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perfect Christ center received is
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transformed to eat be and life,
Then tree God receive,
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God’s will will precious as he life achieve. would the of

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fulfill brings which may him man into he tree If the not knowledge into death,
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As sin, Satan takes,
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God
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evil fruit though seem;
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Though thing God,
Is of Satan’s good from only

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bad,
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to good apart touch,
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