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faith_n and_o wound_v it_o by_o far-fetched_a consequence_n i_o will_v not_o deny_v but_o even_o great_a council_n may_v possible_o be_v circumvent_v for_o a_o time_n yet_o i_o may_v safe_o venture_v with_o our_o learned_a &_o pious_a dr._n hammond_n in_o his_o paraenesis_n to_o reckon_v it_o among_o the_o pio_fw-la credibilia_fw-la or_o a_o thing_n pious_o credible_a as_o we_o say_v that_o god_n will_v not_o permit_v a_o council_n true_o general_n and_o free_a to_o err_v in_o fundamental_o which_o thus_o far_o only_o i_o presume_v to_o explain_v that_o god_n will_v never_o permit_v they_o to_o deny_v and_o declare_v against_o any_o fundamental_a truth_n and_o much_o less_o to_o affirm_v and_o declare_v any_o fundamental_a error_n to_o be_v a_o truth_n and_o least_o of_o all_o to_o declare_v it_o a_o fundamental_a truth_n and_o if_o this_o author_n ask_v which_o of_o god_n promise_n give_v we_o encouragement_n to_o hope_v and_o believe_v this_o i_o refer_v he_o to_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n ch_n 30._o v._n 20._o and_o though_o the_o lord_n give_v you_o the_o bread_n of_o adversity_n and_o the_o water_n of_o affliction_n yet_o shall_v not_o thy_o teacher_n be_v remove_v into_o a_o corner_n any_o more_o but_o thy_o eye_n shall_v see_v thy_o teacher_n that_o this_o chap._n be_v evangelical_n will_v not_o i_o suppose_v be_v deny_v and_o so_o be_v that_o isai_n 54._o 17._o and_o every_o tongue_n that_o shall_v rise_v against_o thou_o in_o judgement_n shall_v thou_o condemn_v if_o this_o be_v deny_v to_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o christian_a church_n i_o prove_v it_o undeniable_o from_o our_o saviour_n application_n of_o the_o context_n and_o all_o thy_o child_n shall_v be_v teach_v of_o god_n it_o be_v then_o a_o prerogative_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n that_o her_o teacher_n shall_v be_v drive_v into_o
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