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of_o break_a reed_n &_o so_o god_n uphold_v they_o and_o confirm_v they_o and_o they_o cry_v out_o say_v michael_n which_o signifi_v who_o like_v to_o god_n wherein_o they_o contradict_v the_o wretched_a lucifer_n and_o his_o follower_n who_o will_v needs_o make_v idol_n of_o themselves_o ascribe_v that_o to_o themselves_o which_o do_v belong_v to_o god_n which_o be_v to_o be_v the_o beginning_n and_o the_o protection_n and_o the_o entiere_fw-fr repose_n of_o all_o creature_n not_o as_o if_o they_o conceive_v that_o this_o can_v be_v they_o who_o know_v themselves_o to_o be_v creature_n but_o because_o they_o take_v pleasure_n in_o it_o as_o if_o so_o it_o have_v be_v as_o proud_a man_n use_v to_o do_v who_o although_o with_o the_o mouth_n or_o understanding_n they_o cry_v out_o that_o they_o hold_v and_o hope_v for_o all_o their_o good_a from_o god_n yet_o by_o heed_n by_o note_v and_o take_v heed_n their_o will_n they_o exalt_v themselves_o and_o they_o vain_o rejoice_v in_o 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forth_o no_o other_o fruit_n then_o confusion_n sin_n and_o death_n and_o if_o in_o any_o sort_n i_o have_v have_v any_o good_a thing_n i_o receive_v it_o of_o thou_o and_o whatsoever_o good_a i_o have_v now_o the_o same_o i_o hold_v of_o thou_o if_o at_o any_o time_n i_o stand_v fast_o on_o foot_n i_o stand_v by_o thou_o but_o when_o i_o fall_v i_o fall_v of_o myself_o and_o for_o ever_o shall_v i_o have_v remain_v fall_v into_o that_o dirt_n if_o thou_o have_v not_o raise_v i_o and_o for_o ever_o shall_v i_o have_v be_v blind_a if_o i_o have_v not_o be_v illuminate_v by_o thou_o when_o i_o be_v fall_v i_o shall_v never_o have_v rise_v unless_o thou_o have_v reach_v forth_o thy_o hand_n and_o after_o i_o be_v once_o raise_v i_o shall_v instant_o have_v return_v to_o fall_v if_o thou_o have_v not_o hold_v i_o and_o so_o thy_o grace_n and_o thy_o mercy_n o_o lord_n do_v ever_o march_v before_o i_o deliver_v i_o out_o of_o all_o mischief_n save_v i_o from_o sinne_n stir_v i_o up_o to_o 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all_o other_o sin_n chap._n lxvii_o wherein_o he_o prosecute_v the_o former_a exercise_n and_o of_o the_o much_o light_n which_o our_o lord_n be_v wont_a to_o give_v by_o mean_n thereof_o whereby_o they_o know_v the_o greatness_n of_o god_n and_o as_o it_o be_v the_o nothing_o of_o their_o littleness_n consider_v therefore_o o_o virgin_n these_o word_n of_o s._n augustine_n with_o attention_n &_o thou_o will_v see_v how_o far_o off_o thou_o be_v to_o be_v from_o ascribe_v any_o glory_n to_o thyself_o not_o only_o of_o raise_v thyself_o from_o sin_n but_o in_o determine_v thyself_o from_o return_v to_o fall_v for_o as_o i_o tell_v thou_o if_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n shall_v once_o retire_v itself_o from_o thou_o thou_o will_v instant_o fall_v back_o into_o that_o profound_a pit_n of_o be_v nothing_o so_o if_o god_n shall_v forbear_v to_o preserve_v thou_o thou_o will_v return_v to_o those_o and_o more_o grievous_a sin_n than_o those_o from_o which_o he_o deliver_v thou_o be_v 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