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then_o they_o eat_v in_o the_o deep_a and_o like_o poison_n diffuse_v their_o malignity_n the_o further_o we_o see_v that_o man_n who_o be_v at_o first_o but_o in_o a_o ordinary_a fret_n if_o they_o continue_v to_o meditate_v upon_o their_o provocation_n they_o increase_v their_o vexation_n and_o if_o they_o give_v themselves_o to_o vent_v their_o passion_n by_o their_o tongue_n though_o they_o begin_v in_o some_o moderation_n yet_o as_o motion_n cause_v heat_n so_o their_o own_o word_n whet_v their_o rage_n according_a to_o eccles_n 10._o 13._o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o word_n of_o his_o mouth_n be_v foolishness_n but_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o his_o talk_n be_v mischievous_a madness_n the_o same_o advantage_n have_v satan_n against_o man_n by_o hold_v down_o their_o thought_n to_o these_o occasion_n of_o discomposure_n if_o occasion_n be_v so_o much_o in_o satan_n power_n and_o he_o have_v also_o so_o great_a a_o hand_n over_o man_n passion_n it_o be_v too_o evident_a that_o he_o can_v do_v very_o much_o to_o discompose_v the_o spirit_n of_o man_n that_o be_v natural_o obnoxious_a to_o these_o trouble_n except_o god_n restrain_v he_o and_o grace_n oppose_v he_o thus_o have_v i_o speak_v my_o thought_n of_o the_o first_o sort_n of_o trouble_n by_o which_o satan_n do_v undermine_v the_o peace_n of_o man_n heart_n chap._n vii_o of_o the_o second_o way_n to_o hinder_v peace_n affrightment_n the_o general_a nature_n and_o burden_n of_o they_o in_o several_a particular_n what_o be_v the_o way_n by_o which_o he_o affright_v 1._o atheistical_a injection_n observation_n of_o his_o proceed_n in_o they_o 2._o blasphemous_a thought_n 3._o affrightful_a suggestion_n of_o reprobation_n observation_n of_o his_o proceed_n in_o that_o course_n 4._o frightful_a motion_n to_o sâ—n._n 5._o strong_a immediate_a impression_n of_o fear_n 6._o affrightful_a scrupulosity_n of_o conscience_n the_o next_o rank_n of_o trouble_n by_o which_o the_o devil_n do_v endeavour_v to_o molest_v we_o i_o call_v affrightment_n it_o be_v usual_a for_o those_o that_o speak_v of_o temptation_n to_o distinguish_v they_o thus_o some_o be_v say_v they_o enticement_n terriculamenta_fw-la some_o be_v affrightment_n but_o then_o they_o extend_v these_o affrightment_n further_o than_o i_o intend_v comprehend_v under_o they_o all_o those_o temptation_n of_o sadness_n and_o terror_n of_o which_o i_o be_o next_o to_o speak_v but_o by_o affrightment_n i_o mean_v only_o these_o perplexity_n of_o spirit_n into_o which_o satan_n cast_v man_n by_o overacting_a their_o fear_n or_o astonish_v their_o mind_n by_o inject_v unusual_a and_o horrid_a thought_n against_o their_o consent_n some_o there_o be_v that_o have_v think_v those_o temptation_n of_o which_o the_o apostle_n complain_v 2_o cor._n 12._o 7._o there_o be_v give_v i_o a_o thorn_n in_o the_o flesh_n the_o messenger_n of_o satan_n to_o buffet_v i_o be_v of_o this_o kind_n
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