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and_o by_o which_o scruple_n may_v be_v put_v into_o the_o mind_n of_o sincere_a christian_n i_o have_v therefore_o send_v you_o such_o short_a remark_n as_o upon_o read_v the_o book_n have_v occur_v to_o i_o and_o as_o i_o hope_v may_v be_v of_o some_o use_n to_o other_o on_o this_o occasion_n the_o principal_a proposition_n which_o our_o author_n maintain_v and_o which_o i_o think_v most_o to_o deserve_v consideration_n be_v these_o three_o first_o 39_o pag._n 38_o 39_o that_o the_o book_n ascribe_v to_o the_o disciple_n and_o companion_n of_o the_o apostle_n which_o be_v still_o extant_a and_o at_o this_o time_n think_v genuine_a and_o of_o great_a authority_n such_o as_o the_o epistle_n of_o clemens_n to_o the_o corinthian_n the_o epistle_n of_o ignatius_n the_o epistle_n of_o polycarp_n to_o the_o philippian_n the_o pastor_n of_o hermas_n and_o the_o epistle_n of_o barnabas_n for_o about_o the_o rest_n which_o he_o mention_n there_o be_v no_o great_a controversy_n be_v all_o very_o easy_o prove_v to_o be_v spurious_a and_o fraudulent_o impose_v upon_o the_o credulous_a second_o 38._o pag._n 38._o that_o it_o be_v the_o easy_a task_n in_o the_o world_n to_o show_v the_o ignorance_n and_o superstition_n of_o the_o writer_n of_o these_o book_n 45._o pag._n 45._o that_o barnabas_n have_v many_o ridioulous_a passage_n and_o by_o say_v that_o the_o apostle_n before_o their_o conversion_n be_v the_o great_a sinner_n in_o nature_n rob_v we_o of_o a_o argument_n we_o draw_v from_o their_o integrity_n and_o simplicity_n against_o infidel_n that_o the_o pastor_n of_o hermas_n be_v the_o silly_a book_n in_o the_o world_n and_o that_o ignatius_n say_v 46._o pag._n 46._o the_o virginity_n of_o mary_n be_v a_o secret_a to_o the_o devil_n which_o i_o suppose_v he_o cite_v as_o a_o ridiculous_a say_n three_o that_o they_o who_o think_v these_o book_n genuine_a aught_o to_o receive_v they_o into_o the_o canon_n of_o scripture_n since_o the_o repute_a author_n of_o they_o be_v the_o companion_n and_o fellow-labourer_n of_o the_o apostle_n as_o well_o as_o st._n mark_n or_o st._n luke_n which_o be_v the_o only_a reason_n he_o ever_o hear_v of_o why_o these_o two_o evangelist_n be_v think_v inspire_v 48._o pag._n 48._o for_o to_o say_v that_o these_o book_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v receive_v now_o into_o the_o canon_n because_o the_o ancient_n do_v not_o think_v fit_a to_o approve_v they_o be_v but_o a_o mere_a evasion_n since_o many_o book_n now_o receive_v as_o canonical_a be_v not_o approve_v by_o the_o ancient_n 57_o pag._n 57_o and_o some_o receive_v by_o the_o ancient_n be_v now_o reject_v bâ—_n the_o modern_n and_o mr._n dodael_n own_v 73._o pag._n 73._o that_o ancient_o no_o difference_n be_v put_v by_o the_o church_n between_o the_o apocryphal_a and_o canonical_a book_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n and_o beside_o no_o stress_n can_v be_v lay_v on_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o father_n 80._o pag._n 80._o since_o they_o not_o only_o contradict_v one_o another_o but_o be_v often_o inconsistent_a with_o themselves_o in_o their_o relation_n of_o the_o very_a same_o fact_n be_v divide_v into_o various_a sect_n 56._o pag._n 56._o who_o in_o those_o early_a day_n do_v like_o we_o condemn_v one_o another_o for_o damnable_a heretic_n use_v to_o reason_n precarious_o 51._o p._n 50_o 51._o as_o irenaeus_n the_o famous_a successor_n of_o the_o apostle_n argue_v from_o the_o four_o region_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o four_o wind_n that_o there_o can_v be_v more_o nor_o few_o than_o four_o gospel_n and_o give_v hard_a name_n to_o those_o who_o contemn_v such_o precarious_a reason_n these_o be_v the_o principal_a assertion_n of_o our_o author_n which_o because_o they_o seem_v to_o i_o not_o only_o to_o be_v false_a but_o also_o to_o be_v propose_v with_o too_o bold_a a_o liberty_n of_o pass_a censure_n upon_o the_o judgement_n both_o of_o the_o ancient_a and_o modern_a church_n i_o shall_v therefore_o in_o answer_n to_o they_o and_o 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