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be_v the_o same_o thing_n that_o i_o speak_v of_o then_o believe_v i_o 〈◊〉_d the_o truth's-sake_n believe_v i_o beâ—â—â—â—e_v you_o find_v the_o same_o worâ—_n and_o tâ—stâ—â—â—â—_n within_o yourselves_o and_o i_o m_o persuade_v there_o be_v never_o a_o one_o here_o but_o â—â—metime_o 〈◊〉_d other_o they_o have_v withstand_v that_o temptation_n which_o they_o have_v meet_v withal_o prâ—_n tell_v â—e_n how_o they_o do_v it_o why_o the_o temptaâ—â—â—â—_n come_v unto_o i_o and_o it_o please_v god_n to_o show_v i_o the_o evil_n of_o it_o that_o it_o be_v a_o bad_a thing_n if_o i_o yield_v to_o it_o how_o do_v thou_o resist_v it_o have_v not_o the_o devil_n a_o coercive_a power_n over_o thou_o to_o force_v thou_o to_o it_o whether_o thou_o will_v or_o not_o that_o god_n that_o show_v i_o the_o evil_a of_o it_o deliver_v i_o from_o the_o evil_n of_o it_o i_o be_v not_o judge_v and_o condemn_v 〈…〉_o because_o i_o 〈…〉_o deliver_v from_o it_o there_o be_v noâ—_n 〈…〉_o you_o will_v not_o be_v lazy_a and_o idâ—_n 〈…〉_o may_v be_v deliver_v every_o day_n and_o hâ—_n 〈…〉_o experience_n in_o your_o own_o soul_n that_o wâ—_n 〈…〉_o devil_n come_v and_o tempt_v the_o lord_n be_v aâ—_n 〈◊〉_d to_o deliver_v you_o 〈◊〉_d his_o grace_n and_o power_n so_o that_o tâ—_n 〈…〉_o way_n for_o people_n to_o be_v â—â—served_v from_o sin_n and_o iniquity_n be_v to_o haâ—â—_n a_o reverend_a respect_n to_o that_o grace_n of_o god_n which_o they_o have_v alreaâ—â—â—â—ceived_v i_o will_v haâ—â—_n that_o take_v out_o of_o your_o head_n that_o vain_a conceit_n that_o have_v loâ—g_o reign_v in_o 〈◊〉_d world_n when_o you_o see_v a_o wiâ—ked_a husband_n wife_n or_o child_n you_o say_v if_o they_o have_v grace_n they_o will_v be_v better_o i_o say_v they_o have_v from_o degree_n of_o grace_n already_o god_n have_v sâ—nt_v forth_o his_o grace_n and_o truth_n to_o teach_v man_n to_o deny_v ungodliness_n 〈◊〉_d â—at_a i_o wâ—uld_v not_o pray_v that_o god_n will_v give_v my_o hâ—â—band_n wife_n or_o child_n 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