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Deuteronomy 12:20

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20 When the LORD thy God shall enlarge thy border, as he hath promised thee, and thou shalt say, I will eat flesh, because thy soul longeth to eat flesh; thou mayest eat flesh, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after.

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Explanation of Deuteronomy 12:20

By Alexander Payne

Verse 20. When the Lord shall cause good and truth in the external man to increase, as He has promised you, and you shall think within yourself, I will acquire a new will proprium that is good, because your soul longs to do what is good, as it were from yourself, you may then acquire a proprium (or feeling as if your life came from yourself) in any way that is pleasing to the natural affections.

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John 1:12

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12 But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God's children, to those who believe in his name: