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of_o god_n grace_n 3._o they_o be_v such_o also_o as_o be_v very_o forward_o impudent_a and_o diligent_a in_o promote_a their_o evil_a design_n they_o will_v enter_v in_o among_o you_o say_v the_o apostle_n ver_fw-la 29._o they_o come_v unto_o you_o say_v our_o saviour_n mat._n 7._o 15._o so_o 2_o joh._n 10._o their_o foot_n abide_v not_o in_o their_o houâ—e_n but_o now_o they_o be_v without_o now_o in_o the_o street_n and_o lie_v in_o wait_n at_o every_o corner_n to_o call_v passenger_n who_o go_v right_a on_o their_o way_n prov._n 7._o 8_o 12._o &_o 9_o 13_o 16._o they_o sleep_v not_o except_o they_o have_v do_v mischief_n and_o their_o sleep_n be_v take_v away_o unless_o they_o cause_v some_o to_o fall_v they_o compass_v sea_n and_o laâ—d_a to_o make_v a_o proselyte_n as_o our_o saviour_n say_v of_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n mat._n 23._o 15._o they_o watch_v for_o all_o opportunity_n that_o with_o good_a word_n and_o fair_a speech_n they_o may_v deceive_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o simple_a rom._n 16._o 18._o who_o believe_v every_o word_n prov._n 14._o 15._o and_o trouble_v and_o unsettle_v believer_n and_o if_o they_o can_v but_o find_v câ—rist's_n servant_n asleep_o the_o enemy_n than_o will_v have_v a_o fit_a season_n to_o sow_v his_o tare_n mat._n 13._o 25_o this_o be_v the_o day_n they_o look_v for_o and_o through_o their_o importunity_n and_o watchfulness_n to_o beguile_v other_o they_o do_v much_o mischief_n needful_a herefore_o also_o it_o be_v to_o betake_v ourselves_o to_o god_n and_o the_o word_n of_o his_o grace_n and_o watch_v thereto_o and_o therein_o that_o we_o may_v not_o be_v turn_v aside_o by_o they_o 4._o yea_o they_o be_v very_o reserve_v and_o subtle_a of_o heart_n prov._n 7._o 10._o and_o use_v a_o great_a