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angel_n charge_v concern_v thou_o and_o in_o their_o hand_n they_o shall_v bear_v thou_o up_o lest_o at_o any_o time_n thou_o dash_v thy_o foot_n against_o a_o stone_n p._n 302_o xii_o upon_o the_o same_o p._n 312_o xiii_o upon_o matth._n four_o 7._o jesus_n say_v unto_o he_o it_o be_v write_v again_o thou_o shall_v not_o tempt_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n p._n 322_o fourteen_o upon_o s._n matth._n four_o 8._o again_o the_o devil_n take_v he_o up_o into_o a_o exceed_a high_a mountain_n and_o show_v he_o all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o they_o p._n 331_o xv._n upon_o s._n matth._n four_o 9_o and_o say_v unto_o he_o all_o these_o thing_n will_v i_o give_v thou_o if_o thou_o will_v fall_v down_o and_o worship_v i_o p._n 340_o xvi_o upon_o the_o same_o p._n 349_o xvii_o upon_o s._n matth._n four_o 9_o 10._o all_o these_o thing_n will_v i_o give_v thou_o if_o thou_o will_v fall_v down_o and_o worship_v i_o then_o say_v jesus_n unto_o he_o get_v thou_o hence_o satan_n p._n 359_o xviii_o upon_o s._n matth._n four_o 10._o for_o it_o be_v write_v thou_o shall_v worship_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o he_o only_o shall_v thou_o serve_v p._n 368_o xix_o upon_o the_o same_o p._n 377_o xx._n upon_o the_o same_o p._n 387_o xxi_o upon_o s._n matth._n four_o 11._o then_o the_o devil_n leave_v he_o and_o behold_v angel_n come_v and_o minister_v unto_o he_o p._n 398_o vii_o sermon_n upon_o the_o transfiguration_n of_o our_o saviour_n i._o upon_o s._n luke_n ix_o 28_o 29._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v about_o a_o eight_o day_n after_o these_o say_n he_o take_v peter_n and_o john_n and_o james_n and_o go_v up_o into_o a_o mountain_n to_o pray_v and_o as_o he_o pray_v the_o fashion_n of_o his_o countenance_n be_v alter_v and_o his_o raiment_n be_v white_a and_o glister_a p._n 411_o ii_o upon_o s._n luke_n ix_o 29_o 30_o 31._o the_o fashion_n of_o his_o countenance_n be_v alter_v and_o his_o raiment_n be_v white_a and_o glister_a and_o behold_v there_o 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