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solid_a and_o settle_a in_o the_o faith_n that_o we_o may_v be_v secure_v in_o these_o troublesome_a time_n when_o there_o be_v so_o many_o bluster_a wind_n of_o strange_a doctrine_n abroad_o to_o try_v our_o stability_n and_o this_o call_v i_o to_o the_o v._o part._n v._o part._n part_n of_o the_o text_n viz._n the_o instrument_n of_o this_o great_a mistake_n which_o he_o set_v forth_o in_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o wind_n of_o strange_a doctrine_n new_o fancy_v and_o false_a doctrine_n may_v fit_o be_v compare_v to_o the_o wind._n 1._o as_o to_o the_o original_n of_o they_o both_o the_o wind_n be_v conceive_v to_o be_v a_o exhalation_n arise_v out_o of_o the_o cavern_n of_o the_o earth_n 4._o arist_n 2._o meteor_n c._n 4._o and_o false_a doctrine_n be_v exhalation_n arise_v out_o of_o the_o bottomless_a pit_n send_v forth_o by_o that_o infernal_a aeolus_n at_o the_o command_n of_o a_o angry_a juno_n raise_v i_o say_v by_o the_o prince_n of_o darkness_n 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the_o contrive_n of_o deceit_n which_o seem_v to_o i_o to_o come_v near_o to_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o word_n in_o the_o greek_a all_o these_o version_n concur_v in_o the_o substance_n and_o show_v we_o that_o there_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o subtlety_n and_o cog_a which_o seducer_n do_v make_v use_n of_o in_o order_n to_o the_o beguile_n of_o ignorant_a and_o unstable_a soul_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o dye_n may_v signify_v cog_a some_o will_v make_v this_o construction_n of_o it_o ut_fw-la hic_fw-la per_fw-la aleam_fw-la intelligantur_fw-la incerti_fw-la illi_fw-la casus_fw-la marlorat_n marlorat_n quibus_fw-la jactantur_fw-la homines_fw-la etc._n etc._n as_o nothing_o be_v more_o movable_a than_o a_o dye_n so_o nothing_o more_o uncertain_a and_o waver_a than_o the_o mind_n of_o erroneous_a person_n but_o i_o rather_o incline_v to_o they_o that_o say_v per_fw-la aleam_fw-la intelligitur_fw-la aleatoria_fw-la quaedam_fw-la vafrity_n 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accurse_a art_n of_o
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