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faint_v but_o that_o i_o believe_v very_o etc._n etc._n such_o must_v learn_v of_o god_n servant_n to_o wax_v more_o bold_a with_o reverence_n 13.15_o &_o resolute_a and_o see_v as_o david_n say_v our_o father_n trust_v in_o thou_o be_v not_o confound_v therefore_o to_o cry_v though_o thou_o kill_v we_o yet_o will_v we_o trust_v in_o thou_o and_o such_o must_v leave_v that_o worldly_a wisdom_n whereby_o they_o think_v it_o needless_a and_o foolish_a to_o nourish_v it_o in_o themselves_o daily_o &_o must_v become_v fool_n in_o the_o estimation_n of_o man_n that_o they_o may_v be_v wise_a by_o the_o testimony_n of_o god_n to_o keep_v their_o faith_n as_o they_o will_v their_o life_n &_o that_o by_o oft_o recourse_n have_v to_o the_o lord_n promise_n which_o fail_v not_o neither_o change_n provoke_v thereto_o by_o their_o daily_a infirmity_n and_o want_n think_v oft_o &_o much_o of_o they_o and_o pray_v for_o grace_n to_o apply_v they_o to_o themselves_o &_o grow_v strong_a by_o 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security_n and_o bold_a sin_v of_o other_o who_o fear_v no_o judgement_n day_n by_o the_o hard_a handle_n of_o those_o which_o live_v godly_a 24.12_o by_o such_o as_o be_v mighty_a and_o in_o authority_n who_o yet_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v terror_n to_o to_o such_o as_o do_v well_o and_o to_o be_v short_a by_o other_o thing_n innumerable_a yea_o 13.3_o to_o say_v the_o truth_n we_o go_v about_o nothing_o in_o the_o world_n how_o lawful_a soever_o no_o not_o our_o prayer_n themselves_o and_o hear_v of_o sermon_n which_o be_v the_o holy_a action_n of_o our_o life_n but_o from_o they_o all_o do_v he_o take_v occasion_n to_o hurt_v and_o wound_v our_o soul_n as_o i_o will_v for_o the_o better_a instruction_n of_o the_o reader_n in_o as_o few_o word_n as_o i_o can_v set_v down_o and_o show_v to_o rouse_v and_o stir_v up_o such_o as_o have_v care_n to_o do_v well_o to_o become_v more_o vigilant_a against_o his_o sleight_n and_o snare_n when_o they_o shall_v better_o know_v they_o and_o be_v 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