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this_o be_v the_o same_o exhortation_n that_o the_o apostle_n make_v use_v of_o in_o 1_o cor._n 10._o 12._o oh_o christian_n consider_v though_o now_o you_o be_v in_o your_o beauty_n vigour_n and_o strength_n yet_o a_o time_n may_v come_v wherein_o your_o strength_n may_v be_v overmatched_a and_o satan_n may_v be_v too_o hard_a for_o you_o 34._o peter_n be_v confident_a that_o he_o shall_v keep_v close_o to_o his_o master_n in_o the_o face_n of_o all_o difficulty_n whatsoever_o but_o satan_n be_v too_o hard_o for_o he_o peter_n presume_v upon_o his_o own_o strength_n it_o be_v just_a with_o god_n that_o he_o who_o trust_v to_o himself_o shall_v be_v leave_v to_o himself_o self-iealousie_n be_v very_o good_a man_n be_v a_o proud_a piece_n of_o flesh_n he_o be_v apt_a to_o be_v high_o opinionate_a of_o himself_o that_o which_o be_v my_o aim_n at_o this_o time_n be_v that_o christian_n will_v deny_v all_o supercilious_a thought_n of_o themselves_o and_o not_o as_o peter_n who_o deny_v 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dart_n to_o be_v but_o as_o the_o wave_n toss_v 2._o the_o ark_n yet_o save_v noah_n or_o as_o the_o whale_n swallow_v up_o yet_o preserve_v jonah_n or_o as_o the_o dragon_n pursue_v the_o woman_n yet_o procure_v she_o great_a preservation_n or_o as_o the_o file_n grate_v the_o iron_n yet_o make_v it_o clear_a and_o bright_a than_o before_o or_o as_o the_o mill_n grind_v the_o wheat_n yet_o make_v it_o useful_a or_o as_o the_o coal_n heat_a perfume_n yet_o make_v it_o thereby_o more_o odoriferous_a chap._n xiii_o i_o have_v now_o do_v with_o the_o second_o point_n of_o doctrine_n and_o therefore_o shall_v proceed_v to_o the_o three_o the_o word_n do_v afford_v viz._n that_o satan_n in_o all_o his_o assault_n strike_v principal_o at_o faith_n this_o be_v that_o which_o he_o make_v as_o his_o butt_n at_o which_o he_o shoot_v viz._n our_o faith_n this_o he_o will_v fain_o weaken_v and_o if_o he_o can_v shatter_v to_o piece_n but_o that_o this_o point_n may_v be_v right_o improve_v this_o method_n shall_v be_v use_v 1._o what_o this_o faith_n be_v 2._o what_o that_o faith_n be_v which_o theâ—…il_n â—…il_z strike_v at_o 3._o confirm_v the_o point_n 4._o assign_v some_o reason_n for_o the_o same_o 5._o make_v application_n sect_n i._o first_o for_o the_o first_o what_o this_o faith_n be_v unto_o which_o i_o answer_v the_o word_n faith_n have_v many_o acception_n in_o scripture_n sometime_o it_o be_v take_v objective_o and_o so_o it_o import_v the_o gospel_n or_o object_n faith_n of_o faith_n thus_o st._n paul_n preach_v the_o faith_n gal_n 1._o 23._o that_o be_v the_o gospel_n which_o be_v the_o great_a engine_n that_o let_v down_o god_n faith_n to_o man_n and_o catch_v up_o man_n faith_n to_o god_n sometime_o it_o import_v a_o dogmatical_a or_o historical_a faith_n which_o be_v a_o assent_n to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n as_o true_a and_o infallible_a thus_o the_o very_a devil_n believe_v a_o god_n and_o which_o be_v more_o than_o many_o sinful_a worm_n they_o tremble_v 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to_o be_v confirm_v viz._n that_o satan_n in_o all_o his_o assault_n strike_v principal_o at_o faith_n now_o this_o appear_v in_o these_o thing_n first_o in_o that_o god_n child_n faith_n have_v very_o often_o strong_a conflict_n and_o combat_n in_o so_o much_o that_o they_o be_v force_v to_o cry_v out_o and_o say_v woe_n be_v i_o what_o shall_v i_o do_v what_o shall_v i_o do_v the_o saint_n devil_n faith_n and_o the_o devil_n temptation_n do_v ofttimes_o strive_v together_o like_o the_o sun_n and_o the_o cloud_n to_o i_o a_o fit_a emblem_n thereof_o one_o will_v get_v the_o mastery_n and_o the_o other_o will_v get_v the_o mastery_n second_o in_o that_o god_n child_n faith_n be_v sometime_o weaken_a and_o lose_v gradual_o as_o to_o some_o degree_n of_o it_o though_o it_o shall_v recover_v itself_o again_o by_o the_o powerful_a influence_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n all_o that_o i_o have_v say_v about_o this_o may_v be_v confirm_v in_o abraham_n david_n peter_n and_o paul_n sect_n iv._o 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pray_v 2._o christ_n pray_v now_o in_o heaven_n because_o as_o man_n he_o rejoice_v both_o to_o be_v subject_a unto_o god_n and_o to_o acknowledge_v he_o as_o the_o great_a and_o the_o author_n of_o all_o good_n as_o christ_n be_v man_n he_o ought_v not_o to_o omit_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v proper_a to_o man_n viz._n prayer_n sect_n vii_o forasmuch_a as_o i_o have_v only_o be_v admit_v to_o make_v use_v but_o of_o one_o argument_n for_o the_o assert_v of_o believer_n perseverance_n viz._n christ_n intercession_n which_o the_o doctrine_n only_o contain_v i_o shall_v therefore_o furnish_v you_o only_o with_o some_o scripture_n that_o may_v evince_v this_o truth_n now_o in_o the_o close_a for_o loath_a i_o be_o to_o leave_v such_o a_o comfortable_a doctrine_n as_o this_o be_v dark_a although_o what_o have_v be_v say_v already_o about_o it_o may_v suffice_v yet_o in_o regard_n that_o the_o holy_a scripture_n do_v abound_v with_o argument_n for_o it_o i_o shall_v just_o touch_v upon_o 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compass_n and_o latitude_n of_o thing_n desirable_a but_o nothing_o in_o any_o of_o they_o less_o than_o god_n will_v content_v a_o christian_a god_n chief_o nothing_o but_o god_n and_o only_a god_n do_v the_o gracious_a soul_n desire_n nothing_o but_o god_n in_o the_o ordinance_n and_o nothing_o but_o god_n in_o the_o creature_n first_o nothing_o but_o god_n in_o the_o ordinance_n as_o prayer_n hear_v and_o receive_v first_o it_o be_v god_n in_o prayer_n that_o the_o gracious_a soul_n only_o desire_v he_o reckon_v deum_fw-la prayer_n not_o prayer_n unless_o he_o meâ—…ts_v with_o god_n therefore_o he_o pray_v that_o he_o may_v converse_v with_o god_n speak_v to_o god_n and_o rest_v in_o god_n vision_n of_o god_n communion_n with_o god_n and_o supply_v from_o god_n be_v the_o end_n of_o prayer_n no_o climb_v up_o to_o heaven_n but_o by_o this_o iacob_n ladder_n second_o it_o be_v god_n in_o 17._o lest_o god_n in_o judgement_n shall_v say_v sleep_v on_o if_o a_o judge_n give_v a_o 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