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trust_v to_o and_o be_v more_o affect_v with_o humane_a prediction_n and_o presage_n than_o divine_a promise_n and_o providence_n 17._o in_o waver_v in_o a_o truth_n and_o doubt_v of_o a_o thing_n most_o certain_a and_o yet_o be_v peremptory_a in_o a_o falsehood_n and_o make_v themselves_o most_o certain_a in_o thing_n very_o doubtful_a 18._o in_o presume_v to_o have_v such_o a_o knowledge_n extraordinary_o infuse_v which_o be_v ordinary_o acquisite_a 19_o in_o place_v the_o deep_a knowledge_n and_o boast_v the_o high_a learning_n to_o be_v in_o the_o low_a and_o mean_a matter_n 20._o in_o neglect_v the_o acquisition_n of_o the_o great_a truth_n and_o gift_n through_o a_o studious_a inquisition_n after_o a_o less_o 21._o in_o pry_v or_o dive_v into_o profound_a sublime_a abstruse_a occult_a speculation_n without_o due_a application_n or_o true_a relation_n unto_o life_n practice_n state_n call_v manner_n virtue_n conscience_n religion_n the_o gospel_n or_o god_n himself_o 22._o in_o 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all_o to_o those_o kind_n of_o science_n discipline_n art_n occupation_n which_o good_a man_n be_v little_o acquaint_v with_o and_o in_o which_o they_o that_o be_v most_o verse_v and_o occupy_v be_v not_o good_a 29._o in_o arrogate_a to_o themselves_o a_o knowledge_n above_o their_o proper_a ingeny_n capacity_n faculty_n education_n office_n and_o so_o easy_o put_v truth_n for_o error_n and_o error_n for_o truth_n inset_a up_o and_o admire_v their_o own_o invention_n and_o fancy_n for_o the_o secret_a gift_n and_o peculiar_a inspiration_n of_o god_n spirit_n 31._o in_o proclaim_v themselves_o for_o admit_v unto_o god_n counsel_n ere_o they_o can_v endeavour_v themselves_o to_o be_v enter_v into_o his_o court_n 32._o in_o set_v after_o the_o book_n of_o the_o scripture_n to_o the_o book_n of_o nature_n and_o of_o the_o heaven_n 32._o in_o think_v to_o imitate_v god_n and_o nature_n in_o those_o thing_n for_o which_o they_o have_v neither_o precept_n nor_o liberty_n 34._o in_o pretend_v a_o search_n and_o examination_n of_o nature_n where_o nature_n have_v real_o neither_o be_v cause_n effect_n sign_n mean_n nor_o end_n 35._o in_o elevate_a and_o extol_v nature_n as_o a_o sovereign_a deity_n or_o else_o in_o press_v and_o torture_v she_o as_o a_o servile_a slave_n 36._o in_o abuse_v the_o creature_n to_o such_o end_n and_o use_n as_o god_n never_o ordain_v they_o their_o own_o nature_n never_o incline_v they_o neither_o be_v a_o power_n extraordinary_a work_n or_o consent_v to_o apply_v they_o 37._o in_o ask_v or_o require_v a_o singular_a sign_n without_o any_o singular_a inspiration_n or_o instinct_n or_o any_o just_a cause_n reason_n or_o necessity_n 38._o in_o set_v up_o their_o own_o sign_n and_o make_v they_o to_o signify_v according_a to_o their_o own_o imagination_n 39_o in_o attempt_v to_o prove_v approve_v purge_v clear_a ratify_v conform_v find_v and_o find_v out_o by_o inordinate_a and_o undue_a exploration_n and_o trial_n 40._o in_o labour_v long_o and_o 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