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engender_v contrariety_n in_o doctrine_n in_o the_o enjoyer_n of_o it_o through_o each_o man_n misconstruction_n of_o scripture_n since_o the_o scripture_n itself_o be_v of_o that_o abstruse_a sublimity_n as_o that_o man_n without_o god_n direct_v grace_n can_v lay_v any_o true_a level_a thereto_o to_o conclude_v since_o the_o exorbitancy_n pride_n and_o petulancy_n of_o this_o spirit_n be_v such_o as_o it_o expect_v in_o the_o end_n that_o all_o man_n shall_v receive_v from_o it_o as_o from_o a_o second_o moses_n the_o table_n of_o our_o evangelicall_a law_n non_fw-la orat._n non_fw-la tert._n de_fw-fr orat._n agnosei_fw-la poterit_fw-la à _fw-la spiritu_fw-la sancto_fw-la spiritus_fw-la inquinatus_fw-la what_o then_o remain_v but_o that_o myself_o careful_a of_o my_o salvation_n shall_v for_o ever_o after_o become_v jealous_a of_o the_o truth_n of_o that_o religion_n which_o i_o find_v to_o be_v seat_v upon_o those_o ground_n and_o only_o those_o ground_n which_o every_o heresy_n promiscuous_o challenge_v to_o itself_o and_o that_o rely_v on_o god_n holy_a visible_a church_n upon_o which_o he_o have_v 3._o have_v matt._n 18._o â—_o tim._n 3._o entail_v his_o spirit_n of_o truth_n i_o may_v interpose_v her_o infallible_a authority_n as_o a_o isthmos_n or_o firmeland_n to_o stop_v the_o intercourse_n of_o the_o two_o main_n ocean_n i_o mean_v the_o scripture_n abysmall_a profoundity_n and_o this_o private_a spirit_n float_v and_o boundless_a uncertainty_n but_o enough_o of_o this_o subject_n of_o which_o as_o potential_o involue_v all_o other_o controversye_n within_o itself_o i_o have_v draw_v i_o confess_v for_o my_o full_a satisfaction_n certain_a note_n in_o some_o few_o scatter_a paper_n the_o ii_o motive_n that_o the_o prophecy_n of_o scripture_n confirm_v the_o catholic_a religion_n and_o refute_v protestancy_n prophecy_n be_v divine_a and_o infallible_a prediction_n of_o thing_n future_a future_a in_o respect_n of_o we_o who_o measure_v all_o action_n with_o the_o yard_n of_o time_n but_o present_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o god_n with_o who_o there_o be_v neither_o time_n past_a nor_o time_n to_o come_v both_o be_v confound_v in_o the_o depth_n of_o his_o own_o eternity_n infallible_a as_o proceed_v only_o from_o he_o who_o by_o his_o power_n dispose_v all_o thing_n as_o shall_v best_o please_v he_o by_o his_o prescience_n forsee_v distinct_o all_o thing_n so_o dispose_v as_o thing_n present_v in_o the_o clear_a glass_n of_o his_o own_o essence_n and_o by_o his_o will_n vouchsafe_v that_o man_n shall_v warrant_v the_o certainty_n of_o his_o foreknowledge_n prescientia_fw-la dei_fw-la martion_n dei_fw-la tert._n l._n 2_o contr_n martion_n tot_fw-la habet_fw-la testes_fw-la quot_fw-la fecit_fw-la prophetas_fw-la now_o of_o the_o prophecy_n record_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n i_o will_v take_v into_o my_o consideration_n only_o two_o the_o inditer_n of_o which_o according_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o 2._o of_o in_o psal_n 3â—_n 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continual_o open_a neither_o day_n nor_o night_n shall_v they_o be_v shut_v that_o man_n may_v bring_v to_o thou_o the_o riches_n of_o the_o gentile_n etc._n etc._n and_o again_o speak_v of_o and_o to_o the_o church_n he_o further_o thus_o say_v thou_o ibid._n thou_o ibid._n shall_v suck_v the_o milk_n of_o the_o gentile_n and_o the_o breast_n of_o king_n king_n shall_v be_v thy_o nurse_v father_n and_o queen_n thy_o mother_n and_o further_o enlarge_v 54._o enlarge_v 54._o the_o place_n of_o thy_o tent_n spread_v out_o the_o curtain_n of_o thy_o habitation_n for_o thou_o shall_v increase_v on_o the_o right_a hand_n and_o on_o the_o left_a thy_o seed_n shall_v possess_v the_o gentile_n and_o inhabit_v the_o desolate_a city_n to_o the_o truth_n of_o which_o conversion_n of_o heathen_a king_n and_o country_n to_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n the_o kingly_a prophet_n speak_v in_o the_o person_n of_o god_n to_o the_o church_n thus_o accord_v i_o 2._o i_o psalm_n 2._o will_v give_v thou_o the_o heathen_n for_o thy_o inheritance_n and_o the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n for_o thy_o pessession_n that_o these_o place_n beside_o diverse_a other_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o enlargement_n of_o christ_n church_n and_o the_o conversion_n of_o kingdom_n and_o nation_n unto_o it_o be_v warrant_v by_o the_o marginal_a annotation_n of_o our_o own_o english_a 1576._o english_a frinted_a in_o the_o year_n 1576._o bibles_n &_o no_o less_o agreeable_a to_o the_o particular_a judgment_n of_o jeremy_n of_o upon_o jeremy_n oecolampadius_n that_o learned_a protestant_n d._n whitguift_n 466._o whitguift_n in_o his_o defence_n p._n 466._o late_a archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n d._n reynolds_n d._n in_o his_o answer_n m._n william_n reynolds_n whitaker_n and_o all_o other_o grave_a writer_n the_o next_o point_n which_o here_o present_v itself_o to_o be_v weigh_v be_v to_o consider_v whether_o the_o foresay_a prediction_n of_o the_o dilatation_n of_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n and_o convert_n 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persuade_v they_o have_v true_a faith_n since_o by_o this_o their_o doctrine_n commit_v they_o what_o sin_n they_o will_v they_o learn_v their_o sin_n shall_v not_o be_v impute_v unto_o they_o and_o hereto_o even_o d._n whitaker_n 301._o whitaker_n de_fw-fr eccles_n count_v bellarm._n contro_fw-la 2._o quast_o 5._o p._n 301._o accord_v in_o these_o word_n si_fw-la quis_fw-la actum_fw-la fidei_fw-la habet_fw-la eipectata_fw-la non_fw-la nocent_a sin_n do_v not_o hurt_v he_o who_o actual_o believe_v and_o luther_n no_o 126._o no_o in_o his_o sermon_n english_v &_o print_a anno_o 1578._o pag._n 126._o work_n be_v disallow_v of_o god_n unless_o the_o author_n thereof_o be_v disallow_v and_o m._n wetton_n to_o 41._o to_o in_o his_o answer_n to_o the_o late_a popish_a artiâ—ies_n pag._n 91._o &_o 41._o the_o faithful_a sin_n be_v pardon_v as_o soon_o as_o it_o be_v commit_v they_o have_v receive_v forgiveness_n of_o all_o their_o sin_n past_a and_o to_o come_v strange_a and_o dangerous_a