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to_o the_o bird_n of_o prey_n notwithstanding_o all_o the_o mean_n of_o grace_n preach_v exhort_v read_v etc._n etc._n few_o believer_n 3._o from_o the_o many_o enemy_n of_o faith_n and_o other_o impediment_n there_o be_v satan_n luke_n 22.31_o satan_n have_v desire_v to_o winâ—ow_v you_o as_o wheat_n but_o i_o have_v pray_v that_o thy_o faith_n fail_v not_o this_o be_v the_o main_a thing_n he_o aim_v at_o this_o he_o assault_v endeavour_v to_o blindfold_a the_o eye_n of_o judgement_n to_o allure_v the_o will_n and_o affection_n after_o toy_n pleasure_n profit_n and_o worldly_a honour_n persuade_v sometime_o to_o presume_v other-while_n drive_v to_o despair_n thus_o he_o sift_v and_o winnow_v poor_a soul_n to_o keep_v they_o in_o unbelief_n or_o misbeleif_n there_o be_v the_o world_n of_o unregenerate_a man_n as_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n watch_v to_o catch_v our_o saviour_n that_o they_o may_v accuse_v he_o conclude_v if_o any_o man_n do_v confess_v christ_n he_o shall_v be_v put_v out_o of_o the_o synagogue_n john_n 9.22_o yea_o for_o a_o time_n paul_n a_o choose_a vessel_n be_v use_v as_o a_o instrument_n that_o way_n act_v 28.23_o concern_v this_o sect_n it_o be_v speak_v against_o every_o where_n a_o great_a discouragement_n yea_o our_o own_o natural_a ability_n which_o be_v antipode_n to_o grace_n rom._n 1.22_o profess_v themselves_o wise_a they_o become_v fool_n 1_o cor._n 1.22_o the_o jew_n require_v a_o sign_n the_o greek_n seek_v after_o wisdom_n not_o that_o which_o come_v from_o above_o by_o wisdom_n they_o can_v not_o come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n but_o prove_v most_o vain_a and_o corrupt_a when_o they_o endeavour_v to_o be_v most_o exact_a so_o that_o we_o may_v conclude_v with_o the_o apostle_n ephes_n 6.10,11_o etc._n etc._n final_o my_o