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perpâ—…tually_o in_o the_o other_o world_n by_o the_o authority_n allâ—…grd_n of_o the_o leâ—…d_a heathen_n and_o by_o the_o reason_n and_o argument_n and_o grnerall_a consent_n of_o the_o learned_a divine_n among_o which_o number_n i_o account_v the_o lord_n pleâ—…s_n who_o in_o this_o part_n i_o chief_o follow_v it_o be_v manifest_a that_o as_o the_o body_n of_o 〈◊〉_d be_v to_o the_o soul_n so_o be_v this_o morraâ—…_n life_n to_o the_o immâ—…ll_n and_o that_o the_o end_n of_o man_n in_o this_o world_n be_v the_o knowledge_n and_o worship_v of_o god_n and_o his_o foveraigne_a good_a 〈◊〉_d to_o that_o end_n be_v the_o fruition_n and_o possession_n of_o god_n in_o heaven_n but_o by_o reason_n of_o our_o
my_o opinion_n upon_o any_o man_n sleeve_n i_o protest_v to_o have_v do_v it_o with_o 〈◊〉_d without_o arrogancy_n or_o meaning_n to_o detract_v from_o any_o man_n his_o 〈◊〉_d have_v draw_v my_o opinion_n in_o a_o great_a part_n from_o they_o who_o in_o all_o thing_n i_o have_v not_o think_v good_a to_o follow_v neither_o be_v my_o intent_n to_o take_v upon_o i_o to_o teach_v any_o man_n have_v 〈◊〉_d myself_o as_o the_o proverb_n be_v with_o my_o own_o foot_n by_o which_o i_o know_v my_o insufficiency_n but_o to_o discourse_v only_o leave_v to_o every_o one_o his_o free_a censure_n if_o any_o thing_n have_v escape_v i_o by_o want_n of_o diligence_n or_o lack_n of_o knowledge_n or_o by_o commit_v overmuch_o trust_v to_o memory_n it_o shall_v agree_v with_o your_o modesty_n 〈◊〉_d to_o excuse_v my_o ignorance_n than_o to_o blame_v my_o negligence_n see_v the_o matter_n be_v take_v in_o hand_n for_o my_o exercise_n only_o 〈◊〉_d non_fw-la omne_fw-la possumus_fw-la omnes_fw-la a_o error_n 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