the_o ground_n of_o the_o request_n for_o the_o rise_n of_o one_o from_o the_o dead_a be_v lay_v in_o the_o common_a apprehension_n of_o man_n not_o know_v the_o power_n of_o god_n in_o the_o scripture_n who_o think_v that_o if_o a_o evident_a miracle_n be_v wrought_v all_o pretence_n and_o plea_n of_o unbelief_n will_v be_v exclude_v who_o do_v not_o think_v so_o our_o saviour_n discover_v that_o mistake_n and_o let_v man_n know_v that_o those_o who_o will_v not_o own_o or_o submit_v to_o the_o authority_n of_o god_n in_o the_o word_n will_v not_o be_v move_v by_o the_o most_o signal_n miracle_n imaginable_a if_o a_o holy_a man_n who_o we_o have_v know_v assure_o to_o have_v be_v dead_a for_o some_o year_n shall_v rise_v out_o of_o his_o grave_n and_o come_v unto_o we_o with_o a_o message_n from_o god_n can_v any_o man_n doubt_v whether_o he_o be_v send_v unto_o we_o of_o god_n or_o no_o i_o suppose_v not_o the_o rise_n of_o man_n from_o the_o dead_a be_v the_o great_a miracle_n that_o attend_v the_o resurrection_n of_o our_o saviour_n math._n 27._o 52_o 53._o yea_o great_a than_o his_o own_o if_o the_o socinian_o may_v be_v believe_v namely_o in_o that_o he_o raise_v not_o himself_o by_o his_o own_o power_n yet_o the_o evidence_n of_o the_o mission_n of_o such_o a_o one_o &_o the_o authority_n of_o god_n speak_v in_o he_o our_o saviour_n be_v judge_n be_v not_o of_o a_o efficacy_n to_o enforce_v belief_n beyond_o that_o which_o be_v in_o the_o write_a word_n nor_o a_o sure_a foundation_n for_o faith_n to_o repose_v its_o self_n upon_o sect._n 15._o can_v we_o hear_v a_o voice_n from_o heaven_n accompany_v with_o such_o a_o divine_a power_n as_o to_o evidence_n its_o self_n to_o be_v from_o god_n shall_v we_o not_o rest_v in_o it_o as_o such_o i_o suppose_v man_n think_v they_o will_v can_v we_o think_v that_o any_o man_n shall_v withdraw_v his_o assent_n and_o say_v yea_o but_o i_o must_v have_v some_o testimony_n that_o this_o be_v from_o god_n all_o such_o evasion_n be_v preclude_v in_o the_o supposition_n wherein_o a_o self_n evidence_v power_n be_v grant_v what_o great_a miracle_n do_v the_o apostle_n of_o christ_n ever_o behold_v or_o hear_v then_o that_o voice_n that_o come_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o most_o excellent_a glory_n this_o be_v my_o belove_a son_n yet_o peter_n who_o hear_v that_o voice_n tell_v we_o that_o comparative_o we_o have_v great_a security_n from_o and_o by_o the_o write_a word_n than_o they_o have_v in_o and_o by_o that_o miraculous_a voice_n we_o have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o hear_v say_v he_o that_o voice_n indeed_o but_o we_o have_v a_o more_o sure_a word_n of_o prophecy_n to_o attend_v unto_o more_o sure_a not_o in_o in_o its_o self_n but_o in_o its_o give_v out_o its_o evidence_n unto_o we_o and_o how_o do_v it_o appear_v so_o to_o be_v the_o reason_n he_o allege_v for_o it_o be_v before_o insist_v on_o 2_o pet._n 1._o 18_o 19_o 20._o sect._n 16._o yea_o suppose_v that_o god_n shall_v speak_v to_o we_o from_o heaven_n as_o he_o speak_v to_o moses_n or_o as_o he_o speak_v to_o christ_n or_o from_o some_o certain_a place_n as_o numb_a 7._o 8_o 9_o how_o shall_v we_o be_v able_a to_o know_v it_o to_o be_v the_o voice_n of_o god_n can_v satan_n cause_v a_o voice_n to_o be_v hear_v in_o the_o air_n and_o so_o deceive_v we_o or_o may_v not_o there_o be_v some_o way_n in_o this_o kind_n find_v out_o whereby_o man_n may_v impose_v upon_o we_o with_o their_o delusion_n pope_n celestine_n think_v he_o hear_v a_o voice_n from_o heaven_n when_o it_o be_v but_o the_o cheat_n of_o his_o successor_n must_v we_o not_o rest_v at_o last_o in_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o accompany_v the_o true_a voice_n of_o god_n evidence_v its_o self_n and_o ascertain_v the_o soul_n beyond_o all_o possibility_n of_o mistake_n now_o do_v not_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d accompany_v the_o write_a word_n at_o its_o first_o give_v forth_o if_o it_o do_v not_o as_o be_v say_v how_o can_v any_o man_n be_v oblige_v to_o discern_v it_o from_o all_o delusion_n if_o it_o do_v how_o come_v it_o to_o loose_v it_o do_v god_n appoint_v his_o word_n to_o be_v write_v that_o so_o he_o may_v destroy_v its_o authority_n if_o the_o question_n be_v whether_o the_o doctrine_n propose_v to_o be_v believe_v be_v truth_n of_o god_n or_o cunning_o devise_v fable_n we_o be_v send_v to_o the_o scripture_n its_o self_n and_o that_o alone_a to_o give_v the_o determination_n chap._n iu._n innate_a argument_n in_o the_o scripture_n of_o its_o divine_a original_n and_o authority_n these_o the_o formal_a reason_n of_o our_o believe_v it_o be_v self_n evidence_v efficacy_n all_o light_n manife_v itself_o the_o scripture_n light_n what_o kind_n of_o light_n it_o be_v spiritual_a light_n evidentiall_a the_o ground_n of_o man_n not_o discern_v this_o light_n consectary_n from_o the_o premise_n lay_v down_o what_o the_o self_n evidence_v light_n of_o the_o scripture_n peculiar_o be_v the_o proposition_n of_o the_o scripture_n as_o a_o object_n of_o faith_n be_v from_o and_o by_o this_o light_n power_n self_n evidence_v the_o scripture_n the_o power_n of_o god_n and_o powerful_a how_o this_o power_n exert_v its_o self_n the_o whole_a question_n resolve_v §_o 1._o have_v give_v some_o few_o instance_n of_o those_o many_o testimony_n which_o the_o scripture_n in_o express_a term_n bear_v to_o its_o self_n and_o the_o spring_n rise_v and_o fountain_n of_o all_o that_o authority_n which_o it_o claim_v among_o and_o over_o the_o son_n of_o man_n which_o all_o those_o who_o pretend_v on_o any_o account_n whatever_o to_o own_o and_o acknowledge_v its_o divinity_n be_v bind_v to_o stand_v to_o and_o be_v oblige_v by_o the_o second_o thing_n propose_v or_o the_o innate_a argument_n that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v furnish_v withal_o for_o its_o own_o manifestation_n and_o whereby_o the_o authority_n of_o god_n be_v reveal_v for_o faith_n to_o repose_v its_o self_n upon_o come_v in_o the_o next_o place_n into_o consideration_n now_o these_o argument_n contain_v the_o full_a and_o formal_a ground_n of_o our_o answer_n to_o that_o enquiry_n before_o lay_v down_o namely_o why_o and_o wherefore_o we_o do_v receive_v and_o believe_v the_o scripture_n to_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n it_o be_v the_o formal_a reason_n of_o our_o faith_n that_o whereon_o it_o be_v build_v and_o whereunto_o it_o be_v resolve_v that_o be_v inquire_v after_o we_o answer_v as_o we_o say_v before_o we_o do_v so_o receive_v embrace_v believe_v and_o submit_v unto_o it_o because_o of_o the_o authority_n of_o god_n who_o speak_v it_o or_o give_v it_o forth_o as_o his_o mind_n and_o will_n evidence_v its_o self_n by_o the_o spirit_n in_o and_o with_o that_o word_n unto_o our_o mind_n and_o conscience_n or_o because_o that_o the_o scripture_n be_v bring_v unto_o we_o by_o the_o good_a providence_n of_o god_n in_o way_n of_o his_o appointment_n and_o preservation_n it_o do_v evidence_n its_o self_n infallible_o unto_o our_o conscience_n to_o be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o live_a god_n sect._n 2._o the_o self_n evidence_v efficacy_n of_o the_o scripture_n and_o the_o ground_n of_o it_o which_o consist_v in_o common_a medium_n that_o have_v a_o extent_n and_o latitude_n answerable_a to_o the_o reason_n of_o man_n whether_o as_o yet_o they_o acknowledge_v it_o to_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n or_o no_o be_v that_o than_o which_o in_o the_o remainder_n of_o this_o discourse_n i_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o clear_v and_o vindicate_v this_o only_a i_o shall_v desire_v to_o premise_v that_o whereas_o some_o ground_n of_o this_o efficacy_n seem_v to_o be_v place_v in_o the_o thing_n themselves_o contain_v in_o the_o scripture_n i_o shall_v not_o consider_v they_o abstract_o as_o such_o but_o under_o the_o formality_n of_o their_o be_v the_o scripture_n or_o write_a word_n of_o god_n without_o which_o consideration_n and_o resolution_n the_o thing_n mention_v will_v be_v leave_v naked_a and_o utter_o devest_v of_o their_o authority_n and_o efficacy_n plead_v for_o and_o be_v of_o no_o other_o nature_n and_o importance_n than_o the_o same_o thing_n find_v in_o other_o book_n it_o be_v the_o write_v its_o self_n that_o now_o supply_v the_o place_n and_o room_n of_o the_o person_n in_o and_o by_o who_o god_n original_o speak_v to_o man_n as_o be_v the_o person_n speak_v of_o old_a so_o be_v the_o write_n now_o it_o be_v the_o word_n speak_v that_o be_v to_o be_v believe_v yet_o as_o speak_v by_o they_o from_o god_n and_o it_o be_v now_o the_o word_n write_v that_o be_v to_o be_v believe_v yet_o as_o write_v by_o the_o command_n and_o appointment_n of_o god_n sect._n
〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o just_o we_o begin_v a_o little_a to_o late_a to_o see_v whether_o man_n bold_a conjecture_n in_o correct_v the_o original_a text_n of_o the_o scripture_n be_v like_a to_o proceed_v her_o be_v no_o colour_n for_o a_o various_a lection_n one_o copy_n it_o seem_v by_o stephen_n read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d without_o ground_n by_o a_o evident_a error_n and_o such_o mistake_n be_v not_o to_o be_v allow_v the_o name_n or_o place_n of_o various_a readins_n but_o yet_o say_v camero_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v such_o a_o resolution_n and_o interpretation_n as_o be_v make_v by_o revelation_n he_o add_v that_o in_o that_o sense_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v use_v by_o the_o 70_o in_o the_o business_n of_o joseph_n interpretation_n of_o pharaoh_n dream_n gen._n 40_o which_o be_v by_o revelation_n but_o indeed_o the_o word_n be_v not_o use_v in_o that_o chapter_n however_o he_o fall_v in_o with_o this_o sense_n as_o do_v calvin_n and_o grotius_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v not_o to_o be_v refer_v to_o our_o interpretation_n of_o the_o prophet_n but_o to_o the_o way_n and_o manner_n of_o their_o receive_v the_o counsel_n and_o will_n of_o god_n sect._n 18._o and_o indeed_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d take_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o a_o interpretation_n of_o the_o word_n of_o prophesy_v give_v out_o by_o writing_n as_o our_o translation_n bear_v it_o be_v a_o expression_n that_o can_v scarce_o have_v any_o tolerable_a sense_n affix_v unto_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d relate_v here_o to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o denote_v the_o first_o give_v out_o of_o its_o word_n not_o our_o after_o consideration_n of_o its_o sense_n and_o meaning_n and_o without_o this_o sense_n it_o stand_v in_o no_o coherence_n with_o nor_o opposition_n to_o the_o follow_a sentence_n which_o by_o its_o causal_n connexion_n to_o this_o manifest_v that_o it_o render_v a_o reason_n of_o what_o be_v herein_o affirm_v in_o the_o first_o place_n and_o in_o the_o latter_a turn_v with_o the_o adversative_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o opposition_n unto_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o prophecy_n come_v not_o at_o any_o time_n by_o the_o will_n of_o man_n but_o holy_a man_n of_o god_n speak_v as_o they_o be_v move_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n what_o reason_n be_v in_o the_o first_o part_n of_o this_o verse_n why_o the_o scripture_n be_v not_o of_o our_o private_a interpretation_n or_o what_o opposition_n in_o the_o latter_a to_o that_o assertion_n nay_o on_o that_o supposal_n there_o be_v no_o tolerable_a correspondency_n of_o discourse_n in_o the_o whole_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o take_v the_o word_n to_o express_v the_o come_n of_o the_o prophecy_n to_o the_o prophet_n themselves_o and_o the_o sense_n be_v full_a and_o clear_a sect._n 19_o this_o then_o be_v the_o intention_n of_o the_o apostle_n the_o prophecy_n which_o we_o have_v write_v the_o scripture_n be_v not_o a_o issue_n of_o man_n fancy_a enthusiasm_n not_o a_o product_n of_o their_o own_o mind_n and_o conception_n not_o a_o interpretation_n of_o the_o will_n of_o god_n by_o the_o understanding_n of_o man_n that_o be_v of_o the_o prophet_n themselves_o neither_o their_o rational_a apprehension_n inquiry_n conception_n of_o fancy_n or_o imagination_n of_o their_o heart_n have_v any_o place_n in_o this_o business_n no_o self_n afflation_n no_o rational_a meditation_n manage_v at_o liberty_n by_o the_o understanding_n &_o will_n of_o man_n have_v place_n herein_o sect._n 20._o of_o this_o say_v the_o apostle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d know_v judge_a and_o determine_v this_o in_o the_o first_o place_n this_o be_v a_o principle_n to_o be_v own_v and_o acknowledge_v by_o every_o one_o that_o will_v believe_v any_o thing_n else_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v not_o only_o to_o know_v to_o perceive_v to_o understand_v but_o also_o to_o judge_v own_o and_o acknowledge_v this_o then_o in_o our_o religion_n be_v to_o be_v own_v acknowledge_v submit_v unto_o as_o a_o principle_n without_o further_a dispute_n to_o discover_v the_o ground_n of_o this_o submission_n and_o acknowledgement_n be_v the_o business_n of_o the_o ensue_a discourse_n sect._n 21._o that_o this_o be_v so_o indeed_o as_o before_o assert_v and_o to_o give_v a_o reason_n why_o this_o be_v to_o be_v receive_v as_o a_o principle_n he_o add_v ver_n s_o 21._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o word_n of_o prophecy_n which_o we_o have_v write_v be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o private_a conception_n for_o it_o come_v not_o at_o any_o time_n by_o the_o will_n of_o man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v the_o passive_a conjugation_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d denote_v at_o least_o to_o be_v bring_v in_o more_o than_o mere_o it_o come_v it_o be_v bring_v into_o they_o by_o the_o will_n of_o god_n the_o affirmative_a as_o to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n be_v include_v in_o the_o negative_a as_o to_o the_o will_n of_o man_n or_o it_o come_v as_o the_o voice_n from_o heaven_n to_o our_o saviour_n on_o the_o mount_n vers_fw-la 18_o where_o the_o same_o word_n be_v use_v so_o eze._n 1._o 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d essendo_fw-la fuit_fw-la verbum_fw-la it_o be_v bring_v into_o he_o as_o be_v show_v before_o thus_o god_n bring_v the_o word_n to_o they_o and_o speak_v in_o they_o in_o order_n of_o nature_n before_o he_o speak_v by_o they_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v bring_v to_o they_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_n ge._n 3._o 8._o or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o jew_n call_v it_o as_o speak_v by_o they_o or_o write_v it_o be_v proper_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d verbum_fw-la dei_fw-la the_o word_n of_o god_n which_o by_o his_o immediate_a voice_n he_o signify_v to_o the_o prophet_n thus_o some_o of_o they_o in_o vision_n first_o eat_v a_o write_a book_n and_o then_o prophesy_v as_o be_v instance_a before_o and_o this_o be_v the_o first_o spring_n of_o the_o scripture_n the_o beginning_n of_o its_o emanation_n from_o the_o counsel_n and_o will_n of_o god_n by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n it_o be_v bring_v into_o the_o organ_n or_o instrument_n that_o he_o be_v please_v to_o use_v for_o the_o revelation_n and_o declaration_n of_o it_o unto_o other_o sect._n 22._o that_o which_o remain_v for_o the_o complete_n of_o this_o dispensation_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n unto_o we_o be_v add_v by_o the_o apostle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o the_o word_n be_v thus_o bring_v to_o they_o it_o be_v not_o leave_v to_o their_o understanding_n wisdom_n mind_n memory_n to_o order_n dispose_n and_o give_v it_o out_o but_o they_o be_v bear_v act_v carry_v out_o by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o speak_v deliver_v and_o write_v all_o that_o and_o nothing_o but_o that_o to_o every_o tittle_n that_o be_v so_o bring_v to_o they_o they_o invent_v not_o word_n themselves_o suit_v to_o the_o thing_n they_o have_v learn_v but_o only_o express_v the_o word_n that_o they_o receive_v though_o their_o mind_n and_o understanding_n be_v use_v in_o the_o choice_n of_o word_n whence_o arise_v all_o the_o difference_n that_o be_v in_o the_o manner_n of_o expression_n for_o they_o do_v use_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d word_n of_o will_n or_o choice_n yet_o they_o be_v so_o guide_v that_o their_o word_n be_v not_o their_o own_o but_o immediate_o supply_v unto_o they_o and_o so_o they_o give_v out_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o writing_n of_o uprightness_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d word_n of_o truth_n it_o be_v self_n ecles_n 12._o 10._o not_o only_o the_o doctrine_n they_o teach_v be_v the_o word_n of_o truth_n truth_n its_o self_n joh._n 17._o 17_o but_o the_o word_n whereby_o they_o teach_v it_o be_v word_n of_o truth_n from_o god_n himself_o thus_o allow_v the_o contribution_n of_o passive_a instrument_n for_o the_o reception_n and_o representation_n of_o word_n which_o answer_v the_o mind_n and_o tongue_n of_o the_o prophet_n in_o the_o come_n of_o the_o voice_n of_o god_n to_o they_o every_o apex_n of_o the_o write_a word_n be_v equal_o divine_a and_o as_o immediate_o from_o god_n as_o the_o voice_n wherewith_o or_o whereby_o he_o speak_v to_o or_o in_o the_o prophet_n and_o be_v therefore_o accompany_v with_o the_o same_o authority_n in_o its_o self_n and_o unto_o we_o sect._n 23._o what_o have_v be_v thus_o speak_v of_o the_o scripture_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n must_v be_v also_o affirm_v of_o the_o new_a with_o this_o addition_n of_o advantage_n and_o
word_n wherein_o it_o be_v the_o design_n of_o the_o great_a and_o holy_a god_n to_o give_v we_o a_o portraiture_n as_o it_o be_v of_o his_o wisdom_n holiness_n and_o goodness_n so_o far_o as_o we_o be_v capable_a of_o a_o acquaintance_n with_o he_o in_o this_o life_n be_v not_o able_a to_o declare_v and_o evince_v its_o original_a that_o god_n who_o be_v prima_fw-la veritas_fw-la the_o first_o and_o sovereign_a truth_n infinite_o separate_v and_o distinguish_v from_o all_o creature_n on_o all_o account_n whatever_o shall_v write_v a_o book_n or_o at_o least_o immediate_o indite_v it_o command_v we_o to_o receive_v it_o as_o he_o under_o the_o penalty_n of_o his_o eternal_a displeasure_n and_o yet_o that_o book_n not_o make_v a_o sufficient_a discovery_n of_o its_o self_n to_o be_v his_o to_o be_v from_o he_o be_v past_o all_o belief_n let_v man_n that_o live_v on_o thing_n receive_v by_o tradition_n from_o their_o father_n who_o perhaps_o never_o have_v sense_n of_o any_o real_a transaction_n between_o god_n and_o their_o soul_n who_o scarce_o ever_o peruse_v the_o word_n serious_o in_o their_o life_n nor_o bring_v their_o conscience_n to_o it_o please_v themselves_o in_o their_o own_o imagination_n the_o sure_a anchor_n of_o a_o soul_n that_o will_v draw_v nigh_o to_o god_n in_o and_o by_o his_o word_n lie_v in_o the_o thing_n lay_v down_o sect._n 33._o i_o suppose_v it_o will_v not_o be_v deny_v but_o that_o it_o be_v the_o mind_n and_o will_n of_o god_n that_o those_o to_o who_o his_o word_n shall_v come_v shall_v own_v it_o and_o receive_v it_o as_o he_o if_o not_o it_o be_v no_o sin_n in_o they_o to_o reject_v it_o unto_o who_o it_o do_v so_o come_v if_o it_o be_v then_o either_o he_o have_v give_v those_o character_n unto_o it_o and_o leave_v upon_o it_o that_o impression_n of_o his_o majesty_n whereby_o it_o may_v be_v know_v to_o be_v his_o or_o he_o have_v not_o do_v so_o and_o that_o either_o because_o he_o will_v not_o or_o because_o he_o can_v not_o to_o say_v the_o latter_a be_v to_o make_v he_o more_o infirm_a than_o a_o man_n or_o other_o worm_n of_o the_o earth_n than_o any_o natural_o effectual_a cause_n he_o that_o say_v the_o former_a must_v know_v that_o it_o be_v incumbent_n on_o he_o to_o