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Men destitute of supernatural Revelation cannot know their own corruption and misery, by the first Adam, nor the remedy which is offered by Christ, the second Adam. They are without GOD, without Hope, without the Promises, without the Church, and covenant of God: and the mysteries of Faith are hid, and unknown to them allanerly, that perish, and are lost,","proofs":["Ephesians 2:11–12"]}]},{"document":"dickson1684","id":"1","url":"/api/v1/documents/dickson1684/entries/1","segments":[{"text":"(1.) 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