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his_o wind_n in_o the_o darkness_n of_o the_o night_n i._n e._n when_o the_o light_n of_o christ_n gospel_n be_v take_v away_o and_o the_o devil_n reign_v by_o idolatry_n superstition_n and_o tyranny_n it_o be_v fearful_a to_o be_v hear_v that_o the_o devil_n have_v such_o power_n over_o any_o man_n but_o yet_o the_o word_n of_o god_n have_v so_o instruct_v we_o and_o therefore_o we_o must_v believe_v it_o he_o be_v call_v the_o prince_n and_o god_n of_o this_o world_n because_o he_o reign_v and_o be_v honour_v by_o tyranny_n and_o idolatry_n in_o it_o he_o be_v call_v the_o prince_n of_o darkness_n 55._o that_o have_v power_n in_o the_o air_n it_o be_v say_v he_o work_v in_o the_o child_n of_o unbelief_n etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o wonder_v not_o that_o now_o the_o devil_n rage_v in_o his_o obedient_a servant_n for_o this_o be_v their_o hour_n and_o power_n grant_v to_o they_o they_o can_v cease_v nor_o assuage_v their_o furious_a fume_n for_o the_o devil_n their_o sire_n stir_v 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the_o truth_n the_o bitter_a pang_n of_o death_n etc._n etc._n to_o die_v in_o christ_n cause_n be_v a_o high_a honour_n 523._o to_o the_o which_o no_o man_n shall_v aspire_v but_o to_o who_o god_n vouchsafe_v that_o privilege_n for_o no_o man_n be_v allow_v to_o presume_v to_o take_v to_o himself_o any_o office_n of_o honour_n but_o he_o which_o be_v thereunto_o call_v of_o god_n 12._o john_n say_v well_o speak_v of_o they_o which_o have_v obtain_v the_o victory_n by_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o lamb_n and_o by_o the_o word_n of_o his_o testimony_n that_o they_o love_v not_o their_o life_n even_o unto_o death_n and_o our_o saviour_n christ_n say_v 16._o he_o that_o shall_v lose_v his_o life_n for_o my_o cause_n shall_v find_v it_o this_o manner_n of_o speech_n pertain_v not_o to_o one_o kind_n of_o christian_n as_o the_o worldly_a do_v wicked_o dream_v but_o to_o all_o that_o true_o pertain_v to_o christ_n for_o when_o christ_n have_v call_v unto_o he_o the_o multitude_n together_o 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