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for_o which_o i_o remit_v he_o to_o bellarmin_n who_o be_v a_o great_a orator_n for_o humane_a merit_n but_o confess_v that_o for_o the_o uncertainty_n of_o our_o own_o righteousness_n and_o the_o danger_n of_o vain_a glory_n it_o be_v most_o safe_a to_o place_v our_o whole_a confidence_n in_o god_n mercy_n alone_o and_o his_o goodness_n and_o a_o few_o line_n after_o he_o say_v that_o without_o a_o revelation_n no_o man_n can_v know_v assure_o himself_o to_o have_v true_a merit_n or_o that_o he_o shall_v persevere_v in_o they_o to_o the_o end_n likewise_o because_o nothing_o be_v more_o easy_a in_o this_o place_n of_o tentation_n than_o pride_n to_o arise_v from_o the_o consideration_n of_o good_a work_n r._n bell._n card._n jesus_n de_fw-fr justi_n l._n 5._o c._n 7._o p._n 1266_o in_o 80._o section_n iv_o subs._n i._o n._n iii_o of_o man_n future_a state_n in_o the_o seven_o and_o two_o last_o article_n of_o the_o apostle_n creed_n sundry_a great_a truth_n be_v include_v anent_o man_n future_a state_n which_o be_v clear_o teach_v in_o the_o scripture_n and_o be_v of_o the_o essential_o of_o religion_n namely_o that_o after_o death_n neither_o soul_n nor_o body_n perish_v but_o they_o shall_v be_v join_v again_o by_o the_o power_n of_o god_n through_o jesus_n christ_n at_o the_o general_n resurrection_n and_o set_v day_n of_o judgement_n when_o he_o shall_v pronounce_v a_o righteous_a sentence_n upon_o all_o mankind_n give_v unto_o those_o who_o have_v do_v well_o eternal_a life_n in_o heaven_n and_o to_o the_o wicked_a eâ—nal_a damnation_n but_o a._n b._n make_v a_o ludicrous_a scene_n of_o all_o this_o write_v that_o the_o world_n shall_v not_o be_v consume_v by_o fire_n there_o shall_v be_v no_o judgement_n after_o death_n nor_o a_o set_v and_o appoint_a day_n of_o judgement_n nor_o any_o other_o sort_n of_o judgement_n than_o what_o be_v begin_v thirty_o year_n ago_o that_o good_a people_n shall_v not_o go_v to_o heaven_n but_o christ_n come_v with_o man_n and_o not_o with_o angel_n shall_v dwell_v with_o they_o visible_o for_o ever_o on_o earth_n where_o they_o shall_v propagate_v their_o kind_n eternal_o be_v retire_v into_o a_o safe_a corner_n of_o the_o earth_n or_o rather_o to_o the_o centre_n of_o their_o soul_n to_o live_v in_o all_o pleasure_n and_o the_o wicked_a to_o another_o corner_n of_o it_o to_o be_v afflict_v by_o serpent_n and_o all_o evil_a thing_n and_o she_o believe_v all_o this_o better_a than_o all_o the_o other_o mystery_n of_o our_o faith_n l._n w._n pt_n 1._o from_o p._n 143._o to_o 148._o and_o from_o 150._o to_o 159._o and_o from_o 168._o to_o 170._o and_o pt_a 2._o p._n 131._o 132._o and_o pt_a 3._o p._n 146._o and_o all_o the_o foresay_a heretical_a rapsodie_n be_v approve_v be_v the_o ap._n pt_n 2._o p._n 180._o to_o 184._o the_o mystery_n of_o faith_n which_o she_o do_v not_o so_o well_o believe_v as_o these_o her_o own_o whimsy_n be_v the_o unity_n and_o trinity_n in_o god_n the_o incarnation_n and_o satisfaction_n of_o christ_n the_o efficacy_n of_o grace_n with_o the_o free_a will_n of_o man_n the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a the_o day_n of_o judgement_n and_o man_n then_o be_v mandate_v to_o heaven_n or_o hell_n these_o opinion_n of_o a._n b._n be_v worse_o than_o the_o old_a millenarâ—â—_n who_o yet_o be_v still_o condemn_v by_o the_o orthodox_n and_o catholic_n church_n which_o hold_v that_o the_o scripture_n in_o no_o place_n promise_v christ_n dwelling_n on_o earth_n bodily_a again_o but_o rather_o the_o contrary_a as_o act_n 3.21_o tit._n 1.2_o god_n that_o can_v lie_v have_v in_o his_o holy_a word_n assure_v we_o of_o the_o truth_n which_o i_o have_v rehearse_v on_o this_o head_n which_o also_o demonstrate_v the_o falsity_n of_o a._n bs._n tenet_n last_o repeat_v john_n 5.28.29_o the_o hour_n be_v come_v in_o the_o which_o all_o that_o be_v in_o the_o grave_n shall_v hear_v his_o voice_n and_o shall_v come_v forth_o they_o that_o have_v do_v good_a