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sense_n reason_n or_o understanding_n yea_o before_o the_o most_o confident_a affirmation_n or_o denial_n of_o all_o the_o man_n in_o the_o world_n though_o agree_v and_o consent_v in_o one_o upon_o the_o testimony_n or_o credit_n of_o all_o their_o sense_n reason_n judgement_n and_o understanding_n repective_o quest_n 2._o what_o make_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o scripture_n so_o sacred_a and_o irrefragable_a that_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v reject_v gainsay_v suspect_v or_o doubt_v of_o in_o any_o thing_n they_o affirm_v or_o deny_v answ_n the_o infallibility_n of_o their_o author_n which_o be_v god_n his_o infallibility_n i_o say_v as_o well_o in_o the_o active_a as_o passive_a signification_n of_o the_o word_n for_o as_o he_o perfect_o know_v the_o truth_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o be_v not_o liable_a to_o any_o error_n ignorance_n or_o mistake_v in_o any_o thing_n so_o neither_o be_v he_o capable_a of_o speak_v declare_v or_o reveal_v any_o thing_n contrary_a to_o his_o knowledge_n it_o be_v utter_o impossible_a for_o he_o either_o to_o be_v deceive_v or_o to_o deceive_v any_o man_n quest_n 3._o how_o can_v it_o be_v prove_v that_o god_n be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o scripture_n or_o that_o they_o proceed_v from_o he_o answ_n this_o may_v be_v prove_v by_o sundry_a argument_n some_o take_v from_o the_o scripture_n themselves_o other_o from_o other_o consideration_n quest_n 4._o by_o how_o many_o argument_n take_v from_o the_o scripture_n themselves_o that_o be_v either_o from_o the_o matter_n of_o they_o and_o the_o nature_n and_o quality_n of_o thing_n contain_v and_o reveal_v in_o they_o or_o from_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o language_n style_n or_o phrase_n wherein_o they_o be_v write_v may_v they_o be_v prove_v to_o come_v from_o god_n answ_n the_o subject_a matter_n of_o the_o scripture_n of_o the_o nature_n or_o quality_n of_o the_o thing_n contain_v and_o reveal_v in_o they_o afford_v five_o argument_n to_o prove_v they_o to_o be_v from_o god_n 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