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satan_n craft_n discover_v he_o show_v he_o the_o glory_n of_o worldly_a kingdom_n but_o not_o the_o vanity_n and_o misery_n that_o follow_v they_o in_o appearance_n it_o seem_v to_o be_v paradisus_fw-la bonorum_fw-la but_o in_o very_a deed_n it_o be_v as_o chrysostome_n call_v it_o euripus_n malorum_fw-la but_o satan_n like_o a_o crafty_a fisher_n make_v a_o show_n of_o the_o bait_n but_o hide_v the_o hook_n so_o he_o in_o all_o his_o temptation_n make_v a_o vain_a show_n of_o the_o apparent_a pleasure_n or_o profit_v a_o man_n may_v have_v by_o sin_n but_o let_v he_o not_o feel_v the_o terror_n or_o pain_n come_v by_o it_o till_o he_o be_v snare_v in_o it_o four_o heavenly_a we_o mark_v here_o a_o difference_n between_o the_o kingdom_n of_o this_o world_n and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n the_o kingdom_n of_o this_o world_n may_v be_v shadow_v and_o represent_v they_o be_v see_v and_o perceive_v by_o our_o sense_n yea_o the_o glance_a show_n of_o their_o glory_n do_v far_o exceed_v 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