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and_o though_o in_o the_o particular_a it_o have_v not_o so_o far_o attain_v as_o yet_o yet_o have_v it_o often_o pretend_a to_o such_o thing_n a_o dream_n a_o vision_n a_o prodigy_n which_o it_o interpret_v and_o think_v god_n be_v oblige_v to_o make_v its_o word_n good_a and_o of_o the_o same_o spirit_n and_o leaven_n they_o be_v who_o by_o their_o prayer_n hope_v to_o prevail_v or_o rather_o to_o charm_n god_n to_o do_v miracle_n on_o their_o behalf_n who_o faith_n be_v presumption_n their_o prayer_n charm_n and_o their_o religion_n spiritual_o drunkenness_n and_o now_o when_o satan_n have_v bring_v the_o spirit_n to_o this_o pass_n it_o resolve_v to_o give_v one_o push_v more_o for_o the_o dominion_n come_v let_v we_o slay_v the_o heir_n and_o the_o inheritance_n shall_v be_v we_o for_o now_o the_o spirit_n of_o antichrist_n claim_v all_o dominion_n to_o itself_o exalt_v itself_o above_o all_o call_v god_n and_o as_o god_n sit_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n the_o body_n deny_v 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hope_v by_o this_o time_n to_o have_v be_v a_o apostle_n or_o prophet_n and_o to_o have_v feed_v upon_o the_o choice_a mystery_n of_o salvation_n and_o no_o secret_a too_o deep_a for_o i_o but_o these_o dry_a ordinance_n be_v all_o my_o food_n and_o therefore_o the_o lord_n be_v sore_o displease_v and_o the_o fire_n of_o the_o lord_n burn_v among_o they_o and_o consume_v the_o out-skirt_n of_o the_o camp_n which_o yet_o at_o moses_n his_o prayer_n be_v quench_v and_o the_o place_v call_v taberati_fw-la i._n e._n the_o burn_a or_o brutish_a because_o the_o fire_n of_o the_o lord_n burn_v up_o their_o brutish_a lusting_n but_o for_o our_o teach_v its_o further_a observable_a that_o at_o moses_n his_o prayer_n though_o in_o his_o displeasure_n god_n to_o prove_v they_o give_v they_o flesh_n dainty_a food_n as_o they_o lust_v namely_o quail_n by_o interpretation_n tranquillity_n or_o ease_n which_o they_o receive_v as_o due_n and_o still_o lust_a as_o david_n report_v it_o so_o they_o do_v 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