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to_o fly_v to_o egypt_n his_o dear_a wife_n be_v 2._o twice_o pluck_v out_o of_o his_o bosom_n he_o war_v with_o four_o 14._o king_n not_o without_o great_a danger_n of_o his_o life_n his_o wife_n continue_v 1._o barren_a on_o who_o issue_n the_o hope_n of_o his_o life_n attend_v when_o he_o have_v a_o son_n by_o hagar_n he_o be_v drive_v to_o abandon_v he_o now_o isaac_n 12._o be_v bear_v he_o have_v the_o promise_n seal_v in_o his_o bosom_n he_o have_v quiet_a and_o rest_n in_o his_o old_a age_n but_o see_v god_n thunder_v from_o heaven_n and_o rouse_v abraham_n out_o of_o the_o only_a joy_n and_o content_v of_o his_o life_n abraham_n take_v now_o thy_o only_a son_n izack_n who_o thou_o love_v let_v abraham_n teach_v we_o what_o our_o life_n be_v he_o which_o bear_v the_o great_a love_n to_o god_n what_o do_v he_o but_o sustain_v the_o great_a trial_n he_o which_o hold_v as_o a_o great_a captain_n in_o the_o host_n of_o god_n the_o buckler_n of_o faith_n before_o we_o all_o how_o 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thing_n if_o our_o soul_n have_v not_o first_o of_o themselves_o receive_v that_o inward_a hurt_n by_o which_o their_o desire_n be_v make_v subject_n to_o sin_n as_o the_o woman_n desire_n be_v make_v subject_a to_o the_o 16._o husband_n and_o as_o the_o philosopher_n say_v the_o matter_n to_o the_o form_n now_o the_o form_n of_o this_o temptation_n moses_n set_v down_o in_o the_o high_a sort_n whereas_o god_n do_v seem_v to_o shake_v the_o faith_n of_o his_o word_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o his_o holy_a servant_n by_o a_o contrary_a engine_n of_o the_o same_o word_n to_o this_o god_n cit_v abraham_n by_o name_n twice_o to_o obedience_n that_o he_o may_v have_v no_o doubt_n who_o be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o temptation_n have_v he_o not_o be_v certain_o persuade_v that_o it_o be_v the_o voice_n the_o word_n of_o god_n with_o which_o he_o stand_v charge_v to_o offer_v his_o son_n izak_n he_o may_v most_o easy_o avoid_v any_o other_o temptation_n or_o whatsoever_o art_n or_o subtlety_n 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