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his_o own_o name_n sake_n 3_o by_o call_v into_o question_n the_o truth_n of_o god_n promise_n especial_o when_o he_o seem_v long_o to_o delay_v the_o accomplishment_n of_o they_o or_o when_o trouble_n arise_v for_o avoid_v this_o we_o must_v be_v persuade_v that_o god_n be_v wise_a and_o best_a know_v the_o fit_a time_n and_o mean_n for_o accomplish_v his_o promise_n the_o eight_o part_n the_o sword_n of_o the_o spirit_n ephes_n 6._o 17._o and_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n §._o 1._o of_o add_v a_o sword_n to_o other_o piece_n of_o armour_n the_o six_o and_o last_o piece_n of_o armour_n be_v not_o only_o defensive_a as_o all_o the_o former_a but_o offensive_a also_o like_o a_o sword_n 〈◊〉_d note_v
in_o it_o but_o to_o fight_v to_o this_o purpose_n many_o like_a metaphor_n be_v use_v christian_n themselves_o be_v call_v 3._o soldier_n their_o course_n of_o life_n 18._o a_o fight_n they_o which_o oppose_v against_o they_o 71._o enemy_n the_o temptation_n wherewith_o they_o be_v annoy_v 11._o assault_n in_o a_o word_n this_o be_v a_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o church_n in_o heaven_n and_o in_o earth_n that_o this_o be_v militant_a that_o triumphant_a thus_o have_v god_n in_o wisdom_n dispose_v our_o estate_n on_o earth_n for_o weighty_a reason_n reason_n 1._o the_o more_o to_o manifest_v his_o pity_n power_n providence_n and_o truth_n in_o keep_v promise_n the_o strait_n whereunto_o in_o this_o world_n we_o be_v bring_v the_o promise_n which_o god_n have_v make_v to_o deliver_v we_o and_o the_o many_o deliverance_n which_o we_o have_v show_v that_o god_n pity_v we_o in_o our_o distress_n that_o he_o be_v provident_a and_o careful_a for_o our_o good_a and_o wise_a in_o dispose_v 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