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to_o you_o that_o you_o shall_v not_o sin_n but_o if_o any_o man_n do_v sin_n we_o have_v a_o advocate_n with_o the_o father_n even_o jesus_n christ_n the_o righteous_a and_o he_o be_v the_o propitiation_n for_o our_o sin_n god_n elect_a do_v sin_n as_o the_o wise_a man_n say_v very_o often_o but_o they_o rise_v again_o by_o repentance_n 24._o prou._n 24._o the_o righteous_a person_n say_v he_o fall_v seven_o time_n and_o rise_v again_o but_o the_o ungodly_a fall_n down_o headlong_o into_o mischief_n falsil._n the_o elect_a people_n be_v always_o belove_v of_o god_n therefore_o they_o can_v fall_v veril._n the_o elect_a people_n be_v indeed_o belove_v of_o god_n and_o so_o belove_v that_o nothing_o can_v separate_v they_o from_o his_o love_n 8._o rom._n 8._o as_o the_o apostle_n write_v i_o be_o sure_a that_o neither_o death_n neither_o life_n neither_o angel_n neither_o principality_n neither_o power_n neither_o thing_n present_a nor_o thing_n to_o come_v neither_o fortitude_n 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because_o he_o persecute_v the_o congregation_n of_o god_n ignorantlie_o and_o this_o be_v a_o general_a rule_n ever_o inviolablie_o to_o be_v observe_v venite_fw-la ad_fw-la i_o omnes_fw-la qui_fw-la laboratis_fw-la 11._o matth._n 11._o come_v unto_o i_o all_o you_o that_o be_v heavy_a lade_v with_o the_o burden_n of_o sin_n &c_n &c_n vius_o ego_fw-la dicit_fw-la dominus_fw-la 5._o eze._n 18.33_o 1._o tim._n 2._o rom._n 5._o as_o sure_a as_o i_o live_v say_v the_o lord_n i_o will_v not_o have_v the_o death_n of_o a_o sinner_n but_o rather_o that_o he_o shall_v convert_v and_o live_v and_o that_o god_n will_v have_v all_o man_n to_o be_v save_v again_o gratia_n exuberat_fw-la super_fw-la delictum_fw-la grace_n be_v more_o abundant_a than_o sin_n we_o must_v deem_v of_o the_o will_n of_o god_n according_a to_o these_o saieng_n of_o scripture_n and_o promise_n and_o not_o after_o our_o own_o
evil_a what_o be_v the_o office_n of_o good_a angel_n veril._n the_o office_n of_o good_a angel_n be_v to_o preserve_v and_o defend_v god_n people_n namely_o the_o church_n the_o political_a governance_n and_o commons_o as_o the_o prophet_n say_v 33._o psalm_n 33._o circumuallat_n angelus_fw-la domini_fw-la timentes_fw-la eum_fw-la &_o eripiet_fw-la eos_fw-la the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n tarry_v round_o about_o they_o that_o fear_v he_o and_o will_v deliver_v they_o again_o angelis_n suis_fw-la mandavit_fw-la de_fw-fr te_fw-la 91._o psalm_n 91._o ut_fw-la custodiant_fw-la te_fw-la in_o omnibus_fw-la vijs_fw-la tuis_fw-la he_o have_v give_v his_o angel_n charge_v over_o thou_o that_o they_o shall_v keep_v thou_o in_o all_o thy_o way_n and_o christ_n himself_o speak_v most_o comfortable_o of_o child_n amen_o dico_fw-la vobis_fw-la quòd_fw-la angeli_fw-la puerorum_fw-la semper_fw-la vident_fw-la faciem_fw-la patru_fw-la mei_fw-la 18._o matth._n 18._o qui_fw-la in_o coelis_fw-la est_fw-la very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o that_o the_o angel_n of_o child_n behold_v the_o face_n of_o my_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n such_o be_v the_o great_a humility_n of_o these_o most_o excellent_a spirit_n that_o they_o be_v the_o keeper_n of_o child_n they_o sit_v about_o their_o cradle_n they_o walk_v with_o we_o they_o be_v with_o we_o in_o our_o bed_n at_o the_o fire_n at_o the_o table_n and_o every_o where_n always_o resist_v the_o wicked_a angel_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o hurt_v we_o in_o body_n or_o in_o good_n which_o they_o always_o diligent_o endeavour_n to_o do_v according_a to_o this_o say_n diabolus_fw-la circuit_n nos_fw-la 5._o 1._o pet._n 5._o tanquam_fw-la lo_o rugiens_fw-la quarens_fw-la quem_fw-la devoret_fw-la the_o devil_n go_v round_o about_o we_o like_o a_o roar_a lion_n seek_v who_o he_o may_v devour_v thus_o he_o do_v not_o move_v thereunto_o by_o any_o pleasure_n or_o commodity_n that_o he_o have_v thereby_o but_o only_o for_o the_o 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it_o be_v not_o only_o our_o outward_a part_n that_o be_v let_n and_o hindrance_n unto_o we_o to_o travel_v towards_o the_o celestial_a jerusalem_n but_o also_o even_o our_o heart_n 12._o matth._n 12._o out_o of_o the_o which_o do_v come_v evil_a thought_n and_o offence_n falsiloqws_fw-la if_o sin_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o sickness_n and_o death_n 9_o matth._n 9_o why_o be_v christian_n subject_n to_o death_n sorrow_n and_o other_o infirmity_n incident_a to_o mankind_n see_v their_o sin_n be_v forgive_v they_o veriloqws_fw-la first_o because_o the_o remnant_n of_o sin_n hang_v and_o cleave_v fast_o yet_o in_o the_o nature_n of_o those_o that_o be_v regenerate_v and_o newborn_a which_o must_v be_v mortify_v and_o abolish_v by_o death_n and_o other_o calamity_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v 7._o rom._n 7._o corpus_fw-la mortificatur_fw-la propter_fw-la peccatum_fw-la the_o body_n must_v be_v mortify_v for_o sin_n which_o stick_v fast_o in_o our_o flesh_n or_o nature_n next_o that_o god_n 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