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former_a for_o it_o be_v worse_a to_o believe_v that_o there_o be_v no_o god_n than_o not_o to_o believe_v that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n hence_o i_o infer_v that_o to_o the_o constitution_n of_o a_o true_a church_n it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o assert_v the_o positive_a article_n requisite_a to_o the_o be_v of_o a_o church_n but_o it_o be_v also_o necessary_a not_o to_o hold_v any_o error_n inconsistent_a with_o any_o of_o such_o article_n as_o 〈…〉_o several_a person_n who_o deny_v either_o mediate_o or_o immediate_o those_o very_a point_n which_o they_o confess_v these_o thing_n be_v premise_v i_o go_v on_o to_o show_v that_o if_o the_o roman_a church_n do_v hold_v any_o kind_n of_o idolatry_n what_o kind_n soever_o it_o be_v to_o be_v lawful_a as_o dr._n st._n express_o affirm_v she_o do_v she_o must_v needs_o hold_v a_o error_n destructive_a a_o to_o fundamental_a and_o essential_a point_n of_o faith_n and_o by_o consequence_n a_o fundamental_a error_n inconsistent_a with_o the_o 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of_o rome_n in_o order_n to_o prove_v her_o idolatrous_a than_o from_o such_o a_o concession_n which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o if_o i_o shall_v say_v i_o desire_v no_o great_a advantage_n against_o dr._n st._n in_o order_n to_o prove_v he_o a_o knave_n than_o that_o he_o shall_v grant_v as_o doubtless_o he_o do_v that_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o knave_n in_o general_n be_v he_o who_o make_v it_o his_o business_n to_o cheat_v other_o for_o i_o be_o certain_a that_o it_o be_v far_o easy_a to_o show_v that_o this_o notion_n of_o a_o knave_n do_v agree_v to_o dr._n st._n than_o that_o notion_n of_o idolatry_n to_o the_o roman_a church_n but_o for_o my_o present_a purpose_n it_o be_v enough_o that_o dr_n st._n grant_v that_o to_o be_v the_o true_a notion_n of_o idolatry_n in_o general_n for_o so_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o let_v the_o kind_n of_o idolatry_n be_v never_o so_o many_o they_o must_v needs_o participate_v the_o forementioned_a notion_n because_o all_o the_o species_n or_o 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