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they_o he_o say_v i_o see_v satan_n fall_v down_o from_o heaven_n like_o lightning_n the_o lord_n send_v abroad_o the_o light_n of_o his_o truth_n to_o throw_v down_o satan_n and_o to_o drive_v away_o darkness_n from_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o people_n amen_n finis_fw-la deut._n 18._o â—…_n thes._n 2._o geu_n 6._o icch_n â—…3_n 6_o mich._n 3._o psalm_n 8._o psalm_n 19_o gen._n 30._o eccl._n 10._o i_o sam._n 28_o esay_n 29._o 2_o pet._n 2._o jude._n ephes._n psalm_n 34._o heb._n 1_o revel_v 21._o 1._o pet._n 5._o mat._n 12._o mat._n 12._o gen._n 3._o 2._o cor._n 4._o â—…_n cor._n 10._o revel_v 20._o 2._o thes._n 2._o revel_v 1â—…_n revel_v 12._o ephes._n 2._o rom._n â—…_n ephes._n 6._o 2._o cor._n 12._o john_n 5._o psal._n 29._o luke_n 24._o â—…_n sam._n 28._o 1._o cro._n 10._o 2._o cor._n 12._o gen._n 3._o exod._n 8._o act._n 16._o gen._n 3._o 〈◊〉_d 19_o john_n 20._o luke_n 24._o epheâ—…_n 2._o â—…_n cor_fw-la 4._o rom._n 8._o
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this_o place_n i_o do_v omit_v to_o speak_v further_o the_o 5_o be_v call_v chobe_a chabar_fw-la which_o be_v one_o that_o do_v enchant_v by_o enchantment_n chabar_fw-la do_v signify_v to_o associate_v and_o join_v together_o this_o enchanter_n as_o it_o seem_v be_v so_o call_v of_o the_o society_n which_o he_o have_v with_o the_o devil_n lachaâ—…h_n seem_v to_o be_v the_o same_o for_o they_o be_v put_v both_o for_o one_o psal._n 58._o 4_o and_o this_o latter_a word_n do_v signify_v to_o whisper_v for_o chobe_a have_v his_o charm_n of_o word_n and_o sentence_n which_o he_o do_v whisper_v they_o take_v upon_o they_o to_o do_v many_o thing_n by_o their_o charm_n but_o the_o holy_a scripture_n do_v mention_v but_o one_o and_o that_o be_v of_o snake_n &_o serpent_n which_o they_o do_v charm_v from_o hence_o the_o prophet_n david_n fetch_v a_o comparison_n psal._n 58._o by_o which_o he_o show_v that_o there_o be_v no_o good_a counsel_n though_o it_o be_v give_v by_o most_o excellent_a man_n 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