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that_o divers_a spirit_n rest_v in_o and_o upon_o one_o man_n and_o yet_o no_o real_a or_o corporal_a spirit_n mean_v as_o for_o example_n the_o lord_n take_v of_o the_o spirit_n that_o be_v upon_o moses_n and_o put_v it_o upon_o the_o seventy_o elder_n and_o when_o the_o spirit_n rest_v upon_o they_o they_o prophesy_v why_o shall_v not_o this_o be_v as_o substantial_a and_o corporal_a a_o spirit_n as_o that_o wherewith_o the_o maid_n in_o the_o act_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v possess_v also_o elisha_n entreat_v elia_n that_o when_o he_o depart_v his_o spirit_n may_v double_v upon_o he_o we_o read_v also_o that_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v upon_o 11.39_o othinel_n upon_o 14.6_o gidcon_n 14.6_o jeptha_n 24.2_o samson_n 16.13_o balaam_n 18.14_o saul_n 11.5_o david_n 14._o ezekiel_n 18_o zachary_n 14._o amasay_n yea_o it_o be_v write_v that_o caleb_n have_v another_o spirit_n than_o all_o the_o israelite_n beside_o and_o in_o another_o place_n it_o be_v say_v that_o 8._o daniâ—l_o have_v a_o more_o excellent_a spirit_n than_o any_o other_o so_o as_o though_o the_o spirit_n as_o well_o good_a as_o bad_a be_v say_v to_o be_v give_v by_o number_n and_o proportion_n yet_o the_o quality_n and_o not_o the_o quantity_n of_o they_o be_v always_o thereby_o mean_v and_o presuposed_a howbeit_o i_o must_v confess_v that_o christ_n have_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n without_o measure_n as_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o evangelist_n john_n but_o where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o spirit_n can_v be_v make_v tame_a and_o at_o commandment_n i_o say_v to_o those_o gross_a conceiver_n of_o scripture_n with_o solomon_n who_o as_o they_o false_o affirm_v be_v of_o all_o other_o the_o great_a conjuror_n say_v thus_o in_o express_a word_n no_o man_n be_v lord_n over_o a_o spirit_n to_o retain_v a_o spirit_n at_o his_o pleasure_n chap._n vii_o whether_o spirit_n and_o soul_n can_v assume_v body_n and_o of_o their_o creation_n and_o substance_n wherein_o writer_n do_v extreme_o 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have_v be_v cut_v as_o he_o say_v in_o sunder_o and_o close_v present_o again_o and_o also_o because_o they_o vanish_v away_o so_o sudden_o but_o of_o such_o apparition_n i_o have_v already_o speak_v and_o be_o short_o to_o say_v more_o which_o be_v rather_o see_v in_o the_o imagination_n of_o the_o weak_a and_o disease_a than_o in_o verity_n and_o truth_n which_o sight_n and_o apparition_n as_o they_o have_v be_v common_a among_o the_o unfaithful_a so_o now_o since_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n they_o be_v most_o rare_a and_o as_o among_o fainthearted_a people_n namely_o woman_n child_n and_o sick_a folk_n they_o usual_o swarm_v so_o among_o strong_a body_n and_o good_a stomach_n they_o never_o use_v to_o appear_v as_o elsewhere_o i_o have_v prove_v which_o argue_v that_o they_o be_v only_o fantastical_a and_o imaginary_a now_o say_v they_o that_o imagine_v devil_n and_o spirit_n to_o be_v make_v of_o air_n that_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v that_o they_o consist_v of_o that_o 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sacrifice_n 1._o abuse_v the_o scripture_n which_o he_o be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o quote_v in_o that_o behalf_n but_o now_o i_o will_v declare_v how_o the_o scripture_n teach_v our_o dull_a capacity_n to_o conceive_v what_o manner_n of_o thing_n the_o devil_n be_v by_o the_o very_a name_n appropriate_v unto_o he_o in_o the_o same_o chap._n xix_o that_o such_o devil_n as_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o scripture_n have_v in_o their_o name_n their_o nature_n and_o quality_n express_v with_o instance_n thereof_o such_o devil_n be_v mention_v in_o the_o scripture_n by_o name_n have_v in_o their_o name_n their_o nature_n and_o quality_n express_v be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n the_o idol_n of_o certain_a nation_n idolatrous_o erect_v in_o stead_n or_o rather_o in_o spite_n of_o god_n 13._o for_o beelzebub_n which_o signify_v the_o lord_n of_o the_o fly_n because_o he_o take_v every_o simple_a thing_n in_o his_o web_n be_v a_o idol_n or_o oracle_n erect_v at_o ekron_n to_o who_o ahaziah_n send_v 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