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that_o scripture_n which_o be_v the_o present_a subject_n have_v at_o its_o first_o give_v out_o to_o man_n for_o a_o few_o word_n of_o that_o outward_a write_v the_o meeâ—_n write_v or_o letter_n of_o which_o yet_o though_o the_o matter_n still_o remain_v and_o ever_o will_n when_o all_o writing_n fail_v be_v lose_v and_o perish_v out_o of_o the_o world_n as_o well_o as_o the_o original_a manuscript_n of_o the_o holy_a man_n who_o write_v the_o rest_n be_v write_v more_o miraculous_o at_o first_o then_o with_o the_o hand_n of_o holy_a man_n namely_o some_o with_o such_o finger_n as_o come_v out_o from_o the_o wall_n by_o godâ—_n appointment_n in_o belshazzar_n carouse_v room_n dan._n 5.24_o 25_o 26_o 27_o 28._o and_o some_o with_o no_o less_o than_o the_o finger_n of_o god_n himself_o exod._n 32.18_o 16.32_o 15_o 16._o 34.1.28_o deuter._n 9_o 10._o 10.12_o but_o what_o of_o all_o this_o that_o the_o mere_a transcript_n of_o that_o text_n which_o be_v so_o immediate_o though_o little_a 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o.'s_n foolish_a false_a fictitious_a and_o self-contradicting_a talk_n about_o that_o prime_a prop_n and_o pillar_n on_o which_o his_o grand_a proposition_n that_o the_o scripture_n be_v assure_o and_o infallible_o know_v to_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o all_o his_o proof_n thereof_o be_v ground_v viz._n the_o divine_a original_a of_o the_o scripture_n chap._n ii_o i_o shall_v consider_v this_o matter_n of_o the_o scripture_n original_a both_o absolute_o take_v notice_n of_o a_o few_o of_o thy_o false_a and_o foolish_a fancy_n about_o it_o and_o also_o relative_o as_o it_o be_v lay_v by_o thou_o as_o the_o basis_n of_o the_o scripture_n divine_a authority_n or_o be_v thâ—_n word_n of_o god_n j._n o._n the_o law_n
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