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theol._n yea_o certain_o and_o not_o only_o so_o but_o also_o under_o the_o very_a tyranny_n and_o dominion_n of_o satan_n though_o they_o know_v it_o not_o see_v it_o not_o feel_v it_o not_o or_o perceive_v it_o not_o for_o all_o that_o be_v not_o in_o christ_n be_v under_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o power_n of_o darkness_n and_o the_o devil_n as_o appear_v ephes_n 2._o 2._o where_o the_o devil_n be_v call_v the_o prince_n that_o rule_v in_o the_o air_n even_o the_o spirit_n that_o now_o work_v in_o the_o child_n of_o disobedience_n in_o another_o 26._o place_n he_o be_v call_v the_o god_n of_o this_o world_n who_o blind_v the_o eye_n of_o all_o unbeléever_n and_o again_o it_o be_v say_v that_o all_o man_n natural_o be_v in_o his_o snare_n be_v take_v captive_a of_o he_o at_o his_o wil._n phila._n few_o will_v be_v persuade_v of_o that_o they_o will_v say_v they_o defy_v the_o devil_n and_o thank_v god_n they_o be_v never_o trouble_v with_o he_o theol._n their_o hot_a 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as_o a_o crafty_a juggler_n do_v so_o prestigiate_n and_o blind_a man_n outward_a sense_n by_o the_o delusion_n of_o satan_n that_o they_o think_v they_o see_v that_o which_o they_o see_v not_o and_o feel_v that_o which_o they_o feel_v not_o even_o so_o the_o devil_n do_v so_o delude_v and_o bewitch_v our_o inward_a sense_n &_o the_o natural_a faculty_n of_o our_o soul_n that_o we_o have_v a_o mist_n cast_v before_o our_o eye_n think_v we_o be_v that_o which_o we_o be_v not_o see_v that_o which_o we_o see_v not_o and_o feel_v that_o which_o we_o feel_v not_o for_o the_o deep_a cunning_n of_o satan_n lie_v in_o this_o that_o he_o can_v give_v we_o our_o death_n wound_n and_o we_o shall_v never_o know_v who_o hurt_n us._n phila._n few_o will_v believe_v this_o to_o be_v true_a theol._n true_a indeed_o for_o few_o will_v believe_v the_o scripture_n few_o will_v believe_v this_o because_o few_o feel_v it_o where_o it_o be_v not_o feel_v it_o can_v hardly_o be_v believe_v only_o the_o 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