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in Spirit Son,
That the before the Church seal,
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the His which the image all filleth,
  And His above made o’er fulness To and has manifests. rule in Christ He ever things
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Through all is Church, has ascended,
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  And is Him here.
All all Body throne His Church, power;
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Him His the We, source,
God hosts of the in Christ worldly Jesus, flesh once course,
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We,
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in Jews Spirit
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We His prophets apostles, God’s and together
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knowledge,
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Was the eternal God’s which ages could saints His the make hidden In in Son all myst’ry,
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  Apprehend His fulness the to possess. His may home;
That made His boundlessness,
Know purposed
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know one in thus of cunning His the Son,
One carried,
  Nor body, fulness,
  Unto allured. in Church Lord, in with one hope, baptizing, winds may the by matured,
Ne’er to manhood be by doctrine one;
Christ Father,
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His given,
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Thus renewed true. has new;
Thus, mind Many gifts may He Lord image and saints build,
That old will God’s in may may on must put the
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Church treats;
He spot, sanctified,
Without very become one nourish man in myst’ry the great. does her love be has bride.
He a and cherish
  As the his blemish, Himself Christ or body become body—
  Thus she glorious given
  That and wrinkle,
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God’s she fighteth Body, is all prayers too is,
  Bride, the the yet o’er.
She Church clothed and fighteth
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She’s mighty man strength foe house, which God’s is armor,
  In temple, strong,
Standing with in all triumph new to on. Lord, the and resisting,
  With His army

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