upon_o all_o occasion_n to_o counsel_v they_o and_o they_o do_v so_o suadendo_fw-la suadendo_fw-la 5._o as_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n sometime_o extraordinary_o manifest_v itself_o in_o create_v persuasion_n and_o confidence_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o his_o saint_n concern_v truth_n and_o some_o thing_n present_a or_o future_a thus_o the_o spirit_n seal_v our_o justification_n and_o faith_n and_o hope_n of_o glory_n and_o hence_o it_o fill_v the_o soul_n with_o comfort_n so_o the_o evil_a spirit_n persuade_v sometime_o concern_v error_n and_o wickedness_n make_v impression_n of_o persuasion_n and_o confidence_n upon_o the_o spirit_n of_o those_o who_o the_o lord_n permit_v he_o to_o seduce_v thus_o the_o evil_a spirit_n persuade_v ahab_n 1_o kin._n 21.21_o 22._o thus_o i_o have_v show_v you_o how_o satan_n work_v either_o ordinary_o harden_v the_o heart_n and_o pollute_v the_o soul_n and_o draw_v it_o out_o to_o sin_n or_o extraordinary_o in_o his_o servant_n and_o child_n enlighten_v 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and_o persuasion_n from_o the_o devil_n and_o believe_v they_o as_o if_o they_o come_v from_o the_o holy_a spirit_n and_o to_o call_v such_o irradiation_n persuasion_n impulsion_n the_o appearance_n and_o manifestation_n of_o the_o bless_a spirit_n for_o thus_o 1._o faith_n and_o obedience_n the_o two_o great_a homage_v of_o of_o the_o soul_n to_o god_n be_v give_v to_o the_o devil_n his_o great_a enemy_n 2._o thus_o all_o lewd_a irregular_a action_n and_o opinion_n which_o be_v the_o work_n and_o doctrine_n of_o devil_n shall_v be_v father_v upon_o the_o holy_a spirit_n in_o one_o of_o the_o high_a degree_n of_o blasphemy_n diaboli_fw-la spirituum_fw-la diversa_fw-la sunt_fw-la genera_n est_fw-la spiritus_fw-la carnis_fw-la &_o mundi_fw-la &_o diaboli_fw-la and_o the_o holy_a one_o shall_v be_v entitle_v to_o blasphemy_n against_o himself_o and_o action_n of_o high_a nature_n intendency_n to_o the_o dishonour_n of_o his_o holy_a name_n 7._o hence_o i_o conceive_v it_o be_v that_o the_o apostle_n bid_v we_o not_o believe_v every_o spirit_n but_o try_v the_o spirit_n whether_o they_o be_v of_o god_n 1_o jo._n 4.1_o and_o the_o thessalonian_o be_v command_v not_o to_o be_v trouble_v by_o spirit_n or_o word_n or_o letter_n 2_o thessaly_n 2.1_o and_o in_o regard_n that_o it_o be_v possible_a the_o devil_n may_v enlighten_v direct_v 491._o jam_fw-la vero_fw-la non_fw-la facile_fw-la arbitror_fw-la posse_fw-la discerni_fw-la quando_fw-la noster_fw-la ipse_fw-la loquor_fw-la spiritus_fw-la quandó_n ve_fw-la loquentem_fw-la alterum_fw-la audiat_fw-la de_fw-la tribâ—â—_n iâ—is_fw-la sed_fw-la quid_fw-la refert_fw-la quicunque_fw-la loquâ—â—uâ—_n dum_fw-la unum_fw-la &_o idem_fw-la sint_fw-la quod_fw-la loquuntur_fw-la quid_fw-la refert_fw-la loquentis_fw-la nosse_fw-la personam_fw-la dum_fw-la constat_fw-la peâ—nitiosum_fw-la esse_fw-la quod_fw-la loquor_fw-la d_o bernardus_n serm_n de_fw-fr septem_fw-la spirit_n operum_fw-la impr_fw-la parifii_fw-la 1586._o p._n 491._o persuade_v reveal_v thing_n to_o come_v to_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n and_o make_v his_o impression_n upon_o their_o spirit_n i_o conceive_v it_o one_o of_o the_o high_a piece_n of_o a_o christian_n duty_n that_o have_v or_o hear_v of_o such_o revelation_n illumination_n extraordinary_a impulsion_n persuasion_n and_o confidence_n etc._n etc._n to_o examine_v from_o what_o spirit_n they_o come_v whether_o from_o his_o own_o