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a_o offer_n of_o they_o all_o unto_o he_o and_o three_o upon_o what_o condition_n if_o thou_o will_v fall_v down_o and_o worship_v i_o by_o this_o temptation_n of_o worldly_a thing_n pleasant_a to_o the_o eye_n do_v he_o entangle_v our_o first_o parent_n by_o this_o since_o then_o have_v he_o snare_v and_o wound_v all_o their_o posterity_n and_o by_o it_o now_o as_o his_o strong_a temptation_n do_v he_o hope_v to_o prevail_v against_o the_o lord_n jesus_n but_o as_o we_o have_v say_v the_o success_n be_v not_o according_a to_o his_o expectation_n and_o he_o show_v he_o how_o it_o be_v that_o satan_n can_v show_v our_o lord_n all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o world_n world_n we_o be_v not_o curious_o to_o inquire_v see_v by_o the_o subtlety_n of_o his_o wit_n and_o knowledge_n get_v by_o long_a experience_n he_o be_v now_o almost_o six_o thousand_o year_n old_a he_o can_v do_v many_o thing_n which_o we_o can_v understand_v for_o if_o a_o man_n by_o the_o quickness_n of_o his_o wit_n 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delight_n to_o speak_v of_o it_o this_o i_o mark_v for_o worldling_n that_o they_o may_v know_v of_o what_o spirit_n they_o be_v spirit_n who_o when_o the_o heaven_n be_v offer_v to_o they_o in_o the_o gospel_n &_o have_v no_o delight_n neither_o to_o hear_v nor_o speak_v of_o it_o all_o their_o talk_n be_v of_o the_o earth_n sure_o even_o their_o speech_n betray_v they_o for_o he_o that_o be_v of_o the_o earth_n 7._o sanctis_fw-la viris_fw-la insolens_fw-la est_fw-la &_o intolerabile_fw-la quicquid_fw-la illud_fw-la non_fw-la sanat_fw-la quod_fw-la intus_fw-la amant_fw-fr but_o unto_o man_n who_o be_v true_o holy_a every_o word_n which_o sound_v not_o of_o that_o which_o inward_o they_o love_v be_v not_o only_o unaccustomed_a but_o also_o intolerable_a and_o three_o misery_n here_o be_v
join_v other_o with_o christ_n in_o it_o make_v some_o prayer_n to_o god_n and_o some_o to_o creature_n make_v some_o religious_a bow_n of_o the_o body_n to_o the_o lord_n and_o some_o religious_a bow_n of_o the_o body_n which_o they_o think_v lawful_a to_o give_v unto_o saint_n not_o reserve_v fall_v down_o for_o worship_n to_o god_n only_o do_v fail_v against_o this_o commandment_n and_o how_o ever_o they_o please_v themselves_o with_o distinction_n think_v to_o hide_v their_o sin_n under_o a_o cover_n of_o word_n yet_o this_o most_o clear_a word_n of_o the_o lord_n do_v convince_v they_o of_o the_o crime_n of_o idolatry_n they_o say_v that_o the_o worship_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o give_v unto_o god_n only_o they_o as_o due_a unto_o he_o to_o creature_n they_o give_v no_o more_o but_o the_o worship_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o against_o their_o own_o distinction_n sometime_o they_o teach_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d may_v be_v give_v to_o 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