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dr._n st._n will_v think_v himself_o oblige_v to_o own_o whatever_o protestant_n do_v in_o the_o late_a rebellion_n the_o second_o absurdity_n he_o pretend_v to_o infer_v from_o our_o doctrine_n be_v that_o prophet_n and_o apostle_n nay_o our_o lord_n himself_o be_v according_a to_o this_o rule_n avoidable_a fanatic_n for_o what_o competent_a authority_n say_v he_o pag._n 56._o have_v they_o to_o countenance_v they_o be_v you_o in_o earnest_a doctor_n have_v christ_n the_o prophet_n and_o apostle_n no_o competent_a authority_n to_o countenance_v their_o proceed_n this_o indeed_o be_v to_o cast_v they_o into_o the_o common_a hear_v of_o fanatic_n since_o no_o competent_a authority_n neither_o humane_a nor_o divine_a do_v countenance_n or_o approve_v their_o preach_v can_v the_o dr._n deny_v but_o that_o christ_n the_o apostle_n and_o prophet_n be_v countenance_v by_o divine_a authority_n manifest_v by_o unquestionable_a miracle_n or_o will_v he_o say_v that_o divine_a authority_n 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that_o she_o be_v conceive_v with_o original_a sin_n dr._n st._n scarce_o publish_v a_o book_n wherein_o he_o do_v not_o insert_v these_o revelation_n pretend_v thereby_o to_o blow_v up_o the_o infallibility_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n since_o she_o canonize_v for_o saint_n both_o st._n bridgit_n and_o st._n catherine_n and_o approve_v their_o revelation_n and_o consequent_o something_o that_o be_v false_a as_o necessary_o one_o of_o the_o forementioned_a revelation_n must_v be_v particular_o he_o endeavour_v to_o prove_v hence_o against_o i_o that_o submission_n to_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o church_n be_v not_o a_o rule_n to_o judge_v fanaticisme_n by_o for_o both_o these_o revelation_n be_v approve_v of_o by_o the_o roman_a church_n and_o yet_o one_o of_o they_o be_v false_a and_o therefore_o fanatical_a and_o one_o of_o those_o saint_n either_o be_v deceive_v or_o go_v about_o to_o deceive_v and_o by_o consequence_n be_v a_o fanatic_a see_v the_o dr._n pag._n 61_o 62._o to_o this_o i_o answer_v that_o the_o dr._n have_v never_o yet_o show_v that_o
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