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muster_v up_o all_o his_o force_n against_o they_o his_o abuse_a patience_n that_o have_v so_o long_o forbear_v now_o break_v forth_o into_o extremity_n of_o fury_n 3._o the_o state_n of_o unregeneracy_n be_v a_o state_n of_o blindness_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o neither_o do_v nor_o can_v perceive_v a_o beast_n may_v as_o soon_o understand_v reason_n blindness_n 3._o a_o state_n of_o blindness_n as_o a_o natural_a man_n qua_fw-la talis_fw-la the_o thing_n of_o god_n so_o we_o read_v 2_o pet._n 1._o 9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nihil_fw-la prâ—â—ul_fw-la cernens_fw-la as_o stephanus_n beza_n steph._n beza_n and_o beza_n observe_v which_o word_n according_a to_o stephanus_n be_v derive_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d connivere_fw-la and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d oculus_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d qui_fw-la oculos_fw-la saepe_fw-la claudunt_fw-la quadam_fw-la debilitate_v visus_fw-la quod_fw-la vitium_fw-la aliquando_fw-la naturale_fw-la 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duty_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o stir_v up_o and_o exuscitate_a grace_n to_o quicken_v or_o inlve_v they_o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v expect_v to_o edify_v and_o build_v they_o up_o in_o their_o holy_a faith_n now_o if_o we_o be_v not_o what_o we_o pretend_v if_o we_o be_v no_o more_o but_o formal_a professor_n if_o our_o practice_n accord_v not_o with_o our_o profession_n we_o sadden_fw-mi the_o heart_n of_o the_o righteous_a and_o likewise_o bad_a man_n eye_n be_v upon_o we_o they_o watch_v for_o our_o halting_n as_o benhadad_n servant_n they_o lie_v at_o the_o catch_n now_o if_o we_o do_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d walk_v with_o a_o straight_a foot_n if_o we_o be_v loose_a in_o our_o life_n and_o careless_a in_o order_v our_o footstep_n notwithstanding_o our_o profession_n be_v never_o so_o strict_a we_o strengthen_v the_o hand_n of_o the_o wicked_a a_o bad_a life_n be_v a_o confutation_n of_o a_o good_a profession_n although_o the_o profession_n 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