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religion_n both_o in_o other_o dignity_n and_o certainty_n itself_o excel_v all_o other_o science_n or_o knowledge_n of_o thing_n this_o last_o depend_v oftentimes_o upon_o a_o false_a foundation_n and_o ever_o upon_o that_o which_o be_v deceitful_a and_o subject_a to_o error_n that_o first_o of_o religious_a faith_n be_v always_o and_o in_o all_o thing_n ground_v upon_o that_o which_o have_v no_o possibiltie_a to_o err_v &_o be_v only_o unpowerable_a to_o have_v defect_n but_o of_o this_o shall_v be_v more_o entreat_v in_o my_o second_o part_n of_o resolution_n against_o internal_a enemy_n the_o end_n of_o the_o first_o parte_fw-la of_o the_o resolution_n of_o religion_n a_o table_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o first_o part_n of_o the_o resolution_n of_o religion_n the_o first_o chapter_n of_o the_o first_o book_n of_o the_o name_n and_o nature_n of_o religyon_n chap._n 2._o the_o absolute_a necessity_n of_o god_n and_o a_o first_o most_o excellent_a cause_n deserve_v worship_n chap._n 3._o the_o necessity_n of_o a_o divyne_a providence_n towards_o man_n and_o all_o creature_n for_o he_o and_o his_o religious_a duty_n for_o the_o same_o chap._n 4._o religion_n evident_o needful_a to_o obtain_v a_o supernatural_a and_o euerlastinge_a felicity_n for_o the_o immortal_a soul_n of_o man_n which_o can_v neither_o find_v any_o end_n in_o this_o life_n or_o perish_v in_o death_n chap._n 5._o the_o testymonie_n of_o holy_a scripture_n most_o certain_o reveal_v of_o god_n and_o their_o infallible_a authority_n chap._n 6._o the_o practice_n and_o evydence_n of_o all_o natyon_n state_n of_o people_n and_o particular_a parson_n chap._n 7._o the_o testimony_n of_o all_o intellectual_a creature_n chap._n 8._o the_o most_o certain_a and_o miraculous_a testimony_n of_o god_n chap._n 9_o the_o testimony_n and_o example_n of_o all_o creature_n even_o unsensible_a render_v a_o kind_n of_o reverence_n chap._n 10._o extraordinary_a punishment_n impose_v upon_o the_o irreligious_a for_o their_o impiety_n and_o rebellion_n of_o all_o creature_n against_o they_o for_o that_o cause_n chap._n 11._o the_o miraculous_a obedience_n and_o submission_n of_o all_o creature_n to_o the_o religious_a chap._n 12._o the_o affliction_n and_o adversity_n of_o the_o godly_a and_o religious_a for_o which_o the_o epicure_n deny_v religyon_n be_v a_o manifest_a proof_n thereof_o chap._n 13._o the_o temporal_a honour_n and_o delight_n of_o the_o religious_a be_v often_o great_a and_o their_o misery_n less_o than_o of_o the_o irreligious_a chap._n 14._o the_o temporal_a honour_n and_o dignity_n of_o the_o catholic_a christian_n in_o particular_a great_a and_o their_o affliction_n lest_o chap._n 15._o if_o by_o impossibility_n there_o shall_v be_v no_o reward_n for_o religion_n or_o punishment_n for_o irreligion_n after_o death_n yet_o the_o condition_n and_o estate_n of_o the_o religious_a be_v to_o be_v prefer_v chap._n 16._o a_o conclusion_n of_o the_o 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strange_a and_o extraordinary_a punyshement_n inflict_v upon_o all_o enemy_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o religion_n argum._n 6._o the_o palpable_a and_o most_o manifest_a error_n against_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n of_o all_o other_o religion_n argum._n 7._o the_o excellency_n and_o dignity_n of_o christian_n catholic_a religion_n above_o all_o other_o argum._n 8._o how_o this_o worship_n have_v overcome_v all_o enemy_n in_o all_o kind_n of_o argument_n and_o disputation_n and_o that_o in_o natural_a reason_n it_o be_v the_o most_o certain_a knowledge_n in_o the_o world_n and_o all_o objection_n allege_v by_o infidel_n against_o it_o false_a even_o in_o humane_a reason_n august_n lib._n 7._o confess_v c._n 10._o isodor_n lib._n 10._o etimol_n ca._n 17._o cicero_n de_fw-fr inu_n lib._n 2.4.8_o august_n l._n ver_fw-la relig._n 10._o c._n 4._o et_fw-la l._n 10._o civet_n 2._o cap._n 4._o jacob_n cap._n 1._o actor_n ca._n 26._o levit._n cap._n 16.7_o ver_fw-la 36._o exod._n cap._n 29._o 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