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content_v myself_o with_o commend_v to_o your_o daily_a remembrance_n that_o one_o text_n of_o he_o chap._n 3.15_o love_v not_o â—he_v world_n nor_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o world_n for_o if_o any_o man_n love_v the_o world_n the_o love_n of_o the_o father_n be_v not_o in_o he_o and_o for_o avoid_v all_o sinful_a custom_n or_o fashion_n i_o shall_v only_o mind_v you_o of_o that_o general_a precept_n in_o god_n law_n erod_n 23.2_o thou_o shall_v not_o follow_v a_o multitude_n to_o do_v evil_a for_o thus_o shall_v you_o as_o st._n peter_n say_v 2_o ep._n 2.20_o escape_v the_o pollution_n of_o this_o world_n and_o to_o all_o these_o you_o be_v bind_v by_o your_o baptismal_a vow_n to_o be_v christ_n faithful_a servant_n and_o soldier_n for_o as_o our_o saviour_n say_v math._n 6.24_o you_o cannoâ—_n both_o serve_v god_n and_o mammon_n god_n and_o the_o world_n oâ—_n the_o lust_n thereof_o no_o nor_o your_o fleshly_a lust_n as_o the_o nexâ—_n answer_n teach_v you_o q._n what_o be_v mean_v 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a_o adulterer_n or_o be_v in_o envy_n or_o malice_n or_o any_o other_o grievous_a crime_n repent_v you_o of_o your_o sin_n or_o else_o come_v not_o to_o the_o holy_a table_n lest_o after_o the_o take_v this_o holy_a sacrament_n the_o devil_n enter_v into_o you_o as_o be_v enter_v into_o judas_n and_o fill_v you_o full_a of_o all_o iniquity_n and_o bring_v you_o to_o destruction_n both_o of_o body_n and_o of_o soul_n it_o be_v then_o the_o faithful_a only_o that_o receive_v real_a benefit_n of_o this_o sacrament_n and_o real_o feed_v on_o christ_n body_n and_o blood_n now_o i_o ask_v you_o q._n do_v the_o faithful_a feed_n on_o christ_n body_n and_o blood_n carnal_o a._n no_o it_o be_v after_o a_o spiritual_a manner_n only_o catechist_n i_o tell_v you_o this_o before_o and_o now_o call_v upon_o you_o to_o speak_v it_o yourselves_o that_o it_o may_v take_v deep_a impression_n on_o you_o and_o i_o prove_v it_o by_o one_o text_n joh._n 6.63_o when_o the_o disciple_n be_v offend_v at_o 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but_o the_o flesh_n in_o the_o best_a of_o we_o weak_a matth._n 26.41_o for_o we_o have_v to_o wrestle_v not_o with_o flesh_n and_o blood_n like_o ourselves_o but_o with_o principality_n and_o power_n against_o the_o ruler_n of_o the_o darkness_n of_o this_o world_n and_o against_o spiritual_a wickedness_n in_o high_a place_n eph._n 6.12_o and_o now_o this_o confidence_n we_o have_v in_o put_v up_o this_o petition_n that_o it_o be_v exact_o agreeable_a to_o god_n will_v and_o promise_n and_o therefore_o god_n will_v hear_v we_o for_o what_o we_o here_o pray_v for_o be_v just_a what_o the_o apostle_n say_v 1_o cor._n 10.13_o there_o have_v no_o temptation_n overtake_v you_o but_o what_o be_v common_a to_o man_n but_o god_n be_v faithful_a who_o will_v not_o suffer_v you_o to_o be_v tempt_v above_o that_o you_o be_v able_a but_o will_v with_o the_o temptation_n make_v you_o a_o way_n to_o escape_v that_o you_o may_v be_v able_a to_o bear_v it_o q._n how_o do_v your_o catechism_n express_v this_o a._n i_o pray_v unto_o god_n that_o it_o will_v please_v he_o to_o save_v and_o defend_v we_o in_o all_o danger_n ghostly_a and_o bodily_a and_o that_o he_o will_v keep_v we_o from_o all_o sin_n and_o wickedness_n and_o from_o our_o ghostly_a enemy_n and_o from_o everlasting_a death_n catechist_n in_o this_o answer_n the_o evil_n we_o pray_v to_o be_v deliver_v from_o be_v enumerate_v particular_o danger_n ghostly_a that_o be_v spiritual_a and_o bodily_a and_o all_o sin_n and_o wickedness_n and_o our_o ghostly_a that_o be_v spiritual_a enemy_n the_o devil_n and_o from_o all_o evil_n for_o sin_n especial_o everlasting_a death_n and_o that_o which_o i_o will_v further_o observe_v here_o be_v only_o this_o to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n that_o whatever_o the_o evil_a or_o danger_n be_v or_o of_o what_o sort_n soever_o our_o enemy_n ghostly_a or_o bodily_a temporal_a spitual_a or_o eternal_a god_n be_v the_o only_a the_o great_a deliverer_n we_o can_v rely_v upon_o to_o 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