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one_o foot_n forward_o 26._o 32._o to_o hurt_v job_n in_o his_o cattle_n child_n or_o himself_o till_o the_o lord_n from_o heaven_n have_v first_o say_v go_v nay_o the_o legion_n of_o devil_n can_v not_o touch_v one_o of_o the_o gadarene_n swine_n till_o the_o lord_n jesus_n have_v first_o give_v they_o licence_n and_o shall_v we_o think_v that_o mortal_a man_n who_o malice_n against_o the_o hurch_n be_v not_o so_o deadly_a nor_o their_o power_n so_o great_a can_v so_o much_o as_o lift_v up_o a_o finger_n to_o pull_v a_o hair_n from_o the_o face_n of_o any_o of_o god_n child_n 127._o till_o first_o the_o lord_n have_v take_v order_n for_o the_o matter_n we_o be_v deceive_v &_o great_o detogate_v from_o the_o majesty_n of_o the_o almighty_a if_o we_o once_o imagine_v any_o such_o thing_n whereupon_o nabucadonizer_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o his_o malice_n to_o the_o jew_n the_o church_n of_o god_n be_v term_v the_o lord_n servant_n 9_o because_o in_o deed_n as_o a_o hangman_n or_o 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the_o testimony_n of_o the_o spirit_n cry_v in_o our_o heart_n abba_n father_n 6._o &_o the_o sanctification_n of_o our_o life_n we_o can_v persuade_v ourselves_o that_o we_o be_v his_o child_n y_fw-fr e_fw-la present_a smart_n shall_v not_o quail_v we_o 11._o because_o of_o the_o fruit_n of_o righteousness_n follow_v after_o 28._o &_o it_o must_v needs_o turn_v to_o our_o best_a because_o it_o come_v from_o our_o father_n thus_o much_o of_o these_o word_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o apostle_n let_v so_o many_o as_o be_v afflict_v according_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n his_o conclusion_n be_v that_o in_o all_o well_o do_v we_o commend_v our_o soul_n unto_o god_n that_o have_v make_v they_o for_o as_o we_o have_v before_o in_o the_o time_n of_o our_o peace_n declare_v some_o rare_a of_o please_a god_n and_o do_v his_o will_n so_o be_v it_o our_o duty_n to_o continue_v in_o our_o affliction_n and_o not_o for_o they_o to_o take_v any_o liberty_n to_o do_v evil_a and_o therefore_o 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