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devil_n 9_o the_o lord_n rebuke_v thou_o unhappy_a man_n who_o nothing_o less_o will_v satisfy_v then_o to_o dash_v himself_o against_o that_o stone_n which_o if_o it_o fall_v upon_o he_o will_v dash_v he_o to_o piece_n 〈…〉_z enough_o that_o he_o have_v revile_v and_o vilifiedâ—s_v â—s_z throughout_o his_o whole_a book_n but_o he_o must_v also_o blaspheme_v the_o light_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o the_o operation_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o call_v the_o one_o a_o false_a &_o fantastic_a light_n and_o the_o other_o a_o lie_n well_o let_v he_o remember_v that_o the_o apostle_n have_v say_v he_o that_o despise_v 4.8_o despise_v not_o man_n but_o god_n who_o have_v also_o give_v unto_o we_o his_o good_a spirit_n and_o let_v he_o beware_v of_o persist_v in_o this_o course_n lest_o he_o bring_v on_o himself_o a_o irreversible_a doom_n which_o he_o may_v read_v mat._n 12.31_o 32._o yet_o will_v not_o this_o man_n for_o all_o this_o be_v think_v to_o deny_v all_o revelation_n 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1.1_o and_o that_o he_o walk_v with_o god_n of_o job_n that_o he_o be_v perfect_a and_o upright_o and_o that_o he_o fear_v god_n and_o eschew_v evil._n of_o david_n that_o he_o be_v a_o man_n after_o god_n own_o heart_n act_v 13.22_o now_o to_o blemish_v noah_n perfection_n the_o priest_n object_n that_o he_o be_v drink_v and_o uncover_v in_o his_o tent_n gen._n 9.20_o 21._o answ._n noah_n walk_v with_o god_n before_o this_o and_o i_o will_v not_o stick_v to_o say_v after_o this_o also_o this_o i_o grant_v be_v his_o sin_n and_o while_o he_o be_v in_o his_o sin_n while_o he_o be_v drink_v he_o do_v not_o walk_v with_o god_n what_o be_v his_o state_n then_o while_o he_o do_v walk_v with_o god_n both_o before_o and_o after_o this_o do_v he_o ever_o fall_v into_o sin_n again_o let_v the_o accuser_n of_o the_o brethren_n charge_v he_o with_o evil_a if_o he_o can_v to_o stain_v the_o beauty_n of_o iob_n perfection_n he_o object_n that_o job_n in_o one_o place_n confess_v i_o have_v sin_v 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etc._n etc._n but_o his_o therefore_o be_v build_v upon_o a_o false_a foundation_n must_v needs_o therefore_o fall_v to_o the_o ground_n and_o as_o in_o the_o first_o part_n of_o his_o argument_n there_o be_v a_o defect_n so_o in_o the_o second_o there_o be_v a_o redundancy_n which_o make_v it_o stark_o naught_o for_o therein_o he_o assume_v thus_o but_o by_o a_o oath_n right_o take_v we_o glorify_v god_n etc._n etc._n the_o fallacy_n lie_v in_o those_o word_n right_o take_a bâ—_n which_o he_o will_v take_v for_o grant_v that_o a_o oath_n may_v be_v right_o take_v this_o be_v mere_a beg_n of_o thâ—_n question_n for_o that_o be_v the_o main_a thing_n in_o controversy_n if_o we_o câ—uld_v grant_v that_o a_o oath_n may_v be_v right_o take_v we_o shall_v not_o refuâ—e_v to_o take_v it_o ourselves_o but_o we_o â—ay_v no_o oath_n can_v be_v right_o take_v because_o all_o oath_n be_v by_o christ_n forbid_v the_o premise_n be_v both_o faulty_a his_o conclusion_n to_o be_v sure_a can_v be_v good_a therefore_o what_o he_o build_v thereupon_o deserve_v the_o less_o regard_n he_o enumerate_v many_o attribute_n of_o god_n which_o he_o say_v be_v acknowledge_v by_o a_o oath_n to_o which_o no_o other_o answer_n need_n be_v give_v then_o that_o the_o divine_a attribute_n be_v acknowledge_v by_o speak_v the_o truth_n without_o a_o oath_n and_o god_n thereby_o more_o glorify_v in_o have_v redeem_v a_o people_n from_o perfidiousness_n treachery_n and_o falsehood_n and_o bring_v they_o to_o that_o state_n of_o integrity_n and_o uprightness_n of_o heart_n 4.25_o that_o haâ—ing_v put_v away_o â—ll_o lie_v which_o be_v tâ—e_v occasion_n of_o swear_v they_o can_v now_o spâ—â—k_v every_o