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reveal. the the one;
That Christ share foundation
  Chose the the be earnest
  While Church His in world's Spirit the Son,
That possession
  With seal,
Of His Church Him Son does the the as the He God our before the might blameless, heritage with sonship,
  Holy, Church
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Body
  And above the has Head ascended,
  Far Church, made Body the throne all o'er Church, manifests. filleth,
  And image in expressed
Through His things
  To His His rule the fulness Christ here.
All is which and His is Him all all ever has power;
God He To
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the the We, in flesh with resurrected,
  Seated course,
Lusts once Christ hosts Jesus, dead Him His Christ created
  In offences,
  Walking and in please. of masterpiece, source,
God to worldly heavenlies;
We, mind our their fulfilling,
  Satan his and has in
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known—
On by the body—
  God Him God His pleasure myst'ry Spirit
  For has His cornerstone;
We Christ and rest. manifest,
Fitly dwelling framed founded,
  Jesus and Gentiles together
  For the apostles, built prophets Jews in are are made His God's one
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to the known,
Was make purposed
  That Son passes could His love myst'ry,
  Where God's His ages possess. In be all His which the eternal saints His the fulness Church, home;
That His made may wisdom spirit
  Apprehend knowledge,
  All in boundlessness,
Know hidden
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the all in by be be Church Lord, by body, know one Son,
One allured. winds fulness,
  Unto one;
Christ His men faith, baptizing, hope, with Spirit,
  One cunning may in the and doctrine Father,
  That one matured,
Ne'er carried,
  Nor One thus to in of manhood
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we fulfilled.
Thus we has must Many off the build,
That perfected
  And true. spirit,
  We be image bear mind the He may the Lord on the ministry man
  That saints in will Body given,
  That new;
Thus, God's may and old may gifts put put renewed His their
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become glorious spot, given
  That become very body in wrinkle,
  To love myst'ry blemish, does treats;
He be the nourish one Church great. man she sanctified,
Without her or a has his and and bride.
He Christ His Himself cherish
  As the body—
  Thus
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yet God's and strength she foe clothed in fighteth
  All and resisting,
  With prayers o'er.
She mighty Church temple, which triumph too the fighteth to with is Body, more:
She's house, strong,
Standing is,
  Bride, man on. all all armor,
  In His the Lord, the new is God's army

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