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my_o belief_n of_o that_o untractible_a temper_n as_o not_o to_o bow_v at_o their_o obstacle_n or_o connive_v at_o matter_n wherein_o there_o be_v not_o manifest_a impiety_n the_o leaven_n therefore_o and_o ferment_n of_o all_o not_o only_o civil_a but_o religious_a action_n be_v wisdom_n without_o which_o to_o commit_v ourselves_o to_o the_o flame_n be_v homicide_n and_o i_o fear_v but_o to_o pass_v through_o one_o fire_n into_o another_o sect._n 27_o that_o miracle_n be_v cease_v i_o can_v neither_o prove_v nor_o absolute_o deny_v much_o less_o define_v the_o time_n and_o period_n of_o their_o cessation_n that_o they_o survive_v christ_n be_v manifest_a upon_o the_o record_n of_o scripture_n that_o they_o outlive_v the_o apostle_n also_o and_o be_v revive_v at_o the_o conversion_n of_o nation_n many_o year_n after_o we_o can_v deny_v if_o we_o shall_v not_o question_v those_o writer_n who_o testimony_n we_o do_v not_o controvert_v in_o point_n that_o make_v for_o our_o own_o 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and_o shall_v be_v after_o it_o yet_o be_v not_o old_a than_o it_o for_o in_o his_o year_n there_o be_v no_o climacter_n his_o duration_n be_v eternity_n and_o far_o more_o venerable_a than_o antiquity_n sect._n 29_o *_o but_o above_o all_o thing_n i_o wonder_v how_o the_o curiosity_n of_o wise_a head_n can_v pass_v that_o great_a and_o indisputable_a miracle_n the_o cessation_n of_o oracle_n and_o in_o what_o swoon_n their_o reason_n lay_v to_o content_v themselves_o and_o sit_v down_o with_o such_o a_o far-fetched_a and_o ridiculous_a reason_n as_o plutarch_n allege_v for_o it_o the_o jew_n that_o can_v believe_v the_o supernatural_a solstice_n of_o the_o sun_n in_o the_o day_n of_o joshua_n have_v yet_o the_o impudence_n to_o deny_v the_o eclipse_n which_o every_o pagan_a confess_v at_o his_o death_n but_o for_o this_o it_o be_v evident_a beyond_o all_o contradiction_n augustus_n the_o devil_n himself_o confess_v it_o certain_o it_o be_v not_o a_o warrantable_a curiosity_n to_o 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