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be_v a_o instructor_n of_o every_o artificer_n in_o brass_n and_o iron_n that_o the_o fountain_n of_o the_o great_a deep_o be_v break_v up_o and_o the_o window_n of_o heaven_n open_v the_o same_o day_n now_o pray_v what_o good_a reason_n or_o what_o just_a cause_n be_v there_o for_o his_o depart_n from_o the_o literal_a sense_n of_o scripture_n in_o these_o thing_n for_o to_o recede_v from_o it_o without_o cause_n be_v as_o real_a a_o fault_n by_o his_o own_o confession_n as_o it_o be_v without_o cause_n to_o separate_v from_o a_o church_n and_o therefore_o as_o causeless_a separation_n from_o a_o church_n be_v criminous_a schism_n so_o causeless_a recession_n from_o that_o sense_n of_o scripture_n must_v be_v culpable_a desertion_n and_o so_o if_o
any_o writer_n know_o and_o causeless_o desert_n the_o literal_a sense_n of_o scripture_n or_o dissent_n from_o it_o he_o can_v be_v innocent_a for_o to_o use_v the_o answerer_n own_o word_n 85._o ib._n p._n 85._o though_o we_o all_o leave_v the_o literal_a sense_n in_o certain_a case_n and_o therefore_o that_o alone_o be_v no_o sufficient_a charge_n against_o any_o man_n yet_o he_o that_o make_v a_o separation_n if_o i_o may_v so_o call_v it_o without_o good_a reason_n he_o be_v true_o obnoxious_a to_o censure_v and_o so_o in_o short_a he_o become_v his_o own_o judge_n and_o pronounce_v a_o most_o just_a sentence_n on_o himself_o ib._n ib._n and_o thus_o he_o come_v to_o the_o great_a result_n of_o all_o which_o be_v this_o to_o have_v some_o common_a rule_n to_o direct_v we_o when_o every_o one_o ought_v to_o follow_v and_o when_o to_o leave_v the_o literal_a sense_n and_o such_o a_o rule_n it_o seem_v be_v not_o want_v for_o as_o he_o tell_v we_o in_o the_o next_o word_n that_o 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