yield_v a_o satisfactory_a account_n why_o god_n will_v not_o do_v so_o or_o else_o he_o will_v be_v think_v blasphemous_o to_o impute_v a_o want_n of_o that_o goodness_n &_o love_n of_o mankind_n unto_o he_o which_o he_o have_v in_o infinite_a grace_n manifest_v to_o be_v in_o himself_o that_o no_o man_n be_v able_a to_o assign_v any_o such_o reason_n i_o shall_v firm_o believe_v until_o i_o find_v some_o attempt_n so_o to_o do_v which_o as_o yet_o none_o have_v arrive_v at_o that_o height_n of_o impudence_n and_o wickedness_n as_o to_o own_o sect._n 34._o 2_o how_o horrible_a be_v it_o to_o the_o thought_n of_o any_o saint_n of_o god_n that_o the_o scripture_n shall_v not_o have_v its_o authority_n from_o its_o self_n tertullian_n object_n this_o to_o the_o gentile_n apol._n cap._n 5._o facit_fw-la &_o hoc_fw-la ad_fw-la causam_fw-la nostram_fw-la quod_fw-la apud_fw-la vos_fw-la de_fw-la humano_fw-la arbitratu_fw-la divinitas_fw-la pensitatur_fw-la nisi_fw-la homini_fw-la deus_fw-la placuerit_fw-la deus_fw-la non_fw-la erit_fw-la homo_fw-la jaâ—_n deo_fw-la propitiâ—s_fw-la esse_fw-la debebit_fw-la will_v it_o be_v otherwise_o in_o this_o case_n if_o the_o scripture_n must_v stand_v to_o the_o mercy_n of_o man_n for_o the_o reputation_n of_o its_o divinity_n nay_o of_o its_o verity_n for_o whence_o it_o have_v its_o authority_n thence_o it_o have_v its_o verity_n also_o as_o be_v observe_v before_o and_o many_o more_o word_n of_o this_o nature_n may_v be_v add_v chap._n vi_o consequential_a consideration_n for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o the_o divine_a authority_n of_o the_o scripture_n sect._n 1_o i_o say_v in_o the_o former_a chapter_n that_o i_o will_v not_o employ_v myself_o willing_o â—o_o enervate_a or_o weaken_v any_o of_o the_o reason_n or_o argument_n that_o be_v usual_o insist_v on_o to_o prove_v the_o divine_a authority_n of_o the_o scripture_n though_o i_o confess_v i_o like_v not_o to_o multiply_v argument_n that_o conclude_v to_o a_o probability_n only_o and_o be_v suit_v to_o beget_v a_o firm_a opinion_n at_o best_a where_o the_o principle_n intend_v to_o be_v evince_v be_v the_o fide_fw-la and_o must_v be_v believe_v with_o faith_n divine_a and_o supernatural_a yet_o because_o some_o may_v happy_o be_v keep_v to_o some_o kind_n of_o adherence_n to_o the_o scripture_n by_o mean_a ground_n that_o will_v not_o in_o their_o own_o strength_n abide_v until_o they_o get_v foot_v in_o those_o that_o be_v more_o firm_a i_o shall_v not_o make_v it_o my_o business_n to_o drive_v they_o from_o their_o present_a station_n have_v persuade_v they_o by_o that_o which_o be_v better_o sect._n 2._o yea_o because_o on_o supposition_n of_o the_o evidence_n former_o tender_v there_o may_v be_v great_a use_n at_o several_a season_n of_o some_o consequential_a consideration_n and_o argument_n to_o the_o purpose_n in_o hand_n i_o shall_v insist_v on_o two_o of_o that_o kind_n which_o to_o i_o who_o have_v the_o advantage_n of_o receive_v the_o word_n on_o the_o forementioned_a account_n seem_v not_o only_o to_o persuade_v and_o in_o a_o great_a measure_n to_o convince_v to_o undeniable_a probability_n but_o also_o to_o prevail_v irresistable_o on_o the_o understanding_n of_o unprejudiced_a man_n to_o close_o with_o the_o divine_a truth_n of_o it_o sect._n 3_o the_o first_o of_o these_o be_v take_v from_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o doctrine_n its_o self_n contain_v in_o the_o scripture_n the_o second_o from_o the_o mannagement_n of_o the_o whole_a design_n therein_o the_o first_o be_v innate_a the_o other_o of_o a_o more_o external_a and_o rational_a consideration_n sect._n 4._o for_o the_o first_o of_o they_o there_o be_v two_o thing_n considerable_a in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o scripture_n that_o be_v powerful_a and_o if_o i_o may_v so_o say_v uncontroleable_o prevalent_a as_o to_o this_o purpose_n sect._n 5._o first_o its_o universal_a suitablenesse_n upon_o its_o first_o clear_a discovery_n and_o revelation_n to_o all_o the_o entanglement_n and_o perplexity_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n in_o reference_n to_o their_o relation_n to_o and_o dependence_n upon_o god_n if_o all_o mankind_n have_v certain_a entanglement_n upon_o their_o heart_n and_o spirit_n in_o reference_n unto_o god_n which_o none_o of_o they_o that_o be_v not_o utter_o brutish_a do_v not_o wrestle_v withal_o and_o which_o all_o of_o they_o be_v not_o able_a in_o the_o least_o to_o assoil_v themselves_o in_o and_o about_o certain_o that_o doctrine_n which_o be_v suit_v universal_o to_o satisfy_v all_o their_o perplexity_n to_o calm_v and_o quiet_a their_o â—_z in_o all_o their_o tumultuating_n and_o do_v break_v in_o upon_o they_o with_o a_o glorious_a efficacy_n to_o that_o purpose_n in_o its_o discovery_n and_o revelation_n must_v needs_o be_v from_o that_o god_n with_o who_o we_o have_v to_o do_v and_o none_o else_o from_o who_o else_o i_o pray_v shall_v it_o be_v he_o that_o can_v give_v out_o such_o a_o word_n ille_fw-la mihi_fw-la semper_fw-la erit_fw-la deus_fw-la sect._n 6._o now_o there_o be_v 3_o general_a head_n of_o thing_n that_o all_o and_o every_o one_o of_o mankind_n not_o natural_o brutish_a be_v perplex_v withal_o in_o reference_n to_o their_o dependence_n on_o god_n and_o relation_n to_o he_o 1_o how_o they_o may_v worship_v he_o as_o they_o ought_v 2_o how_o they_o may_v be_v reconcile_v and_o at_o peace_n with_o he_o or_o have_v a_o atonement_n for_o that_o guilt_n which_o natural_o they_o be_v sensible_a of_o 3_o what_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o true_a blessedness_n and_o how_o they_o may_v attain_v it_o or_o how_o they_o may_v come_v to_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o god_n sect._n 7._o that_o all_o mankind_n be_v perplex_v and_o entangle_v with_o and_o about_o these_o consideration_n that_o all_o man_n ever_o be_v so_o without_o exception_n more_o or_o less_o and_o continue_v so_o to_o be_v to_o this_o day_n that_o of_o themselves_o they_o miserable_o grope_v up_o and_o down_o in_o the_o dark_a and_o be_v never_o able_a to_o come_v to_o any_o satisfaction_n neither_o as_o to_o what_o be_v present_a nor_o as_o to_o what_o be_v to_o come_v i_o can_v manifest_v from_o the_o state_n office_n and_o condition_n of_o conscience_n the_o indelible_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o presumption_n about_o they_o that_o be_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o all_o by_o nature_n the_o whole_a history_n of_o all_o religion_n which_o have_v be_v in_o the_o world_n with_o the_o design_n of_o all_o ancient_a and_o present_a philosophy_n with_o innumerable_a other_o uncontroleable_a conviction_n which_o also_o god_n assist_v theologiae_n i_o shall_v in_o
sundry_a difficulty_n with_o many_o other_o advantage_n can_v be_v easy_o express_v but_o as_o the_o best_a thing_n be_v apt_a to_o be_v most_o abuse_v so_o in_o particular_a it_o have_v fall_v out_o with_o this_o kind_n of_o learning_n and_o study_n protestant_n here_o also_o have_v chief_o manage_v the_o business_n beza_n camerarius_fw-la scaliger_n casaubon_n dâ—usius_n gomarus_n Ê‹sher_n grotius_n hensius_n fuller_n dieu_n mede_n camero_n glasius_fw-la capellus_fw-la amama_n with_o innumerable_a other_o have_v excel_v in_o this_o kind_n but_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n be_v exceed_o vainglorious_a curious_a uncertain_a after_o a_o door_n to_o reputation_n and_o renown_n by_o this_o kind_n of_o learning_n be_v open_v in_o the_o world_n it_o quick_o spread_v its_o self_n over_o all_o bound_n and_o limit_n of_o sobriety_n the_o manifold_a inconvenience_n if_o not_o mischief_n that_o have_v ensue_v on_o the_o boldness_n and_o curiosity_n of_o some_o in_o criticise_v on_o the_o scripture_n i_o shall_v not_o now_o insist_v upon_o and_o what_o it_o may_v yet_o grow_v unto_o i_o have_v often_o hear_v the_o great_a usher_n express_v his_o fear_n of_o the_o success_n of_o grotius_n in_o this_o way_n we_o have_v a_o solid_a account_n weekly_o in_o the_o lecture_n of_o our_o learned_a professor_n which_o i_o hope_v he_o will_v in_o due_a time_n benefit_v the_o public_a withal_o but_o it_o be_v only_o one_o or_o two_o thing_n that_o my_o present_a design_n call_v i_o upon_o to_o remark_n among_o other_o way_n that_o sundry_a man_n have_v fix_v on_o to_o exercise_v their_o critical_a ability_n one_o have_v be_v the_o collect_v of_o various_a lection_n both_o in_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o new_a the_o first_o and_o honest_a course_n fix_v on_o to_o this_o purpose_n be_v that_o of_o consult_v various_a copy_n and_o compare_v they_o among_o themselves_o wherein_o yet_o there_o be_v sundry_a miscarriage_n as_o i_o shall_v show_v in_o the_o second_o treatise_n this_o be_v the_o work_n of_o erasmus_n stephen_n beza_n arias_n montanus_n and_o some_o other_o some_o that_o come_v after_o they_o find_v this_o province_n possess_v and_o no_o other_o world_n of_o the_o like_a nature_n remain_v for_o they_o to_o conquer_v fix_v upon_o another_o way_n substitute_v to_o the_o service_n of_o their_o design_n as_o pernicious_a a_o principle_n as_o ever_o i_o think_v be_v fix_v on_o by_o any_o learned_a man_n since_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n except_v only_o those_o of_o rome_n now_o this_o principle_n be_v that_o upon_o many_o ground_n which_o some_o of_o they_o be_v long_o in_o recount_v there_o be_v sundry_a corruption_n creep_v into_o the_o original_n which_o by_o their_o critical_a faculty_n with_o the_o use_n of_o sundry_a engine_n those_o especial_o of_o the_o old_a translation_n be_v to_o be_v discover_v and_o remove_v and_o this_o also_o receive_v countenance_n from_o these_o prolegomena_n to_o the_o biblia_fw-la polyglotta_n as_o will_v afterward_o be_v show_v and_o discuss_v now_o this_o principle_n be_v once_o fix_v and_o a_o liberty_n of_o criticise_v on_o the_o scripture_n yea_o a_o necessity_n of_o it_o thence_o evince_v it_o be_v inconceiveable_a what_o spring_v of_o correction_n and_o amendment_n