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possess_v with_o a_o evil_a spirit_n christ_n say_v of_o his_o perfecutour_n they_o know_v not_o what_o they_o do_v and_o saint_n stephen_n to_o the_o like_a sense_n lord_n lay_v not_o this_o sin_n to_o their_o charge_n when_o thou_o see_v a_o fool_n or_o a_o mad_a body_n or_o one_o possess_v to_o rave_v and_o to_o rage_n then_o look_v upon_o thyself_o who_o through_o sin_n do_v show_v thyself_o aâ—_n foolish_a before_o god_n as_o the_o other_o do_v in_o thy_o sight_n if_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n to_o be_v wonder_v at_o to_o see_v the_o body_n possess_v with_o a_o devil_n how_o much_o more_o horrible_a be_v it_o to_o think_v that_o the_o soul_n shall_v be_v possess_v by_o the_o devil_n if_o it_o be_v a_o matter_n to_o be_v laugh_v at_o &_o a_o thing_n very_o undecent_a that_o which_o a_o drunken_a man_n say_v or_o do_v how_o great_a be_v the_o foolishness_n of_o that_o soul_n that_o be_v leave_v unto_o itself_o and_o have_v not_o god_n for_o his_o guide_n if_o it_o be_v a_o miserable_a 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father_n house_n which_o make_v he_o to_o break_v forth_o into_o these_o speech_n &_o to_o say_v how_o many_o line_a servant_n at_o my_o father_n 〈◊〉_d bread_n enough_o and_o i_o die_v for_o hunger_n god_n fend_v sinner_n fâ—â—â—ne_n affliction_n affliction_n that_o they_o may_v seek_v sustenance_n from_o he_o as_o also_o they_o may_v acknowledge_v their_o fault_n in_o abuse_v his_o bâ—â—â—â—â—â—s_n before_o &_o that_o they_o may_v make_v the_o more_o account_n of_o they_o when_o they_o be_v stiâ—â—e_a partaker_n thereof_o for_o if_o this_o prodigan_a bonne_fw-fr hall_n not_o be_v punish_v this_o way_n he_o will_v hardly_o or_o never_o have_v come_v to_o a_o better_a mind_n many_o be_v the_o plague_n and_o punishment_n which_o god_n use_v to_o make_v we_o return_v unto_o he_o esay_n â—8_o affliction_n give_v under-standing_a 80_o after_o moses_n have_v recite_v many_o plague_n and_o punishment_n which_o be_v to_o come_v upon_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n deuâ—onom_fw-la 30._o 〈◊〉_d he_o aâ—â—â—â—â—_n this_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v when_o all_o these_o shall_v come_v upon_o thou_o that_o thou_o shalâ—_n return_v into_o thy_o hart_n mark_v the_o word_n how_o he_o foretelleth_a that_o they_o shall_v return_v into_o their_o hart_n 1._o king_n 18._o in_o the_o time_n of_o eâ—â—as_n the_o people_n through_o fimâ—â—re_n call_v unto_o the_o lord_n matthew_n 3_o john_n baptist_n threaten_v the_o pain_n of_o hell_n do_v in_o his_o time_n draw_v the_o people_n to_o god_n now_o be_v the_o axe_n say_v he_o set_v to_o the_o root_n of_o the_o tree_n every_o tree_n that_o bring_v not_o forth_o good_a fruit_n shall_v be_v hew_v down_o and_o cast_v into_o the_o fire_n first_o paul_n be_v strike_v to_o the_o earth_n &_o make_v blind_a before_o he_o be_v win_v to_o the_o semice_n of_o god_n act_n chap._n 9_o hosea_n 5.15_o in_o their_o affliction_n they_o will_v seek_v i_o early_o jeremie_n 2_o 2d_o in_o the_o time_n of_o their_o trouble_n they_o will_v say_v arise_v and_o help_v we_o psal_n 83.16_o make_v their_o face_n ashamed_a o_o lord_n that_o they_o may_v seek_v thy_o name_n psal_n 30._o in_o my_o prosperity_n i_o say_v de_fw-fr i_o shall_v never_o bere-mooved_n then_o do_v thou_o turn_v thy_o face_n from_o i_o and_o i_o be_v trouble_v then_o cry_v i_o unto_o thou_o o_o lord_n and_o gate_n i_o unto_o my_o lord_n right_o humble_o all_o the_o misery_n and_o punishment_n which_o here_o fall_v upon_o we_o do_v nothing_o else_o but_o enforce_v we_o to_o go_v to_o god_n ezech._n 7.4_o my_o eye_n shall_v not_o spare_v thou_o and_o you_o shall_v know_v that_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n 2._o chr._n 26._o manasses_n be_v imprison_v pray_v &_o the_o tsralite_n bite_v with_o serpent_n know_v the_o lord_n therefore_o nehemias_n say_v chap._n 9_o in_o the_o time_n of_o their_o tribulation_n and_o affliction_n they_o cry_v unto_o thou_o &_o thou_o hem_o dâ—st_v they_o out_o of_o heaven_n judg._n 6.1_o afterward_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n commit_v wickednessem_fw-la the_o 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