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experience_n to_o the_o contrary_a a_o old_a woman_n sarah_n will_v she_o be_v acquaint_v with_o forget_a passion_n of_o youth_n so_o the_o word_n of_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n by_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n make_v the_o saviour_n of_o the_o world_n so_o apparent_a unto_o philip_n that_o this_o simplicity_n can_v conceive_v no_o other_o messiah_n than_o jesus_n of_o nazareth_n the_o son_n of_o joseph_n but_o to_o stay_v nathaniel_n to_o come_v and_o see_v and_o shall_v also_o believe_v and_o so_o be_v save_v the_o subtlety_n of_o satan_n cast_a a_o mist_n before_o his_o eye_n put_v in_o his_o head_n against_o this_o the_o common_a conceive_a opinion_n of_o all_o man_n against_o nazareth_n be_v it_o possible_a that_o a_o good_a thing_n shall_v come_v from_o thence_o thus_o he_o bereave_v man_n for_o the_o time_n of_o all_o perceivance_n of_o that_o which_o shall_v relieve_v they_o and_o be_v their_o comfort_n yea_o it_o take_v all_o remembrance_n from_o they_o even_o of_o thing_n wherewith_o they_o be_v most_o familiar_o acquaint_v the_o israelite_n may_v know_v that_o he_o that_o lead_v they_o through_o the_o red_a sea_n be_v able_a to_o feed_v they_o in_o the_o wilderness_n sarah_n be_v not_o to_o learn_v that_o with_o god_n all_o thing_n be_v possible_a therefore_o diligent_o mark_v the_o conceit_n of_o repugnancy_n believe_v not_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v object_n to_o the_o eye_n but_o that_o which_o faith_n upon_o promise_n of_o god_n do_v look_v for_o con._n 67._o the_o promise_n of_o grace_n protection_n &_o favour_n which_o god_n in_o his_o law_n make_v unto_o his_o people_n do_v not_o grant_v any_o such_o immunity_n as_o can_v free_v &_o exempt_v they_o from_o all_o chastisement_n expla._n god_n have_v say_v i_o will_v continue_v my_o mercy_n for_o ever_o towards_o they_o 89._o so_o