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not_o only_o stumble_v but_o fall_v spiritual_o and_o bodily_a and_o take_v great_a harm_n answ._n the_o reason_n be_v because_o no_o man_n keep_v his_o way_n so_o diligent_o and_o upright_o as_o he_o ought_v if_o we_o do_v never_o fail_v god_n will_v never_o fail_v we_o no_o more_o will_v his_o holy_a angel_n nay_o such_o be_v their_o love_n as_o they_o will_v not_o have_v we_o to_o take_v the_o least_o hurâ—_n in_o the_o world_n while_o we_o walk_v faithful_o in_o the_o way_n and_o commandment_n of_o god_n the_o angel_n of_o god_n be_v the_o tender_a keeper_n of_o god_n child_n in_o god_n way_n that_o no_o hurt_n can_v betide_v they_o gen._n 32.5_o doctr._n when_o jaacob_n be_v in_o great_a fear_n of_o his_o brother_n esaâ—_n the_o angel_n of_o god_n meet_v he_o to_o comfort_n and_o defend_v he_o when_o sâ—dome_n be_v to_o be_v destroy_v the_o angel_n come_v to_o lot_n to_o forewarn_v and_o haste_v he_o out_o of_o that_o wicked_a city_n psal._n 34.7_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n 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power_n and_o policy_n of_o our_o enemy_n on_o the_o other_o when_o we_o see_v a_o whole_a army_n of_o sin_n besiege_v we_o and_o a_o whole_a legion_n of_o danger_n behind_o they_o to_o oppress_v and_o swallow_v we_o now_o this_o doctrine_n touch_v god_n providence_n in_o the_o ministry_n of_o angel_n will_v be_v able_a to_o support_v we_o when_o we_o shall_v consider_v not_o only_o that_o god_n protection_n be_v as_o a_o wall_n of_o fire_n round_o about_o we_o but_o that_o he_o have_v set_v and_o pitch_v his_o angel_n round_o about_o we_o as_o a_o guard_n aqu._n of_o who_o we_o may_v say_v with_o elisha_n for_o their_o multitude_n they_o be_v more_o that_o be_v with_o we_o than_o they_o that_o be_v
he_o challenge_v the_o power_n and_o glory_n of_o the_o world_n to_o be_v his_o 1._o in_o possession_n 2._o in_o disposition_n first_o he_o affirm_v it_o to_o be_v he_o but_o not_o direct_o but_o indirect_o by_o gift_n it_o be_v deliver_v unto_o i_o but_o this_o be_v a_o most_o notorious_a lie_v for_o the_o earth_n be_v the_o lord_n and_o all_o that_o therein_o be_v the_o world_n and_o all_o that_o dwell_v therein_o psal._n 24.1_o and_o deuter._n 10.14_o behold_v the_o heaven_n of_o heaven_n be_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o the_o earth_n with_o all_o that_o therein_o be_v and_o where_o read_v we_o that_o ever_o he_o commit_v these_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o devil_n object_n 1._o joh._n 14.30_o he_o be_v call_v the_o prince_n of_o the_o world_n therefore_o he_o speak_v true_a answ._n 1._o he_o be_v call_v the_o prince_n of_o the_o world_n not_o simple_o but_o as_o it_o be_v corrupt_v the_o prince_n of_o this_o world_n say_v the_o text_n which_o world_n this_o which_o lie_v in_o 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scripture_n ascribe_v this_o to_o god_n as_o a_o prerogative_n and_o peculiar_a to_o he_o by_o he_o king_n reign_v prou._n 18.15_o all_o power_n that_o be_v be_v ordain_v of_o god_n rom._n 13.1_o he_o make_v low_a and_o he_o make_v high_a it_o be_v the_o most_o high_a that_o bear_v rule_v over_o the_o kingdom_n of_o man_n dan._n 4.22_o the_o lord_n give_v and_o the_o lord_n take_v away_o job_n 1.21_o 3._o another_o notorious_a lie_n be_v that_o have_v they_o to_o dispose_v of_o he_o will_v dispose_v they_o to_o christ_n which_o be_v impossible_a see_v christ_n have_v they_o already_o dispose_v unto_o he_o and_o have_v receive_v they_o of_o his_o father_n so_o as_o he_o only_o can_v say_v matth._n 11.23_o all_o thing_n be_v give_v to_o i_o of_o the_o father_n and_o joh._n 3.35_o the_o father_n love_v the_o son_n and_o have_v give_v all_o thing_n into_o his_o hand_n therefore_o the_o devil_n offer_v he_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o world_n must_v needs_o lie_v psal._n 2.8_o ask_v of_o i_o 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that_o mordecai_n be_v as_o in_o a_o sanctuary_n the_o king_n gate_n that_o he_o be_v the_o king_n servant_n that_o it_o be_v better_a to_o reserve_v he_o to_o a_o shameful_a death_n and_o effect_v it_o by_o a_o kind_n of_o form_n of_o law_n then_o to_o imbrue_v his_o own_o hand_n in_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o king_n servant_n and_o so_o endanger_v himself_o but_o the_o chief_a cause_n be_v god_n restraint_n of_o wicked_a man_n fury_n that_o they_o can_v execute_v what_o they_o can_v determine_v against_o his_o church_n though_o he_o use_v sundry_a mean_n to_o