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deceive_v the_o very_a elect_a even_o fundamental_o and_o final_o matth._n 24._o 24._o as_o other_o be_v a_o eminent_a instance_n of_o this_o cheat_a devil_n you_o have_v concern_v saul_n aforementioned_a to_o who_o satan_n that_o old_a serpent_n do_v counterfeit_a samuel_n in_o speech_n and_o habit_n and_o with_o great_a gravity_n samuel-like_a upbraid_v he_o with_o spare_v agag_n etc._n etc._n before_o the_o fact_n be_v do_v he_o tempt_v saul_n to_o it_o under_o the_o colour_n of_o a_o act_n of_o mercy_n and_o why_o shall_v he_o be_v so_o cruel_a to_o his_o fellow-creature_n not_o a_o word_n of_o any_o stumbling-block_n satan_n lay_v in_o saul_n way_n to_o hinder_v this_o seem_a work_n of_o mercy_n before_o his_o do_v of_o it_o but_o now_o when_o it_o be_v do_v though_o it_o be_v do_v through_o his_o tempt_v he_o thereunto_o he_o press_v it_o with_o all_o aggravation_n upon_o his_o conscience_n in_o his_o day_n of_o distress_n as_o a_o heinous_a and_o horrible_a sin_n that_o he_o may_v drive_v they_o into_o despair_n and_o he_o play_v the_o sophister_n with_o saul_n in_o the_o prophetical_a part_n of_o that_o passage_n of_o pageantry_n as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o historical_a to_o morrow_n thou_o and_o thy_o son_n shall_v be_v with_o i_o 1_n sam_n 28._o 19_o wherein_o he_o can_v not_o mean_v heaven_n with_o true_a samuel_n for_o that_o be_v too_o good_a a_o place_n for_o bad_a saul_n nor_o hell_n with_o himself_o the_o true_a satan_n for_o that_o be_v too_o bad_a a_o place_n for_o good_a jonathan_n but_o the_o state_n of_o the_o dead_a the_o old_a deceiver_n insinuate_v to_o saul_n thereby_o that_o the_o soul_n of_o all_o man_n of_o the_o good_a as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o bad_a do_v go_v to_o the_o same_o place_n and_o seek_v to_o blot_v out_o of_o he_o therewith_o all_o knowledge_n and_o apprehension_n of_o eternal_a life_n oh_o miserable_a comfort_n in_o distress_n and_o no_o better_o can_v those_o expect_v that_o run_v to_o witch_n etc._n etc._n for_o ease_n the_o parasite_n and_o tempter_n before_o sin_n will_v be_v a_o tyrant_n and_o tormentor_n after_o it_o when_o he_o have_v accomplish_v his_o end_n his_o flattery_n go_v no_o further_o but_o turn_v into_o fury_n 4._o although_o satan_n be_v all_o this_o and_o much_o more_o against_o fall_v mankind_n which_o make_v he_o their_o great_a adversary_n yet_o have_v a_o man_n a_o worse_a enemy_n than_o he_o to_o wit_n his_o own_o superlatively-deceitful_a and_o desperate_o wicked_a heart_n every_o one_o carry_v a_o tempter_n in_o his_o bosom_n whereby_o he_o be_v draw_v away_o and_o entice_v jam._n 1._o 14_o 15._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d entice_v as_o a_o fish_n by_o a_o bait_n yea_o draw_v away_o by_o his_o own_o bias_n of_o lust_n the_o devil_n have_v only_o a_o insinuate_a sleight_n not_o any_o force_n or_o constrain_a might_n man_v own_o concupiscence_n carry_v the_o great_a sway_n and_o stroke_n therein_o thence_o it_o be_v say_v that_o deceit_n as_o well_o as_o all_o other_o soul-defiling-evils_a come_v out_o of_o the_o heart_n mark_v 7._o 22_o 23._o satan_n may_v besiege_v we_o day_n without_o number_n and_o without_o success_n too_o if_o a_o treacherous_a party_n be_v not_o within_o to_o let_v down_o the_o drawbridge_n and_o to_o set_v open_a the_o gate_n of_o the_o city_n for_o his_o entrance_n and_o entertainment_n there_o be_v deceit_n in_o the_o heart_n prov._n 12._o 20._o and_o therefore_o christ_n tell_v you_o it_o come_v out_o of_o the_o heart_n what_o be_v in_o the_o well_o will_v be_v in_o the_o bucket_n sure_o they_o be_v redeem_v from_o deceit_n indeed_o psal_n 72.14_o that_o have_v a_o cover_n for_o their_o heart_n that_o well_o which_o be_v so_o full_a of_o crawl_a lust_n to_o wit_n the_o cover_n of_o god_n spirit_n isa_n 31._o 1._o every_o vessel_n that_o want_v a_o cover_n be_v unclean_a num._n 19_o 15._o so_o be_v the_o heart_n that_o be_v open_a to_o satan_n squib_n for_o ingress_n and_o sinful_a thought_n for_o egress_n 5._o the_o second_o thing_n next_o to_o the_o old_a serpent_n be_v antichrist_n the_o man_n of_o sin_n call_v primogenitus_a diaboli_fw-la the_o first-born_a of_o the_o serpent_n seed_n that_o grand_a impostor_n who_o come_v be_v after_o the_o work_n of_o satan_n with_o lie_v wonder_n and_o all_o deceivableness_n 2_o thes_n 2._o 9_o 10._o that_o beast_n which_o do_v great_a wonder_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o man_n and_o deceive_v they_o that_o dwell_v on_o the_o earth_n revel_v 13._o 13_o 14._o this_o son_n of_o perdition_n cheat_v the_o world_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o wonder_n of_o a_o lie_n which_o be_v a_o usual_a hebraism_n to_o denote_v the_o notorious_a fallacy_n and_o falsehood_n of_o his_o wonder_n they_o be_v either_o lie_a prodigy_n or_o prodigious_a lie_n such_o as_o some_o of_o themselves_o say_v be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n false_a yet_o be_v devise_v for_o good_a intention_n this_o ludovicus_n vives_z one_o of_o their_o own_o further_o confirm_v affirm_v that_o the_o author_n of_o the_o golden_a or_o rather_o lie_v legend_n have_v a_o brazen_a face_n corrupt_v the_o life_n of_o their_o canonize_v saint_n with_o abundance_n of_o lie_n and_o that_o the_o deviser_n of_o those_o fable_n do_v not_o set_v down_o what_o their_o saint_n do_v but_o what_o themselves_o will_v have_v have_v they_o do_v and_o the_o doctrine_n of_o popery_n be_v like_o their_o miracle_n lie_v doctrine_n it_o be_v no_o other_o than_o a_o farrago_fw-la of_o falsity_n and_o old_a heresy_n for_o as_o the_o centurist_n say_v the_o old_a heretic_n flee_v at_o the_o light_n of_o truth_n and_o hide_v themselves_o in_o the_o popish_a clergy_n and_o whence_o do_v all_o this_o arise_v but_o from_o their_o own_o treacherous_a and_o deceitful_a heart_n whereby_o they_o be_v