natural_a spirit_n or_o god_n holy_a spirit_n or_o this_o infernal_a spirit_n and_o it_o will_v be_v a_o good_a work_n for_o some_o more_o eminent_a servant_n of_o god_n to_o undertake_v a_o tract_n of_o this_o nature_n to_o deliver_v those_o many_o that_o be_v take_v in_o this_o snare_n and_o cheat_v with_o this_o dreadful_a cheat_n i_o have_v not_o ability_n or_o room_n to_o speak_v much_o here_o only_o let_v i_o 1._o give_v you_o some_o few_o general_n note_n to_o know_v impression_n revelation_n persuasion_n and_o direction_n extraordinary_a impulsion_n 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word_n of_o god_n can_v come_v from_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n whether_o it_o be_v contrary_a to_o any_o particular_a precept_n 133._o nam_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la fuerit_fw-la scire_fw-la debes_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la inspirationem_fw-la divinam_fw-la sed_fw-la illusionem_fw-la daemonis_fw-la vnde_fw-la christus_fw-la salvaâ—or_fw-la omnes_fw-la tentationes_fw-la sibi_fw-la à _fw-la daemont_fw-la in_o deserto_fw-la factas_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la congruebant_fw-la cum_fw-la divinis_fw-la literis_fw-la testimoniis_fw-la ca_fw-mi undem_fw-la rejicit_fw-la busidus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 133._o or_o any_o general_a precept_n or_o the_o scope_n of_o it_o the_o reason_n be_v plain_a because_o the_o holy_a spirit_n can_v say_v and_o unsay_v like_a man_n man_n be_v liar_n that_o be_v a_o spirit_n of_o truth_n now_o all_o scripture_n say_v the_o apostle_n be_v write_v by_o divine_a inspiration_n holy_a man_n write_v as_o they_o be_v inspire_v by_o a_o holy_a spirit_n if_o 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and_o so_o also_o of_o the_o evil_a spirit_n which_o imitate_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n illuminando_fw-la illuminando_fw-la 1._o as_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n do_v more_o especial_o work_v in_o his_o saint_n sometime_o by_o enlighten_v and_o illuminate_v the_o mind_n so_o the_o evil_a spirit_n do_v at_o some_o time_n more_o especial_o irradiate_a the_o mind_n of_o other_o and_o endeavour_v with_o his_o counterfeit_a light_n to_o cheat_v the_o understanding_n of_o the_o saint_n thus_o some_o think_v the_o devil_n enlighten_v balaams_n eye_n although_o other_o ascribe_v it_o to_o god_n as_o his_o extraordinary_a work_n revelando_n revelando_n in_o order_n to_o his_o own_o glory_n 2._o as_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n do_v more_o immediate_o manifest_v itself_o sometime_o in_o discover_v to_o the_o soul_n of_o his_o saint_n thing_n to_o come_v 993._o hunc_fw-la nullum_fw-la illuminat_fw-la super_fw-la nos_fw-la cum_fw-la ex_fw-la to_o effulget_fw-la animabus_fw-la nostris_fw-la hoc_fw-la 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propinquitatem_fw-la ipsius_fw-la ad_fw-la animas_fw-la nostras_fw-la noverint_fw-la vide_fw-la icet_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la fit_a mediam_fw-la inter_fw-la ipsum_fw-la &_o animas_fw-la nostras_fw-la medium_n d_o co_fw-la naturalis_fw-la interposition_n s_o quod_fw-la enim_fw-la interdum_fw-la mediatoris_fw-la inter_fw-la ipsum_fw-la &_o nos_fw-la sancti_fw-la angeli_fw-la sunt_fw-la in_fw-la causa_fw-la interdum_fw-la est_fw-la quia_fw-la non-sumus_a idonei_fw-la splendore_fw-la ipsius_fw-la immediato_fw-it irradiari_fw-la gul._n parisiensis_fw-la de_fw-fr universo_fw-it 2._o parten_n