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the_o incense_n and_o the_o lift_n up_o of_o my_o hand_n as_o the_o evening_n sacrifice_n psal_n 141._o 2._o and_o therefore_o also_o it_o be_v that_o god_n be_v always_o present_a with_o his_o ordinance_n and_o with_o his_o servant_n whensoever_o they_o be_v either_o public_o or_o private_o exercise_v in_o they_o 3._o they_o may_v be_v call_v the_o armour_n of_o god_n in_o regard_n of_o conservation_n god_n do_v uphold_v maintain_v and_o preserve_v this_o armour_n they_o be_v in_o his_o custody_n and_o keep_n he_o take_v the_o care_n of_o they_o if_o we_o look_v upon_o our_o grace_n the_o scripture_n make_v it_o very_o clear_a that_o as_o they_o be_v plant_v so_o they_o be_v preserve_v by_o god_n he_o that_o keep_v the_o foot_n of_o his_o saint_n keep_v much_o more_o the_o
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of_o the_o wife_n of_o the_o deacon_n among_o other_o thing_n that_o they_o be_v not_o slanderer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v call_v the_o enemy_n or_o envious_a man_n math._n 13._o 28_o 29._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o be_v call_v the_o dragon_n rev._n 12._o 9_o and_o the_o old_a serpent_n ibid._n serpent_n for_o subtlety_n and_o dragon_n for_o cruelty_n the_o roar_a lion_n 1_o pet._n 5._o 8._o the_o father_n of_o lie_n john_n 8._o 44._o the_o god_n of_o this_o world_n 2_o cor._n 4._o 4._o the_o prince_n of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o air_n ephes_n 2._o 2._o the_o unclean_a spirit_n math._n 10._o 1._o abaddon_n apollyon_n revel_v 9_o 11._o the_o angel_n of_o the_o bottomless_a pit_n ibid._n the_o tempter_n math_n 4._o 3._o the_o murderer_n john_n 8._o 44._o and_o here_o in_o this_o place_n he_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o wicked_a one_o this_o name_n be_v give_v to_o he_o in_o many_o place_n of_o scripture_n viz_o math._n 13._o 19_o then_o 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