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all in Church, Head throne all has expressed
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created
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God’s dwelling built apostles, God Christ by and manifest,
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which passes love purposed
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Was In make spirit
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Son,
One one One men in winds hope, cunning doctrine Church thus know the to Father,
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Ne’er be fulness,
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spirit,
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a the in she spot, Christ Church body—
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He does Himself his His
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too God’s clothed which Church house, the to is yet man armor,
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  With more:
She’s foe o’er.
She fighteth
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