rise_v up_o under_o their_o hand_n let_v i_o not_o be_v think_v tedious_a if_o i_o recount_v some_o of_o they_o to_o you_o 1_o it_o be_v know_v that_o there_o be_v a_o double_a consonancy_n in_o the_o hebrew_n consonant_n among_o themselves_o of_o some_o in_o figure_n that_o be_v unlike_a in_o sound_n of_o some_o in_o sound_n that_o be_v unlike_a in_o figure_n of_o the_o first_o sort_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o latter_a be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d now_o this_o be_v one_o principle_n of_o our_o new_a critic_n that_o the_o scribe_n of_o the_o bible_n be_v sometime_o mistake_v by_o the_o likeness_n of_o the_o letter_n in_o respect_n of_o figure_n sometime_o by_o their_o likeness_n in_o respect_n of_o sound_n and_o so_o remember_v the_o word_n they_o write_v oftentimes_o put_v one_o for_o another_o so_o that_o whether_o they_o use_v their_o eye_n or_o their_o memory_n they_o fail_v on_o one_o hand_n or_o another_o though_o the_o jew_n deny_v any_o copy_n among_o they_o to_o be_v write_v but_o exact_o by_o pattern_n or_o that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o a_o man_n to_o write_v one_o word_n in_o a_o copy_n but_o by_o pattern_n though_o he_o can_v remember_v the_o word_n of_o the_o whole_a bible_n now_o whereas_o the_o signification_n of_o every_o word_n be_v regulate_v by_o its_o radix_fw-la it_o often_o fall_v out_o that_o in_o the_o formation_n and_o inflexion_n of_o word_n by_o reason_n of_o letter_n that_o be_v defective_a there_o remain_v but_o one_o letter_n of_o the_o radix_fw-la in_o they_o at_o least_o that_o be_v pronounce_v how_o frequent_a this_o be_v in_o this_o tongue_n those_o who_o have_v very_o little_a skill_n in_o it_o may_v guess_v by_o only_o take_v a_o view_n of_o frobenius_n his_o bible_n wherein_o the_o radical_a letter_n be_v print_v in_o a_o distinct_a character_n from_o all_o the_o praefix_n and_o affix_n in_o their_o variation_n now_o if_o a_o man_n have_v a_o mind_n to_o criticise_v and_o mend_v the_o bible_n it_o be_v but_o take_v his_o word_n or_o word_n that_o he_o will_v fix_v upon_o &_o try_v what_o they_o will_v make_v by_o the_o commutation_n of_o the_o letter_n that_o be_v alike_o in_o figure_n or_o sound_v let_v he_o try_v what_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d will_v do_v in_o the_o place_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o on_o the_o contrary_a which_o as_o they_o be_v radical_a or_o as_o they_o be_v prefix_v will_v sufficient_o alter_v the_o sense_n and_o so_o of_o all_o the_o rest_n mention_v if_o by_o this_o mean_v any_o new_a sense_n that_o be_v tolerable_a and_o please_v the_o critic_n do_v emerge_n it_o be_v but_o say_v the_o scribe_n be_v mistake_v in_o the_o likeness_n of_o the_o letter_n or_o in_o the_o affinity_n of_o the_o sound_n and_o then_o it_o be_v no_o matter_n though_o all_o the_o copy_n in_o the_o world_n agree_v to_o the_o contrary_a without_o the_o least_o variation_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o this_o course_n have_v stand_v capellus_n and_o grotius_n in_o very_o good_a stead_n and_o symeon_n de_fw-fr muys_n tell_v we_o a_o pretty_a story_n of_o himself_o to_o this_o purpose_n de_fw-fr heb._n edit_n antiq._n &_o verit._n s._n s._n yea_o this_o be_v the_o most_o eminent_a spring_n of_o the_o criticism_n on_o the_o old_a testament_n that_o these_o time_n afford_v a_o thousand_o instance_n may_v be_v give_v to_o this_o purpose_n 2._o but_o in_o case_n this_o course_n fail_v and_o no_o relief_n be_v afford_v this_o way_n than_o the_o transposition_n of_o letter_n offer_v its_o assistance_n those_o who_o know_v any_o thing_n in_o this_o language_n know_v what_o alteration_n in_o the_o sense_n of_o word_n may_v be_v make_v by_o such_o a_o way_n of_o procedure_v frequent_o word_n of_o contrary_a sense_n direct_o opposite_a consist_v only_o of_o the_o same_o letter_n diverse_o place_v every_o lexicon_n will_v supply_v man_n with_o instance_n that_o need_v not_o to_o be_v here_o repeat_v 3._o the_o point_n be_v take_v into_o consideration_n and_o here_o bold_a man_n may_v even_o satisfy_v their_o curiosity_n that_o word_n or_o those_o three_o letter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v instance_a in_o by_o hierome_n to_o this_o purpose_n hom._n 9_o 12_o as_o it_o may_v be_v print_v it_o will_v afford_v 8_o several_a sense_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v verbum_fw-la &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v pestis_fw-la as_o far_o distant_a from_o one_o another_o as_o life_n and_o death_n those_o letter_n in_o that_o order_n may_v be_v read_v with_o and_o and_o and_o and_o the_o jew_n give_v instance_n how_o by_o this_o mean_n man_n may_v destroy_v the_o world_n but_o 4._o suppose_v that_o this_o ground_n prove_v barren_a also_o it_o be_v but_o go_v to_o a_o old_a translation_n the_o 70_o or_o vulgar_a latin_a and_o where_o any_o word_n like_v we_o to_o consider_v what_o hebrew_a word_n answer_v unto_o it_o and_o if_o it_o discover_v a_o agreement_n in_o any_o one_o letter_n in_o figure_n or_o sound_n with_o the_o word_n in_o that_o text_n then_o to_o say_v that_o so_o they_o read_v in_o that_o copy_n yea_o rather_o then_o fail_v be_v the_o word_n as_o far_o different_a from_o what_o be_v read_v in_o the_o bible_n as_o can_v be_v imagine_v aver_v it_o to_o yield_v the_o more_o convenient_a sense_n and_o a_o various_a lection_n be_v find_v out_o and_o these_o be_v the_o chief_a head_n and_o spring_n of_o the_o criticism_n on_o the_o old_a testament_n which_o with_o so_o great_a a_o reputation_n of_o learning_n man_n have_v bold_o obtrude_v on_o we_o of_o
standard_n the_o touchstone_n of_o all_o speaking_o whatever_o now_o that_o must_v speak_v alone_o for_o its_o self_n which_o must_v try_v the_o speak_n of_o all_o but_o its_o self_n yea_o it_o be_v own_o also_o sect._n 8._o but_o what_o do_v this_o law_n and_o testimony_n that_o be_v this_o write_a word_n plead_v on_o the_o account_n whereof_o it_o shall_v be_v thus_o attend_v unto_o what_o do_v it_o urge_v for_o its_o acceptation_n tradition_n authority_n of_o the_o church_n miracle_n consent_n of_o man_n or_o do_v it_o speak_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o stand_v only_o upon_o its_o own_o sovereignty_n the_o apostle_n give_v we_o his_o answer_n to_o this_o enquiry_n 2_o tim._n 3._o 16._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v plea_n for_o reception_n in_o comparison_n with_o and_o opposition_n unto_o all_o other_o way_n of_o come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n his_o mind_n and_o will_n found_v whereon_o it_o call_v for_o attendance_n and_o submission_n with_o supreme_a uncontroleable_a authority_n be_v its_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o divine_a inspiration_n it_o remain_v then_o only_o to_o be_v inquire_v whether_o when_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v plead_v there_o be_v any_o middle_a way_n but_o either_o that_o it_o be_v receive_v with_o divine_a faith_n or_o reject_v as_o false_a sect._n 9_o suppose_v a_o man_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d divine_o inspire_v and_o shall_v so_o profess_v himself_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o do_v the_o prophet_n of_o old_a amos_n 7._o suppose_v i_o say_v he_o be_v so_o indeed_o it_o will_v not_o be_v deny_v but_o that_o his_o message_n be_v to_o be_v receive_v and_o submit_v unto_o on_o that_o account_n the_o denial_n of_o it_o will_v justify_v they_o who_o reject_v and_o slay_v those_o that_o speak_v unto_o they_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o it_o be_v to_o say_v in_o plain_a term_n we_o may_v reject_v they_o who_o god_n send_v though_o miracle_n be_v give_v only_o with_o respect_n to_o person_n not_o thing_n yet_o most_o of_o the_o prophet_n who_o wrought_v no_o miracle_n insist_v on_o this_o that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d divine_o inspire_v their_o doctrine_n be_v to_o be_v receive_v as_o from_o god_n in_o their_o so_o do_v it_o be_v sin_n even_o unbelief_n and_o rebellion_n against_o god_n not_o to_o submit_v to_o what_o they_o speak_v in_o his_o name_n and_o it_o always_o so_o fall_v out_o to_o fix_v our_o faith_n on_o the_o right_a bottom_n that_o scarce_o any_o prophet_n that_o speak_v in_o the_o name_n of_o god_n have_v any_o approbation_n from_o the_o church_n in_o who_o day_n he_o speak_v math._n 5._o 12._o chap._n 23._o 29._o luk._n 17._o 47_o 48._o act_n 7._o 52._o math._n 21._o 33_o 34_o 35_o 36_o 37_o 38._o it_o be_v true_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2_o pet._n 2._o 1._o there_o be_v false_a prophet_n that_o speak_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n when_o he_o send_v they_o not_o jerem._n 23._o 22._o yet_o be_v those_o who_o he_o do_v send_v to_o be_v receive_v on_o pain_n of_o damnation_n on_o the_o same_o penalty_n be_v the_o other_o to_o be_v refuse_v jerem._n 23._o 28_o 29._o the_o foundation_n of_o this_o duty_n lie_v in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o accompany_v the_o word_n that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o which_o afterward_o and_o without_o a_o supposal_n hereof_o it_o can_v not_o consist_v with_o the_o goodness_n and_o righteousness_n of_o god_n to_o require_v of_o man_n under_o the_o penalty_n of_o his_o eternal_a displeasure_n to_o make_v such_o a_o discrimination_n where_o he_o have_v not_o give_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d infallible_a token_n to_o enable_v they_o so_o to_o do_v sect._n 10._o but_o that_o he_o have_v and_o have_v do_v so_o he_o declare_v jerem._n 23._o how_o long_o shall_v this_o be_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o prophet_n that_o prophesy_v lie_n that_o be_v prophet_n of_o the_o deceit_n of_o their_o own_o heart_n which_o think_v to_o cause_v my_o people_n to_o forget_v my_o name_n by_o their_o dream_n which_o they_o tell_v every_o man_n to_o his_o neighbour_n as_o their_o father_n have_v forget_v my_o name_n for_o baal_n the_o prophet_n that_o