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which_o they_o see_v in_o he_o but_o receive_v he_o as_o a_o angel_n yea_o as_o christ_n himself_o and_o christ_n also_o arm_v the_o faithful_a against_o this_o base_a and_o contemptible_a form_n of_o the_o cross_n in_o which_o he_o appear_v 11.6_o when_o he_o say_v bless_a be_v he_o that_o be_v not_o offend_v in_o i_o and_o sure_o it_o be_v a_o great_a matter_n that_o they_o which_o believe_v in_o he_o do_v acknowledge_v he_o to_o be_v the_o lord_n of_o all_o and_o saviour_n of_o the_o world_n who_o notwithstanding_o they_o hear_v to_o have_v be_v the_o most_o miserable_a of_o all_o other_o 21.7_o the_o last_o of_o man_n yea_o a_o very_a scorn_n of_o man_n and_o a_o contempt_n of_o the_o world_n brief_o despise_v and_o hate_v of_o all_o man_n and_o condemn_v to_o the_o death_n of_o the_o cross_n and_o even_o of_o his_o own_o people_n and_o especial_o of_o those_o that_o be_v esteem_v the_o best_a the_o wise_a and_o holy_a of_o all_o other_o this_o be_v a_o great_a matter_n i_o say_v 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which_o buffete_v he_o this_o i_o say_v by_o the_o way_n because_o the_o papist_n expound_v this_o to_o be_v a_o motion_n of_o fleshly_a lust_n but_o it_o be_v a_o spiritual_a tentation_n and_o herein_o be_v no_o repugnance_n that_o he_o add_v this_o word_n flesh_n say_v a_o prick_n be_v give_v i_o in_o my_o flesh._n yea_o he_o call_v it_o of_o purpose_n a_o prick_n in_o the_o flesh_n for_o the_o galatian_n and_o other_o which_o be_v conversant_a with_o paul_n have_v see_v he_o oftentimes_o in_o great_a anguish_n terror_n and_o heaviness_n of_o spirit_n wherefore_o the_o apostle_n have_v not_o only_o bodily_a 7.5_o but_o also_o spiritual_a tentation_n which_o also_o he_o confess_v in_o the_o .2_o cor._n 7._o with_o these_o word_n fighting_n without_o and_o terror_n within_o and_o luke_n say_v in_o the_o last_o of_o the_o act_n apostle_n that_o paul_n when_o he_o have_v long_o strive_v in_o the_o tempest_n of_o the_o sea_n even_o unto_o heaviness_n of_o his_o spirit_n be_v again_o 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