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crafts-master_n be_v these_o seducer_n they_o be_v very_o subtle_a and_o dextrous_a in_o their_o stratagem_n to_o deceive_v unaware_o 2_o pet._n 1.16_o for_o we_o have_v not_o follow_v cunning_o devise_v fable_n when_o we_o make_v know_v to_o you_o the_o power_n and_o come_n of_o 〈◊〉_d lord_n jesus_n christ_n but_o be_v eye_n witness_n of_o his_o majesty_n we_o use_v none_o of_o their_o art_n and_o cunning_a 2_o et_fw-la 2.1_o 2_o 3._o but_o there_o be_v false_a prephet_n also_o among_o the_o people_n as_o there_o shall_v be_v false_a teacher_n among_o you_o who_o privy_o shall_v bring_v in_o damnable_a heresy_n even_o deny_v the_o lord_n that_o buy_v they_o and_o so_o he_o go_v on_o describe_v both_o thâ—â—_n person_n and_o the_o danger_n that_o accompany_v their_o endeavour_n 2_o timoth._n 2.17_o and_o their_o word_n will_v eat_v as_o do_v a_o canker_n or_o gangrene_n now_o 〈◊〉_d gangrene_n sudden_o over_o run_v the_o whole_a man_n unless_o it_o be_v prevent_v it_o present_o seize_v the_o vital_n and_o so_o kill_v and_o so_o do_v those_o seductious_a and_o 〈◊〉_d principle_n by_o the_o subtlety_n and_o art_n of_o those_o instrument_n of_o satan_n which_o he_o have_v employ_v in_o all_o age_n of_o the_o church_n the_o reason_n why_o truth_n be_v long_o a_o spread_a than_o error_n be_v because_o truth_n be_v contrary_a to_o our_o corrupt_a nature_n but_o error_n be_v surable_a to_o they_o our_o heart_n be_v as_o tinder_n to_o receive_v what_o be_v bad_a every_o spark_n kindle_v the_o fire_n but_o they_o be_v as_o wet_a wood_n to_o receive_v those_o spark_n of_o light_n that_o god_n from_o his_o word_n dart_n into_o they_o epiphanius_n &_o other_o have_v take_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o pain_n in_o show_v how_o in_o all_o age_n downward_o ever_o since_o the_o time_n of_o the_o apostle_n the_o devil_n have_v be_v at_o this_o kind_n of_o work_n and_o he_o have_v employ_v this_o instrument_n herein_o and_o we_o be_v not_o without_o experience_n in_o our_o day_n of_o 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