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concern_v in_o and_o about_o a_o bad_a matter_n and_o how_o he_o will_v bring_v his_o client_n off_o therein_o do_v lie_v the_o mystery_n i_o know_v that_o a_o bad_a man_n may_v have_v a_o good_a cause_n depend_v before_o the_o judge_n and_o so_o also_o good_a man_n have_v job_n 31._o but_o then_o they_o be_v bold_a in_o their_o own_o cause_n and_o fear_v not_o to_o make_v mention_n of_o it_o and_o in_o christ_n to_o plead_v their_o innocency_n before_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n as_o well_o as_o before_o man_n psal._n 71.3_o 4_o 5._o 2_o cor._n 1.23_o gal._n 1.20_o phil._n 1.8_o but_o we_o have_v in_o the_o text_n a_o cause_n that_o all_o man_n be_v afraid_a of_o a_o cause_n that_o the_o apostle_n conclude_v so_o bad_a that_o none_o but_o jesus_n christ_n himself_o can_v save_v the_o christian_a from_o it_o it_o be_v not_o only_o sinful_a but_o sin_n itself_o if_o any_o man_n sin_n we_o have_v a_o advocate_n with_o the_o father_n wherefore_o there_o be_v in_o this_o place_n handle_v 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against_o his_o enemy_n and_o this_o advantage_n against_o he_o have_v jesus_n christ._n beside_o it_o be_v well_o know_v that_o satan_n as_o to_o we_o be_v the_o original_a cause_n of_o those_o very_a crime_n for_o which_o he_o accuse_v we_o at_o the_o bar_n of_o god_n tribunal_n not_o to_o say_v any_o thing_n of_o how_o he_o come_v to_o we_o solicit_v we_o tempt_v we_o flatter_v we_o and_o always_o in_o a_o manner_n lie_v at_o we_o to_o do_v those_o wicked_a thing_n for_o which_o he_o so_o hot_o pursue_v we_o to_o the_o bar_n of_o the_o judgement_n of_o god._n for_o though_o it_o be_v not_o meet_a for_o we_o thus_o to_o plead_v to_o wit_n lay_v that_o fault_n upon_o satan_n but_o rather_o upon_o ourselves_o yet_o our_o advocate_n will_v do_v it_o and_o make_v work_n of_o it_o too_o before_o god._n simon_n simon_n satan_n have_v desire_v to_o have_v thou_o that_o he_o may_v sift_v thou_o as_o wheat_n but_o i_o have_v pray_v for_o thou_o that_o thy_o faith_n fail_v not_o luk._n 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