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persuade_v for_o iron_n be_v like_a straw_n and_o brass_n as_o a_o rot_a wood_n as_o the_o lord_n say_v job_n chap._n 41._o ver_fw-la 17._o against_o the_o strength_n of_o leviathan_n or_o the_o devil_n beside_o the_o people_n here_o have_v choose_v their_o habitation_n near_o the_o seaside_n but_o the_o mountain_n with_o their_o hole_n and_o chink_n be_v uninhabited_a to_o this_o day_n and_o though_o the_o whole_a country_n be_v inhabit_v in_o all_o place_n it_o will_v not_o therefore_o be_v free_a from_o these_o unclean_a spirit_n for_o what_o country_n be_v so_o populous_a but_o the_o devil_n may_v be_v there_o where_o be_v there_o ever_o a_o church_n build_v but_o the_o devil_n build_v himself_o a_o chapel_n where_o be_v there_o any_o wheat_n sow_v but_o the_o enemy_n sow_v tare_n among_o matth._n 13._o ver_fw-la 25._o he_o run_v about_o among_o man_n to_o see_v who_o he_o can_v devour_v 1_o pet._n chap._n 5._o ver_fw-la 8._o the_o evil_a spirit_n that_o be_v cast_v down_o from_o 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to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o jesus_n christ_n these_o spirit_n have_v power_n enough_o among_o they_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o unbelief_n ephes_n 2._o yet_o in_o this_o time_n he_o have_v be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n quiet_a but_o when_o the_o lord_n have_v send_v they_o his_o word_n the_o minister_n thereof_o alas_o mix_v that_o pure_a word_n with_o humane_a superstition_n and_o figment_n and_o fill_v their_o hearer_n heart_n more_o with_o error_n and_o superstition_n than_o with_o true_a and_o justify_v faith_n but_o as_o darkness_n be_v never_o so_o thick_a but_o the_o light_n do_v break_v through_o so_o the_o light_n of_o god_n word_n do_v shine_v in_o those_o dark_a day_n for_o they_o that_o do_v seek_v invisible_a thing_n and_o they_o receive_v a_o true_a faith_n shine_v in_o their_o good_a work_n but_o other_o that_o gape_v after_o outward_a splendour_n which_o be_v though_o but_o darkness_n and_o remain_v in_o obscurity_n be_v blind_v in_o their_o error_n and_o superstition_n whereby_o satan_n make_v at_o that_o time_n more_o proof_n of_o his_o mastership_n than_o at_o any_o other_o aswell_o here_o as_o in_o other_o place_n by_o many_o false_a sight_n and_o miracle_n that_o he_o may_v the_o better_o extinguish_v their_o spark_n of_o faith_n and_o whole_o darken_v their_o understanding_n final_o god_n have_v out_o of_o his_o grace_n drive_v away_o such_o darkness_n of_o error_n by_o the_o great_a new_a kindle_a light_n of_o his_o gospel_n the_o great_a prince_n of_o darkness_n be_v force_v to_o retire_v and_o hide_v himself_o but_o it_o seem_v he_o have_v not_o be_v in_o quiet_a and_o therefore_o by_o the_o permission_n of_o god_n break_v out_o and_o sometime_o open_o delude_v these_o poor_a inhabitant_n seduce_v they_o sometime_o to_o their_o eternal_a ruin_n and_o sometime_o to_o a_o error_n and_o delusion_n for_o a_o time_n christ_n teach_v we_o how_o this_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o the_o gospel_n according_a to_o st._n matthew_n chap._n 12._o ver_fw-la 43._o that_o the_o unclean_a spirit_n find_v no_o rest_n in_o his_o dry_a mansion_n return_v then_o back_o with_o seven_o other_o spirit_n worse_o than_o himself_o that_o be_v to_o say_v with_o many_o gross_a sin_n and_o vice_n to_o precipitate_v a_o man_n into_o true_o the_o deed_n and_o effect_n show_v the_o word_n of_o christ_n to_o be_v true_a for_o it_o can_v be_v express_v how_o steadfast_o some_o keep_v their_o old_a tradition_n and_o superstitious_a custom_n which_o they_o do_v secret_o and_o diligent_o observe_v think_v themselves_o very_o subtle_a if_o one_o can_v with_o sharp_a admonition_n and_o warning_n from_o the_o word_n of_o god_n root_v they_o out_o beside_o many_o gross_a sin_n and_o vice_n as_o in_o other_o place_n here_o in_o use_n among_o many_o the_o true_a child_n of_o god_n be_v in_o no_o way_n mean_v hereby_o here_o grow_v up_o young_a people_n that_o be_v disobedient_a to_o their_o parent_n stiffnecked_a and_o contradictory_n wherefore_o the_o 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that_o be_v not_o inform_v of_o this_o land_n nature_n some_o small_a service_n by_o the_o notification_n of_o what_o i_o have_v discover_v i_o pray_v therefore_o and_o desire_v the_o courteous_a reader_n to_o take_v in_o good_a part_n this_o my_o labour_n which_o i_o have_v destine_v to_o the_o common_a good_a and_o if_o he_o find_v any_o thing_n imperfect_a expound_v it_o in_o the_o best_a meaning_n every_o one_o have_v his_o fault_n thus_o live_v well_o and_o let_v i_o be_v include_v in_o thy_o favour_n from_o my_o pathmos_n in_o thorshaven_n the_o 12._o of_o march_n 1670._o the_o content_n chap._n i._n of_o the_o land_n of_o feroe_n in_o itself_o and_o the_o circumstance_n thereof_o page_n 1._o chap._n ii_o of_o the_o land_n fertility_n p._n 111_o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o water_n fertility_n p._n 163_o chap._n iu_o of_o the_o inhabitation_n of_o feroe_n and_o of_o the_o fact_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n p._n 190_o chap._n v._o of_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n p._n 25_o 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