restrain_v they_o nay_o further_o a_o wicked_a man_n may_v be_v restrain_v from_o some_o evil_n which_o the_o child_n of_o god_n may_v fall_v into_o he_o affect_v a_o outward_a form_n and_o credit_n and_o glory_n of_o a_o outward_a profession_n sometime_o and_o to_o attain_v this_o end_n in_o which_o he_o notable_o deceive_v himself_o he_o can_v enjoy_v the_o pleasure_n of_o sin_n with_o greediness_n not_o because_o he_o conscionable_o hate_v these_o sin_n but_o he_o be_v bridle_v with_o the_o credit_n of_o his_o profession_n 2._o obedience_n proceed_v from_o true_a grace_n be_v so_o qualify_v 2._o as_o neither_o satan_n nor_o any_o wicked_a man_n be_v capable_a of_o it_o for_o â—_o 1._o it_o be_v a_o effect_n of_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o of_o goodness_n deut._n 30.20_o choose_v life_n by_o love_v the_o lord_n and_o obey_v his_o voice_n and_o cleave_v unto_o he_o jos._n 22.5_o take_v heed_n to_o the_o commandment_n and_o law_n which_o moses_n the_o servant_n of_o the_o lord_n command_v you_o that_o be_v that_o you_o love_v the_o lord_n your_o god_n and_o walk_v in_o all_o his_o way_n and_o keep_v his_o commandment_n and_o cleave_v unto_o he_o love_n exclude_v all_o coaction_n and_o constraint_n now_o wicked_a man_n resemble_v their_o father_n the_o devil_n can_v love_v god_n nor_o goodness_n but_o notwithstanding_o all_o their_o pretence_n be_v hater_n of_o god_n and_o enemy_n of_o 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vers_fw-la 35._o yet_o at_o length_n he_o step_n out_o for_o he_o acquit_v he_o and_o rebuke_n his_o friend_n and_o accept_v his_o servant_n and_o turn_v his_o captivity_n and_o give_v he_o twice_o as_o much_o as_o before_o he_o have_v chap._n 42._o 1._o herein_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n join_v with_o his_o power_n shine_v forth_o hereby_o the_o lord_n know_v how_o to_o bring_v light_n into_o darkness_n â—_o psal._n 112.4_o to_o the_o righteous_a arise_v light_n in_o darkness_n no_o darkness_n or_o misery_n can_v keep_v god_n and_o the_o comfort_n and_o strength_n of_o his_o spirir_fw-fr from_o his_o child_n yea_o hereby_o the_o lord_n know_v how_o to_o bring_v light_a out_o of_o darkness_n as_o once_o he_o do_v in_o the_o creation_n rom._n 8.28_o we_o know_v that_o all_o thing_n be_v turn_v to_o the_o best_a to_o they_o that_o love_n god_n his_o wisdom_n and_o power_n turn_v thing_n not_o only_o good_a into_o good_a nor_o only_a affliction_n and_o trial_n but_o even_o their_o sin_n 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babylon_n be_v as_o so_o many_o lot_n in_o sodom_n whereas_o the_o other_o be_v impenitent_a and_o never_o remove_v the_o cause_n the_o effect_n lie_v ever_o upon_o they_o and_o grow_v every_o day_n heavy_a than_o other_o 4._o they_o have_v peace_n of_o conscience_n and_o can_v sing_v the_o new_a song_n to_o god_n and_o the_o lamb_n have_v a_o set_v of_o sweet_a music_n in_o their_o soul_n and_o with_o peace_n they_o have_v patience_n support_v they_o unto_o god_n seasonable_a deliverance_n whereas_o the_o wicked_a be_v as_o the_o rage_a sea_n and_o have_v no_o peace_n nor_o patience_n but_o a_o senseless_a unfeelingnes_n of_o his_o estate_n their_o heart_n be_v either_o ignorant_a ascribe_v all_o their_o smart_n to_o fortune_n or_o constellation_n or_o fatal_a necessity_n or_o secundarie_n cause_n be_v not_o able_a to_o ascend_v so_o high_a as_o god_n the_o author_n or_o descend_v so_o low_o as_o their_o own_o sin_n the_o just_a meritorious_a cause_n of_o their_o evil_n or_o harden_v and_o fear_v or_o senseless_a as_o nabal_n who_o heart_n be_v as_o a_o stone_n dead_a within_o he_o 3._o it_o be_v one_o end_n of_o god_n extreme_a humble_v and_o afflict_v his_o child_n 3_o not_o to_o sink_v or_o forsake_v they_o but_o at_o the_o last_o the_o powerful_a work_n of_o god_n may_v be_v show_v on_o they_o both_o for_o his_o glory_n and_o for_o they_o the_o poor_a blind_a man_n joh._n 9.3_o carry_v his_o misery_n a_o great_a while_n from_o his_o birth_n to_o his_o man_n estate_n and_o yet_o our_o saviour_n witness_v that_o it_o be_v neither_o for_o his_o sin_n nor_o his_o parent_n but_o that_o the_o work_n of_o god_n may_v be_v show_v upon_o he_o in_o the_o miraculous_a cure_n of_o he_o when_o all_o the_o power_n of_o nature_n and_o art_n can_v do_v he_o no_o good_a lazarus_n be_v extreme_o humble_v dead_a bury_v lie_v in_o the_o grave_a stink_a who_o will_v have_v think_v beyond_o marie_n that_o he_o shall_v ever_o have_v be_v raise_v till_o the_o last_o day_n and_o yet_o 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