c._n 20._o d._n p._n operum_fw-la 993._o make_v impression_n of_o they_o upon_o the_o understanding_n as_o to_o his_o prophet_n of_o old_a and_o some_o under_o the_o new_a testament_n and_o so_o here_o and_o there_o one_o since_o that_o time_n in_o some_o eminent_a time_n now_o i_o say_v as_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n do_v this_o some_o time_n though_o but_o rare_o so_o do_v the_o devil_n b._n divinatio_fw-la deitatis_fw-la quaedam_fw-la imitatio_fw-la est_fw-la juxta_fw-la intentionem_fw-la propriam_fw-la nominationis_fw-la istius_fw-la licet_fw-la usu_fw-la certissimo_fw-la sola_fw-la malignorum_fw-la spirituum_fw-la revelatio_fw-la divinatio_fw-la nominetur_fw-la neque_fw-la enim_fw-la beatos_fw-la illos_fw-la ac_fw-la sublime_n spiritus_fw-la divinare_fw-la dicimus_fw-la sic_fw-la neque_fw-la prophetas_fw-la sanctos_fw-la divinare_fw-la ullus_fw-la hominum_fw-la dixit_fw-la sed_fw-la magis_fw-la prophetare_fw-la nâ—qâ—e_fw-la divini_fw-la sed_fw-la pâ—ophetae_fw-la sancti_fw-la vocari_fw-la consueverunt_fw-la cum_fw-la aliqua_fw-la de_fw-la secretis_fw-la creatoris_fw-la revelant_fw-la hominibus_fw-la vulgariter_fw-la autem_fw-la divini_fw-la nominentur_fw-la qâ—i_fw-la ex_fw-la revelatione_fw-la malignarum_fw-la secreta_fw-la â—iqua_fw-la vel_fw-la occulta_fw-la loquuntur_fw-la gul._n paris_n 2._o p._n de_fw-fr universo_fw-it p._n 3._o c._n 18._o operum_fw-la p._n 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and_o translation_n past_a and_o be_v in_o the_o world_n of_o all_o humour_n and_o disposition_n of_o people_n and_o their_o several_a counsel_n etc._n etc._n 7._o seven_o i_o conceive_v that_o impressioâ—â—_n make_v upon_o our_o spirit_n after_o prayer_n be_v not_o always_o 〈◊〉_d trust_v it_o be_v general_o think_v that_o those_o that_o seek_v god_n if_o after_o prayer_n they_o find_v impression_n to_o do_v the_o action_n concern_v which_o they_o inquire_v of_o he_o these_o must_v be_v look_v upon_o as_o come_v from_o the_o holy_a spirit_n i_o humble_o conceive_v this_o may_v be_v a_o gross_a mistake_n in_o these_o case_n luther_n pastum_fw-la feci_fw-la cum_fw-la domino_fw-la deo_fw-la meo_fw-la ne_fw-la vel_fw-la visiones_fw-la vel_fw-la somnia_fw-la vel_fw-la etiam_fw-la angelos_n mihi_fw-la mittet_fw-la contentus_fw-la enim_fw-la sum_fw-la hoc_fw-la dono_fw-la quod_fw-la habeo_fw-la scripturam_fw-la sanctam_fw-la quae_fw-la abunde_fw-la docet_fw-la &_o suppeditat_fw-la omne_fw-la quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la necessaria_fw-la cum_fw-la ad_fw-la hanc_fw-la tum_fw-la ad_fw-la futuram_fw-la vitam_fw-la luther_n if_o a_o christian_a have_v a_o sufficient_a rule_n in_o god_n word_n to_o guide_v or_o forbid_v he_o shall_v yet_o either_o neglect_v to_o look_v that_o out_o or_o not_o be_v willing_a to_o follow_v it_o go_v and_o ask_v counsel_n of_o god_n whether_o or_o no_o he_o shall_v do_v a_o action_n which_o god_n have_v in_o his_o word_n plain_o forbid_v he_o to_o do_v this_o be_v like_a balaam_n go_v to_o god_n to_o know_v whether_o he_o shall_v curse_v jsrael_n or_o no._n i_o conceive_v we_o must_v look_v the_o word_n to_o know_v what_o to_o do_v in_o a_o action_n and_o then_o seek_v god_n to_o guide_v we_o in_o the_o do_n and_o for_o the_o matter_n of_o our_o action_n we_o be_v only_o to_o seek_v god_n to_o show_v we_o his_o mind_n in_o his_o word_n second_o in_o case_n a_o action_n be_v to_o i_o doubtful_a that_o i_o can_v see_v the_o word_n direct_v i_o to_o nor_o 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