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and_o natural_a egoity_n perish_v die_v and_o be_v utter_o forsake_v therefore_o also_o every_o man_n nature_n do_v abhor_v this_o life_n suppose_v it_o to_o be_v evil_a unjust_a &_o foolish_a and_o embrace_v a_o life_n fit_v itself_o &_o pleasant_a and_o such_o be_v his_o blindness_n that_o he_o do_v hold_v it_o for_o the_o best_a you_o see_v that_o there_o be_v no_o life_n so_o pleasant_a and_o agreeable_a to_o nature_n as_o that_o which_o consist_v of_o liberty_n and_o dissolateness_n therefore_o nature_n cleave_v to_o this_o enjoy_v it_o as_o her_o own_o flesh_n peace_n and_o tranquillity_n as_o also_o all_o thing_n which_o be_v she_o own_o and_o this_o come_v to_o pass_v especial_o in_o they_o who_o be_v endue_v with_o excellent_a natural_a reason_n for_o this_o do_v climb_v so_o high_a and_o stand_v so_o far_o in_o she_o own_o light_n and_o on_o herself_o as_o that_o she_o think_v herself_o to_o be_v that_o eternal_a and_o true_a light_n and_o do_v challenge_v to_o herself_o to_o be_v the_o same_o and_o be_v deceive_v in_o herself_o deceive_v other_o with_o herself_o who_o know_v no_o better_o be_v thereto_o also_o incline_v chap._n xix_o the_o state_n of_o a_o christian_a be_v not_o to_o be_v expresle_v here_o some_o man_n will_v ask_v in_o what_o estate_n that_o man_n be_v who_o follow_v the_o true_a light_n as_o much_o as_o be_v possible_a to_o he_o to_o who_o i_o will_v answer_v that_o this_o can_v never_o true_o be_v say_v and_o why_o so_o because_o that_o he_o who_o be_v not_o the_o thing_n can_v say_v it_o neither_o can_v he_o that_o be_v it_o and_o know_v it_o speak_v it_o but_o if_o any_o desire_n to_o know_v it_o let_v he_o expect_v until_o he_o be_v that_o thing_n further_o i_o believe_v that_o his_o outward_a conversation_n and_o manner_n be_v such_o that_o he_o be_v capable_a of_o whatsoever_o be_v fit_v and_o convenient_a to_o be_v do_v and_o whatsoever_o be_v not_o meet_v and_o convenient_a to_o be_v do_v but_o be_v there_o not_o some_o lust_n of_o man_n who_o say_v so_o i_o will_v so_o i_o command_v this_o he_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o but_o man_n persuade_v himself_o that_o many_o thing_n be_v fit_v and_o ought_v to_o be_v do_v which_o notwithstanding_o be_v foul_a and_o not_o meet_v to_o be_v do_v if_o a_o man_n own_o pride_n or_o covetousness_n or_o any_o other_o vice_n or_o dishonesty_n provoke_v he_o to_o do_v or_o omit_v any_o thing_n he_o say_v that_o necessity_n urge_v he_o to_o it_o and_o that_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v do_v if_o the_o favour_n or_o friendship_n of_o man_n or_o his_o own_o lust_n do_v set_v he_o forward_o to_o this_o or_o that_o or_o do_v draw_v he_o from_o it_o he_o say_v so_o it_o be_v meet_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v and_o all_o these_o thing_n be_v false_a but_o if_o man_n have_v none_o other_o must_n or_o aught_o but_o that_o which_o god_n our_o preserver_n and_o truth_n do_v draw_v and_o turn_v we_o to_o he_o shall_v sometime_o have_v more_o business_n and_o work_n then_o now_o he_o have_v chap._n xx._n that_o the_o world_n be_v mad_a it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o spirit_n do_v sometime_o so_o possess_v and_o hold_v some_o man_n as_o that_o he_o know_v not_o what_o he_o do_v leave_v undo_v be_v beside_o himself_o the_o evil_a spirit_n have_v such_o command_n over_o he_o as_o that_o in_o he_o with_o he_o and_o through_o he_o and_o from_o he_o he_o do_v or_o omit_v whatsoever_o he_o will_n this_o in_o some_o sort_n be_v true_a that_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v possess_v with_o the_o devil_n and_o carry_v of_o he_o that_o be_v by_o lie_n deceit_n and_o other_o wickedness_n and_o vice_n which_o be_v all_o diabolical_a if_o therefore_o any_o man_n be_v in_o such_o manner_n possess_v and_o transport_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n as_o that_o he_o know_v not_o what_o he_o do_v or_o do_v not_o or_o be_v so_o out_o of_o himself_o as_o that_o the_o will_n and_o spirit_n of_o god_n shall_v moderate_v his_o action_n and_o so_o govern_v and_o move_v he_o as_o to_o cause_v he_o with_o he_o and_o from_o he_o whatsoever_o he_o will_v and_o how_o he_o will_v than_o this_o man_n be_v one_o of_o those_o of_o who_o saint_n paul_n speak_v romans_z 8._o whosoever_o be_v carry_v and_o move_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n the_o same_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o not_o subject_n to_o the_o law_n and_o to_o who_o christ_n say_v it_o be_v not_o you_o that_o speak_v but_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n speak_v in_o you_o but_o i_o fear_v that_o there_o be_v a_o hundred_o thousand_o or_o rather_o so_o many_o as_o can_v be_v number_v who_o be_v move_v by_o the_o devil_n whereas_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n not_o one_o be_v move_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n which_o come_v to_o pass_v because_o man_n have_v more_o likeness_n to_o the_o devil_n then_o to_o god_n for_o egoity_n and_o selfness_n belong_v whole_o to_o the_o devil_n now_o in_o one_o or_o two_o word_n all_o thing_n may_v be_v here_o express_v which_o i_o have_v here_o rehearse_v in_o so_o many_o word_n even_o thus_o be_v thou_o whole_o and_o plain_o without_o thyself_o and_o yet_o this_o matter_n be_v more_o full_o and_o better_a declare_v and_o show_v and_o distinguish_v in_o many_o word_n now_o some_o man_n will_v say_v i_o be_o unprepared_a for_o all_o these_o thing_n therefore_o this_o can_v be_v do_v in_o i_o and_o so_o man_n do_v get_v and_o find_v out_o some_o excuse_n to_o the_o which_o we_o may_v thus_o answer_v that_o man_n be_v not_o ready_a and_o be_v unprepared_a it_o be_v certain_o his_o own_o fault_n for_o if_o man_n will_v mind_v and_o do_v nothing_o
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