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to_o give_v all_o whereas_o indeed_o he_o can_v perform_v nothing_o at_o all_o of_o his_o proud_a promise_n affection_n let_v we_o then_o my_o soul_n in_o imitation_n of_o our_o dear_a saviour_n sufferance_n and_o remptation_n and_o with_o a_o absolute_a submission_n to_o his_o good_a pleasure_n in_o what_o ere_o he_o may_v permit_v to_o fall_v upon_o we_o let_v we_o i_o say_v comfortable_o and_o courageous_o say_v with_o the_o psalmist_n try_v i_o o_o lord_n and_o prove_v i_o my_o dross_n must_v be_v burn_v away_o to_o be_v come_v pure_a gold_n fitr_n for_o the_o tabernacle_n whether_o it_o be_v with_o vain_a suggestion_n of_o desire_v to_o know_v more_o than_o we_o ougt_v to_o know_v or_o with_o the_o ambition_n of_o the_o honour_n and_o riches_n of_o this_o world_n or_o final_o by_o representation_n of_o the_o most_o horrid_a despair_n in_o god_n mercy_n etc._n etc._n or_o the_o most_o base_a impurity_n imaginable_a desire_v only_o to_o hear_v with_o s._n paul_n my_o grace_n be_v sufficient_a for_o thou_o with_o resolution_n to_o beg_v it_o earnest_o and_o without_o intermission_n the_o second_o point_n how_o do_v jesus_n overcome_v the_o devil_n not_o in_o bread_n alone_o do_v man_n live_v etc._n etc._n thou_o shall_v not_o tempt_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n etc._n etc._n avaunt_o satan_n the_o lord_n thy_o god_n thou_o shall_v adore_v matth._n 4._o consider_v how_o our_o sweet_a saviour_n have_v not_o only_o give_v we_o a_o example_n of_o humble_a patient_a suffering_n of_o the_o devil_n assault_n in_o almost_o all_o manner_n of_o temptation_n in_o all_o time_n place_n and_o circumstance_n but_o he_o do_v also_o in_o his_o own_o word_n teach_v we_o how_o to_o make_v resistance_n and_o how_o to_o over_o come_v it_o be_v not_o in_o bread_n alone_o that_o man_n live_v thou_o shall_v not_o tempt_v the_o lord_n ihy_a god_n ¿_o but_o thou_o shall_v adore_v he_o affection_n it_o be_v not_o then_o my_o soul_n in_o confidence_n of_o our_o own_o virtue_n &_o strength_n 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