have_v a_o dream_n let_v he_o tell_v a_o dream_n and_o he_o that_o have_v my_o word_n let_v he_o speak_v my_o word_n faithful_o what_o be_v the_o chaff_n to_o the_o wheat_n say_v the_o lord_n be_v not_o my_o word_n like_o a_o fire_n say_v the_o lord_n and_o like_o a_o hammer_n that_o break_v the_o mountain_n in_o piece_n in_o the_o latter_a day_n of_o that_o church_n when_o the_o people_n be_v most_o eminent_o perplex_v with_o false_a prophet_n both_o as_o to_o their_o number_n and_o subtlety_n yet_o god_n lay_v their_o eternal_a and_o temporal_a safety_n or_o ruin_n on_o their_o discern_v aright_o between_o his_o word_n and_o that_o which_o be_v only_o pretend_v so_o to_o be_v and_o that_o they_o may_v not_o complain_v of_o this_o imposition_n he_o tender_v they_o security_n of_o its_o easiness_n of_o performance_n speak_v of_o his_o own_o word_n comparative_o as_o to_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o so_o he_o say_v it_o be_v as_o wheat_n to_o chaff_n which_o may_v infallible_o by_o be_v what_o it_o be_v be_v discern_v from_o it_o and_o then_o absolute_o that_o it_o have_v such_o property_n as_o that_o it_o will_v discover_v its_o self_n even_o light_a and_o heat_n and_o power_n a_o person_n then_o who_o be_v true_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v to_o be_v attend_v unto_o because_o he_o be_v so_o sect._n 11_o as_o than_o be_v say_v before_o the_o scripture_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v not_o the_o case_n the_o same_o as_o with_o a_o man_n that_o be_v so_o be_v there_o any_o thing_n in_o the_o write_v of_o it_o by_o god_n command_n that_o shall_v impair_v its_o authority_n nay_o be_v it_o not_o free_v from_o innumerable_a prejudices_fw-la that_o attend_v it_o in_o its_o first_o give_v out_o by_o man_n arise_v from_o the_o personal_a infirmity_n and_o suppose_a interest_n of_o they_o that_o deliver_v it_o jerem._n 43._o 3._o joh._n 9_o 29._o acts._n 24._o 5._o sect._n 12._o this_o be_v plead_v by_o it_o and_o insist_v on_o its_o testimony_n be_v receive_v or_o it_o be_v not_o if_o it_o be_v receive_v on_o this_o account_n there_o be_v in_o it_o we_o say_v the_o proper_a basis_n and_o foundation_n of_o faith_n whereon_o it_o have_v its_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o subsistence_n if_o it_o be_v reject_v it_o must_v be_v not_o only_o with_o a_o refusal_n of_o its_o witness_n but_o also_o with_o a_o high_a detestation_n of_o its_o pretence_n to_o be_v from_o god_n what_o ground_n or_o plea_n for_o such_o a_o refusal_n and_o detestation_n any_o one_o have_v or_o can_v have_v shall_v be_v afterward_o consider_v if_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n to_o refuse_v it_o it_o have_v be_v a_o duty_n to_o receive_v it_o if_o a_o duty_n to_o receive_v it_o as_o the_o word_n of_o god_n then_o be_v it_o sufficient_o manifest_v so_o to_o be_v of_o the_o objection_n arise_v from_o they_o who_o pretend_v to_o this_o inspiration_n false_o we_o have_v speak_v before_o and_o we_o be_v as_o yet_o deal_v with_o they_o that_o own_o the_o book_n whereof_o we_o speak_v to_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o only_o call_v in_o question_n the_o ground_n on_o which_o they_o do_v so_o or_o on_o which_o other_o aught_o so_o to_o do_v as_o to_o these_o it_o may_v suffice_v that_o in_o the_o strength_n of_o all_o the_o authority_n and_o truth_n they_o profess_v to_o own_o and_o acknowledge_v in_o it_o it_o declare_v the_o foundarion_n of_o its_o acceptance_n to_o be_v no_o other_o but_o it_o be_v own_o divine_a inspiration_n hence_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sect._n 13._o again_o in_o that_o dispute_n that_o be_v between_o abraham_n and_o the_o rich_a man_n luk._n 16._o 31._o about_o the_o best_a and_o most_o effectual_a mean_n of_o bring_v man_n to_o repentance_n the_o rich_a man_n in_o hell_n speak_v his_o own_o conception_n fix_v upon_o miracle_n if_o one_o rise_v from_o the_o dead_a and_o preach_v the_o work_n will_v be_v do_v abraham_n be_v otherwise_o mind_a that_o be_v christ_n be_v so_o the_o author_n of_o that_o parable_n he_o bid_v they_o attend_v to_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n the_o write_a word_n as_o that_o which_o all_o faith_n and_o repentance_n be_v immediate_o to_o be_v ground_v on_o the_o enquiry_n be_v how_o man_n may_v be_v best_o assure_v that_o any_o message_n be_v from_o god_n do_v not_o the_o word_n manifest_v its_o self_n to_o be_v from_o he_o this_o direction_n have_v not_o be_v equal_a sect._n 14._o
to_o every_o one_o conscience_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n but_o if_o our_o gospel_n be_v hide_v it_o be_v hide_v to_o they_o that_o be_v lose_v in_o who_o the_o god_n of_o this_o world_n have_v blind_v the_o mind_n of_o they_o that_o believe_v not_o lest_o the_o light_n of_o the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n who_o be_v the_o image_n of_o god_n shall_v shine_v unto_o they_o there_o be_v in_o the_o dispensation_n of_o the_o word_n a_o evidence_n of_o truth_n commend_v its_o self_n to_o the_o conscience_n of_o man_n some_o receive_v not_o this_o evidence_n be_v it_o for_o want_v of_o light_n in_o the_o truth_n it_o be_v self_n no_o that_o be_v a_o glorious_a light_n that_o shine_v into_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n be_v it_o for_o want_v of_o testimony_n to_o assert_v this_o light_n no_o but_o mere_o because_o the_o god_n of_o this_o world_n have_v blind_v the_o eye_n of_o man_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o behold_v it_o sect._n 11._o from_o what_o then_o have_v be_v lay_v down_o these_o two_o thing_n may_v be_v infer_v 1._o that_o as_o the_o authority_n of_o god_n the_o first_o and_o only_o absolute_a truth_n in_o the_o scripture_n be_v that_o alone_a which_o divine_a faith_n rest_v upon_o and_o be_v the_o formal_a object_n of_o it_o so_o wherever_o the_o word_n come_v by_o what_o mean_v soever_o it_o have_v in_o its_o self_n a_o sufficiency_n of_o light_n to_o evidence_n to_o all_o and_o will_v do_v it_o eventual_o to_o all_o that_o be_v not_o blind_v by_o the_o god_n of_o this_o world_n that_o authority_n of_o god_n its_o author_n and_o the_o only_a reason_n why_o it_o be_v not_o receive_v by_o many_o in_o the_o world_n to_o who_o it_o be_v come_v be_v the_o advantage_n that_o satan_n have_v to_o keep_v they_o in_o ignorance_n and_o blindness_n by_o the_o lust_n corruption_n prejudices_fw-la and_o hardness_n of_o their_o own_o heart_n sect._n 12._o the_o word_n than_o make_v a_o sufficient_a proposition_n of_o its_o self_n wherever_o it_o be_v and_o he_o to_o who_o it_o shall_v come_v who_o refuse_v it_o because_o it_o come_v not_o so_o or_o so_o testify_v will_v give_v a_o accouâ—t_n of_o his_o atheism_n and_o infidelity_n he_o that_o have_v the_o witness_n of_o god_n need_v not_o stay_v for_o the_o witness_n of_o man_n for_o the_o witness_n of_o god_n be_v great_a sect._n 13._o wherever_o the_o word_n be_v receive_v indeed_o as_o it_o require_v itself_o to_o be_v receive_v and_o be_v real_o assent_v unto_o as_o the_o word_n of_o god_n it_o be_v so_o receive_v upon_o the_o evidence_n of_o that_o light_n which_o it_o have_v in_o its_o self_n manifest_o declare_v its_o self_n so_o to_o be_v it_o be_v all_o one_o by_o what_o mean_n by_o what_o hand_n whether_o of_o a_o child_n or_o a_o church_n by_o accident_n or_o tradition_n by_o common_a consent_n of_o man_n or_o pecular_a providence_n the_o scripture_n come_v unto_o we_o come_v how_o it_o will_v it_o have_v its_o authority_n in_o its_o self_n and_o towards_o we_o by_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o have_v its_o power_n of_o manifest_v its_o self_n so_o to_o be_v from_o its_o own_o innate_a light_n sect._n 14._o now_o this_o light_n in_o the_o scripture_n for_o which_o we_o contend_v be_v nothing_o but_o the_o beam_a of_o the_o majesty_n truth_n holiness_n and_o authority_n of_o god_n give_v unto_o it_o and_o leave_v upon_o it_o by_o its_o author_n the_o holy_a ghost_n a_o impress_n it_o have_v of_o god_n excellency_n upon_o it_o distinguish_v it_o by_o infallible_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o product_n of_o any_o creature_n by_o this_o it_o dive_v into_o the_o conscience_n of_o man_n into_o all_o the_o secret_a recess_n of_o their_o heart_n guide_n teach_v direct_v determine_v and_o judge_n in_o they_o upon_o they_o in_o the_o name_n majesty_n &_o authority_n of_o god_n if_o man_n who_o be_v blind_v by_o the_o god_n of_o this_o world_n will_v yet_o deny_v this_o light_n because_o they_o perceive_v it_o not_o it_o shall_v not_o prejudice_v they_o who_o do_v by_o this_o self_n evidence_v light_n i_o say_v do_v the_o scripture_n make_v such_o a_o proposition_n of_o its_o self_n as_o the_o word_n of_o god_n that_o whoever_o reject_v it_o do_v it_o at_o the_o peril_n of_o his_o eternal_a ruin_n and_o thereby_o a_o bottom_n and_o foundation_n be_v tender_v for_o that_o faith_n which_o it_o require_v to_o repose_v its_o self_n upon_o sect._n 15._o for_o the_o proof_n then_o of_o the_o divine_a authority_n of_o the_o scripture_n unto_o he_o or_o they_o who_o as_o yet_o on_o no_o account_n what_o ever_o do_v acknowledge_v it_o i_o shall_v only_o suppose_v that_o by_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n the_o book_n it_o be_v self_n be_v so_o bring_v unto_o he_o or_o they_o as_o that_o he_o or_o they_o be_v engage_v to_o the_o consideration_n of_o it_o or_o do_v attend_v to_o the_o read_n of_o it_o this_o be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n providence_n in_o the_o government_n of_o the_o world_n upon_o a_o supposal_n hereof_o i_o leave_v the_o word_n with_o they_o and_o if_o it_o evidence_n not_o its_o self_n unto_o their_o conscience_n it_o be_v because_o they_o be_v blind_v by_o the_o god_n of_o this_o world_n which_o will_v be_v no_o plea_n for_o the_o refusal_n of_o it_o at_o the_o last_o day_n and_o they_o who_o receive_v it_o not_o on_o this_o ground_n will_v never_o receive_v it_o on_o any_o as_o they_o ought_v sect._n 16._o the_o second_o sort_n of_o thing_n that_o