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scripture_n from_o the_o common_a people_n the_o use_n or_o restoration_n of_o they_o in_o the_o vulgar_a tongue_n be_v account_v one_o main_a part_n if_o not_o the_o chief_a privilege_n of_o any_o that_o come_v by_o the_o reformation_n itself_o which_o be_v grant_v i_o another_o difficulty_n be_v create_v by_o it_o inevitable_o for_o see_v the_o prince_n be_v no_o way_n able_a to_o remove_v the_o use_n of_o the_o scripture_n from_o the_o common_a people_n he_o can_v never_o possible_o be_v able_a to_o remove_v the_o influence_n and_o effect_n which_o the_o divine_a authority_n of_o the_o scripture_n must_v have_v and_o can_v but_o have_v upon_o the_o mind_n and_o conscience_n of_o the_o say_a people_n as_o the_o scripture_n be_v acknowledge_v to_o be_v the_o only_a word_n the_o alone_a rule_n of_o the_o mind_n of_o god_n unto_o his_o people_n this_o character_n or_o apprehension_n of_o the_o dignity_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o scripture_n be_v so_o essential_a to_o our_o 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man_n upon_o any_o civil_a outward_a or_o temporal_a account_n that_o be_v able_a to_o have_v any_o part_n of_o that_o strength_n or_o influence_n upon_o they_o as_o the_o scripture_n must_v necessary_o have_v upon_o and_o over_o the_o generality_n of_o all_o person_n in_o the_o protestant_a church_n which_o be_v another_o consequence_n that_o can_v be_v remove_v by_o the_o civil_a government_n the_o strength_n and_o prevalency_n of_o which_o tie_n as_o make_v upon_o the_o conscience_n of_o all_o person_n as_o protestant_n by_o or_o from_o the_o scripture_n be_v yet_o the_o more_o considerable_a because_o whatever_o worship_n service_n or_o religion_n we_o as_o protestant_n do_v profess_v to_o give_v unto_o god_n we_o profess_v it_o only_o from_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o scripture_n themselves_o and_o from_o the_o authority_n of_o they_o as_o they_o be_v thus_o own_v and_o account_v by_o the_o protestant_a church_n to_o be_v our_o supreme_a and_o consequent_o our_o immediate_a 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