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reason_v destroy_v his_o immense_a nature_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o at_o last_o conclude_v that_o such_o practice_n or_o question_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o on_o the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o question_n about_o enter_v the_o womb_n a_o second_o time_n he_o observe_v when_o a_o man_n proceed_v upon_o common_a notion_n or_o reason_v in_o spiritual_a matter_n and_o do_v not_o receive_v the_o dictate_v of_o faith_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o talk_v like_o a_o drunken_a or_o madman_n utter_v the_o most_o absurd_a and_o ridiculous_a thing_n and_o now_o certain_o we_o may_v conclude_v what_o st._n chrysostom_n notion_n of_o faith_n be_v without_o draw_v inference_n and_o that_o it_o every_o way_n agree_v with_o that_o of_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n it_o be_v therefore_o manifest_a faith_n be_v distinguish_v from_o knowledge_n or_o science_n not_o only_o