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faith_n yet_o i_o can_v though_o i_o can_v yet_o the_o faiâ—â—s_n firm_a and_o constant_a still_o i_o wonder_v what_o their_o superior_n think_v of_o this_o â—ay_n of_o proceed_v among_o they_o we_o â—hould_v imagine_v if_o they_o be_v so_o weak_a â—s_n they_o say_v themselves_o they_o have_v much_o â—etter_o keep_v they_o from_o appear_v abroad_o and_o expose_v their_o cause_n so_o ridiculous_o to_o contempt_n but_o it_o may_v â—e_v they_o think_v their_o faith_n be_v the_o betâ—er_n as_o well_o as_o their_o devotion_n for_o their_o â—gnorance_n and_o that_o it_o will_v be_v a_o â—ighty_a disparagement_n to_o their_o cause_n â—or_a such_o silly_a people_n to_o be_v able_a to_o deâ—end_v it_o it_o be_v enough_o for_o they_o to_o admire_v it_o themselves_o and_o to_o say_v as_o â—heir_v common_a people_n use_v to_o do_v though_o â—hey_n can_v defend_v it_o yet_o there_o be_v â—ome_o that_o can_v and_o although_o it_o â—ay_v be_v no_o particular_a person_n can_v do_v â—_o yet_o their_o 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of_o a_o conference_n etc._n etc._n from_o the_o pretend_a answer_n by_o t._n c._n wherein_o the_o true_a ground_n of_o faith_n be_v clear_v and_o the_o false_a discover_v the_o church_n of_o england_n justify_v from_o the_o imputation_n of_o schism_n and_o the_o most_o important_a particular_a controversy_n between_o we_o and_o those_o of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n though_o examine_v by_o edward_n stillingfleeâ—_n b._n d._n origines_fw-la sacrae_fw-la or_o a_o rational_a account_n of_o the_o ground_n of_o christian_a faith_n as_o to_o the_o truth_n and_o divine_a authority_n of_o the_o scripture_n and_o the_o matter_n therein_o contain_v by_o the_o same_o author_n the_o three_o edition_n correcteâ—_n and_o amend_v irenicum_fw-la a_o weapon-salve_n for_o the_o church_n wound_n by_o the_o same_o author_n shecinah_n a_o demonstration_n of_o the_o divine_a presence_n in_o place_n of_o religious_a worship_n by_o j._n stillingfleet_n rector_n of_o beckingham_n in_o lincolnshire_n the_o moral_a philosophy_n of_o the_o stoic_n bain_n upon_o the_o ephesian_n knowledge_n and_o practice_n or_o a_o plain_a discourse_n of_o the_o chief_a thing_n necessary_a to_o be_v know_v believe_v and_o practise_v in_o order_n to_o salvation_n by_o saâ—_n cradock_n b._n d._n the_o second_o edition_n correct_v and_o enlarge_v etc._n etc._n the_o believer_n duty_n towards_o the_o spirit_n the_o spirit_n office_n towards_o believer_n by_o h._n h._n b._n d._n §._o 1._o p._n 236._o p._n 202._o §._o 2._o p._n 203._o p._n 204._o §_o 3._o §._o 4._o p._n 205._o §._o 1._o 5._o §._o 6._o p._n 203._o §._o 7._o §._o 8._o p._n 05._o p._n 206._o p._n 207._o §._o 9_o p._n 208._o §._o 10._o de_fw-fr fide_fw-la &_o thâ—ol_fw-la tract_n 2_o sect_n 22._o p._n 158._o ibid._n p._n 209._o tabul_n suffrag_v p._n 318._o §._o 11._o p._n 210._o §._o 12._o p._n 211._o p._n 212._o p._n 213._o p._n 214._o §._o 13._o p._n 216._o §._o 14._o p._n 236._o p._n 217._o p._n 218._o p._n 223._o §._o 15._o p._n 224._o part._n 1._o chap._n â—_o §._o 16._o â—_o 229._o etc._n etc._n p._n 231._o p._n 234._o p._n 235._o p._n 236._o p._n 237._o §._o 17._o p._n 238._o p._n 239._o §._o 18._o p_o 240._o p._n 241._o p._n 242._o p._n 243._o §._o 19_o p._n 244._o p._n 210._o p._n 2â—9_n
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