as_o his_o own_o expression_n be_v seek_v who_o he_o may_v devour_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n who_o he_o may_v devour_v at_o once_o 5.8_o 1_o pet._n 5.8_o and_o with_o as_o much_o haste_n as_o possible_a may_v be_v meaning_n by_o fill_v they_o with_o all_o unrighteousness_n with_o uncleanness_n love_v of_o this_o world_n fearlesness_n of_o god_n and_o of_o his_o law_n precept_n and_o command_v for_o he_o namely_o satan_n have_v no_o other_o weapon_n to_o destroy_v man_n and_o woman_n withal_o but_o these_o and_o in_o these_o and_o in_o these_o only_a lie_v his_o murder_a and_o devour_a attempt_n so_o that_o where_o he_o meet_v not_o with_o one_o that_o be_v great_a and_o strong_a than_o himself_o to_o oppose_v he_o and_o there_o be_v but_o one_o to_o stand_v in_o his_o way_n of_o who_o the_o apostle_n john_n give_v this_o testimony_n that_o he_o that_o be_v in_o you_o namely_o the_o saint_n be_v great_a than_o he_o that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n 1_o joh._n 4.4_o i_o say_v 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man_n shall_v be_v find_v to_o be_v whole_o destitute_a and_o devoid_a of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o as_o it_o be_v altogether_o flesh_n so_o that_o they_o have_v not_o wherewith_o to_o oppose_v or_o to_o make_v any_o resistance_n against_o the_o devil_n or_o evil_a spirit_n in_o any_o kind_n or_o at_o least_o to_o any_o considerable_a degree_n then_o be_v it_o no_o marvel_n if_o he_o prevail_v over_o man_n for_o that_o which_o be_v flesh_n in_o man_n whether_o we_o take_v it_o for_o that_o which_o be_v proper_o so_o call_v the_o body_n or_o outward_a man_n consider_v simple_o as_o such_o or_o whether_o by_o flesh_n we_o mean_v that_o which_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o flesh_n according_a to_o our_o saviour_n expression_n joh._n 3.6_o i.e._n inordinate_a desire_n sinful_a inclination_n and_o lust_n that_o be_v engender_v and_o occasion_v by_o the_o flesh_n i_o say_v in_o both_o these_o consideration_n whether_o we_o take_v the_o flesh_n either_o literal_o or_o metaphorical_o it_o 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that_o he_o shall_v have_v part_n in_o the_o great_a felicity_n of_o that_o day_n you_o know_v that_o passage_n in_o jam._n 5.17_o where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o elijah_n who_o be_v a_o man_n subject_n to_o the_o like_a passion_n and_o the_o like_a infirmity_n with_o other_o man_n i_o suppose_v he_o mean_v not_o so_o much_o if_o at_o all_o sinful_a infirmity_n as_o corporal_a he_o be_v a_o man_n subject_n to_o sorrow_n and_o sickness_n and_o death_n as_o well_o as_o we_o or_o any_o of_o we_o be_v and_o yet_o he_o do_v thus_o by_o prayer_n he_o pray_v and_o he_o shut_v the_o heaven_n and_o again_o he_o pray_v and_o he_o open_v the_o heaven_n and_o provide_v rain_n for_o the_o earth_n by_o his_o prayer_n now_o i_o suppose_v the_o apostle_n insert_v these_o word_n a_o man_n subject_n to_o like_a passion_n as_o we_o be_v to_o remove_v that_o great_a stumble_a stone_n which_o may_v be_v in_o the_o mind_n and_o thought_n of_o ordinary_a christian_n that_o be_v weak_a and_o poor_a that_o 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