evidence_n themselves_o be_v thing_n of_o a_o effectual_a powerful_a operation_n in_o any_o kind_n so_o do_v fire_n by_o heat_n the_o wind_n by_o its_o noise_n and_o force_n salt_n by_o its_o taste_n and_o savour_n the_o sun_n by_o its_o light_n and_o heat_n so_o do_v also_o moral_a principle_n that_o be_v effectual_o operative_a rom._n 2._o 14_o 15._o man_n in_o who_o they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v manifest_v the_o work_n of_o they_o or_o they_o by_o their_o work_n and_o efficacy_n whatever_o it_o be_v that_o have_v a_o innate_a power_n in_o its_o self_n that_o will_v effectual_o operate_v on_o a_o fit_a and_o proper_a subject_n it_o be_v able_a to_o evidence_n it_o be_v self_n and_o it_o be_v own_o nature_n and_o condition_n sect._n 17._o to_o manifest_v the_o interest_n of_o the_o scripture_n to_o be_v enroll_v among_o thing_n of_o this_o nature_n yea_o under_o god_n himself_o who_o be_v know_v by_o his_o great_a power_n and_o the_o effect_n of_o it_o to_o have_v the_o pre-eminence_n i_o shall_v observe_v only_o one_o or_o two_o thing_n concern_v it_o the_o various_a improvement_n whereof_o will_v take_v up_o more_o time_n and_o great_a space_n than_o i_o have_v allot_v to_o this_o discourse_n sect._n 18._o it_o be_v absolute_o call_v the_o power_n of_o god_n and_o that_o unto_o its_o proper_a end_n which_o way_n lie_v the_o tendency_n of_o its_o efficacy_n in_o operation_n rom._n 1._o 16._o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vis_fw-la virtus_fw-la dei_fw-la the_o power_n of_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o word_n concern_v the_o cross_n that_o be_v the_o gospel_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o cor._n 1._o 18_o the_o power_n of_o god_n and_o faith_n which_o be_v build_v on_o that_o word_n without_o other_o help_n or_o advantage_n be_v say_v to_o stand_v in_o the_o power_n of_o god_n 1_o cor._n 2._o 5._o that_o be_v effectual_o work_v in_o and_o by_o the_o word_n it_o work_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o demonstration_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o of_o power_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v spiritual_a power_n give_v a_o demonstration_n of_o it_o thus_o it_o come_v not_o as_o a_o naked_a word_n 1_o thes_n 1._o 5_o but_o in_o power_n and_o in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d give_v all_o manner_n of_o assurance_n and_o full_a persuasion_n of_o its_o self_n even_o by_o its_o power_n and_o efficacy_n hence_o it_o be_v term_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o rod_n of_o power_n or_o strength_n psal_n 110._o 2_o denote_v both_o authority_n and_o efficacy_n sure_o that_o which_o be_v thus_o the_o power_n and_o authority_n of_o god_n be_v able_a to_o make_v its_o self_n know_v so_o to_o be_v sect._n 19_o it_o be_v not_o only_o say_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d power_n the_o power_n of_o god_n in_o its_o self_n but_o also_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d able_a and_o powerful_a in_o respect_n of_o we_o thou_o have_v learn_v say_v paul_n to_o timothy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o sacred_a letter_n the_o write_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v able_a to_o make_v thou_o wise_a unto_o salvation_n they_o be_v powerful_a
indeed_o be_v full_a of_o tradition_n flow_v from_o the_o word_n that_o be_v a_o knowledge_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o word_n in_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n but_o a_o tradition_n of_o the_o word_n not_o resolve_v into_o the_o word_n a_o tradition_n refer_v to_o a_o fountain_n of_o sense_n in_o see_v and_o hear_v preserve_v as_o a_o oral_a law_n in_o a_o distinct_a channel_n and_o stream_n by_o its_o self_n when_o it_o be_v evidence_v either_o by_o instance_n in_o some_o particular_a preserve_v therein_o or_o in_o a_o probability_n of_o secure_v it_o through_o the_o generation_n pass_v by_o a_o comparison_n of_o some_o such_o effect_n in_o thing_n of_o the_o like_a kind_n i_o shall_v be_v ready_a to_o receive_v it_o sect._n 18._o give_v i_o then_o as_o i_o say_v before_o but_o the_o least_o obscure_a report_n of_o any_o one_o of_o those_o many_o miracle_n that_o be_v wrought_v by_o our_o saviour_n and_o the_o apostle_n which_o be_v not_o record_v in_o the_o scripture_n and_o i_o shall_v put_v more_o valuation_n on_o the_o pretend_a tradition_n than_o i_o can_v as_o yet_o persuade_v myself_o unto_o beside_o many_o writer_n of_o the_o scripture_n wrought_v no_o miracle_n and_o by_o this_o rule_n their_o write_n be_v leave_v to_o shift_v for_o themselves_o miracle_n indeed_o be_v necessary_a to_o take_v of_o all_o prejudices_fw-la from_o the_o person_n that_o bring_v any_o new_a doctrine_n from_o god_n but_o the_o doctrine_n still_o evidence_v its_o self_n the_o apostle_n convert_v many_o where_o they_o wrought_v no_o miracle_n act._n 16._o 17_o 18_o and_o where_o they_o do_v so_o work_v yet_o they_o for_o their_o doctrine_n and_o not_o the_o doctrine_n on_o their_o account_n be_v receive_v and_o the_o scripture_n now_o have_v no_o less_o evidence_n and_o demonstration_n in_o its_o self_n of_o its_o divinity_n than_o it_o have_v when_o by_o they_o it_o be_v preach_v sect._n 19_o but_o because_o this_o tradition_n be_v pretend_v with_o great_a confidence_n as_o a_o sure_a bottom_n and_o foundation_n for_o receive_v of_o the_o scripture_n i_o shall_v a_o little_a far_o inquire_v into_o it_o that_o which_o in_o this_o case_n be_v intend_v by_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o tradition_n mas_o be_v a_o report_n of_o man_n which_o those_o who_o be_v present_a have_v receive_v from_o they_o that_o be_v go_v before_o they_o now_o this_o may_v be_v either_o of_o all_o the_o man_n of_o the_o world_n or_o only_o of_o some_o of_o they_o if_o of_o all_o either_o their_o suffrage_n must_v be_v take_v in_o some_o convention_n or_o gather_v up_o from_o the_o individuall_n as_o we_o be_v able_a and_o have_v opportunity_n if_o the_o first_o way_n of_o receive_v they_o be_v possible_a which_o be_v the_o utmost_a improvement_n that_o imagination_n can_v give_v the_o authority_n inquire_v after_o yet_o every_o individual_a of_o man_n be_v a_o liar_n the_o whole_a convention_n must_v be_v of_o the_o same_o complexion_n and_o so_o not_o be_v able_a to_o yield_v a_o sufficient_a basis_n to_o build_v a_o faith_n upon_o cui_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la subesse_fw-la falsum_fw-la that_o be_v infallible_a and_o can_v possible_o be_v deceive_v much_o less_o be_v there_o any_o foundation_n for_o it_o in_o such_o a_o report_n as_o be_v the_o emergencie_n of_o the_o assertion_n of_o individuall_n sect._n 21._o but_o now_o if_o this_o tradition_n be_v allege_v as_o preserve_v only_o by_o some_o in_o the_o world_n not_o the_o half_a of_o rational_a creature_n i_o desire_v to_o know_v what_o reason_n i_o have_v to_o believe_v those_o who_o have_v that_o tradition_n or_o plead_v that_o they_o have_v it_o before_o and_o against_o they_o who_o profess_v they_o have_v no_o such_o report_n deliver_v to_o they_o from_o their_o forefather_n be_v the_o reason_n hereof_o because_o i_o live_v among_o these_o who_o have_v this_o tradition_n and_o they_o be_v my_o neighbour_n who_o i_o know_v by_o the_o same_o rule_n those_o who_o live_v among_o the_o other_o part_n of_o man_n be_v bind_v to_o receive_v what_o they_o deliver_v they_o upon_o tradition_n and_o so_o man_n may_v be_v oblige_v to_o believe_v the_o alcoran_n to_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n sect._n 22._o it_o be_v more_o probable_a it_o will_v be_v answer_v that_o their_o testimony_n be_v to_o be_v receive_v because_o they_o be_v the_o church_n of_o god_n but_o it_o do_v not_o yet_o appear_v that_o i_o can_v any_o other_o way_n have_v any_o kowledge_v of_o they_o so_o to_o be_v or_o of_o any_o authority_n that_o any_o number_n of_o man_n more_o or_o less_o can_v have_v in_o this_o case_n under_o that_o name_n or_o notion_n unless_o by_o the_o scripture_n it_o be_v self_n and_o if_o so_o it_o will_v quick_o appear_v what_o place_n be_v to_o be_v allot_v to_o their_o testimony_n who_o can_v be_v admit_v as_o witness_n unless_o the_o scripture_n it_o be_v self_n be_v own_v and_o receive_v because_o they_o have_v neither_o plea_n nor_o claim_n to_o be_v so_o admit_v but_o only_o from_o the_o scripture_n if_o they_o shall_v aver_v that_o they_o take_v this_o honour_n to_o themselves_o and_o that_o without_o relation_n to_o the_o scripture_n they_o claim_v a_o right_n of_o authoritative_a witness_n bear_v in_o this_o case_n i_o say_v again_o upon_o the_o general_a ground_n of_o natural_a reason_n and_o equity_n i_o have_v no_o more_o inducement_n to_o give_v credit_n to_o their_o assertion_n then_o to_o a_o alike_a number_n of_o man_n hold_v out_o a_o tradition_n utter_o to_o the_o contrary_a of_o what_o they_o assert_v sect._n 23._o but_o yet_o suppose_v that_o this_o also_o be_v grant_v and_o that_o man_n may_v be_v allow_v to_o speak_v in_o their_o own_o name_n and_o authority_n give_v testimony_n to_o themselves_o which_o upon_o the_o hypothesis_n under_o consideration_n god_n himself_o be_v not_o allow_v to_o do_v i_o shall_v desire_v to_o know_v whither_o when_o the_o church_n declare_v the_o scripture_n to_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n unto_o we_o it_o do_v apprehend_v any_o thing_n in_o the_o scripture_n as_o the_o ground_n of_o that_o judgement_n and_o declaration_n or_o no_o if_o it_o say_v no_o but_o that_o it_o be_v propose_v upon_o its_o sole_a authority_n then_o sure_o if_o we_o think_v good_a to_o acquiesse_n in_o this_o decision_n of_o this_o doubt_n and_o enquiry_n it_o be_v full_a time_n for_o we_o to_o lay_v aside_o all_o our_o study_n and_o inquiry_n after_o the_o mind_n of_o god_n and_o seek_v only_o what_o that_o man_n or_o those_o man_n say_v who_o be_v entrust_v with_o this_o authority_n as_o they_o say_v and_o as_o they_o will_v have_v we_o believe_v they_o though_o we_o know_v not_o at_o all_o