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proud_a cruel_a fierce_a and_o dogged_a spirit_n and_o then_o 2._o as_o no_o place_n can_v secure_v we_o from_o other_o evil_a man_n or_o devil_n without_o we_o so_o nor_o can_v none_o of_o we_o assure_v ourselves_o that_o we_o be_v what_o we_o shall_v be_v if_o templum_fw-la domini_fw-la if_o the_o jew_n cry_v out_o the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n will_v have_v serve_v the_o turn_n jer._n 7._o 4._o 4._o but_o that_o do_v not_o though_o they_o rest_v secure_a and_o blessed_v themselves_o in_o it_o so_o also_o do_v we_o now_o in_o the_o outward_a baptism_n so_o in_o the_o outward_a receive_n of_o the_o ordinance_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n and_o also_o in_o the_o outward_a profession_n of_o christianity_n etc._n etc._n sed_fw-la ista_fw-la omne_fw-la folia_fw-la sunt_fw-la but_o all_o these_o be_v but_o leave_v but_o it_o be_v the_o fruit_n god_n look_v after_o for_o though_o no_o tree_n that_o bear_v fruit_n but_o have_v leaf_n yet_o woe_n to_o those_o tree_n which_o bear_v nothing_o but_o leaf_n then_o 3._o from_o the_o devil_n his_o confess_v christ_n we_o learn_v that_o though_o as_o paul_n say_v over_o fit_a confessio_fw-la with_o the_o mouth_n confession_n be_v make_v rom._n 10._o 10._o 10._o yet_o that_o be_v nothing_o without_o the_o other_o except_o the_o heart_n believe_v unto_o salvation_n for_o that_o confession_n be_v vain_a which_o be_v void_a of_o faith_n say_v fulgentius_n 4._o observe_v for_o all_o the_o uncleanness_n &_o strong_a possession_n of_o this_o unclean_a spirit_n as_o soon_o as_o our_o saviour_n speak_v for_o he_o speak_v a_o s_o one_o have_v authority_n and_o not_o as_o the_o scribe_n it_o be_v a_o destruction_n to_o he_o for_o he_o cry_v out_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v thou_o come_v to_o destroy_v or_o to_o torment_v we_o luk._n 8._o 28._o 28._o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n may_v have_v preach_v long_o enough_o ere_o this_o devil_n will_v have_v roar_v for_o as_o some_o go_v not_o out_o but_o by_o fast_v and_o prayer_n 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