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thou_o who_o be_v the_o god_n of_o my_o life_n be_v thou_o my_o god_n and_o guide_n unto_o death_n amen_n note_n note_n i._n pag._n 7._o for_o there_o the_o agency_n be_v direct_v without_o the_o dull_a help_n or_o mediation_n of_o organ_n and_o wherever_o the_o soul_n be_v touch_v immediate_o she_o must_v be_v move_v more_o forcible_o and_o this_o may_v probable_o give_v much_o strength_n to_o temptation_n i_o mean_v to_o satanical_a one_o or_o such_o as_o the_o devil_n assault_v we_o with_o for_o he_o be_v a_o spirit_n for_o that_o reason_n though_o his_o act_n upon_o we_o be_v secret_a and_o invisible_a yet_o they_o may_v be_v exceed_o strong_a and_o powerful_a for_o spiritual_a being_n be_v capable_a of_o near_a mutual_a union_n than_o material_a one_o because_o thing_n corporeal_a touch_n but_o superficial_o and_o join_v only_o in_o their_o outside_n whereas_o penetrability_n be_v a_o property_n of_o spirit_n they_o can_v easy_o pervade_v or_o run_v through_o one_o another_o 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and_o how_o can_v we_o conceive_v he_o shall_v do_v it_o so_o well_o as_o by_o his_o own_o strike_n through_o they_o by_o unperceived_a penetration_n for_o so_o he_o may_v impregnate_n his_o pernicious_a motion_n with_o the_o fierce_a vigour_n and_o raise_v they_o to_o the_o high_a degree_n of_o strength_n by_o convey_v himself_o into_o we_o together_o with_o they_o yea_o some_o temptation_n be_v so_o extravagant_a and_o unreasonable_a so_o base_a and_o malicious_a and_o so_o much_o against_o religion_n and_o the_o christian_a temper_n as_o those_o to_o atheistical_a and_o blasphemous_a thought_n and_o the_o like_a that_o methinks_v they_o can_v never_o break_v in_o upon_o we_o if_o satan_n himself_o be_v not_o there_o already_o to_o help_v they_o to_o enter_v nor_o can_v they_o ever_o continue_v so_o long_o with_o we_o nor_o press_v so_o mighty_o as_o they_o do_v upon_o our_o soul_n if_o he_o be_v not_o intimate_o join_v to_o we_o to_o maintain_v and_o uphold_v they_o in_o so_o high_a 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