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when_o he_o have_v do_v so_o much_o of_o the_o cure_n and_o recover_v my_o deprave_a soul_n so_o much_o to_o god_n 10._o and_o as_o i_o see_v these_o assistance_n to_o my_o faith_n so_o i_o perceive_v that_o whatever_o the_o tempter_n have_v to_o say_v against_o it_o be_v ground_v upon_o the_o advantage_n which_o he_o take_v from_o my_o ignorance_n and_o my_o distance_n from_o the_o time_n and_o place_n of_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o sacred_a history_n and_o such_o like_a thing_n which_o every_o novice_n meet_v with_o in_o almost_o all_o other_o science_n at_o the_o first_o and_o which_o wise_a well-studied_n man_n can_v see_v through_o §_o 35._o all_o these_o assistance_n be_v at_o hand_n before_o i_o come_v to_o the_o immediate_a evidence_n of_o credibility_n in_o the_o sacred_a oracle_n themselves_o and_o when_o i_o set_v myself_o to_o search_v for_o those_o i_o find_v more_o in_o the_o doctrine_n the_o prediction_n the_o miracle_n antecedent_n concomitant_a subsequent_a than_o 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drum_n and_o hinder_v he_o from_o speak_v no_o man_n can_v die_v with_o great_a appearance_n of_o gallant_a resolution_n and_o fearlesness_n than_o he_o do_v though_o before_o suppose_v a_o timorous_a man_n insomuch_o that_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o death_n procure_v he_o more_o applause_n than_o all_o the_o action_n of_o his_o life_n and_o when_o he_o be_v dead_a his_o intend_a speech_n be_v print_v and_o afterward_o his_o opinion_n more_o plain_o express_v by_o his_o friend_n than_o by_o himself_o when_o he_o be_v condemn_v some_o of_o his_o friend_n desire_v i_o to_o come_v to_o he_o that_o i_o may_v see_v how_o far_o he_o be_v from_o popery_n and_o in_o how_o excellent_a a_o temper_n think_v i_o will_v have_v ask_v he_o forgiveness_n for_o do_v he_o wrong_v i_o tell_v they_o that_o if_o he_o have_v desire_v it_o i_o will_v have_v go_v to_o he_o but_o see_v he_o do_v not_o i_o suppose_v he_o will_v take_v it_o for_o a_o injury_n for_o my_o conference_n be_v not_o like_a to_o be_v such_o as_o will_v not_o be_v please_v to_o a_o die_a man_n for_o though_o i_o never_o call_v he_o a_o papist_n yet_o i_o still_o suppose_v he_o have_v do_v the_o papist_n so_o much_o service_n and_o this_o poor_a nation_n and_o religion_n so_o much_o wrong_v that_o we_o and_o our_o posterity_n be_v like_a to_o have_v cause_n and_o time_n enough_o to_o lament_v it_o and_o so_o much_o of_o sir_n henry_n vane_n and_o his_o adherent_n §_o 121._o the_o second_o sect_n which_o then_o rise_v up_o be_v that_o call_v seeker_n these_o teach_v that_o our_o scripture_n be_v uncertain_a that_o present_a miracle_n be_v necessary_a to_o faith_n that_o our_o ministry_n be_v null_a and_o without_o authority_n and_o our_o worship_n and_o ordinance_n unnecessary_a or_o vain_a the_o true_a church_n ministry_n scripture_n and_o ordinance_n be_v lose_v for_o which_o they_o be_v now_o seek_v i_o quick_o find_v that_o the_o papist_n principal_o hatch_v and_o actuate_v this_o sect_n and_o that_o a_o 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