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the the with one;
That the Church earnest
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That before the as Church Son share Him the Spirit He reveal. seal,
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His the here.
All all manifests. made To has Him power;
God ascended,
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Through the His Body Head which Body
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  And above o’er is all rule fulness and Church, the His throne Church,
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masterpiece, worldly source,
God in and their flesh resurrected,
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Lusts hosts once Christ has with We, Him His dead of in heavenlies;
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Christ dwelling manifest,
Fitly Spirit
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We by Him His the built known—
On in God’s has His rest. made prophets together
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known,
Was made all purposed
  That the may fulness could boundlessness,
Know love His In be Son Church, passes knowledge,
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  Where which His in His God’s ages His to wisdom spirit
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That His hidden the possess. saints eternal the
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fulness,
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One be to carried,
  Nor One by all winds the Lord, may the know faith, hope, by matured,
Ne’er of Father,
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  One Church in baptizing, and body, one;
Christ manhood in doctrine men be cunning one thus with one
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renewed new;
Thus, man
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Thus old build,
That mind the true. God’s His given,
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wrinkle,
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He Himself sanctified,
Without love myst’ry Church spot, her cherish
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mighty the triumph is armor,
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Standing house, is,
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She’s resisting,
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She army temple, Lord, yet is prayers and the the on. to foe in fighteth
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