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hinder_v they_o yet_o he_o direct_v they_o for_o good_a to_o his_o people_n therefore_o that_o power_n that_o satan_n have_v be_v not_o give_v but_o permit_v not_o absolute_a but_o limit_v it_o be_v a_o lie_n that_o satan_n can_v give_v these_o thing_n at_o pleasure_n see_v these_o scripture_n ps._n 24._o 1._o the_o earth_n be_v the_o lord_n and_o the_o fullness_n thereof_o the_o world_n and_o they_o that_o dwell_v therein_o dan._n 2._o 21._o he_o change_v the_o time_n and_o the_o season_n he_o remove_v king_n and_o set_v up_o king_n and_o verse_n 37._o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n have_v give_v thou_o a_o kingdom_n power_n and_o strength_n and_o glory_n all_o the_o alteration_n that_o be_v in_o the_o earth_n be_v of_o the_o lord_n he_o pull_v down_o and_o raise_v up_o as_o seem_v good_a unto_o he_o therefore_o this_o power_n of_o dispose_v kingdom_n belong_v unto_o god_n 2._o that_o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v the_o right_a heir_n of_o the_o world_n heb._n 1._o 2._o who_o he_o have_v 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this_o world_n be_v cast_v out_o john_n 14._o 30._o the_o prince_n of_o this_o world_n come_v and_o have_v nothing_o in_o i_o john_n 16._o 11._o of_o judgement_n because_o the_o prince_n of_o this_o world_n be_v judge_v yea_o paul_n go_v high_a and_o call_v he_o the_o god_n of_o this_o world_n 2_o cor._n 4._o 4._o in_o who_o the_o god_n of_o this_o world_n have_v blind_v the_o mind_n of_o they_o which_o believe_v not_o but_o this_o be_v by_o usurpation_n not_o just_a right_n and_o the_o devil_n be_v call_v eph._n 6._o 12._o the_o ruler_n of_o the_o darkness_n of_o this_o world_n as_o the_o wicked_a consent_n to_o his_o empire_n and_o evil_a suggestion_n but_o all_o this_o imply_v but_o a_o limit_v and_o restrain_v kingdom_n and_o the_o devil_n impudence_n and_o falsehood_n lie_v in_o this_o that_o he_o interpret_v god_n permission_n for_o a_o commission_n his_o connivance_n for_o a_o conveyance_n indeed_o there_o be_v two_o lie_n in_o the_o devil_n offer_v one_o assertory_n as_o if_o 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