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fall_v that_o afterward_o he_o may_v deal_v more_o gentle_o with_o the_o people_n of_o god_n therefore_o it_o be_v say_v to_o he_o when_o thou_o be_v convert_v strengthen_v thy_o brethren_n it_o follow_v then_o come_v jesus_n with_o they_o unto_o a_o place_n call_v gethsemane_n 2._o mat._n 26.36_o john_n 18.1_o verse_n 2._o where_o be_v a_o garden_n into_o the_o which_o he_o enter_v and_o his_o disciple_n and_o judas_n also_o which_o betray_v he_o know_v the_o place_n for_o jesus_n ofttimes_o resort_v thither_o with_o his_o disciple_n and_o say_v unto_o his_o disciple_n sit_v you_o here_o ibid._n matth._n ibid._n while_o i_o go_v and_o pray_v jonder_n we_o hear_v
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that_o dwell_v in_o zion_n shall_v not_o fear_v thou_o o_o ashur_n the_o child_n also_o shall_v take_v up_o rod_n they_o shall_v whip_v and_o scourge_v thou_o they_o shall_v be_v so_o strengthen_v by_o faith_n in_o i_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v nothing_o afraid_a of_o thy_o temptation_n yea_o they_o shall_v tear_v thou_o all_o to_o piece_n and_o spurn_v thou_o for_o it_o be_v finish_v 1._o by_o this_o word_n of_o christ_n be_v our_o faith_n confirm_v against_o all_o heretic_n and_o antichrist_n himself_o 2._o hereby_o also_o may_v we_o triumph_v over_o all_o adversity_n whatsoever_o for_o if_o we_o be_v tempt_v with_o any_o lust_n of_o sin_n if_o death_n if_o hell_n rush_v upon_o we_o we_o may_v say_v why_o rage_a thou_o thus_o why_o be_v thou_o so_o mad_a do_v not_o hear_v that_o victory_n be_v at_o hand_n and_o that_o all_o thing_n be_v finish_v for_o however_o we_o may_v now_o be_v sensible_a of_o those_o thing_n yet_o they_o be_v as_o a_o serpent_n without_o poison_n as_o a_o 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