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to_o be_v a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o argument_n of_o that_o discourse_n either_o they_o must_v mean_v somewhat_o else_o by_o in_o christum_fw-la credere_fw-la than_o their_o explication_n of_o the_o phrase_n admit_v of_o or_o else_o confess_v that_o little_a child_n be_v endue_v with_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o confidence_n in_o the_o love_n and_o goodness_n of_o almighty_a god_n in_o jesus_n christ_n which_o be_v the_o high_a pitch_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o strong_a faith_n which_o i_o think_v no_o wife_n man_n will_v affirm_v thus_o be_v it_o say_v of_o the_o disciple_n in_o the_o second_o chapter_n of_o st._n john_n that_o when_o they_o have_v see_v the_o miracle_n which_o jesus_n do_v in_o cana_n of_o galilee_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d crediderunt_fw-la in_o eum_fw-la they_o believe_v on_o he_o ver_fw-la 11._o assure_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o disciple_n at_o this_o time_n
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that_o diâ—ine_n and_o spiritual_a essence_n which_o be_v of_o the_o same_o nature_n with_o it_o no_o marvel_n if_o man_n so_o well_o principled_a and_o build_v on_o so_o good_a a_o basis_n as_o it_o seem_v they_o do_v come_v to_o be_v every_o way_n proportionable_a in_o their_o superstructure_n and_o do_v not_o only_o wean_v themselves_o from_o those_o common_a vice_n which_o have_v defile_v the_o age_n they_o live_v in_o but_o also_o from_o those_o vulgar_a error_n and_o superstition_n which_o have_v profane_v the_o worship_n of_o immortal_a god_n this_o last_o a_o point_n in_o which_o the_o wiseman_n socrates_n do_v proceed_v so_o far_o that_o he_o public_o oppose_v the_o idolatry_n use_v among_o the_o grecian_n endeavour_v to_o reduce_v they_o to_o the_o service_n of_o the_o only_a god_n and_o for_o that_o cause_n be_v sentence_v to_o death_n by_o the_o judge_n of_o athens_n and_o make_v the_o first_o martyr_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o cause_n of_o god_n among_o the_o gentile_n 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