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knowledge_n or_o holiness_n of_o st._n thomas_n which_o doubtless_o be_v both_o extraordinary_a but_o when_o a_o mortal_a man_n be_v equal_v to_o the_o angel_n in_o heaven_n and_o such_o eulogy_n give_v he_o as_o if_o he_o be_v capable_a of_o hear_v he_o must_v blush_v to_o receive_v it_o be_v justice_n to_o he_o to_o rescue_v he_o from_o false_a and_o undue_a praise_n to_o do_v he_o right_o he_o have_v improve_v natural_a reason_n to_o a_o uncommon_a height_n and_o many_o of_o those_o proof_n of_o a_o god_n and_o providence_n and_o natural_a religion_n that_o have_v be_v advance_v of_o late_a as_o new_a argument_n with_o so_o much_o applause_n have_v be_v borrow_a from_o he_o or_o other_o schoolman_n and_o be_v only_o not_o his_o by_o be_v put_v in_o a_o new_a dress_n and_o sometime_o in_o a_o worse_a method_n have_v it_o be_v his_o fortune_n to_o have_v live_v in_o a_o happy_a age_n under_o better_a opportunity_n and_o with_o those_o help_n that_o we_o now_o enjoy_v he_o must_v have_v make_v a_o great_a genius_n than_o many_o of_o those_o who_o be_v now_o look_v upon_o with_o wonder_n chap._n xix_o conclusion_n and_o now_o have_v go_v through_o the_o several_a sort_n of_o learning_n and_o observe_v the_o various_a defect_n and_o ofttimes_o uncertainty_n which_o they_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o conclusion_n be_v obvious_a that_o since_o no_o complete_a satisfaction_n be_v to_o be_v meet_v with_o from_o they_o we_o be_v to_o seek_v for_o it_o somewhere_o else_o if_o happy_o it_o may_v be_v find_v it_o may_v be_v find_v but_o not_o in_o our_o own_o power_n or_o by_o our_o own_o strength_n and_o that_o which_o our_o most_o exalt_a reason_n under_o all_o its_o improvement_n can_v yield_v we_o be_v only_o to_o be_v have_v from_o revelation_n it_o be_v there_o we_o may_v secure_o rest_v after_o the_o mind_n have_v try_v all_o other_o way_n and_o method_n of_o knowledge_n and_o have_v tire_v itself_o with_o fruitless_a inquiry_n it_o be_v with_o the_o mind_n as_o 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