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here_o and_o there_o that_o which_o thou_o must_v rest_v upon_o must_v be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o power_n of_o god_n the_o efficacy_n of_o the_o strong_a power_n of_o god_n thou_o must_v not_o lay_v hold_n upon_o angel_n saint_n or_o upon_o prince_n in_o the_o earth_n thou_o will_v be_v beguile_v yea_o thou_o and_o they_o go_v about_o so_o to_o uphold_v thou_o will_v both_o to_o hell_n together_o therefore_o suffer_v not_o thyself_o to_o be_v deceive_v with_o a_o opinion_n of_o they_o i_o dare_v be_v bold_a to_o say_v that_o if_o the_o angel_n and_o saint_n will_v take_v the_o honour_n that_o the_o pope_n and_o his_o clergy_n angel_n invocation_n and_o worship_n of_o saint_n and_o angel_n will_v give_v they_o they_o shall_v all_o go_v to_o hell_n and_o leave_v the_o joy_n which_o they_o now_o have_v so_o the_o stay_n of_o thy_o faith_n and_o that_o which_o thou_o must_v apprehend_v be_v the_o mortification_n of_o thy_o sin_n and_o thy_o quicken_n to_o newness_n of_o life_n it_o must_v not_o be_v by_o the_o mediation_n of_o man_n or_o angel_n or_o of_o any_o saint_n glorify_v but_o by_o the_o only_a and_o immediate_a mediation_n of_o jesus_n christ_n there_o only_o thou_o get_v that_o spiritual_a power_n that_o quicken_v thou_o to_o life_n it_o be_v easy_a to_o slay_v a_o man_n and_o man_n now_o a_o day_n think_v slaughter_n but_o a_o sport_n yea_o and_o rather_o then_o they_o will_v not_o slay_v they_o have_v lief_o go_v quick_a to_o hell_n as_o they_o use_v to_o say_v but_o the_o slay_v of_o sin_n must_v be_v only_o by_o the_o power_n of_o god_n sin_n must_v be_v vanquish_v by_o faith_n and_o without_o faith_n thou_o shall_v never_o mortify_v sin_n therefore_o continual_o put_v out_o that_o hand_n of_o faith_n and_o pluck_v down_o that_o power_n of_o god_n for_o thy_o salvation_n &_o ever_o cry_v for_o this_o hand_n of_o faith_n draw_v draw_z spare_v not_o for_o there_o be_v no_o want_n in_o he_o that_o well_o of_o his_o effectual_a power_n will_v never_o 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