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late_o the_o devil_n know_v so_o well_o the_o advantage_n of_o consideration_n as_o that_o if_o he_o shall_v give_v way_n to_o it_o he_o know_v it_o will_v dash_v all_o his_o design_n to_o piece_n blasphemy_n the_o author_n dare_v not_o write_v here_o what_o he_o do_v write_v lest_o it_o shall_v prove_v a_o tentation_n note_v thus_o far_o he_o go_v and_o further_o he_o have_v go_v if_o divine_a grace_n have_v not_o restrain_v he_o the_o devil_n advice_n to_o the_o young_a man_n divine_a providence_n interrupt_v the_o devil_n claim_v he_o before_o he_o be_v he_o the_o young_a man_n defy_v the_o devil_n a_o devilish_a machination_n it_o be_v that_o which_o have_v almost_o prevail_v upon_o the_o young_a man_n in_o make_v of_o he_o to_o yield_v by_o put_v pen_n to_o paper_n of_o which_o further_o observe_v the_o young_a man_n talk_v lightheaded_a through_o the_o excessive_a teâ—n_n pâ—â—tâ—ons_n of_o the_o devil_n the_o danger_n of_o shun_v good_a council_n he_o despair_v it_o be_v the_o sin_n of_o young_a convert_v to_o condemn_v and_o censure_v every_o thing_n which_o seem_v not_o at_o the_o first_o view_n right_a the_o misery_n of_o this_o young_a man_n contribute_v anxiety_n to_o the_o minister_n a_o ambiguous_a speech_n the_o ground_n of_o fear_n the_o minister_n suspicion_n the_o minister_n seek_v aâ—â—er_o a_o interpretation_n of_o the_o young_a mâ—_n be_v proverb_n he_o â—eclare_v this_o aâ—ostâ—ey_n the_o minister_n belief_n '_o of_o the_o youth_n in_o what_o respect_n the_o devil_n be_v god_n the_o dev_n can_v transform_v he_o self_n into_o many_o shape_n the_o young_a man_n do_v go_v very_o near_o in_o contract_v with_o the_o devil_n but_o he_o do_v total_o contract_v with_o he_o as_o you_o will_v find_v in_o fine_a the_o young_a man_n pray_v for_o a_o deprecation_n of_o his_o misery_n behold_v how_o his_o misery_n be_v augment_v by_o many_o gradation_n a_o exhortation_n to_o thanksgiving_n motive_n to_o confession_n observe_v the_o evil_a effect_n that_o do_v ensue_v the_o conceal_n of_o suggestion_n nam_fw-la multa_fw-la possunt_fw-la ostendi_fw-la veteris_fw-la &_o novi_fw-la testamenti_fw-la exempla_fw-la ubi_fw-la lapsi_fw-la remissionem_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la &_o absolutionem_fw-la à _fw-la christo_fw-la &_o ecclesia_fw-la sunt_fw-la consecuti_fw-la viz._n david_n manasse_n petrus_n lapsa_fw-la est_fw-la galatarum_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la &_o à _fw-fr paulo_n ad_fw-la poenitentiam_fw-la revocata_fw-la &_o paulus_n ipse_fw-la corinthium_n incestum_fw-la jubâ—t_fw-la recepi_fw-la post_fw-la poeni_fw-la tentiam_fw-la aug._n the_o young_a man_n sin_n of_o omission_n and_o commission_n he_o can_v lift_v up_o his_o eye_n to_o god_n luke_n 16._o heb._n 7.25_o ezek._n 33.11_o psal._n 32.5_o psa._n 38.18_o joh._n 14.6_o mat._n 26.41_o 1_o thes._n 5.17_o phil._n 4.11_o 1_o tim_n 6.8_o eph._n 4.27_o jam._n 47._o eph._n 4.27_o 2_o co._n 11.2_o