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he_o will_v fly_v from_o you_o resist_v he_o though_o he_o be_v never_o so_o strong_a resist_v he_o though_o he_o have_v his_o legion_n of_o devil_n with_o he_o against_o thou_o and_o he_o shall_v fly_v from_o thou_o mark_v it_o he_o shall_v fly_v and_o that_o from_o thou_o note_n thou_o shall_v put_v he_o to_o flight_n be_v thou_o the_o weak_a christian_a in_o the_o world_n 6.16_o if_o thou_o will_v but_o resist_v he_o with_o the_o shield_n of_o faith_n the_o sword_n of_o the_o spirit_n etc._n etc._n here_o therefore_o we_o have_v great_a cause_n of_o joy_n and_o triumph_n then_o of_o sorrow_n for_o what_o cause_n have_v he_o but_o to_o rejoice_v that_o may_v every_o day_n so_o easy_o triumph_v over_o so_o great_a and_o so_o many_o enemy_n that_o be_v a_o poor_a weak_a man_n may_v put_v to_o flight_n whole_a army_n and_o legion_n of_o devil_n object_n 3_o but_o some_o man_n may_v except_v thus_o indeed_o i_o have_v a_o great_a promise_n from_o god_n i_o shall_v do_v this_o if_o i_o resist_v but_o alas_o many_o time_n through_o my_o weakness_n i_o be_o ready_a to_o slumber_v and_o to_o sleep_v and_o can_v be_v ever_o as_o i_o shall_v be_v watchful_a to_o resist_v nay_o i_o find_v such_o a_o curse_a rebellion_n in_o my_o heart_n that_o carry_v i_o continual_o as_o a_o slave_n and_o captive_a to_o the_o will_n of_o the_o devil_n answ_n indeed_o i_o must_v needs_o confess_v there_o be_v a_o great_a cause_n of_o sorrow_n and_o lamentation_n miserable_a man_n say_v the_o apostle_n paul_n rom._n 7._o the_o end_n who_o shall_v deliver_v i_o from_o this_o body_n of_o sin_n end_n but_o yet_o we_o have_v also_o by_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n sufficient_a wherewithal_o to_o raise_v we_o up_o in_o this_o sorrow_n psalm_n for_o we_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n within_o we_o to_o help_v our_o infirmity_n we_o have_v the_o angel_n of_o god_n night_n and_o day_n to_o pitch_v their_o tent_n about_o we_o to_o aid_v we_o against_o the_o evil_a angel_n we_o have_v god_n himself_o psalm_n who_o neither_o slumber_v nor_o sleep_v that_o watch_v and_o care_v for_o us._n be_v we_o never_o so_o weak_a and_o the_o devil_n never_o so_o strong_a god_n who_o be_v with_o we_o will_v uphold_v we_o and_o no_o devil_n shall_v pluck_v we_o from_o he_o or_o out_o of_o his_o hand_n if_o i_o shall_v further_o enter_v to_o lay_v down_o all_o the_o cause_n that_o may_v and_o aught_o to_o move_v the_o faithful_a unto_o joy_n i_o shall_v not_o easy_o find_v a_o end_n of_o so_o large_a and_o long_o a_o treatise_n joy_n i_o will_v therefore_o in_o a_o word_n only_o entreat_v every_o man_n who_o be_v desirous_a to_o learn_v what_o cause_n he_o have_v to_o rejoice_v be_v a_o righteous_a