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of_o regeneration_n must_v in_o a_o wonderful_a manner_n dry_v up_o this_o sea_n of_o wickedness_n and_o they_o must_v be_v bring_v to_o cast_v out_o envy_n hatred_n and_o malice_n out_o of_o their_o heart_n as_o they_o will_v toad_n out_o of_o their_o bosom_n 3._o because_o they_o must_v first_o deny_v themselves_o and_o become_v patient_a and_o meek_a in_o spirit_n and_o be_v content_a to_o suffer_v injury_n affront_n 〈◊〉_d much_o evil-dealing_n before_o they_o can_v bring_v their_o hearâ—_n to_o love_v they_o that_o act_v all_o enmâ—â—â—_n against_o they_o oh_o what_o grace_n be_v require_v to_o briâ—â—_n the_o heart_n of_o man_n to_o be_v meek_a when_o provoke_v and_o to_o be_v content_a to_o suffer_v much_o evil_n sect_n iii_o quest_n how_o must_v our_o love_n be_v extend_v to_o the_o enemy_n of_o god_n of_o his_o church_n he_o truth_n his_o saint_n for_o even_o to_o these_o we_o must_v manifest_v some_o love_n in_o pray_v for_o they_o resp_n in_o answer_v hereunto_o i_o desire_v you_o to_o consider_v these_o thing_n 1._o pray_o that_o god_n will_v put_v hook_n into_o the_o nostril_n of_o these_o leviathan_n that_o they_o may_v not_o always_o make_v havoc_n of_o the_o church_n of_o god_n that_o god_n will_v frustrate_v the_o malicious_a design_n of_o mighty_a nimâ—ods_n and_o bring_v their_o erterprise_n to_o nought_o thus_o david_n pray_v that_o god_n will_v turn_v the_o wisdom_n of_o achitophel_n into_o foolishness_n 2._o pray_o that_o god_n will_v open_v their_o eye_n that_o they_o may_v see_v their_o own_o madness_n in_o kick_v against_o the_o prick_n and_o that_o all_o their_o plot_n counsel_n malice_n against_o the_o church_n will_v undoubted_o turn_v to_o their_o own_o destruction_n without_o reâ—â—â—â—ance_n how_o do_v st._n stephen_n prayer_n â—â—ke_v 〈◊〉_d st._n paul_n who_o be_v one_o of_o his_o persecutor_n from_o a_o blasphemer_n and_o a_o persecutor_n â—od_v make_v he_o a_o great_a instrument_n of_o his_o glory_n and_o a_o choice_a vessel_n of_o 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