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scripture_n 1_o â—om_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 3.4_o 1._o â—om_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 1.2_o pro_fw-la re_fw-la nata_fw-la adoro_fw-la plenitudinem_fw-la scripturae_fw-la tertull._n cont_n hermog_n 2._o pet._n 1.19_o some_o thing_n in_o scripture_n difficult_a how_o and_o why_o the_o sun_n be_v see_v by_o his_o own_o light_n 1._o tim._n 6.3_o who_o be_v the_o teacher_n of_o holy_a doctrine_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d doctr._n every_o man_n must_v become_v a_o learner_n of_o this_o doctrine_n heb_n 6.1_o a_o examination_n whether_o we_o have_v be_v as_o fit_a to_o learn_v as_o this_o doctrine_n be_v fit_a to_o teach_v 2._o pet._n 1.8_o cap._n 3.18_o the_o man_n of_o god_n in_o speak_v of_o the_o word_n have_v ever_o set_v some_o mark_n of_o excellency_n upon_o it_o reason_n as_o man_n seel_v the_o word_n in_o their_o heart_n so_o their_o mouth_n speak_v of_o it_o gen._n 17._o scripturas_fw-la non_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la esse_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la sed_fw-la 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the_o mountain_n it_o can_v but_o be_v in_o the_o valley_n chrys._n hose_n 4.1_o vers_fw-la 4.5_o 2._o chr._n 15.3.6_o the_o scripture_n furnish_v a_o man_n excellent_o to_o every_o ministerial_a duty_n 2._o tim._n 3.16_o 17._o matth._n 21.16_o act._n 26.22_o act._n 18_o 24._o veritas_fw-la index_n svi_fw-la &_o obliqui_fw-la the_o scripture_n make_v the_o minister_n mouth_n a_o sharp_a sword_n isa._n 49.2_o the_o veil_n be_v over_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o papist_n not_o over_o the_o scripture_n aug._n epist_n 2â—3_n error_n in_o life_n common_o a_o ground_n of_o error_n in_o doctrine_n 2._o thess._n 2.10_o reason_n 2._o pet._n 2.1.10.12_o act_n 13.8.10_o 3._o joh._n 9_o no_o marvel_n if_o many_o minister_n resist_v the_o truth_n for_o many_o be_v disobedient_a rev._n 3.2_o 2._o cor._n 11.25_o they_o spend_v much_o labour_n in_o vain_a who_o be_v disobedient_a to_o the_o doctrine_n themselves_o teach_v jer._n 3.15_o praecordia_fw-la false_a teacher_n deceive_v man_n mind_n 4._o way_n three_o property_n of_o error_n the_o best_a fence_n against_o false_a teacher_n ut_fw-la poena_fw-la peccati_fw-la non_fw-la ut_fw-la pectatum_fw-la 1._o tim._n 4_o 1._o 2._o tim._n 3.1_o deut._n 13.3_o gal._n 2.7_o rom._n 15.8_o matth._n 15.24_o use_v and_o end_n of_o circumcision_n heb._n 10.1_o heb_n 9.22_o gal._n 3.28_o gen._n 17.10_o luk._n 1.42_o jer._n 21.21_o coloss._n 2.10_o gal._n 5_o 2._o the_o great_a the_o danger_n the_o plain_a must_v be_v the_o reproof_n 2._o tim._n 4.14_o condition_n of_o plain_a reproof_n three_o sundry_a plain_a reproof_n condemn_v job_n 41.10_o the_o archseducer_n of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n popish_a teacher_n their_o successor_n prove_v jer._n 23._o the_o hold_v of_o whole_a popery_n cut_v off_o a_o man_n from_o christ._n jam._n 2.21_o cap._n 3.5_o philip._n 3.2_o popery_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v tolerate_v where_o it_o can_v be_v abolish_v gregor_n de_fw-fr val._n populus_fw-la christianus_n tenetur_fw-la obsistere_fw-la arctissimo_fw-la conscientiae_fw-la vinculo_fw-la &_o extremo_fw-la animarum_fw-la periculo_fw-la si_fw-la praestare_fw-la rem_fw-la possit_fw-la creswel_n haeresi_fw-la nunquam_fw-la decrit_fw-fr ratio_fw-la cap._n 3.11_o 2._o tim._n 2.14_o faithful_n teacher_n must_v timely_o oppose_v themselves_o against_o seducer_n 1._o tim._n 3.9_o haec_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la possis_fw-la ne_fw-la sis_fw-la episâ—opus_fw-la theoph._n it_o be_v rather_o to_o be_v wish_v then_o hope_v that_o all_o minister_n shall_v be_v of_o one_o mind_n jer._n 1.18_o matth._n 10.34_o matth._n 3.12_o act._n 