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faith_n from_o the_o mouth_n of_o s._n peter_n the_o rock_n of_o s._n paul_n the_o vessel_n of_o election_n of_o s._n john_n the_o belove_a of_o jesus_n but_o let_v all_o these_o worthy_o envy_v we_o who_o now_o have_v a_o doctoâ—r_n as_o far_o excel_v all_o they_o as_o light_n excel_v darkness_n as_o day_n the_o night_n as_o evidence_n obscurity_n itself_o for_o alas_o what_o do_v peter_n paul_n or_o john_n or_o our_o b._n saviour_n himself_o they_o lay_v down_o obscure_a position_n abstruse_a hide_a mystery_n and_o in_o confirmation_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o what_o they_o deliver_v wrought_v miracle_n which_o certain_o enforce_v no_o assent_n but_o leave_v we_o to_o our_o former_a liberty_n leave_v the_o object_n itself_o in_o the_o same_o obscurity_n it_o be_v before_o for_o since_o they_o be_v neither_o its_o cause_n nor_o effect_n but_o pure_o extrinsical_a to_o it_o they_o enlighten_v not_o at_o all_o the_o object_n in_o itself_o what_o then_o be_v beget_v in_o the_o soul_n of_o 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