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he_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o his_o kingdom_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n and_o woman_n by_o a_o lie_n through_o which_o sin_n enter_v and_o by_o which_o he_o uphold_v his_o kingdom_n to_o this_o day_n in_o all_o the_o disobedient_a and_o rebellious_a but_o in_o the_o light_n of_o christ_n jesus_n which_o discover_v all_o the_o deed_n of_o darkness_n be_v he_o clear_o see_v and_o his_o rot_a foundation_n which_o be_v ground_v upon_o a_o lie_n begin_v now_o to_o shake_v and_o reel_v and_o the_o down-fall_a of_o his_o kingdom_n be_v now_o see_v to_o approach_v by_o they_o who_o eye_n the_o lord_n have_v open_v but_o as_o for_o those_o who_o despise_v this_o inward_a and_o evangelical_n appearance_n of_o light_n and_o grace_n and_o call_v it_o natural_a or_o the_o check_n of_o a_o natural_a conscience_n and_o a_o thing_n insufficient_a though_o obey_v to_o salvation_n nay_o many_o will_v not_o stick_v to_o call_v it_o dia_n bolical_a whoever_o they_o be_v that_o be_v in_o this_o 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evil_a hate_v the_o light_n neither_o come_v to_o the_o light_n lest_o his_o deed_n shall_v be_v repreve_v john_n 3.19_o 20._o but_o he_o that_o do_v truth_n love_v the_o light_n and_o bring_v his_o deed_n to_o it_o that_o they_o may_v be_v prove_v and_o try_v that_o they_o be_v wrought_v in_o god_n now_o the_o serpent_n in_o his_o subtlety_n be_v the_o same_o at_o this_o day_n that_o he_o be_v in_o the_o beginning_n who_o in_o direct_a opposition_n to_o the_o command_n of_o god_n tell_v adam_n and_o eve_n that_o in_o the_o day_n they_o do_v eat_v of_o the_o forbid_v fruit_n they_o shall_v not_o sure_o die_v but_o shall_v be_v as_o god_n know_v good_a and_o evil_a and_o here_o be_v the_o temptation_n lay_v under_o the_o presentation_n
himself_o say_v i_o be_o the_o resurrection_n and_o the_o life_n he_o that_o believe_v in_o i_o though_o he_o be_v dead_a yet_o shall_v he_o live_v this_o be_v he_o to_o who_o all_o the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v to_o look_v for_o salvation_n he_o be_v the_o shiloh_n the_o peaceable_a saviour_n who_o be_v now_o come_v according_a to_o jacob_n prophecy_n upon_o his_o die_a bed_n say_v the_o sceptre_n shall_v not_o depart_v from_o judah_n nor_o a_o lawgiver_n from_o between_o his_o foot_n until_o shiloh_n come_v and_o unto_o he_o shall_v the_o gather_n of_o the_o people_n be_v gen_n 49.10_o which_o sceptre_n of_o government_n be_v long_o since_o depart_v from_o judah_n therefore_o shiloh_n be_v come_v now_o the_o spiritual_a sceptre_n be_v deliver_v unto_o he_o who_o without_o respect_n of_o person_n be_v hold_v it_o forth_o unto_o all_o nation_n kindred_n tongue_n and_o people_n that_o his_o government_n may_v be_v set_v up_o and_o his_o sceptre_n sway_v in_o their_o heart_n who_o 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