how_o or_o by_o what_o mean_v they_o come_v by_o it_o see_v they_o dare_v not_o pretend_v any_o thing_n from_o the_o scripture_n lest_o thereby_o they_o direct_v we_o to_o that_o in_o the_o first_o place_n sect._n 24._o if_o it_o be_v say_v that_o they_o do_v upon_o other_o account_n judge_v and_o believe_v the_o scripture_n to_o be_v true_a and_o to_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n i_o suppose_v it_o will_v not_o be_v think_v unreasonable_a if_o we_o inquire_v after_o those_o ground_n and_o account_n see_v they_o be_v of_o so_o great_a concernment_n unto_o we_o all_o truth_n in_o relation_n consist_v in_o their_o consonancy_n and_o agreement_n to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n they_o deliver_v i_o desire_v to_o know_v how_o they_o come_v to_o judge_v of_o the_o consonancy_n between_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n deliver_v in_o the_o scripture_n and_o the_o delivery_n of_o they_o therein_o the_o thing_n whereof_o we_o speak_v be_v heavenly_a spiritual_a mysterious_a and_o supernatural_a there_o can_v be_v any_o knowledge_n obtain_v of_o they_o but_o by_o the_o word_n it_o be_v self_n how_o then_o can_v they_o make_v any_o judgement_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o that_o scripture_n in_o the_o relation_n of_o these_o thing_n which_o be_v no_o where_o to_o be_v know_v i_o speak_v of_o many_o of_o they_o in_o the_o least_o but_o by_o that_o scripture_n its_o self_n sect._n 25._o if_o they_o shall_v say_v that_o they_o find_v their_o judgement_n and_o declaration_n upon_o some_o discovery_n that_o the_o scripture_n make_v of_o its_o self_n unto_o they_o they_o affirm_v the_o same_o that_o we_o plead_v for_o only_o they_o will_v very_o desirous_o appropriate_v to_o themselves_o the_o privilege_n of_o be_v able_a to_o discern_v that_o discovery_n so_o make_v in_o the_o scripture_n to_o make_v good_a this_o claim_n they_o must_v either_o plead_v somewhat_o from_o themselves_o or_o from_o the_o scripture_n if_o from_o themselves_o it_o can_v be_v nothing_o but_o that_o they_o see_v like_o the_o man_n of_o china_n and_o all_o other_o be_v blind_a or_o have_v but_o one_o eye_n at_o the_o best_a
they_o 5080000_o in_o battle_n with_o a_o infinite_a number_n beside_o as_o the_o historian_n speak_v by_o famine_n sickness_n and_o fire_n be_v consume_v he_o find_v himself_o to_o have_v sustain_v so_o much_o loss_n by_o they_o that_o he_o begin_v not_o his_o letter_n to_o the_o senate_n in_o the_o wont_a manner_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o can_v not_o assure_v they_o that_o it_o be_v well_o with_o he_o and_o his_o army_n by_o this_o second_o desolation_n they_o be_v very_o low_a make_v weak_a and_o contemptible_a and_o drive_v into_o obscurity_n all_o the_o world_n over_o in_o this_o state_n they_o wander_v up_o and_o down_o for_o some_o season_n in_o all_o manner_n of_o uncertainty_n they_o have_v not_o only_o lose_v the_o place_n of_o their_o solemn_a worship_n see_v it_o whole_o defile_v the_o name_n of_o jerusalem_n change_v into_o aelia_n and_o themselves_o forbid_v to_o look_v towards_o it_o upon_o pain_n of_o death_n but_o also_o be_v now_o unspeakable_o diminish_v in_o their_o number_n testa_n all_o hope_n of_o contrive_v themselves_o into_o any_o condition_n of_o observe_v their_o old_a rite_n and_o worship_n be_v utter_o lose_v apol_n sect._n 10._o here_o they_o sit_v down_o amaze_v for_o a_o season_n be_v at_o their_o wit_n end_n as_o be_v threaten_v to_o they_o in_o the_o curse_n but_o they_o will_v not_o rest_v so_o consider_v therefore_o that_o their_o old_a religion_n can_v not_o be_v continue_v without_o a_o jerusalem_n and_o a_o temple_n they_o begin_v a_o nefarious_a attempt_n against_o god_n equal_a to_o that_o of_o the_o old_a world_n in_o building_n babel_n even_o to_o set_v up_o a_o new_a religion_n that_o may_v abide_v with_o they_o wherever_o they_o be_v and_o give_v they_o countenance_n in_o their_o infidelity_n and_o opposition_n to_o the_o gospel_n unto_o the_o utmost_a the_o head_n of_o this_o new_a apostasy_n be_v one_o rabbi_n jehuda_n who_o we_o may_v not_o unfit_o call_v the_o mahomet_n of_o the_o jew_n they_o term_v he_o hannasi_n the_o prince_n and_o hakkadosh_n the_o holy_a the_o whole_a story_n of_o he_o and_o his_o companion_n as_o report_v by_o the_o jew_n be_v well_o collect_v by_o joseph_n de_fw-fr voisin_n observat_fw-la in_o proaem_v ad_fw-la pugi_fw-la fidei_fw-la p._n 26_o 27._o the_o sum_n of_o the_o whole_a concern_v this_o work_n be_v lay_v down_o by_o maimonides_n in_o his_o praefatio_fw-la in_o seder_n zeraiim_n pag_n 36_o 37._o of_o the_o edition_n of_o mr_n pococke_n wherein_o also_o a_o sufficient_a account_n be_v give_v of_o the_o whole_a mishna_n with_o the_o name_n of_o the_o rabbin_n either_o employ_v in_o it_o or_o occasional_o mention_v this_o man_n about_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 190_o or_o 200_o when_o the_o temple_n have_v now_o lie_v waist_n almost_o three_o time_n as_o long_o as_o it_o do_v in_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n be_v countenance_v as_o some_o of_o themselves_o report_n 38._o by_o antoninus_n pius_n compile_v the_o jewish_a alcoran_n or_o the_o mishna_n as_o a_o rule_n of_o their_o worship_n and_o way_n for_o the_o future_a only_o whereas_o mahomet_n afterward_o pretend_v to_o have_v receive_v his_o sigment_n by_o revelation_n though_o indeed_o he_o have_v much_o of_o his_o abomination_n from_o the_o talmud_n this_o man_n plead_v the_o receive_n of_o his_o by_o tradition_n the_o two_o main_a engine_n that_o have_v be_v set_v up_o against_o the_o word_n of_o god_n out_o of_o such_o pharisaical_a tradition_n as_o be_v indeed_o preserve_v among_o they_o and_o such_o observance_n as_o they_o have_v learned_a and_o take_v up_o from_o apostate_n christian_n as_o aquila_n and_o other_o with_o such_o figment_n as_o be_v invent_v by_o himself_o and_o his_o predecessor_n since_o the_o time_n of_o their_o be_v public_o reject_v and_o curse_a by_o god_n this_o man_n compile_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mishnaioth_n which_o be_v the_o text_n of_o their_o talmud_n and_o the_o foundation_n of_o their_o present_a religion_n under_o the_o name_n of_o the_o old_a oral_n law_n that_o sundry_a christian_a ceremony_n and_o institution_n vile_o corrupt_v be_v take_v up_o by_o the_o jew_n of_o those_o day_n many_o of_o they_o be_v apostate_n as_o be_v also_o some_o of_o mahomet_n assistant_n in_o compile_v of_o the_o alcoran_n i_o shall_v god_n assist_v elsewhere_o endeavour_v to_o evince_v and_o manifest_v that_o any_o gospel_n observance_n be_v take_v from_o the_o jew_n as_o be_v in_o practice_n among_o they_o before_o their_o institution_n by_o christ_n will_v appear_v in_o the_o issue_n to_o be_v a_o bold_a and_o groundless_a fancy_n sect._n 11._o the_o foundation_n mention_v be_v lay_v in_o a_o collection_n of_o tradition_n and_o new_a invention_n of_o abomination_n under_o the_o name_n of_o old_a tradition_n by_o this_o rabbi_n the_o follow_a talmud_n be_v a_o improvement_n of_o the_o same_o attempt_n of_o set_v up_o a_o religion_n under_o the_o curse_n and_o against_o the_o mind_n and_o will_n of_o god_n that_o be_v reject_v by_o he_o and_o leave_v without_o king_n without_o prince_n without_o sacrifice_n without_o image_n without_o a_o ephod_n and_o without_o a_o teraphim_n and_o kind_a of_o worship_n true_a or_o false_a they_o may_v have_v something_o to_o give_v they_o countenance_n in_o their_o unbelief_n the_o talmud_n of_o jerusalem_n so_o call_v for_o it_o be_v the_o product_n of_o many_o comment_n on_o the_o mishnae_n in_o the_o city_n of_o tiberias_n where_o rabbi_n juda_n live_v because_o it_o be_v compile_v in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n who_o metropolis_n be_v jerusalem_n be_v publish_v about_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 230._o so_o it_o be_v common_o receive_v though_o i_o find_v dr._n lightfoot_n of_o late_a on_o supposition_n of_o find_v in_o it_o the_o name_n of_o diocletianus_n the_o emperor_n to_o give_v it_o a_o late_a date_n but_o i_o confess_v i_o see_v no_o just_a ground_n for_o the_o alteration_n of_o his_o judgement_n from_o what_o he_o deliver_v in_o another_o treatise_n before_o the_o doclet_n mention_v by_o the_o rabbin_n be_v beat_v by_o the_o child_n of_o rabbi_n jehuda_n princeps_fw-la as_o himself_o observe_v who_o live_v in_o the_o day_n of_o one_o of_o the_o antoninus_n a_o hundred_o year_n before_o diocletian_a neither_o be_v ever_o diocletian_n in_o a_o low_a condition_n in_o the_o east_n be_v a_o sarmatian_a bear_v and_o live_v in_o the_o western_a part_n only_o he_o go_v with_o numerianus_n that_o expedition_n into_o persia_n wherein_o he_o be_v make_v emperor_n at_o his_o return_n but_o this_o be_v nothing_o to_o my_o purpose_n see_v lightfoot_n chronograph_n cap._n 81._o p._n 144._o the_o babylonian_a talmud_n so_o call_v because_o compile_v in_o the_o land_n of_o babylon_n in_o the_o city_n of_o nahardea_n sora_n and_o pumbeditha_n where_o the_o jew_n have_v their_o synagogue_n and_o school_n be_v finish_v about_o the_o year_n 506_o or_o 510._o in_o this_o great_a work_n be_v the_o mystery_n of_o their_o iniquity_n finish_v and_o the_o engine_n of_o their_o own_o invention_n for_o their_o further_a obduration_n perfect_o complete_v these_o be_v now_o the_o rule_n of_o their_o faith_n the_o measure_n of_o their_o exposition_n of_o scripture_n the_o directory_n of_o their_o worship_n the_o ground_n of_o their_o hope_n and_o expectation_n sect._n 12._o all_o this_o while_n the_o jew_n enjoy_v the_o letter_n of_o the_o scripture_n as_o they_o do_v to_o this_o day_n yea_o they_o receive_v it_o sometime_o with_o the_o honour_n and_o veneration_n due_a to_o god_n alone_o god_n preserve_v it_o among_o they_o for_o our_o present_a use_n their_o far_a condemnation_n and_o mean_n of_o their_o future_a conversion_n but_o after_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o rejection_n of_o their_o whole_a church-state_n the_o word_n be_v no_o long_o commit_v to_o they_o of_o god_n nor_o be_v they_o entrust_v with_o it_o nor_o be_v to_o this_o day_n they_o have_v it_o not_o by_o promise_n or_o covenant_n as_o they_o have_v of_o old_a isa_n 59_o 21._o their_o possession_n of_o it_o be_v not_o accompany_v with_o the_o administration_n of_o the_o spirit_n without_o which_o as_o we_o see_v in_o the_o instance_n of_o themselves_o the_o word_n be_v a_o dead_a letter_n of_o no_o efficacy_n for_o the_o good_a of_o soul_n they_o have_v the_o letter_n among_o they_o as_o sometime_o they_o have_v the_o ark_n in_o the_o battle_n against_o the_o philistine_n for_o their_o great_a ruin_n sect._n 13._o in_o this_o state_n and_o condition_n they_o every_o where_o discover_v their_o rancour_n and_o malice_n against_o christ_n call_v he_o in_o contempt_n and_o reproach_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d relate_v monstrous_a figment_n concern_v he_o and_o their_o deal_n with_o he_o under_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n the_o son_n of_o pandira_n some_o deny_v that_o by_o jesus_n the_o
