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s._n paul_n say_v that_o it_o exceed_v all_o understanding_n and_o when_o the_o flesh_n shall_v be_v thus_o obedient_a and_o thus_o temper_v then_o shall_v we_o be_v far_o from_o hear_v the_o voice_n of_o her_o sensuality_n her_o of_o sensuality_n natural_a language_n and_o out_o of_o danger_n also_o of_o fall_v under_o that_o terrible_a malediction_n which_o god_n cast_v out_o against_o our_o first_o father_n adam_n because_o he_o bearkn_v to_o the_o voice_n of_o his_o wife_n it_o rather_o belong_v to_o we_o to_o make_v she_o serve_v we_o and_o to_o hear_v our_o voice_n and_o as_o we_o will_v do_v to_o a_o bird_n in_o cage_n so_o to_o teach_v she_o to_o speak_v our_o religion_n our_o of_o reason_n &_o religion_n language_n and_o to_o make_v she_o learn_v it_o since_o she_o can_v obey_v we_o with_o so_o much_o readiness_n by_o labour_n by_o a_o sweet_a fraiâ—e_n of_o a_o long_a labour_n which_o long_o root_v obedience_n which_o she_o yield_v to_o reason_n she_o grow_v so_o well_o 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our_o lord_n alone_o be_v able_a to_o discover_v they_o we_o will_v only_o speak_v a_o few_o word_n remit_v the_o rest_n to_o christ_n who_o be_v the_o true_a instructor_n of_o our_o soul_n the_o devil_n be_v call_v by_o many_o name_n to_o declare_v the_o mischief_n that_o be_v in_o he_o but_o among_o they_o all_o let_v we_o speak_v of_o two_o that_o of_o dragon_n and_o that_o of_o lyon_n a_o dragon_n he_o be_v as_o say_v s._n augustine_n because_o he_o secret_o do_v lie_v in_o ambush_n and_o lay_v his_o snare_n a_o lion_n because_o he_o do_v open_o persecute_v the_o snare_n which_o he_o lay_v to_o deceive_v we_o by_o be_v first_o to_o
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matt._n 26._o watch_n and_o pray_v that_o you_o may_v not_o enter_v into_o temptation_n and_o the_o same_o do_v he_o advise_v when_o he_o say_v 21._o say_v luc._n 21._o watch_v in_o prayer_n at_o all_o time_n that_o you_o may_v escape_v from_o these_o thing_n which_o be_v to_o come_v and_o that_o you_o may_v be_v able_a to_o appear_v before_o the_o son_n of_o the_o virgin_n and_o s._n paul_n â—_o paul_n ephes_n â—_o do_v couple_v these_o two_o thing_n when_o hearm_v the_o cavalier_n of_o christ_n towards_o the_o spiritual_a war_n which_o he_o be_v to_o make_v against_o the_o devil_n for_o as_o a_o man_n how_o well_o soever_o he_o fare_v yet_o unless_o he_o rest_v and_o sleep_v he_o will_v be_v weak_a &_o run_v hazard_n of_o go_v out_o of_o his_o wit_n so_o will_v it_o happen_v to_o one_o that_o work_v &_o pray_v not_o for_o â—ody_n for_o prayer_n be_v that_o to_o the_o soul_n which_o rest_n be_v to_o the_o â—ody_n prayer_n be_v that_o to_o the_o soul_n which_o repose_n be_v to_o the_o 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