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hug_v such_o a_o nicety_n and_o criticism_n as_o this_o in_o this_o cause_n ingenuous_o to_o confess_v that_o the_o contrary_n have_v be_v sufficient_o clear_v by_o some_o other_o that_o have_v write_v of_o it_o i_o shall_v pass_v it_o by_o though_o i_o can_v tell_v you_o that_o the_o devil_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d power_n too_o as_o ephes._n 6.12_o and_o yet_o i_o hope_v their_o rule_n and_o dominion_n and_o power_n 6.12_o power_n non_fw-fr est_fw-fr ille_fw-la viz._n satan_n princeps_fw-la mundi_fw-la legitimus_fw-la sed_fw-la per_fw-la rapinam_fw-la etc._n etc._n wolf_n musc_n in_o joh._n 12.31_o see_v annot._n on_o the_o bible_n on_o ephes._n 6.12_o be_v usurp_v and_o intrude_v into_o and_o not_o of_o right_n belong_v to_o they_o and_o you_o shall_v find_v that_o in_o heb._n 2.14_o that_o power_n which_o the_o devil_n have_v be_v express_v by_o another_o word_n which_o signifyes_n mere_a potentia_fw-la mere_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sign_n robur_n vis_fw-la 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