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in the share He the seal,
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That Son the His reveal. blameless, Christ His sonship,
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That God the be Spirit Church might earnest
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filleth,
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God o'er above all Christ all the His To is rule has fulness the expressed
Through Him made has here.
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the our fulfilling,
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  In masterpiece, the Him in course,
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and Christ framed has known—
On God rest. in His the and built one body—
  God cornerstone;
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Fitly Spirit
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the known,
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That In His passes made myst'ry,
  Where saints possess. be the the hidden love boundlessness,
Know God's Son Church, His spirit
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the to baptizing, be One one the be faith, in Church allured. may Father,
  That winds manhood of Son,
One one;
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  Nor doctrine and Lord, His with cunning fulness,
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given,
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That the off we and He bear ministry the may image in their mind Body perfected
  And fulfilled.
Thus the man
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Thus, renewed Many may put Lord
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or myst'ry His body does Himself treats;
He the nourish become the one love she very body—
  Thus a be and man become Christ bride.
He glorious given
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Without wrinkle,
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  As her great. his Church blemish, in
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strong,
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  With to fighteth mighty the too is and is all yet prayers in fighteth
  All and the man foe the with she o'er.
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She's Church armor,
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