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and_o a_o evil_a spirit_n of_o god_n be_v send_v to_o vex_v he_o 1._o sam._n 16.14_o of_o both_o which_o we_o have_v a_o double_a evident_a demonstration_n first_o in_o the_o parable_n of_o the_o virgin_n of_o the_o which_o the_o first_o five_o be_v wise_a use_v well_o their_o lamp_n by_o trim_v prepare_v and_o fill_v they_o with_o oil_n against_o the_o come_n of_o the_o bridegroom_n and_o therefore_o be_v receive_v into_o the_o wedding_n but_o the_o other_o five_o foolish_a abuse_v their_o lamp_n in_o suffer_v they_o to_o go_v out_o for_o want_v of_o oil_n and_o for_o not_o watch_v the_o time_n and_o season_n of_o the_o bridegroom_n come_v and_o therefore_o be_v worthy_o thrust_v out_o of_o door_n second_o in_o the_o similitude_n of_o the_o talent_n wherein_o be_v declare_v that_o first_o he_o that_o have_v five_o talent_n occupy_v with_o they_o and_o gain_v other_o five_o to_o his_o master_n profit_n and_o again_o he_o that_o receive_v two_o to_o get_v other_o two_o to_o his_o 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manifest_a by_o the_o coherence_n of_o the_o word_n that_o by_o he_o in_o this_o place_n he_o mean_v none_o other_o but_o he_o 11.7.2.1.2_o 1._o john_n 11.7.2.1.2_o who_o in_o the_o 1._o chap._n 1._o he_o call_v the_o word_n of_o life_n and_o affirm_v to_o be_v the_o purgation_n of_o our_o sin_n verse_n 2._o at_o who_o he_o especial_o drive_v from_o who_o he_o draw_v and_o derive_v the_o whole_a tenor_n of_o his_o exhortation_n follow_v unto_o this_o my_o text_n and_o so_o forth_o to_o the_o end_n both_o of_o the_o chapter_n and_o the_o epistle_n beside_o it_o can_v so_o convenient_o be_v understand_v of_o god_n the_o father_n for_o that_o the_o give_v of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v very_o seldom_o or_o never_o ascribe_v unto_o himself_o in_o the_o scripture_n nor_o of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n for_o that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n can_v fit_o be_v say_v to_o give_v itself_o this_o ointment_n be_v as_o it_o be_v already_o declare_v no_o particular_a gift_n or_o grace_n fruit_n or_o effect_v 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