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beauty_n and_o strength_n be_v go_v your_o promise_n and_o my_o desire_n lead_v you_o now_o to_o the_o second_o determination_n epaph._n ceremonial_a second_o determination_n ceremonial_a the_o second_o i_o call_v ceremonial_a and_o nationall_n make_v thing_n ceremonial_o good_a or_o evil_n clean_a or_o unclean_a and_o therefore_o to_o be_v use_v or_o not_o to_o be_v use_v by_o the_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n by_o reason_n of_o divine_a institution_n which_o before_o in_o respect_n of_o moral_a and_o universal_a determination_n be_v leave_v indifferent_a as_o have_v nothing_o intrinsical_o in_o their_o own_o nature_n or_o by_o virtue_n of_o inherent_a circumstance_n which_o may_v make_v they_o good_a or_o evil_n archip._n ibid._n aliis_fw-la sacramentis_fw-la preninciare_fw-la christiâ—_n cum_fw-la venturus_fw-la esset_fw-la aliis_fw-la cum_fw-la uâ—nisset_fw-la annâ—â—â—aâ—o_fw-la portuit_fw-la sicut_fw-la modo_fw-la noâ—id_fw-la ipsum_fw-la â—oquentes_n divosiâ—is_fw-la terum_fw-la etiam_fw-la compulit_fw-la verba_fw-la mutare_fw-la siquiqu_fw-la they_fw-mi aliud_fw-la est_fw-la praenuntiare_fw-la aâ—â—d_fw-la 〈◊〉_d aliud_fw-la cum_fw-la
their_o own_o pleasure_n the_o rule_n for_o their_o use_n of_o a_o thing_n indifferent_a other_o be_v so_o peremptory_a that_o they_o affirm_v there_o be_v nothing_o in_o use_n indifferent_a i_o know_v not_o what_o to_o think_v epaph._n exercite_fw-la distinguendum_fw-la inter_fw-la fidem_fw-la et_fw-la factum_fw-la inter_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d inter_fw-la actum_fw-la nudum_fw-la &_o circumstantionâ—um_fw-la inter_fw-la actum_fw-la in_o specie_fw-la &_o individuo_fw-la inter_fw-la rem_fw-la consideratam_fw-la in_o actu_fw-la signato_fw-la &_o actu_fw-la exercite_fw-la that_o indifferency_n have_v place_n only_o in_o the_o general_a or_o in_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o action_n and_o not_o in_o the_o particular_a or_o in_o the_o use_n it_o almost_o universal_o confess_v while_o man_n distinguish_v with_o the_o apostle_n betwixt_o our_o faith_n and_o our_o fact_n with_o other_o betwixt_o our_o profession_n and_o our_o use_n betwixt_o the_o 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