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that_o hasten_v upon_o a_o truth_n ecclus_n 19_o however_o propose_v without_o examination_n of_o its_o credibilitie_n and_o consistence_n with_o nature_n which_o must_v be_v the_o work_n of_o reason_n nay_o more_o 25._o page_n 25._o that_o belief_n be_v behold_v to_o reason_n even_o for_o discern_v and_o find_v out_o her_o guide_n the_o true_a church_n which_o sentence_n i_o leave_v this_o doctor_n to_o reconcile_v be_v not_o of_o those_o silly_a and_o light_a one_o the_o apostle_n bid_v we_o prove_v all_o thing_n and_o hold_v fast_o that_o which_o be_v good_a that_o which_o be_v sudden_o believe_v be_v as_o easy_o reject_v as_o before_o receive_v deliberation_n be_v mean_n of_o setledness_n be_v thou_o out_o of_o the_o way_n of_o truth_n return_n and_o live_v angel_n will_v rejoice_v over_o thou_o though_o not_o in_o expectation_n of_o the_o reparation_n of_o their_o ruin_n as_o this_o author_n speak_v they_o be_v happy_a and_o from_o the_o begin_n above_o the_o verge_n of_o a_o 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p._n 16._o l._n 21._o foe_n 1._o r._n 5._o p._n 19_o l._n 28._o r._n praelati_fw-la p._n 31._o l._n 5._o for_o church_n r._n pope_n p._n 33._o l._n 26._o r._n not_o p._n 52._o l._n 23._o for_o man_n r._n pen_n p._n 59_o l._n 27._o r._n successor_n p._n 65._o l._n 4._o r._n by_o p._n 70._o l._n 19_o r._n dowaist_n p._n 76._o l._n 22._o r._n as_o if_o p._n 81._o l._n 22._o r._n mendata_fw-la &_o 24._o r._n us_o p._n 92._o l._n 1._o for_o hope_n r._n pope_n p._n 103._o l._n 1._o r._n be_v p._n 105._o l._n 30._o r._n be_v p._n 122._o l._n 24._o r._n its_o l_o testimony_n p._n 130._o l._n 2._o r._n i_o e._n p._n 133._o l._n 7._o r._n 1_o trow_v p._n 153._o .27_o r._n mediation_n p._n 136._o l._n 28._o r._n mediation_n 137._o l._n 18._o r._n valid_a p._n 144._o l._n 12._o r._n lean_v p._n 170._o l._n 12._o r._n exorcise_v p._n 178._o l._n 10._o r._n name_v 185._o l._n 18._o r._n way_n p._n 189._o l._n 2._o r._n gross_a carnal_a presence_n p._n 215._o l._n 8._o r._n private_a 217._o l._n 25._o r._n rom._n 8.8_o by_o syricius_n p._n 221._o l._n 1._o be_v p._n 222._o l._n 19_o r._n azorius_fw-la l._n 30._o r._n azorius_fw-la p._n 236._o l._n 1._o r._n omit_v p._n 237._o l._n 16._o r._n in_o they_o p._n 239._o l._n 24._o r._n to_o yourselves_o p._n 253._o l._n 22._o r._n unaccompanied_a p._n 259._o l._n 24._o r._n seven_o p._n 275._o l._n 20._o r._n individed_a p._n 286._o l._n 9_o r._n he_o have_v p._n 291._o l._n 1._o r._n shall_v not_o p._n 292._o l._n 1._o &_o 5._o r._n taste_n p._n 310._o l._n 23._o r._n not_o without_o p._n 312._o l._n 1._o r._n again_o p._n 317._o l._n 15._o deal_n he_o p._n 321._o l._n 2._o &_o 7._o r._n meanness_n p._n 329._o l._n 11._o r._n she_o p._n 343._o l._n 10._o r._n bring_v p._n 347._o l._n 12._o for_o three_o r._n three_o p._n 351._o l._n 2._o r._n term_v l._n 4._o r._n suppose_v
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