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deliverance_n that_o he_o have_v take_v the_o protection_n of_o us._n and_o as_o he_o have_v do_v hitherto_o assure_o he_o will_v do_v to_o the_o end_n if_o we_o fail_v not_o for_o god_n will_v not_o forsake_v we_o if_o we_o forsake_v not_o he_o indeed_o if_o we_o forsake_v he_o and_o fall_v away_o from_o the_o truth_n of_o religion_n in_o the_o church_n and_o from_o the_o execution_n of_o justice_n in_o the_o state_n and_o from_o obedience_n to_o the_o faith_n then_o may_v we_o loose_v our_o part_n in_o god_n and_o loose_v our_o confidence_n in_o his_o help_n and_o loose_v the_o bless_a benefit_n of_o his_o protect_v on_o they_o can_v never_o prevaâ—le_v against_o we_o by_o any_o other_o way_n then_o by_o our_o forsake_v of_o god_n when_o balac_n the_o king_n of_o moab_n have_v send_v for_o balaam_n the_o false_a prophet_n and_o by_o he_o understand_v that_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o he_o to_o prevail_v against_o israel_n though_o balaam_n be_v send_v to_o curse_v they_o at_o 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to_o curse_n israel_n his_o curse_n by_o god_n goodness_n have_v be_v turn_v into_o blessing_n upon_o us._n the_o more_o he_o have_v curse_v the_o more_o have_v we_o receive_v blessing_n from_o god_n the_o pope_n perceive_v that_o his_o curse_n can_v prevail_v against_o we_o have_v enter_v into_o the_o consultation_n of_o balaam_n the_o false_a prophet_n to_o send_v among_o we_o priest_n and_o jesuit_n secret_o who_o as_o they_o say_v be_v well_o acquaint_v both_o with_o carnal_a and_o spiritual_a fornication_n these_o come_v among_o we_o and_o trouble_v we_o with_o their_o wile_n and_o if_o by_o their_o wile_n we_o be_v once_o draw_v away_o from_o god_n then_o may_v they_o prevail_v but_o not_o otherwise_o then_o as_o the_o devil_n have_v sometime_o permission_n to_o prevail_v against_o god_n people_n but_o so_o long_o as_o we_o stand_v the_o church_n of_o god_n hold_v the_o oracle_n of_o god_n commit_v to_o we_o morship_v god_n according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o holy_a 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