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devil_n and_o make_v he_o swell_v he_o do_v burst_v when_o he_o do_v set_v upon_o our_o saviour_n put_v he_o to_o shame_n 4._o matth._n 4._o and_o to_o his_o heel_n sudden_o this_o curbled_a and_o so_o rattle_v the_o ruffian_n that_o be_v send_v from_o the_o scribe_n and_o high_a priest_n 7._o john_n 7._o to_o attach_v and_o arrest_v christ_n as_o they_o have_v no_o power_n over_o he_o it_o exhort_v it_o threaten_v it_o incit_v it_o reclaym_v it_o instruct_v it_o convince_v it_o sing_v it_o mourn_v it_o pray_v it_o detest_v it_o commend_v it_o disallow_v it_o recount_v thing_n past_a foretell_v thing_n to_o come_v it_o sing_v of_o mercy_n and_o discourse_v of_o judgement_n it_o bend_v every_o way_n like_o to_o soft_a wax_n to_o bend_v our_o stubborn_a conscience_n paul_n in_o this_o especial_o commend_v his_o timothy_n 3._o 2._o tim._n 3._o that_o he_o have_v spend_v his_o time_n in_o the_o study_n of_o the_o scripture_n from_o his_o tender_a age_n whereby_o he_o be_v able_a to_o 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27._o the_o lord_n be_v my_o life_n and_o my_o salvation_n who_o then_o shall_v i_o fear_v the_o lord_n be_v the_o strength_n of_o my_o life_n of_o who_o then_o shall_v i_o be_v afraid_a what_o if_o host_n of_o man_n beset_v i_o 23._o psalm_n 23._o yet_o shall_v i_o not_o fear_v and_o though_o there_o rise_v up_o war_n against_o i_o yet_o shall_v i_o put_v my_o trust_n in_o thou_o and_o with_o daniel_n consorte_v show_v our_o heroical_a and_o invincible_a stomach_n with_o faithful_a heart_n say_v behold_v the_o god_n who_o we_o worship_v 3._o dan._n 3._o he_o shall_v deliver_v we_o out_o of_o the_o fiery_a furnace_n and_o with_o peerless_a paul_n commune_v the_o case_n and_o challenge_v all_o adversary_n power_n into_o the_o field_n and_o expostulate_v thus_o with_o they_o 8._o rom._n 8._o who_o shall_v separate_v we_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n which_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n our_o lord_n and_o with_o he_o when_o we_o have_v see_v all_o that_o they_o can_v do_v be_v of_o this_o 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