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and_o will_v 23._o phil._n 1._o 6._o phil_n 2._o 15._o 1._o theâ—_n 5_o 23._o perform_v and_o finish_v it_o and_o it_o be_v god_n that_o work_v in_o we_o the_o will_n and_o the_o work_n of_o his_o good_a pleasure_n and_o the_o god_n of_o peace_n sanctifi_v we_o throughout_o the_o increase_n of_o knowledge_n judgement_n faith_n and_o love_n and_o of_o all_o goodness_n be_v as_o well_o the_o work_n of_o god_n as_o the_o begin_n of_o grace_n zanchius_n say_v well_o liberum_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la liberum_fw-la à _fw-la malo_fw-la non_fw-la quod_fw-la ad_fw-la malum_fw-la aâ—â—quarto_fw-la zanch_n de_fw-fr opâ—riâ—us_fw-la dei_fw-la lâ—b_fw-la 30._o cap._n 12_o pag._n 169_o aâ—â—quarto_fw-la that_o be_v free_a that_o be_v free_a from_o evil_n not_o that_o be_v free_a unto_o evil_a adam_n
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the_o hearer_n and_o for_o their_o former_a sin_n do_v more_o and_o more_o strike_v they_o with_o blindness_n 14._o mat._n 13._o 14._o and_o hardness_n of_o heart_n to_o their_o further_a destruction_n and_o condemnation_n as_o the_o word_n be_v the_o mean_n to_o revive_v and_o to_o sanctify_v so_o that_o it_o be_v also_o to_o make_v we_o well_o please_v to_o god_n have_v be_v show_v before_o and_o how_o can_v it_o be_v otherwise_o since_o we_o can_v no_o long_o please_v he_o then_o we_o contain_v ourselves_o within_o the_o limit_n thereof_o and_o perform_v the_o duty_n of_o faith_n and_o obedience_n therein_o contain_v if_o we_o pass_v the_o bound_n 36._o 1._o kin._n 2._o 36._o thereof_o and_o do_v contrary_a thereunto_o then_o as_o shimei_n by_o solomon_n confine_v to_o jerusalem_n upon_o pain_n of_o death_n pass_v notwithstanding_o his_o say_a bound_n and_o go_v over_o the_o brook_n kidron_n three_o year_n after_o to_o fetch_v his_o two_o runaway_n servant_n from_o gath_n do_v 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33._o ver_fw-la 33._o thing_n of_o his_o law_n to_o teach_v we_o the_o way_n of_o his_o statute_n for_o keep_v thereof_o to_o the_o end_n to_o incline_v likewise_o our_o heart_n unto_o his_o 3â—_n ver_fw-la 3â—_n testimony_n and_o neither_o to_o covetousness_n the_o great_a impediment_n 10._o col._n 3._o 5._o 1._o tim._n 6._o 10._o of_o all_o other_o unto_o godliness_n as_o be_v idolatry_n and_o the_o root_n of_o all_o evil_a neither_o to_o any_o other_o vanity_n sweet_a and_o precious_a be_v our_o natural_a life_n much_o better_a than_o riches_n and_o glory_n as_o the_o which_o be_v but_o in_o the_o left_a hand_n of_o wisdom_n 16._o pro._n 3._o 16._o whereas_o length_n of_o day_n be_v in_o her_o right_a hand_n and_o the_o which_o our_o saviour_n prefer_v before_o all_o thing_n even_o necessary_o 25._o mat._n 6._o 25._o pertain_v to_o life_n how_o sweet_a therefore_o and_o precious_a ought_v the_o life_n before_o mention_v to_o be_v the_o same_o be_v to_o be_v say_v of_o holiness_n 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