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18._o 12._o deut._n 26._o 2_o 3._o 2._o he_o be_v to_o separate_v a_o ten_o of_o the_o remainder_n in_o the_o first_o and_o second_o year_n and_o this_o be_v to_o be_v give_v unto_o the_o levite_n numb_a 18._o 21_o 24._o this_o the_o hebrew_n call_v the_o first_o tithe_n 3._o after_o this_o he_o be_v to_o separate_v out_o of_o the_o residue_n one_o in_o ten_o and_o this_o be_v for_o the_o owner_n themselves_o and_o they_o be_v to_o carry_v it_o up_o to_o jerusalem_n and_o eat_v it_o there_o mention_v deut._n 14._o 23._o and_o 12._o 18_o 19_o this_o be_v call_v the_o second_o tithe_n and_o be_v to_o be_v in_o the_o first_o and_o second_o year_n 4._o in_o the_o three_o year_n there_o be_v after_o the_o first_o tithe_n which_o be_v for_o the_o levite_n not_o a_o second_o tithe_n on_o that_o year_n for_o the_o owner_n but_o instead_o thereof_o a_o second_o tithe_n for_o the_o poor_a and_o stranger_n and_o fatherless_a deut._n 14._o 28._o 29._o and_o 26._o 12._o here_o you_o see_v the_o 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be_v that_o which_o man_n do_v from_o the_o letter_n thereby_o to_o get_v life_n and_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n be_v that_o write_v in_o the_o heart_n where_o christ_n be_v the_o light_n &_o life_n and_o lawgiver_n and_o by_o he_o the_o law_n be_v fullfil_v in_o we_o who_o walk_v no_o more_o after_o the_o flesh_n but_o after_o the_o spirit_n and_o by_o his_o light_n be_v we_o lead_v out_o of_o the_o first_o and_o by_o his_o life_n be_v we_o establish_v in_o the_o second_o repl._n this_o be_v a_o sober_a answer_n i_o can_v wish_v it_o be_v write_v in_o thy_o heart_n and_o proceed_v from_o the_o life_n and_o power_n of_o that_o covenant_n where_o all_o be_v write_v and_o seal_v within_o and_o friend_n if_o it_o do_v so_o though_o the_o letter_n will_v not_o be_v unto_o thou_o as_o the_o life_n yet_o it_o will_v never_o be_v slight_v by_o thou_o be_v a_o witness_n unto_o the_o life_n joh._n 5._o 39_o much_o less_o will_v so_o much_o of_o the_o kingdom_n be_v place_v in_o some_o of_o 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christ_n the_o redeemer_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o they_o that_o deny_v the_o light_n can_v see_v and_o so_o the_o soul_n abide_v in_o condemnation_n and_o this_o be_v the_o save_n and_o lose_v of_o their_o soul_n and_o state_n of_o it_o after_o this_o life_n repl._n by_o this_o it_o appear_v by_o thou_o that_o the_o save_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v as_o much_o in_o man_n power_n as_o the_o lose_n of_o it_o and_o yet_o christ_n say_v to_o you_o it_o be_v give_v to_o know_v the_o mystery_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n but_o to_o they_o it_o be_v not_o give_v math._n 13._o 11._o and_o thou_o have_v hide_v these_o thing_n from_o the_o wise_a and_o prudent_a and_o have_v
reveal_v they_o unto_o babe_n and_o the_o election_n have_v obtain_v the_o promise_n but_o the_o rest_n be_v harden_v this_o be_v a_o hard_a say_n who_o can_v bear_v it_o but_o the_o true_a seed_n and_o yet_o foolish_a wise_a man_n will_v teach_v god_n what_o to_o do_v thou_o have_v indeed_o power_n to_o lose_v thy_o soul_n but_o power_n to_o save_v it_o without_o grace_n and_o the_o new_a birth_n thou_o have_v none_o and_o thou_o vain_a man_n who_o be_v loath_a to_o fell_v all_o away_o to_o lose_v that_o part_n of_o thy_o life_n and_o self_n which_o lie_v in_o the_o dream_n of_o thy_o own_o power_n to_o believe_v and_o freedom_n to_o embrace_v grace_n as_o well_o as_o to_o deny_v they_o now_o thou_o be_v in_o the_o way_n to_o lose_v thy_o life_n and_o soul_n for_o evermore_o and_o yet_o still_o i_o say_v there_o be_v so_o much_o power_n give_v the_o creature_n as_o shall_v leave_v he_o inexcusable_a i_o know_v he_o who_o believe_v be_v lead_v to_o christ_n his_o redeemer_n and_o the_o 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