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42._o vers_fw-la 7_o 9_o 10_o 11._o whence_o it_o come_v and_o what_o the_o end_n of_o its_o come_n if_o not_o to_o prejudice_v the_o state_n turn_v it_o and_o look_v upon_o it_o every_o way_n in_o its_o cause_n nature_n concomitant_n effect_n and_o consequence_n yet_o wary_o distinguish_v between_o proper_a and_o accidental_a effect_n 2._o that_o with_o much_o humility_n and_o selfe-deniall_n we_o seek_v to_o the_o only_a wise_a god_n that_o he_o will_v present_v his_o truth_n and_o make_v it_o clear_o 27._o prov._n 20._o 27._o shine_v before_o we_o that_o he_o will_v heal_v our_o understanding_n that_o we_o may_v see_v it_o and_o by_o his_o spirit_n guide_v our_o thought_n and_o so_o lead_v we_o 13._o joh._n 16._o 13._o into_o all_o truth_n use_v this_o doctrine_n first_o discover_v unto_o we_o the_o cause_n that_o we_o have_v so_o many_o error_n in_o the_o church_n like_o tare_n among_o the_o wheat_n sow_o by_o that_o envious_a man_n like_o the_o frog_n of_o egypt_n creep_v into_o 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