unto_o the_o 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easy_o discuss_v obj._n 1_o first_o heaven_n be_v where_o god_n be_v therefore_o when_o christ_n reign_v with_o his_o saint_n on_o earth_n there_o need_v no_o other_o heaven_n a._n it_o be_v answer_v neither_o god_n be_v essential_a immensity_n nor_o his_o diffuse_a grace_n take_v away_o the_o nature_n of_o thing_n or_o confound_v distinct_a place_n so_o heaven_n be_v still_o his_o throne_n and_o the_o place_n of_o the_o bless_a and_o the_o earth_n his_o foot_n stool_n obj._n 2._o if_o christ_n do_v not_o reign_v with_o his_o saint_n eternal_o on_o earth_n than_o the_o earth_n be_v make_v only_o for_o wicked_a man_n and_o devil_n a._n the_o earth_n be_v make_v for_o god_n people_n who_o serve_v he_o on_o it_o now_o in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n though_o imperfect_o but_o
good_a thing_n i_o have_v note_v on_o discursus_fw-la academicus_fw-la his_o error_n in_o this_o matter_n neither_o have_v i_o read_v in_o any_o book_n of_o a._n b._n where_o she_o retract_v the_o foresay_a error_n and_o if_o the_o ap._n have_v do_v it_o he_o shall_v have_v tell_v we_o of_o it_o now_o to_o put_v a_o period_n to_o the_o first_o subsection_n anent_o the_o essential_o of_o religion_n it_o be_v manifest_a i_o hope_v by_o what_o i_o have_v write_v to_o the_o impartial_a reader_n that_o a._n b._n have_v no_o good_a skill_n of_o religion_n be_v it_o but_o for_o one_o reason_n that_o she_o prefer_v heathenism_n to_o christianity_n by_o assirm_v that_o heathen_n turk_n and_o jew_n have_v more_o reason_n and_o religion_n than_o christian_n pref._n l_o w._n p._n 9.10_o and_o that_o not_o one_o christian_a be_v so_o much_o resign_v to_o god_n or_o do_v understand_v true_a virtue_n so_o well_o as_o the_o heathen_n do_v pt_v 3._o p._n 129._o and_o since_o her_o sentiment_n be_v against_o the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o the_o essential_o of_o religion_n she_o have_v not_o represent_v the_o same_o aright_o nor_o revive_v the_o spirit_n of_o christianity_n neither_o be_v she_o divine_o inspire_v to_o publish_v the_o gospel_n to_o the_o world_n which_o be_v the_o thing_n thus_o to_o be_v demonstrate_v section_n iv_o subsection_n ii_o number_n i._o of_o accessory_n in_o the_o general_n the_o ap._n pt_n 1._o p._n 3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8._o and_o 9_o comprehend_v all_o the_o doctrine_n of_o a._n b._n in_o the_o two_o general_a head_n of_o the_o essential_o of_o religion_n and_o her_o accessory_n which_o distinction_n i_o promise_v to_o examine_v in_o this_o place_n sect._n 4._o subs_n 1._o initio_fw-la the_o word_n accessary_a which_o be_v take_v from_o the_o latin_a word_n accedo_fw-la signifi_v ordinary_o to_o come_v to_o to_o follow_v or_o add_v to_o any_o thing_n but_o in_o the_o english_a for_o the_o most_o part_n it_o sound_v ill_a to_o be_v accessary_a import_v the_o abet_v or_o partake_v of_o a_o crime_n in_o the_o civil_a law_n it_o signify_v a_o adminicle_n or_o addition_n to_o a_o statute_n of_o which_o it_o be_v require_v that_o it_o be_v not_o alien_a from_o or_o contrary_n but_o that_o it_o follow_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o principal_a to_o which_o it_o be_v a_o appendix_n de_fw-fr regulis_fw-la juris_fw-la in_o sexto_fw-la reg_fw-la 42._o but_o in_o divinity_n few_o or_o none_o sound_a writter_n use_v the_o term_n accessary_a in_o compare_v point_n of_o religion_n among_o themselves_o the_o ordinary_a distinction_n be_v of_o essential_o and_o integral_n of_o thing_n necessary_a and_o expedient_a essential_a or_o fundamental_a point_n be_v the_o doctrine_n clear_o reveal_v in_o scripture_n and_o upon_o which_o the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o revealer_n have_v put_v the_o character_n of_o necessity_n to_o be_v believe_v for_o salvation_n as_o the_o sum_n of_o the_o creed_n be_v the_o integral_n be_v other_o doctrine_n teach_v by_o god_n 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