vowel_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o evagrius_n epist_n 126_o nec_fw-la refert_fw-la utrum_fw-la salem_n a_o salim_n nominetur_fw-la cum_fw-la vocalibus_fw-la in_o medio_fw-la litteris_fw-la perrarò_fw-la utantur_fw-la hebraei_fw-la if_o they_o do_v it_o perrarò_fw-la they_o do_v it_o and_o then_o they_o have_v they_o though_o in_o those_o day_n to_o keep_v up_o their_o credit_n in_o teach_v they_o do_v not_o much_o use_v they_o nor_o can_v this_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o sound_n of_o the_o vowel_n but_o of_o their_o figure_n for_o sure_o they_o do_v not_o seldom_o use_v the_o sound_n of_o vewel_n if_o they_o speak_v often_o and_o many_o other_o testimony_n from_o he_o may_v be_v produce_v to_o the_o same_o purpose_n sect._n 13._o morinus_n in_o his_o late_a opuscula_fw-la hebraea_n samaritica_fw-la in_o his_o digression_n against_o the_o hebrew_a point_n and_o accent_n the_o first_o part_n pag_n 209_o bring_v in_o a_o new_a argument_n to_o prove_v that_o the_o puncta_fw-la vocalia_fw-la be_v invent_v by_o the_o jewish_a gramarian_n however_o the_o distinction_n of_o section_n may_v be_v before_o this_o he_o attempt_v out_o of_o a_o discourse_n of_o aben_n ezra_n concern_v the_o successive_a mean_n of_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o scripture_n first_o by_o the_o man_n of_o the_o great_a synagogue_n then_o by_o the_o massorite_n then_o by_o the_o grammarian_n as_o he_o assign_v all_o these_o their_o several_a work_n so_o to_o the_o grammarian_n the_o skill_n of_o know_v the_o progress_v of_o the_o holy_a tongue_n the_o generation_n of_o the_o kingly_a point_n and_o of_o sheva_n as_o he_o be_v by_o he_o there_o cite_v at_o large_a after_o he_o labour_v to_o prove_v by_o sundry_a instance_n that_o the_o puncta_fw-la vocalia_fw-la be_v by_o he_o call_v reges_a and_o not_o the_o accent_n as_o be_v now_o the_o use_n and_o in_o the_o addenda_fw-la to_o his_o book_n prefix_a to_o it_o he_o triumph_v upon_o a_o discovery_n that_o the_o vowel_n be_v so_o call_v by_o rabbi_n jehuda_n chiug_v the_o most_o ancient_a of_o the_o jewish_a grammarian_n the_o business_n be_v now_o it_o seem_v quite_o finish_v and_o he_o cry_v out_o oculis_fw-la aliorum_fw-la non_fw-la egemus_fw-la amplius_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nunc_fw-la sumus_fw-la a_o sacrifice_n be_v doubtless_o due_a to_o this_o drag_v of_o morinus_n but_o quid_fw-la dignum_fw-la tanto_fw-la sect._n 14._o 1_o the_o place_n insist_v on_o by_o he_o out_o of_o aben_n ezra_n be_v some_o year_n before_o produce_v weigh_v and_o explain_v by_o buxtorfe_n out_o of_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o the_o standard_n of_o the_o holy_a tongue_n de_fw-fr punct_a orig._n part._n 1._o pag._n 13._o 14._o cap._n 3_o and_o it_o be_v not_o unlikely_a from_o morinus_n his_o praeface_n to_o his_o consideration_n of_o that_o place_n that_o he_o fix_v on_o it_o some_o year_n ago_o that_o he_o learn_v it_o from_o buxtorfius_n by_o the_o provision_n that_o he_o lay_v in_o against_o such_o thought_n for_o what_o be_v it_o to_o the_o reader_n when_o morinus_n make_v his_o observation_n the_o manner_n of_o the_o man_n of_o that_o society_n in_o other_o thing_n give_v sufficient_a ground_n for_o this_o suspicion_n and_o simeon_n de_fw-fr muys_n intimate_v that_o he_o have_v deal_v before_o with_o the_o father_n as_o he_o now_o deal_v with_o the_o son_n censur_n in_o excercitat_fw-la 4._o cap._n 7._o pag._n 17_o himself_n with_o great_a and_o rare_a ingenuity_n acknowledge_v what_o he_o receive_v of_o he_o ass_n text._n heb._n ver_fw-la cap._n 5._o dicésve_fw-la i_o haec_fw-la omne_fw-la mutuatum_fw-la à _fw-la buxtorfio_n quidni_fw-la verò_fw-la mutuor_fw-la si_fw-la necesse_fw-la erit_fw-la but_o what_o be_v the_o great_a discovery_n here_o make_v that_o the_o puncta_fw-la vocalia_fw-la be_v some_o of_o they_o call_v reges_a the_o accent_n have_v now_o get_v that_o appellation_n some_o of_o they_o be_v reges_a and_o some_o ministri_fw-la so_o that_o the_o present_a state_n of_o thing_n in_o reference_n to_o vowel_n and_o accent_n be_v but_o novel_a 2_o that_o the_o grammarian_n invent_v these_o regius_fw-la puncta_fw-la as_o aben_n ezra_n say_v sect._n 15._o but_o i_o pray_v what_o cause_n of_o triumph_n or_o boast_n be_v in_o all_o this_o goodly_a discovery_n be_v it_o ever_o deny_v by_o any_o that_o the_o cast_n of_o the_o name_n of_o the_o vowel_n and_o accent_n with_o the_o title_n be_v the_o work_n of_o the_o grammarian_n be_v it_o not_o long_o since_o observe_v by_o many_o that_o the_o 5_o long_a vowel_n with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v call_v of_o old_a reges_a and_o that_o the_o distinction_n of_o the_o vowel_n into_o long_a and_o short_a be_v a_o invention_n of_o the_o christian_n rather_o than_o jewish_n grammarian_n the_o jew_n call_v they_o some_o absolute_o reges_fw-la some_o great_a and_o small_a some_o matres_fw-la &_o filias_fw-la but_o than_o say_v he_o the_o grammarian_n be_v the_o inventour_n of_o these_o point_n why_o so_o aben_n ezra_n refer_v this_o unto_o the_o work_n of_o the_o grammarian_n to_o know_v the_o progress_v of_o the_o holy_a tongue_n the_o generation_n of_o those_o thing_n &c_n &c_n but_o can_v any_o thing_n be_v more_o evident_a against_o his_o design_n than_o his_o own_o testimony_n it_o be_v the_o work_n of_o the_o grammarian_n to_o know_v these_o thing_n therefore_o not_o to_o invent_v they_o do_v they_o invent_v the_o radical_a and_o servile_a letter_n sure_o they_o also_o then_o invent_v the_o tongue_n for_o it_o consist_v of_o letter_n radical_a and_o servile_a of_o point_n and_o accent_n &_o yet_o this_o be_v also_o ascribe_v to_o they_o by_o aben-ezra_n but_o it_o be_v well_o that_o morinus_n have_v at_o length_n light_v upon_o r._n jehuda_n chiug_n his_o opinion_n before_o be_v collect_v out_o of_o kimchi_n ephodius_n muscatus_fw-la and_o other_o but_o what_o say_v he_o now_o himself_o for_o aught_o appear_v by_o what_o we_o have_v quote_v by_o morinus_n he_o be_v like_a to_o prove_v a_o notable_a witness_n of_o the_o antiquity_n of_o the_o point_n it_o may_v be_v well_o suppose_v that_o morinus_n write_v on_o set_v purpose_n against_o their_o antiquity_n will_v produce_v that_o testimony_n which_o in_o his_o whole_a author_n be_v most_o to_o his_o purpose_n and_o yet_o he_o fix_v on_o one_o wherein_o this_o ancient_a grammarian_n who_o live_v about_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 1150_o or_o 1200_o give_v we_o a_o account_n of_o the_o point_n with_o their_o name_n without_o the_o least_o intimation_n of_o any_o thing_n to_o the_o impeachment_n of_o their_o divine_a original_a so_o also_o the_o same_o aben_n ezra_n on_o psal_n 9_o vers_fw-la 7_o tell_v we_o of_o one_o adonim_n ben-lafrad_a who_o long_o before_o this_o r._n jehuda_n find_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o a_o ancient_a copy_n and_o therefore_o when_o morinus_n come_v to_o make_v the_o conclusion_n of_o his_o argument_n discover_v it_o seem_v himself_o the_o folly_n of_o the_o pretence_n that_o the_o point_n be_v invent_v by_o the_o grammarian_n the_o last_o sort_n of_o man_n mention_v by_o aben_n ezra_n he_o say_v procul_fw-la omni_fw-la dubio_fw-la est_fw-la &_o luce_fw-fr meridianâ_fw-la clarius_fw-la aben_n ezram_fw-la sensisse_fw-la omnium_fw-la vocalium_fw-la punctationem_fw-la à _fw-la massorithis_n tiberiensibus_fw-la &_o grammaticis_fw-la qui_fw-la hos_fw-la secuti_fw-la sunt_fw-la originem_fw-la ducere_fw-la but_o of_o these_o massorite_n there_o be_v not_o one_o word_n in_o the_o premise_n nor_o be_v any_o such_o thing_n assign_v unto_o they_o by_o aben_n ezra_n but_o quite_o another_o employment_n of_o make_v a_o hedge_n about_o the_o law_n by_o their_o observation_n on_o all_o the_o word_n of_o it_o and_o have_v he_o dream_v of_o their_o invent_v the_o point_n he_o will_v sure_o enough_o have_v assign_v that_o work_n to_o they_o and_o for_o the_o grammarian_n his_o own_o testimony_n lie_v full_a to_o the_o contrary_a sect._n 16._o and_o these_o be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o argument_n insist_v on_o by_o capellus_n and_o other_o and_o by_o these_o prolegomena_n to_o prove_v the_o hebrew_n punctation_n to_o be_v a_o invention_n of_o the_o jew_n of_o tiberias_n 500_o year_n or_o more_o after_o the_o incarnation_n of_o christ_n brevis_fw-la cantilena_fw-la sed_fw-la longum_fw-la epiphonema_fw-la as_o i_o have_v not_o here_o design_v to_o answer_v they_o at_o large_a with_o the_o various_a instance_n produce_v to_o give_v countenance_n unto_o they_o nor_o be_v it_o needful_a for_o any_o so_o to_o do_v until_o the_o answer_n already_o give_v to_o they_o be_v remove_v so_o by_o the_o specimen_fw-la give_v of_o their_o nature_n and_o kind_n the_o sober_a and_o pious_a reader_n may_v easy_o judge_v whether_o there_o be_v any_o force_n in_o they_o to_o evert_v the_o persuasion_n oppose_v by_o they_o ground_v on_o the_o catholic_a tradition_n and_o consent_n of_o the_o