1Peter:4:1-2
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Forasmuch (
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Having ended his digression and sliding from his matter ,
now he returns to the exhortation which he broke off ,
taking occasion by that which he said concerning the death and resurrection of Christ ,
so defining our sanctification ,
that to be sanctified ,
is all one has to suffer in the flesh ,
that is to say ,
to leave off from our wickedness and viciousness :
and to rise again to God ,
that is to say ,
to be renewed by the virtue of the holy Spirit ,
that we may lead the rest of our life which remains after the will of God .(:
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then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh ,
arm yourselves likewise with the same mind :
for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin ;
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That he no longer should live the (
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So much of this present life as remains yet to be passed over .(:
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rest of [
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time in the flesh to the lusts of men ,
but to the will of God .