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be_v thus_o mighty_a malicious_a and_o mischievous_a so_o undoubted_o he_o bestir_v himself_o with_o all_o his_o skill_n to_o afflict_v christ_n and_o he_o even_o to_o the_o utmost_a he_o can_v do_v no_o doubt_n wreck_v himself_o upon_o christ_n to_o spoil_v he_o if_o it_o have_v be_v possible_a &_o so_o do_v he_o and_o will_v do_v to_o all_o god_n child_n yea_o he_o carry_v a_o universal_a hatred_n to_o mankind_n &_o all_o god_n creature_n will_v work_v what_o villainy_n he_o can_v upon_o they_o he_o carry_v the_o swine_n headlong_o into_o the_o sea_n he_o cause_v the_o man_n that_o be_v possess_v to_o beat_v himself_o with_o stone_n etc._n etc._n here_o therefore_o we_o see_v the_o goodness_n of_o god_n towards_o we_o &_o towards_o mankind_n in_o general_a who_o repress_v &_o bridle_v the_o devil_n and_o chain_v he_o so_o as_o he_o can_v do_v what_o he_o listen_v for_o they_o we_o shall_v not_o keep_v our_o cattle_n from_o his_o hand_n nor_o money_n in_o our_o purse_n nor_o any_o 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v_o 5._o they_o call_v upon_o thou_o and_o be_v deliver_v as_o christ_n say_v mat._n 7.7_o ask_v and_o you_o shall_v receive_v but_o we_o must_v ask_v in_o faith_n for_o otherwise_o though_o we_o ask_v we_o shall_v not_o receive_v because_o we_o ask_v amiss_o as_o james_n say_v therefore_o faith_n be_v the_o necessary_a condition_n of_o obtain_v and_o so_o of_o true_a prayer_n but_o faith_n be_v ground_v upon_o god_n word_n which_o be_v his_o will_n and_o god_n word_n and_o will_n be_v that_o we_o ask_v nothing_o contrary_a to_o his_o glory_n the_o good_a of_o the_o church_n or_o our_o own_o soul_n health_n for_o when_o we_o ask_v any_o thing_n derogate_a from_o god_n glory_n our_o prayer_n be_v so_o many_o blasphemy_n and_o when_o we_o desire_v any_o thing_n hinder_v the_o salvation_n of_o our_o own_o soul_n or_o the_o church_n good_a we_o curse_v ourselves_o &_o the_o church_n wherefore_o we_o must_v always_o remember_v to_o examine_v our_o petition_n by_o god_n word_n that_o find_v 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