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seed_n he_o shall_v crush_v thy_o head_n and_o thou_o shall_v crush_v his_o heel_n gen._n 3.15_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o child_n be_v partaker_n of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n he_o also_o christ_n himself_o likewâ—ise_v take_v part_n of_o the_o same_o that_o through_o death_n he_o may_v abolish_v he_o that_o have_v the_o power_n of_o death_n that_o be_v the_o devil_n and_o that_o he_o may_v deliver_v they_o all_o which_o foâ—_n fear_v of_o death_n all_o their_o life_n time_n be_v subject_a to_o bondage_n heb._n 2.14_o 15._o and_o there_o be_v war_n in_o heaven_n michael_n and_o his_o angel_n war_v against_o the_o dragon_n the_o dragon_n also_o war_v &_o his_o angel_n but_o prevail_v not_o neither_o be_v their_o place_n find_v any_o more_o in_o heaven_n and_o cast_n be_v the_o great_a dragon_n that_o old_a serpent_n call_v devil_n and_o satan_n that_o deceive_v the_o whole_a world_n cast_n be_v he_o into_o the_o earth_n and_o his_o angel_n be_v cast_v with_o he_o reu_fw-fr 12.7.8_o 9_o a_o 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