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private_a spirit_n like_o a_o newborn_a infant_n be_v at_o length_n after_o long_a travail_n come_v to_o light_n i_o may_v just_o term_v it_o a_o agrippa_n because_o it_o be_v hardly_o bring_v forth_o it_o cause_v many_o great_a and_o long_a gripe_n in_o the_o mother_n womb_n in_o the_o conception_n and_o frame_v but_o pass_v difficulty_n both_o great_a and_o long_o in_o the_o birth_n &_o print_v so_o hard_o it_o be_v for_o a_o israelite_n among_o the_o egyptian_n to_o conceive_v &_o bear_v such_o infant_n it_o be_v in_o danger_n to_o have_v be_v stifle_v under_o midwife_n hand_n one_o be_v long_o seek_v for_o hardly_o obtain_v and_o far_o fetch_v and_o yet_o as_o a_o stranger_n not_o so_o skilful_a but_o that_o many_o error_n be_v commit_v if_o therefore_o it_o come_v to_o thy_o view_v maim_v &_o imperfect_a blame_v not_o the_o author_n excuse_v the_o printer_n thou_o will_v marvel_v how_o this_o second_o part_n get_v birth_n and_o breath_n and_o come_v to_o light_v before_o the_o 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the_o vent_n help_v on_o to_o the_o birth_n of_o the_o other_o my_o hope_n shall_v be_v that_o as_o this_o part_n may_v satisfy_v thou_o in_o the_o disproof_n of_o this_o suppose_a false_a ground_n so_o the_o other_o will_n more_o satisfy_v first_o in_o the_o proof_n of_o the_o true_a ground_n assign_v by_o catholic_n next_o in_o the_o contempt_n of_o the_o same_o ground_n use_v by_o protestant_n and_o that_o for_o the_o establish_n of_o their_o false_a ground_n which_o in_o the_o first_o part_n be_v full_o perform_v of_o which_o if_o either_o the_o one_o or_o both_o may_v ground_n or_o confirm_v thou_o in_o the_o truth_n &_o true_a ground_n of_o truth_n this_o thy_o good_n shall_v be_v the_o fruit_n i_o desire_v of_o my_o pain_n and_o my_o pain_n shall_v think_v themselves_o at_o thy_o hand_n sufficient_o requite_v by_o thy_o good_a prayer_n which_o i_o desire_v for_o myself_o and_o further_a endeavour_n all_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n and_o good_a of_o his_o holy_a church_n the_o content_n of_o the_o chapter_n section_n and_o subdivision_n of_o this_o second_o part_n of_o the_o private_a spirit_n as_o it_o be_v doctrinal_a and_o confute_v chap._n i._n certain_a consideration_n of_o the_o mean_n of_o faith_n necessary_a for_o the_o understanding_n of_o this_o protestant_n private_a spirit_n sect._n 1_o of_o six_o mean_n and_o help_v to_o attain_v faith_n sect._n 2._o of_o the_o order_n and_o necessity_n of_o these_o mean_n sect._n 3_o how_o the_o protestant_n want_v all_o these_o 6._o mean_n of_o faith_n sect._n 4._o how_o the_o catholic_n and_o protestant_n differ_v in_o these_o six_o mean_n and_o how_o the_o protestant_n make_v their_o private_a spirit_n the_o only_a mean_n for_o all_o chap._n ii_o the_o private_a spirit_n interpretation_n of_o scripture_n decide_v of_o controversy_n and_o judge_v of_o faith_n confute_v by_o holy_a scripture_n sect._n 1_o out_o of_o the_o 1._o s._n john_n 4.1_o s._n paul_n 1._o tim._n 4.11_o act._n 20.30_o 2._o pet._n 2._o describe_v this_o spirit_n sect._n 2._o out_o of_o 2._o pet_n 1.20_o make_v the_o same_o spirit_n author_n and_o interpreter_n of_o scripture_n sect._n 3_o out_o of_o 1._o cor._n 12.8_o prove_v the_o interpretation_n of_o scripture_n to_o be_v a_o gift_n gratis_o give_v not_o common_a to_o all_o faithful_a sect._n 4._o out_o of_o ezech._n 13._o describe_v in_o false_a prophet_n this_o private_a spirit_n with_o the_o effect_n and_o punishment_n of_o it_o sect._n 5._o out_o of_o job_n 32._o declare_v in_o eliu_n his_o friend_n spirit_n the_o manner_n of_o proceed_v of_o this_o private_a spirit_n sect._n 6._o out_o of_o tit._n 3.10_o show_v the_o spirit_n of_o a_o heretic_n sect._n 7._o out_o of_o diverse_a place_n of_o scripture_n condemn_v the_o rely_v upon_o our_o own_o judgement_n chap._n iii_o the_o private_a spirit_n interpret_n of_o holy_a scripture_n and_o judge_v of_o mystery_n of_o faith_n and_o controversy_n confute_v by_o the_o testimony_n of_o ancient_a father_n chap._n 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