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and_o therefore_o not_o to_o be_v neglect_v in_o thing_n of_o this_o nature_n man_n be_v very_o prone_a to_o run_v themselves_o upon_o one_o of_o these_o two_o rock_n either_o they_o rest_v upon_o the_o mean_v not_o look_v up_o to_o the_o spirit_n or_o they_o cast_v off_o the_o mean_n cast_v all_o upon_o the_o spirit_n 473._o spirit_n quosdam_fw-la nimia_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la suae_fw-la fiducia_fw-la extulit_fw-la in_o superbiam_fw-la &_o quosdam_fw-la nimia_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la suae_fw-la diffidentia_fw-la dejecit_fw-la in_o negligentiam_fw-la illi_fw-la dicunt_fw-la quid_fw-la rogamus_fw-la deum_fw-la ne_fw-la vincamur_fw-la tentatione_n quoth_v in_o nostrâ_fw-la est_fw-la potestate_fw-la isti_fw-la quid_fw-la conamur_fw-la benè_fw-la vivere_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o dei_fw-la est_fw-la potestate_fw-la o_o domine_fw-la o_o pater_fw-la qui_fw-la es_fw-la in_o coelis_fw-la ne_fw-la nos_fw-la inferas_fw-la in_o quamlibet_fw-la istarum_fw-la tentationum_fw-la sed_fw-la libera_fw-la nos_fw-la à _fw-la malo_fw-la august_n agendae_fw-la gratiae_fw-la sunt_fw-la quia_fw-la data_fw-la est_fw-la potestas_fw-la &_o orandum_fw-la ne_fw-la succumbat_fw-la infirmitas_fw-la bradw_n l._n 2._o c._n 4._o p._n 473._o either_o they_o be_v proud_a and_o can_v do_v all_o without_o god_n or_o deject_v and_o slothful_a so_o as_o that_o god_n must_v and_o shall_v do_v all_o without_o they_o both_o of_o which_o be_v most_o dangerous_a mistake_n you_o have_v hear_v that_o it_o be_v the_o spirit_n sole_a act_n to_o free_a from_o sin_n power_n that_o you_o yourselves_o and_o all_o cause_n and_o mean_n whatsoever_o be_v utter_o unable_a to_o produce_v this_o effect_n what_o now_o will_v you_o draw_v from_o hence_o what_o that_o you_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v that_o it_o be_v a_o vain_a thing_n for_o you_o to_o use_v any_o endeavour_n on_o your_o part_n or_o to_o attend_v upon_o any_o mean_n for_o it_o be_v god_n and_o his_o spirit_n that_o must_v do_v all_o o_o pray_v do_v not_o so_o 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