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than_o man_n why_o do_v thou_o strive_v against_o he_o for_o he_o give_v not_o account_n of_o any_o of_o his_o matter_n and_o we_o be_v not_o to_o dispute_v with_o he_o about_o his_o say_n but_o to_o believe_v they_o true_a and_o right_a whoever_o deny_v they_o answ_n and_o yet_o for_o answer_v to_o this_o and_o the_o former_a objection_n it_o be_v clear_a 1._o the_o apostle_n shun_v and_o use_v not_o such_o wisdom_n of_o word_n and_o excellency_n of_o speech_n or_o wisdom_n of_o the_o wise_a 13._o 1_o cor._n 1.17_o 18_o 20._o &_o 2.1_o 4_o 6_o 13._o disputer_n and_o prudent_a of_o this_o world_n or_o entice_a word_n of_o man_n wisdom_n 2._o they_o have_v also_o warn_v we_o to_o take_v heed_n lest_o any_o man_n spoil_v we_o through_o philosophy_n and_o vain_a deceit_n 2.8_o col._n 2.8_o after_o the_o tradition_n of_o man_n after_o the_o rudiment_n of_o the_o world_n and_o not_o after_o christ_n which_o observe_v will_v be_v a_o antidote_n against_o all_o these_o gross_a and_o subtle_a 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their_o way_n of_o wrest_a scripture_n but_o to_o grow_v in_o grace_n and_o in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o our_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n 3._o christ_n 2_o pet._n 3.16_o 17_o 18._o gal._n 1.6_o 7_o 8._o 1_o pet._n 2.2_o 3._o and_o thus_o much_o in_o answer_n to_o the_o adversary_n of_o the_o truth_n and_o plainness_n of_o the_o import_n of_o the_o say_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o the_o testimony_n of_o christ_n chap._n 7._o a_o conclusion_n of_o all_o aforesaid_a with_o the_o assent_n of_o a_o learned_a man_n and_o my_o submission_n thereto_o by_o all_o say_a from_o the_o first_o chapter_n till_o now_o it_o appear_v to_o be_v the_o only_a true_a and_o safe_a way_n for_o discern_v and_o know_v truth_n and_o avoid_v falsehood_n and_o error_n to_o resort_v to_o the_o law_n and_o the_o testimony_n and_o to_o believe_v the_o say_n thereof_o and_o count_v what_o it_o say_v and_o import_v true_a and_o good_a and_o whatsoever_o or_o by_o whosoever_o utter_v that_o be_v not_o according_a thereto_o let_v that_o be_v count_v a_o lie_n and_o deceit_n that_o we_o may_v justify_v god_n in_o his_o say_n whoever_o reprove_v we_o for_o it_o consenter_n in_o this_o truth_n those_o that_o read_v much_o know_v i_o have_v many_o but_o i_o shall_v here_o instance_n no_o more_o but_o that_o learned_a and_o mighty_a esteem_a mr._n john_n owen_n who_o in_o the_o book_n i_o read_v over_o say_v 2._o pag._n 190._o sect._n 2._o doubtless_o it_o be_v better_o for_o man_n to_o captivate_v their_o understanding_n to_o the_o obedience_n of_o faith_n than_o to_o invent_v distinction_n and_o evasion_n to_o escape_v the_o power_n of_o so_o many_o plain_a text_n of_o scripture_n and_o those_o literal_o and_o proper_o and_o not_o figurative_o and_o metaphorical_o express_v the_o truth_n contain_v in_o they_o which_o though_o it_o may_v be_v do_v sometime_o yet_o be_v it_o not_o in_o a_o constant_a uniform_a tenure_n of_o expression_n anywhere_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 4._o pag._n 192._o sect._n 4._o and_o again_o he_o say_v neither_o be_v it_o possible_a to_o apprehend_v that_o the_o scripture_n will_v so_o often_o so_o express_o affirm_v the_o same_o thing_n in_o plain_a proper_a word_n if_o they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v take_v in_o the_o sense_n which_o they_o hold_v out_o and_o he_o also_o say_v 3._o pag._n 3._o one_o scripture_n in_o its_o own_o plainness_n and_o simplicity_n will_v be_v of_o more_o use_n for_o the_o end_n i_o aim_v at_o than_o twenty_o scholastical_a argument_n press_v with_o never_o so_o much_o accurateness_n and_o subtlety_n yea_o he_o also_o say_v 375._o page_n 375._o if_o a_o unusual_a sense_n of_o a_o word_n be_v find_v in_o a_o thousand_o place_n it_o will_v not_o enforce_v it_o in_o another_o place_n unless_o the_o circumstance_n of_o it_o and_o matter_n whereabout_o it_o treat_v enforce_v that_o sense_n and_o will_v not_o bear_v that_o which_o be_v proper_a yea_o 14._o page_n 253._o sect._n 14._o he_o say_v to_o the_o law_n and_o to_o the_o 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