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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sic_fw-la alii_fw-la chap._n i._n the_o porch_n or_o introduction_n it_o be_v a_o work_n that_o require_v our_o choice_a thought_n the_o exact_a discussion_n that_o can_v be_v a_o thing_n very_o material_a and_o desirable_a to_o give_v unto_o reason_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v reason_n and_o unto_o faith_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v faith_n to_o give_v faith_n her_o full_a scope_n and_o latitude_n and_o to_o give_v reason_n also_o her_o just_a bound_n and_o limit_n this_o be_v the_o first-born_a but_o the_o other_o have_v the_o blessing_n and_o yet_o there_o be_v not_o such_o a_o vast_a hiatus_fw-la neither_o such_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d between_o they_o as_o some_o will_v imagine_v there_o be_v no_o such_o implacable_a antipathy_n no_o such_o irreconcilable_a jar_a between_o they_o as_o some_o do_v fancy_n to_o themselves_o they_o may_v very_o well_o salute_v one_o another_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d osculo_fw-la pacis_fw-la reason_n and_o 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