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never_o be_v move_v therefore_o why_o shall_v we_o distrust_v and_o through_o unbelief_n take_v the_o burden_n upon_o ourselves_o as_o we_o have_v experiment_a god_n so_o let_v we_o trust_v he_o and_o he_o do_v so_o indeed_o for_o in_o psalm_n 61.3_o he_o fly_v to_o god_n upon_o his_o former_a experience_n that_o he_o have_v of_o he_o for_o thou_o have_v be_v a_o shelter_n for_o i_o and_o a_o strange_a tower_n from_o the_o enemy_n i_o have_v have_v this_o experience_n of_o thou_o therefore_o in_o all_o strait_n and_o in_o all_o condition_n i_o will_v trust_v in_o the_o covert_n of_o thy_o wing_n and_o in_o the_o next_o psalm_n 7_o 8._o verse_n he_o profess_v that_o all_o the_o resuge_a he_o have_v be_v in_o god_n and_o say_v he_o i_o have_v experiment_a god_n he_o be_v a_o sure_a resuge_n to_o his_o people_n he_o be_v my_o salvation_n my_o glory_n and_o the_o reck_v of_o my_o strength_n the_o prophet_n tell_v we_o what_o god_n be_v from_o the_o experience_n that_o he_o have_v of_o he_o 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dâ—th_n be_v over_o than_o they_o think_v there_o be_v no_o such_o need_n of_o the_o assistance_n either_o of_o god_n or_o his_o people_n and_o then_o all_o former_a vow_n and_o promise_n be_v forget_v and_o it_o may_v be_v in_o this_o very_a nick_n of_o time_n fleshly_a power_n press_v upon_o they_o to_o be_v faithless_a to_o god_n and_o his_o people_n declare_v themselves_o to_o be_v enemy_n to_o all_o that_o shall_v be_v friend_n to_o god_n and_o his_o people_n now_o the_o unbelieving_a soul_n call_v this_o a_o necessity_n to_o he_o of_o be_v false_a to_o god_n and_o his_o people_n in_o all_o its_o former_a vow_n and_o promise_n such_o soul_n will_v argue_v thus_o what_o shall_v we_o do_v the_o multitude_n call_v upon_o we_o and_o be_v restless_a with_o we_o so_o that_o they_o will_v give_v we_o no_o rest_n till_o we_o satisfy_v they_o in_o that_o which_o make_v we_o false_a to_o god_n and_o man_n in_o our_o former_a vow_n and_o promise_n if_o we_o be_v not_o so_o press_v we_o 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in_o the_o heart_n 40.23_o gen._n 40.23_o we_o may_v read_v a_o discovery_n of_o this_o in_o gen._n 40.23_o the_o chief_a butler_n forget_v both_o joseph_n and_o his_o promise_n to_o he_o in_o the_o prison_n when_o as_o himself_o be_v in_o those_o enjoyment_n that_o his_o heart_n thirst_v after_o when_o soul_n live_v upon_o god_n by_o faith_n such_o faith_n make_v they_o faithful_a to_o god_n and_o his_o people_n but_o where_o self_n be_v the_o high_a life_n there_o it_o be_v the_o high_a end_n and_o thus_o it_o be_v with_o unbelieve_a soul_n they_o prize_v nothing_o above_o self_n therefore_o can_v be_v false_a to_o all_o when_o as_o their_o fleshly_a reason_n tell_v they_o that_o thereby_o they_o may_v preserve_v and_o advance_v self_n this_o be_v another_o great_a and_o certain_a evil_n of_o unbelief_n seven_o unbelief_n it_o damp_n the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o lessen_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n to_o the_o soul_n a_o distrust_n of_o the_o truth_n and_o reality_n of_o any_o thing_n 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he_o use_v hsi_fw-fr grand_fw-fr picklock_n unbelief_n to_o open_v the_o door_n to_o let_v he_o in_o and_o so_o soon_o as_o ever_o he_o get_v entrance_n in_o at_o that_o door_n his_o command_n become_v law_n unbelief_n be_v the_o owner_n and_o power_n of_o darkness_n in_o the_o soul_n by_o which_o satan_n reign_v as_o supreme_a this_o be_v the_o strong_a hold_n of_o satan_n in_o any_o soul_n and_o if_o once_o that_o strong_a man_n the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n cast_v he_o out_o of_o this_o hold_n he_o lose_v his_o whole_a laterest_n in_o and_o command_v over_o the_o soul_n but_o so_o long_o as_o he_o can_v keep_v this_o garrison_n the_o soul_n shall_v sure_o be_v keep_v in_o a_o warfare_n against_o christ_n want_v of_o faith_n in_o god_n must_v needs_o make_v want_n of_o love_n service_n childlike_a fear_n and_o obedience_n and_o where_o these_o be_v not_o all_o manner_n of_o evil_n must_v needs_o be_v i_o hope_v by_o these_o particular_n i_o have_v give_v some_o little_a light_n into_o this_o kingdom_n of_o darkness_n it_o be_v a_o large_a field_n the_o dimension_n of_o it_o can_v be_v take_v by_o no_o hand_n but_o such_o a_o one_o as_o can_v compass_v the_o whole_a earth_n and_o all_o the_o but_o it_o for_o all_o the_o evil_a of_o the_o world_n will_v come_v within_o this_o circle_n of_o unbelief_n i_o intend_v here_o no_o far_o a_o travel_n upon_o this_o discovery_n than_o i_o have_v go_v to_o a_o spiritual_a heart_n i_o be_o sure_a every_o one_o of_o these_o particular_n will_v appear_v to_o be_v very_o great_a evil_n than_o the_o fountain_n of_o they_o must_v needs_o be_v exceed_o great_a in_o evil_n all_o i_o aim_v it_o be_v this_o that_o as_o unbelief_n be_v the_o great_a evil_n in_o and_o the_o great_a enemy_n to_o the_o soul_n so_o that_o the_o reader_n will_v thus_o look_v upon_o unbelief_n and_o as_o soul_n forewarn_v to_o be_v fore-armed_n secret_n enemy_n be_v the_o worst_a of_o enemy_n i_o have_v therefore_o point_v at_o this_o great_a enemy_n 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