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much_o as_o they_o long_v to_o be_v at_o home_n they_o will_v make_v no_o more_o haste_n than_o good-speed_n this_o much_o of_o the_o first_o thing_n the_o second_o follow_v sect_n 4._o show_v how_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o spirit_n may_v be_v distinguish_v from_o delusion_n of_o satan_n and_o the_o presumption_n of_o our_o own_o heart_n it_o may_v be_v some_o or_o other_o may_v be_v yet_o fearful_a and_o suspicious_a lest_o they_o shall_v mistake_v and_o be_v deceive_v and_o so_o meet_v with_o the_o true_a misery_n of_o false_a joy_n it_o be_v all_o one_o to_o the_o devil_n which_o way_n any_o go_v to_o hell_n so_o they_o go_v there_o whether_o through_o the_o common_a road_n and_o dirty_a highway_n of_o profaneness_n immorality_n and_o irreligion_n or_o through_o the_o field_n and_o pleasant_a walk_n of_o a_o form_n of_o godliness_n which_o have_v its_o joy_n rapture_n transport_v and_o ecstasy_n too_o for_o the_o evil_a spirit_n do_v ape_n the_o good_a one_o and_o that_o he_o may_v the_o more_o facile_o and_o undiscernable_o deceive_v he_o put_v on_o the_o garb_n of_o a_o angel_n of_o light_n how_o therefore_o shall_v we_o discern_v whether_o the_o testimony_n which_o we_o think_v we_o have_v be_v sound_a and_o good_a or_o but_o feign_v and_o counterfeit_a i_o confess_v it_o be_v good_a to_o watch_v and_o be_v circumspect_a because_o of_o our_o adversary_n the_o devil_n who_o be_v seldom_o more_o our_o adversary_n than_o when_o he_o pretend_v to_o be_v our_o friend_n as_o he_o do_v to_o eve_n and_o to_o christ_n himself_o but_o yet_o they_o that_o have_v the_o testimony_n of_o god_n spirit_n be_v secure_a and_o safe_a though_o they_o that_o have_v it_o not_o can_v be_v so_o what_o ever_o presume_v confidence_n they_o may_v entertain_v themselves_o with_o i_o shall_v therefore_o endeavour_v to_o clear_v this_o thing_n that_o none_o may_v be_v harden_v through_o the_o deceitfulness_n of_o sin_n or_o satan_n or_o their_o own_o heart_n in_o relation_n whereunto_o i_o shall_v lay_v down_o three_o rule_n to_o which_o though_o i_o purpose_v not_o to_o speak_v much_o yet_o i_o hope_v to_o speak_v much_o to_o the_o purpose_n have_v first_o premise_v this_o one_o thing_n that_o they_o can_v have_v the_o witness_n who_o have_v not_o the_o work_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o consequent_o they_o can_v have_v the_o witness_n of_o the_o spirit_n who_o have_v not_o the_o witness_n of_o their_o own_o spirit_n or_o the_o testimony_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n for_o if_o our_o heart_n condemn_v we_o upon_o just_a ground_n and_o we_o do_v not_o bear_v false_a witness_n against_o ourselves_o which_o be_v the_o sin_n of_o many_o a_o otherwise_o tender-hearted_a christian_n i_o say_v if_o our_o heart_n condemn_v