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to_o be_v of_o man_n which_o be_v not_o set_v down_o in_o his_o reveal_v will_v so_o that_o although_o there_o be_v no_o ordinance_n as_o touch_v the_o heal_n of_o the_o possess_v by_o prayer_n or_o fast_v and_o prayer_n mention_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n yet_o notwithstanding_o the_o same_o may_v well_o be_v a_o mean_v ordain_v of_o god_n for_o the_o cutinge_n of_o such_o secâ—nâ—ly_o we_o may_v assure_v ourselves_o that_o god_n reveal_v many_o of_o his_o ordinance_n to_o they_o which_o live_v under_o the_o law_n which_o be_v not_o set_v down_o in_o the_o scripture_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n because_o how_o soever_o now_o to_o we_o under_o the_o gospel_n and_o in_o the_o last_o day_n *_o god_n speak_v only_o by_o his_o son_n 1._o hâ—b_n 1._o 1._o bid_v we_o *_o hâ—are_v he_o in_o his_o word_n *_o and_o ministry_n so_o as_o at_o this_o day_n for_o our_o information_n in_o the_o lord_n will_v and_o pleasur_n with_o man_n 16._o maâ—â—h_o 17_o â—_o â—uke_fw-mi 10_o 16._o we_o be_v to_o go_v to_o the_o holy_a scripture_n only_o and_o the_o minister_n of_o christ_n deliveringe_v that_o which_o from_o they_o they_o have_v receive_v yet_o at_o sundry_a time_n and_o in_o diverse_a manner_n god_n speak_v in_o the_o old_a time_n to_o our_o father_n beside_o by_o the_o scripture_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n as_o by_o his_o prophet_n by_o dream_n and_o 1._o hâ—b_fw-la 1._o 1._o vision_n and_o by_o urim_n well_o therefore_o may_v prayer_n and_o fast_v be_v not_o only_o the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n for_o the_o castinge_n of_o satan_n out_o of_o the_o body_n of_o man_n but_o also_o reveal_v and_o make_v know_v to_o be_v such_o to_o the_o church_n of_o god_n then_o albeit_o the_o same_o
both_o say_v and_o do_v it_o darrell_n howsoever_o the_o disc_n do_v not_o only_o here_o but_o i_o know_v not_o how_o oft_o else_o where_o as_o pag._n 30._o 69._o 111._o 289._o 306._o prattle_n and_o flourish_v with_o empty_a word_n as_o though_o these_o be_v the_o two_o principal_a and_o false_a ground_n whereby_o i_o be_o say_v to_o have_v bewitch_v all_o the_o beholder_n we_o must_v first_o know_v that_o he_o prove_v not_o the_o former_a of_o these_o whereto_o i_o will_v first_o answer_n no_v not_o so_o much_o as_o by_o a_o false_a witness_n for_o his_o 4_o witness_n here_o follow_v and_o two_o pag_n 111._o do_v only_o depose_v that_o i_o say_v so._n be_v senseless_a in_o his_o sit_n and_o those_o two_o pag._n 306._o that_o i_o say_v the_o same_o by_o kat._n 〈◊〉_d which_o join_v together_o prove_v not_o that_o i_o say_v thâ—se_a who_o be_v possess_v be_v senâ—â—lessâ—_n 30._o p._n 41._o 30._o or_o as_o he_o say_v else_o where_o and_o mean_v here_o a_o 〈◊〉_d be_v possess_v be_v in_o his_o fit_n altogether_o senseless_a 2._o i_o have_v upon_o myoath_a deny_v â—06_n pag_n â—06_n that_o i_o say_v this_o of_o so._n uz._n at_o the_o time_n articulate_v against_o meâ—at_a another_o time_n i_o deny_v 289._o pâ—g_v 289._o that_o affirm_v kath._n wright_n be_v sencle_n and_o a_o three_o time_n be_v here_o about_o depose_v i_o answer_v thus_o ah_o i_o believe_v that_o thâ—_n 〈…〉_o this_o be_v the_o eight_o 〈…〉_o darling_n have_v not_o his_o sense_n or_o memory_n in_o his_o fit_n but_o i_o c_o think_v that_o satan_n may_v so_o order_v the_o matter_n as_o that_o he_o either_o have_v or_o may_v 〈◊〉_d have_v his_o sense_n in_o his_o say_v sit_v and_o sure_o i_o must_v needs_o think_v so_o except_o i_o be_v so_o gross_a as_o to_o imagine_v that_o sathan_n be_v enter_v into_o man_n be_v bind_v as_o i_o may_v say_v hand_n and_o foot_n to_o deprive_v every_o such_o person_n of_o their_o sense_n and_o can_v otherwise_o do_v and_o second_o shall_v mundi_fw-la forget_v myself_o who_o 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for_o the_o two_o reason_n aforesaid_a i_o after_o myself_o desire_v &_o can_v rather_o have_v wish_v to_o have_v be_v absent_a then_o present_a and_o that_o herein_o i_o speak_v the_o truth_n 277._o pag_n 277._o and_o â—ye_z not_o god_n be_v my_o witness_n discoverer_n howbeit_o if_o he_o have_v be_v so_o careful_a to_o have_v avoid_v the_o note_n of_o vain_a glory_n as_o he_o pretend_v he_o will_v never_o have_v suffer_v the_o word_n before_o mention_v of_o the_o devil_n touch_v his_o pray_n as_o fast_o as_o they_o do_v that_o be_v with_o darling_n to_o have_v pass_v his_o hand_n for_o theirby_o he_o seem_v so_o greedy_a of_o some_o commendatiö_o be_v rather_o than_o â—aile_v he_o be_v content_v to_o receive_v it_o from_o satan_n darrell_n have_v i_o be_v the_o publisher_n
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