18.17_o 1._o cor._n 15.14_o gal._n 2.21_o whether_o a_o man_n may_v be_v save_v that_o err_v in_o a_o fundamental_a point_n aliud_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la credere_fw-la aliud_fw-la nolle_fw-la credere_fw-la implicit_a &_o praeparatione_fw-la animi_fw-la many_o be_v call_v few_o be_v choose_v ruth_n 1.14_o job_n 41._o many_o set_v out_o of_o egypt_n who_o never_o come_v at_o canaan_n seducer_n secret_o inâ—ect_v &_o creep_v into_o house_n jude_n 3_o matth._n 23.14_o 2._o pet._n 2.2_o jesuitical_a frog_n creep_v into_o every_o blind_a corner_n why_o god_n suffer_v such_o hurtful_a man_n reason_n deut._n 13.3_o error_n be_v exceed_o infectious_a 2._o tim._n 2_o 1â—_n matth._n 16.22_o gal._n 2.13_o â—_z of_o family_n must_v keep_v out_o popish_a &_o profane_a pâ—rsons_n if_o they_o will_v not_o have_v their_o house_n infect_v a_o heart_n set_v upon_o gain_n will_v feed_v itself_o by_o falsehood_n micha_n 3.5.11_o ezek._n 13.18_o 19_o 2._o pet._n 2.3_o 2._o cor._n 2.17_o multo_fw-la aequanimius_fw-la decen_n millium_fw-la animarum_fw-la ferunt_fw-la lacturam_fw-la quam_fw-la decem_fw-la solidorum_fw-la nicol_n clemangis_n de_fw-fr pontif._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o minister_n may_v be_v plain_a in_o his_o reproof_n isa._n 1.21_o exhibete_fw-la vos_fw-la matres_fw-la fovendo_fw-la patres_fw-la corripiendo_fw-la extendite_fw-la ubera_fw-la sed_fw-la producite_fw-la verbera_fw-la rome_n 9.1_o a_o minister_n must_v be_v wise_a in_o his_o plainness_n hest._n 4.11_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d palam_fw-la â—ario_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d plato_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d apud_fw-la veteres_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la fanorum_fw-la antistites_fw-la &_o interpretes_n oraculorum_fw-la teste_fw-la festo_fw-la cicero_n what_o kind_n of_o prophet_n be_v epimenides_n 1._o sam._n 19.20_o 2._o king_n 9.1_o difference_n between_o the_o prophet_n of_o god_n and_o the_o prophet_n of_o the_o gentile_n numb_a 12.6_o rev._n 1.10_o dan._n 8.27_o the_o gentile_n have_v their_o prophet_n so_o call_v to_o witness_v against_o their_o impiety_n so_o bucer_n say_v of_o seneca_n rom._n 2.14_o the_o lord_n have_v a_o number_n of_o witness_n against_o hypocritical_a and_o profane_a professor_n of_o christ._n witness_v that_o worthy_a book_n catalogus_fw-la testium_fw-la veritatis_fw-la not_o simple_o unlawful_a to_o allege_v the_o say_n of_o a_o profane_a man_n in_o a_o sermon_n reason_n foelicià s_o &_o oppugnabunt_fw-la &_o propugnabunt_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o gentilis_fw-la sapientiae_fw-la xâ—sto_fw-la spatiis_fw-la aliquot_fw-la confectis_fw-la ad_fw-la sacram_fw-la hanc_fw-la militiam_fw-la veluti_fw-la tyrocinio_fw-la quodam_fw-la proluserint_fw-la tilenus_n julian_n forbid_v the_o christian_n the_o read_n of_o heathen_a poet_n and_o orator_n lest_o they_o shall_v allege_v their_o authority_n against_o the_o heathen_n for_o say_v he_o they_o thrust_v we_o through_o with_o our_o own_o father_n cautious_n in_o such_o allegation_n 1_o cor._n 2.17_o non_fw-fr in_o coetu_fw-la ecclesiastico_fw-la augustine_n confess_v that_o while_n he_o continue_v in_o the_o pride_n of_o his_o heart_n he_o disdain_v the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o think_v they_o nothing_o to_o the_o eloquence_n and_o knowledge_n he_o find_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o heathen_a as_o tully_n and_o other_o but_o after_o he_o see_v himself_o he_o know_v also_o that_o all_o humane_a eloquence_n &_o philosophy_n in_o comparison_n of_o they_o be_v no_o better_a than_o bladder_n stuff_v with_o wind_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d plut._n falsehood_n in_o word_n and_o deed_n condemn_v by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n they_o