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147._o on_o the_o the_o other_o hand_n to_o furnish_v the_o athestick_a spirit_n of_o these_o time_n the_o very_a scab_n of_o the_o age_n with_o matter_n of_o mockery_n against_o the_o doctrine_n of_o gospel_n while_o they_o find_v so_o unreasonable_a and_o absurd_a a_o doctrine_n as_o this_o with_o so_o much_o zeal_n and_o confidence_n preach_v up_o as_o one_o of_o the_o most_o weighty_a doctrine_n of_o christ_n jesus_n by_o all_o sect_n that_o make_v profession_n of_o his_o name_n which_o therefore_o without_o all_o examination_n they_o take_v for_o grant_v to_o be_v his_o and_o so_o make_v no_o difficulty_n of_o explode_v all_o the_o rest_n because_o they_o do_v clear_o find_v this_o to_o be_v false_a that_o therefore_o it_o have_v be_v much_o better_a and_o safe_a that_o man_n have_v at_o first_o keep_v in_o a_o matter_n of_o this_o consequence_n to_o the_o term_n 135._o qu._n 135._o which_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v use_v to_o express_v this_o great_a and_o terrible_a 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to_o preach_v his_o fundamental_a doctrine_n of_o the_o spiritual_a regeneration_n 5._o john_n 3.4_o 5._o and_o the_o necessity_n of_o it_o which_o certain_o he_o will_v never_o have_v do_v have_v it_o be_v a_o mere_a fiction_n that_o be_v not_o â—terum_fw-la natura_fw-la because_o of_o the_o offence_n the_o jew_n turk_n and_o other_o pagan_a nation_n who_o do_v believe_v it_o to_o be_v so_o necessary_a a_o truth_n as_o that_o without_o presuppose_v it_o they_o judge_v that_o there_o be_v no_o clear_a evince_v of_o the_o chief_a attribute_n of_o god_n as_o his_o justice_n mercy_n and_o wisdom_n do_v take_v at_o the_o christian_a religion_n for_o reject_v that_o doctrine_n frank_o aver_v that_o the_o christian_n seem_v to_o they_o rather_o to_o worship_v the_o idol_n of_o their_o owr_a brain_n than_o the_o true_a god_n and_o last_o because_o without_o presuppose_v it_o to_o be_v a_o truth_n there_o be_v many_o passage_n and_o express_a doctrine_n of_o the_o scripture_n which_o be_v 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