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excellency_n and_o holiness_n of_o it_o that_o the_o natural_a man_n who_o faculty_n be_v vitiate_a by_o original_n and_o contract_a corruption_n can_v by_o the_o strength_n of_o his_o own_o naked_a principle_n be_v able_a to_o understand_v it_o for_o notwithstanding_o the_o gramaticall_a sense_n of_o the_o word_n and_o the_o logical_a coherence_n 8._o and_o connexion_n of_o consequense_n may_v be_v discern_v by_o the_o common_a light_n of_o ordinary_a reason_n yet_o our_o saviour_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d conviction_n and_o the_o apostle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d demonstration_n and_o manifestation_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v a_o thing_n surpass_v the_o discovery_n 4._o and_o comprehension_n of_o natural_a man_n 19_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v call_v a_o knowledge_n which_o pass_v knowledge_n and_o this_o do_v plain_o appear_v upon_o this_o ground_n one_o principal_a end_n we_o know_v of_o the_o gospel_n be_v to_o cast_v down_o every_o 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