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precept_n but_o not_o from_o order_n and_o discipline_n free_a in_o thing_n indifferent_a but_o not_o leave_v in_o this_o indifferency_n to_o do_v what_o you_o please_v in_o a_o word_n free_a but_o yet_o bind_v bind_v to_o serve_v one_o another_o in_o love_n and_o bind_v even_o by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n which_o this_o law_n of_o liberty_n do_v not_o abrogate_v to_o do_v every_o thing_n decent_o and_o in_o order_n and_o thus_o if_o you_o walk_v as_o free_a and_o yet_o serve_v poise_a and_o moderate_v your_o liberty_n by_o a_o law_n manifest_v your_o freedom_n even_o in_o this_o service_n and_o exalt_v this_o your_o service_n in_o your_o liberty_n you_o shall_v be_v free_a indeed_o free_a in_o whatsoever_o relation_n you_o stand_v either_o in_o family_n or_o city_n or_o church_n or_o commonwealth_n and_o by_o it_o be_v make_v free-denizons_a of_o the_o city_n of_o the_o lord_n who_o shall_v deliver_v you_o from_o the_o bondage_n of_o corruption_n into_o the_o glorious_a liberty_n of_o his_o son_n in_o the_o high_a heaven_n where_o you_o shall_v be_v free_a for_o evermore_o the_o five_o and_o forty_o sermon_n part_n v._n james_n i._n 25._o but_o whoso_o look_v into_o the_o perfect_a law_n of_o liberty_n and_o continue_v therein_o he_o be_v not_o a_o forgetful_a hearer_n but_o a_o doer_n of_o the_o work_n this_o man_n shall_v be_v bless_v in_o his_o deed_n have_v now_o finish_v our_o first_o part_n the_o character_n of_o the_o gospel_n we_o pass_v to_o our_o second_o the_o character_n of_o the_o true_a gospeller_n and_o first_o we_o find_v that_o he_o do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d look_v into_o the_o perfect_a law_n of_o liberty_n and_o one_o will_v think_v that_o be_v soon_o do_v who_o do_v not_o look_v into_o the_o gospel_n he_o that_o love_v it_o look_v into_o it_o and_o he_o look_v into_o it_o who_o be_v a_o enemy_n to_o it_o but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o word_n of_o a_o full_a signification_n and_o impli_v not_o a_o slight_a cast_n of_o 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