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not_o direct_o destroy_v what_o you_o teach_v â—9_n pag._n 221._o lin_v 20._o about_o your_o protestant_a safeway·_n this_o be_v a_o way_n so_o plain_a that_o fool_n except_o they_o will_v can_v err_v from_o it_o because_o in_o this_o way_n not_o be_v free_a from_o error_n but_o endeavour_v to_o be_v free_a be_v the_o only_a condition_n of_o salvation_n how_o be_v not_o be_v free_a from_o error_n but_o endeavour_v to_o be_v free_a in_o your_o way_n the_o only_a condition_n of_o salvation_n if_o keep_v the_o golden_a means_n and_o the_o narrow_a way_n without_o err_v either_o on_o the_o right_a hand_n or_o leave_v be_v in_o your_o doctrine_n the_o sole_a mean_n of_o salvation_n how_o be_v the_o way_n so_o plain_a that_o even_o fool_n unless_o they_o will_v can_v err_v from_o it_o if_o it_o be_v hard_a to_o be_v keep_v without_o err_v on_o the_o right_a hand_n or_o leave_v and_o pag._n 290._o n._n 87._o fine_a whereas_o the_o maintainer_n say_v that_o protestant_n shall_v not_o have_v 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