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we_o bid_v our_o child_n say_v i_o pray_v you_o father_n give_v i_o such_o a_o thing_n we_o do_v it_o not_o but_o when_o we_o mean_v to_o give_v it_o they_o object_n but_o i_o can_v pray_v i_o can_v pray_v for_o grace_n answ_n 1._o he_o that_o will_v give_v thou_o grace_v when_o thou_o pray_v will_v give_v thou_o grace_n that_o thou_o may_v pray_v as_o god_n first_o form_v adam_n body_n and_o it_o lay_v dead_a before_o he_o on_o the_o ground_n without_o breath_n or_o life_n or_o soul_n in_o it_o and_o god_n breathe_v into_o his_o nostril_n the_o breath_n
when_o he_o say_v touch_v his_o bone_n and_o his_o flesh_n he_o aim_v at_o deep_a affliction_n touch_v he_o so_o as_o that_o his_o very_a bone_n may_v shatter_v that_o the_o very_a pillar_n may_v shake_v touch_v he_o so_o as_o that_o the_o pain_n and_o distemper_n may_v sink_v into_o his_o very_a bone_n into_o his_o marrow_n the_o bone_n itself_o be_v a_o part_n without_o feeling_n yet_o to_o touch_v the_o bone_n impott_v the_o great_a pain_n that_o can_v be_v feel_v 4._o satan_n if_o he_o prevail_v at_o the_o first_o onset_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o a_o temptation_n he_o drive_v on_o furious_o and_o take_v advantage_n to_o rout_n the_o whole_a soul_n as_o a_o troop_n of_o horse_n that_o have_v once_o break_v the_o rank_n go_v on_o fierce_o hope_v thereby_o to_o rout_n the_o whole_a body_n so_o do_v satan_n you_o may_v see_v it_o in_o the_o pitch_a battle_n which_o he_o seek_v with_o peter_n peter_n you_o know_v go_v after_o jesus_n to_o the_o high_a priest_n palace_n there_o peter_n unaware_o do_v as_o it_o be_v draw_v out_o into_o the_o field_n well_o the_o devil_n resolve_v to_o enter_v into_o battalion_n with_o he_o simon_n simon_n say_v christ_n behold_v satan_n have_v desire_v to_o have_v you_o that_o 31._o lnk._n 22._o 31._o he_o may_v sift_v you_o as_o wheat_n and_o there_o he_o do_v first_o skirmish_n with_o peter_n and_o send_v out_o a_o damsel_n against_o he_o thou_o also_o 70._o matth._n 26._o 69._o 70._o be_v with_o jesus_n of_o galilee_n but_o he_o deny_v before_o they_o all_o say_v i_o know_v not_o what_o thou_o say_v here_o she_o break_v the_o rank_n and_o get_v in_o upon_o peter_n and_o what_o do_v satan_n do_v now_o he_o drive_v on_o furious_o take_v the_o present_a advantage_n and_o send_v another_o maid_n and_o she_o charge_v he_o more_o strong_o for_o she_o say_v to_o they_o that_o be_v there_o this_o 71._o verse_n 71._o fellow_n be_v also_o with_o jesus_n of_o nazareth_n mark_v you_o this_o fellow_n and_o she_o say_v it_o unto_o they_o that_o 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the_o poor_a let_v they_o be_v take_v in_o the_o device_n they_o have_v imagine_v four_o and_o last_o another_o reason_n that_o help_v satan_n on_o well_o particular_a 4_o particular_a in_o his_o device_n be_v because_o he_o have_v a_o large_a conscience_n indeed_o he_o have_v no_o conscience_n satan_n have_v conscience_n of_o sin_n but_o he_o make_v no_o conscience_n of_o sin_n he_o have_v conscience_n of_o sin_n that_o be_v smite_v he_o with_o sense_n of_o guilt_n but_o he_o make_v no_o conscience_n of_o sin_n and_o therefore_o can_v do_v any_o thing_n as_o a_o man_n that_o make_v nothing_o of_o sin_n to_o swear_v nor_o lie_v he_o may_v carry_v on_o any_o design_n he_o may_v grow_v rich_a now_o the_o devil_n be_v such_o he_o will_v swear_v and_o dissemble_v and_o lie_v and_o therefore_o may_v carry_v any_o design_n on_o foot_n he_o do_v lie_v to_o eve_n in_o paradise_n and_o he_o be_v a_o lie_a spirit_n in_o the_o mouth_n of_o 22._o gen._n 3._o 5._o 1_o king_n 22._o 22._o ahabs_n 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