 170_o he_o that_o have_v give_v up_o his_o heart_n and_o life_n to_o the_o rule_n authority_n and_o government_n of_o christ_n he_o have_v a_o save_a work_n of_o god_n upon_o he_o page_n 203_o 204_o that_o man_n that_o will_v cleave_v to_o christ_n with_o full_a purpose_n of_o heart_n that_o man_n shall_v certain_o be_v save_v page_n 204_o 205_o that_o man_n that_o make_v it_o his_o principle_n care_n his_o main_a business_n his_o work_n of_o work_n to_o look_v to_o his_o heart_n to_o watch_v his_o heart_n to_o reform_v his_o heart_n that_o man_n doubtless_o have_v a_o save_a work_n of_o god_n upon_o his_o heart_n page_n 205_o 206_o 207_o 208_o 209_o 210_o ten_o way_n show_v how_o man_n shall_v keep_v their_o heart_n page_n 210_o 211_o 212_o 213_o 214_o 215_o 216_o there_o be_v many_o that_o be_v great_a stranger_n to_o their_o own_o heart_n page_n 339_o of_o hypocrite_n first_o a_o hypocrite_n inside_n be_v never_o answerable_a to_o his_o outside_n a_o hypocrite_n 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