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scripture_n and_o do_v not_o he_o very_o commendable_o deny_v it_o against_o they_o all_o because_o he_o judge_v by_o scripture_n it_o be_v not_o will_v a_o presbyterian_a believe_v episcopacy_n because_o the_o church_n of_o england_n say_v it_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o scripture_n no_o but_o deny_v it_o because_o himself_o judge_v it_o be_v not_o for_o let_v a_o man_n be_v ever_o so_o lear_v and_o godly_a if_o he_o give_v a_o interptetation_n of_o scripture_n which_o be_v deny_v by_o all_o the_o church_n he_o must_v not_o be_v follow_v since_o when_o be_v it_o commendable_a to_o constrain_v mons_fw-la judgement_n to_o believe_v not_o what_o each_o one_o think_v best_a but_o what_o the_o church_n think_v may_v be_v safe_o believe_v be_v this_o commenble_a in_o the_o begin_n of_o our_o reformation_n when_o our_o bless_a reformer_n begin_v to_o teach_v their_o private_a judgement_n against_o the_o church_n then_o establish_v if_o it_o be_v than_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v to_o 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person_n or_o congregation_n and_o what_o think_v you_o of_o our_o whole_a reformation_n which_o allow_v no_o other_o rule_n of_o faith_n but_o scripture_n as_o each_o person_n of_o sound_a judgement_n understand_v it_o what_o say_v you_o of_o luther_n calvin_n beza_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o our_o reformer_n who_o prefer_v their_o own_o private_a sense_n and_o interpretation_n of_o scripture_n before_o that_o of_o the_o whole_a church_n what_o say_v you_o to_o the_o presbyterian_o who_o prefer_v their_o own_o sense_n and_o interpretation_n of_o the_o bible_n before_o that_o of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n i_o grant_v there_o ought_v to_o be_v a_o respect_n for_o the_o judgement_n and_o interpretation_n of_o the_o text_n give_v by_o the_o primitive_a church_n and_o father_n but_o if_o a_o doctor_n or_o a_o man_n of_o sound_a judgement_n replenish_v with_o god_n spirit_n read_v scripture_n with_o a_o humble_a heart_n and_o pure_a intention_n and_o judge_n by_o it_o that_o bigamy_n 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