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giver_n and_o the_o law_n be_v the_o rule_n of_o life_n and_o of_o judgement_n 10._o we_o confess_v as_o peter_n say_v of_o paul_n epistle_n that_o there_o be_v something_n in_o they_o hard_a to_o be_v understand_v which_o the_o ignorant_a pervert_n as_o they_o do_v the_o other_o scripture_n to_o their_o own_o destruction_n but_o we_o maintain_v that_o they_o have_v so_o much_o light_v as_o suffice_v to_o their_o end_n that_o be_v to_o be_v the_o rule_n of_o our_o faith_n and_o life_n 11._o this_o be_v one_o of_o their_o great_a error_n 15._o the_o last_o clause_n that_o the_o pope_n authority_n be_v great_a than_o the_o church_n the_o french_a do_v not_o hold_v and_o so_o they_o be_v divide_v in_o their_o foundation_n 16._o they_o yield_v that_o the_o doctrine_n be_v elder_a than_o the_o church_n and_o we_o yield_v that_o the_o church_n be_v elder_a than_o â—â—â—ings_n but_o we_o affirm_v that_o the_o doctrine_n as_o fetch_v from_o these_o write_n be_v now_o before_o the_o present_a church_n in_o order_n of_o nature_n as_o the_o cause_n of_o it_o at_o least_o as_o to_o the_o generality_n of_o member_n 17._o the_o negative_a be_v their_o master_n error_n but_o the_o affirmative_a proposition_n be_v not_o deny_v of_o we_o as_o to_o every_o kind_n of_o dependence_n but_o of_o some_o special_a sort_n of_o which_o i_o have_v speak_v in_o the_o pref._n to_o the_o saint_n rest_v part._n 2._o edit_fw-la 2._o etc._n etc._n 18._o the_o height_n of_o romish_a arrogancy_n 20._o and_o yet_o i_o will_v that_o vulgar_a translation_n may_v but_o be_v allow_v to_o be_v the_o decide_n â—â—le_a for_o there_o be_v eâ—â—ugh_o in_o it_o against_o they_o 21._o this_o error_n be_v a_o accusation_n of_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n and_o contrary_a to_o express_v scripture_n and_o destructive_a to_o the_o progress_n of_o knowledge_n and_o godliness_n and_o such_o as_o the_o experience_n of_o gracious_a soul_n shall_v provoke_v they_o to_o detest_v and_o have_v they_o but_o this_o â—ne_n 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