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to_o sink_v and_o conceive_v itself_o almost_o in_o hell_n it_o think_v it_o shall_v never_o overcome_v those_o assault_n it_o think_v it_o shall_v never_o get_v out_o of_o these_o temptation_n you_o that_o find_v these_o now_o or_o may_v find_v these_o hereafter_o let_v it_o please_v god_n to_o speak_v peace_n unto_o you_o you_o may_v observe_v marvellous_a comfort_n from_o the_o former_a doctrine_n the_o text_n say_v if_o satan_n will_v not_o come_v out_o the_o lord_n jesus_n will_v bind_v the_o strong_a man_n and_o overcome_v he_o and_o take_v his_o weapon_n away_o from_o he_o and_o free_a the_o house_n of_o he_o and_o then_o he_o himself_o will_v go_v in_o and_o take_v possession_n rom._n 16.20_o there_o say_v the_o text_n the_o lord_n of_o heaven_n shall_v short_o beat_v down_o satan_n and_o trample_v his_fw-mi under_o â—â—eet_a however_o haply_o satan_n will_v not_o down_o but_o be_v proud_a and_o malicious_a towards_o you_o though_o you_o can_v conquer_v he_o and_o quiet_v he_o though_o you_o can_v command_v the_o churlish_a cur_n yet_o the_o master_n can_v if_o there_o be_v a_o bandog_n or_o a_o mastiff_n in_o the_o way_n the_o passenger_n must_v seek_v by_o all_o fair_a mean_n to_o appease_v he_o and_o yet_o haply_o he_o will_v not_o be_v quiet_a but_o if_o though_o muster_n come_v he_o can_v command_v he_o and_o still_o he_o present_o so_o it_o be_v with_o this_o cur_n devil_n he_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o god_n bandog_n god_n mastiff_n whereby_o he_o whurri_v poor_a sinner_n to_o make_v they_o run_v to_o heaven_n for_o comfort_n though_o you_o can_v quiet_v he_o yet_o god_n can_v command_v he_o and_o make_v he_o fall_v under_o your_o foot_n and_o though_o he_o will_v not_o go_v out_o yet_o god_n will_v by_o strong_a hand_n cast_v he_o out_o whether_o he_o will_v or_o no_o nay_o though_o there_o be_v a_o legion_n of_o devil_n in_o thou_o yet_o the_o lord_n will_v force_v they_o out_o luke_n 8.30_o christ_n meet_v with_o a_o man_n which_o have_v devil_n a_o long_a time_n and_o when_o bee_n see_v jesus_n he_o fall_v down_o before_o he_o and_o cry_v with_o a_o loud_a vayce_n what_o have_v we_o to_o do_v with_o thou_o jesus_n than_o son_n of_o the_o live_a god_n and_o jesus_n ask_v he_o what_o be_v thy_o name_n and_o they_o say_v legion_n because_o many_o devil_n be_v enter_v into_o he_o i_o command_v thou_o thou_o unclean_a spirit_n to_o come_v out_o of_o he_o say_v christ_n and_o so_o satan_n be_v force_v out_o whether_o he_o will_v or_o no_o and_o therefore_o cheer_n thou_o thy_o soul_n and_o comfort_n thou_o thy_o heart_n which_o find_v trouble_n in_o this_o kind_n and_o the_o temptation_n of_o satan_n if_o he_o be_v violent_a in_o tempt_v god_n will_v be_v as_o strong_a in_o conquer_a and_o bind_v of_o he_o and_o he_o will_v cast_v he_o out_o and_o this_o be_v the_o first_o thing_n which_o hinder_v a_o man_n in_o a_o christian_n course_n namely_o the_o temptation_n of_o satan_n and_o if_o thy_o heart_n be_v still_o manure_v and_o 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