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to_o his_o imagination_n for_o beside_o the_o aforementioned_a purity_n of_o heart_n the_o intention_n of_o mind_n or_o understand_v to_o ventilate_v sift_n or_o illuminate_v phantasm_n borrow_v from_o sense_n there_o be_v require_v a_o vigilant_a attention_n in_o the_o judicative_a faculty_n otherwise_o the_o same_o error_n which_o happen_v in_o recall_v thing_n long_o forget_v to_o mind_n or_o dream_n will_v surprise_v our_o wake_a imagination_n of_o god_n or_o matter_n divine_a he_o that_o will_v remember_v timotheus_n theodorus_n or_o orosius_n unless_o his_o apprehension_n of_o their_o name_n have_v be_v former_o very_o distinct_a and_o his_o present_a examination_n attentive_a will_v easy_o entertain_v in_o stead_n of_o they_o theotimus_n dorotheus_n or_o osorius_n in_o man_n ignorant_a of_o latin_a etymology_n conference_n will_v sometime_o be_v take_v for_o confidence_n offence_n for_o defence_n etc._n etc._n now_o our_o knowledge_n of_o matter_n unsensible_a be_v as_o i_o say_v before_o like_v unto_o reminiscence_n in_o that_o we_o have_v but_o a_o indefinite_a or_o undeterminate_a notion_n of_o their_o nature_n and_o quality_n and_o herein_o short_a of_o they_o that_o we_o never_o have_v a_o express_a or_o actual_a notion_n whereby_o to_o examine_v their_o resemblance_n the_o substitution_n of_o any_o thing_n which_o have_v ordinary_a similitude_n with_o they_o will_v hardly_o be_v avoid_v without_o great_a attention_n the_o manner_n of_o many_o error_n in_o this_o kind_n differ_v only_o in_o degree_n from_o such_o delusion_n as_o fall_v out_o in_o dream_n wherein_o our_o apprehension_n of_o proper_a sensibles_fw-fr be_v most_o quick_a and_o lively_a but_o their_o composition_n or_o suggestion_n ofttimes_o ridiculous_a and_o absurd_a such_o be_v the_o temper_n of_o the_o heathen_a in_o respect_n of_o this_o polypragmaticall_a age_n many_o effect_n which_o move_v not_o we_o make_v deep_a impression_n of_o a_o deity_n which_o they_o strange_o multiply_v or_o transform_v section_n iii_o of_o the_o original_n of_o heathenish_a idolatry_n and_o multiplicity_n of_o go_n chap._n
all_o like_a attempt_n by_o common_a course_n of_o nature_n do_v continual_o though_o insensible_o grow_v more_o dangerous_a in_o the_o process_n this_o original_n of_o superstitious_a performance_n towards_o the_o dead_a have_v be_v set_v down_o 3_o before_o and_o be_v particular_o prosecute_v by_o sanct._n chemnitius_n to_o who_o labour_n i_o refer_v the_o reader_n 3._o again_o the_o sweet_a comfort_n which_o some_o ancient_n of_o bless_a memory_n take_v in_o the_o consort_n of_o mutual_a prayer_n while_o they_o live_v together_o make_v they_o desirous_a that_o the_o like_a office_n may_v be_v continue_v after_o their_o decease_n hence_o some_o in_o their_o life_n time_n if_o my_o memory_n fail_v i_o not_o do_v thus_o contract_n that_o such_o of_o they_o as_o be_v first_o call_v into_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n shall_v solicit_v the_o other_o deliverance_n from_o the_o world_n and_o flesh_n and_o prosecute_v those_o suit_n by_o personal_a appearance_n in_o the_o court_n of_o 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to_o be_v adore_v as_o god_n among_o the_o heathen_a 5._o it_o be_v a_o ibidem_fw-la ingenuous_a
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