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these_o thing_n be_v not_o compose_v for_o vain_a glory_n 〈◊〉_d tom._n 5._o p._n 244._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o for_o the_o salvation_n of_o such_o as_o shall_v hear_v they_o gentile_a philosopher_n indeed_o and_o rhetorician_n and_o writer_n not_o consult_v the_o public_a good_a but_o their_o own_o reputation_n deliver_v the_o most_o useful_a notion_n in_o their_o usual_a obscurity_n but_o prophet_n and_o apostle_n take_v the_o very_a contrary_a course_n their_o clear_a and_o manifest_a notion_n they_o explicate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o all_o man_n as_o become_v the_o common_a teacher_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n so_o that_o every_o man_n of_o himself_o may_v by_o read_v only_o understand_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v say_v in_o these_o book_n and_o afterward_o on_o occasion_n of_o the_o eunuch_n read_v the_o prophet_n he_o vehement_o recommend_v a_o diligent_a read_n of_o the_o holy_a book_n he_o tell_v we_o how_o the_o read_n of_o they_o defend_v we_o against_o sin_n the_o ignorance_n of_o they_o be_v a_o dangerous_a precipice_n and_o deep_a abyss_n a_o great_a hazard_n it_o be_v of_o our_o salvation_n to_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o scripture_n this_o be_v it_o that_o introduce_v heresy_n into_o our_o tertul._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d cyp._n de_fw-fr lapsu_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la non_fw-la jungitur_fw-la qui_fw-la ab_fw-la evangelio_n separatur_fw-la aufer_fw-la haereticis_fw-la quae_fw-la cum_fw-la ethnicis_fw-la sapiunt_fw-la ut_fw-la de_fw-fr scripture_n solis_fw-la quaestiones_fw-la svas_fw-la sistant_fw-la &_o stare_v non_fw-la poterunt_fw-la tertul._n faith_n immorality_n into_o our_o life_n and_o cause_n great_a confusion_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n it_o be_v the_o neglect_n or_o contempt_n of_o scripture_n be_v cause_n of_o heresy_n so_o that_o we_o say_v as_o austin_n all_o thing_n 16._o de_fw-fr doct_n chr._n l._n 2._o c._n 9_o in_o its_o quae_fw-la apertè_fw-la in_o scriptura_fw-la posita_fw-la sunt_fw-la inveniri_fw-la illa_fw-la omne_fw-la quae_fw-la continent_n fidem_fw-la moresque_fw-la vivendi_fw-la epist_n 3._o ad_fw-la vo_o iren._n
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excellent_a foundation_n and_o if_o it_o be_v operative_a it_o be_v all_o in_o all_o it_o guide_v and_o so_o raise_v our_o hope_n and_o charity_n for_o a_o firm_a hope_n be_v a_o exalt_a degree_n of_o faith_n in_o thing_n of_o the_o same_o nature_n and_o a_o degree_n towards_o charity_n and_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o the_o scripture_n suppose_v man_n as_o he_o ought_v to_o be_v to_o be_v consentaneous_a to_o himself_o do_v impute_v that_o sometime_o to_o faith_n sometime_o to_o hope_n which_o be_v more_o peculiarly_a and_o ultimate_o proper_a to_o charity_n or_o at_o least_o to_o one_o of_o these_o virtue_n that_o which_o be_v but_o adequate_a to_o all_o but_o now_o if_o we_o compare_v these_o virtue_n one_o with_o another_o and_o so_o set_v they_o at_o difference_n which_o man_n do_v too_o often_o and_o the_o scripture_n for_o our_o information_n sometime_o do_v you_o will_v find_v charity_n the_o more_o final_a and_o public_a good_n the_o two_o former_a viz._n faith_n and_o 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