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this_o world_n be_v thy_o holy_a or_o rather_o unholy_a ghost_n to_o lead_v thou_o to_o it_o o_o spem_fw-la fallacem_fw-la this_o be_v a_o deceitful_a hope_n and_o will_v lead_v thou_o into_o by-path_n and_o dangerous_a precipice_n wheel_n and_o circle_v thou_o about_o from_o one_o lie_n to_o another_o 9.22_o mark_v 9.22_o cast_v thou_o like_o that_o evil_a spirit_n into_o fire_n and_o water_n waste_n and_o wash_v away_o thy_o intellectual_a and_o discern_a faculty_n which_o shall_v sever_v falsehood_n from_o truth_n make_v thy_o religion_n as_o deceitful_a as_o thy_o hope_n and_o when_o all_o thy_o hope_n and_o thought_n perish_v deliver_v thou_o over_o to_o the_o father_n of_o lie_n be_v sure_a then_o to_o take_v of_o thy_o hope_n from_o these_o thing_n on_o earth_n why_o shall_v it_o stoop_v so_o low_o and_o raise_v it_o up_o to_o enter_v into_o that_o within_o the_o veil_n 6.19_o hebr._n 6.19_o that_o it_o may_v not_o fly_v after_o shadow_n and_o phantasm_n but_o lay_v hold_v on_o 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what_o be_v our_o understanding_n will_n and_o affection_n what_o be_v man_n in_o comparison_n of_o that_o truth_n without_o which_o he_o be_v worse_a than_o nothing_o what_o be_v it_o then_o that_o we_o must_v lay_v down_o more_o when_o we_o come_v to_o this_o mart_n we_o must_v part_v with_o that_o which_o cleave_v many_o time_n so_o close_o unto_o we_o that_o we_o can_v so_o much_o as_o offer_v any_o thing_n for_o the_o truth_n first_o we_o must_v remove_v all_o prejudice_n out_o of_o our_o mind_n that_o they_o may_v be_v still_o tanquam_fw-la rasa_fw-la tabula_fw-la though_o they_o have_v something_o write_v in_o they_o yet_o that_o they_o receive_v not_o any_o opinion_n so_o deep_o in_o as_o not_o to_o be_v capable_a of_o another_o which_o have_v more_o reason_n to_o commend_v it_o that_o they_o cleave_v not_o so_o close_o to_o that_o which_o be_v first_o entertain_v upon_o weak_a peradventure_o carnal_a motive_n as_o to_o stand_v out_o against_o that_o which_o bring_v with_o it_o 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the_o truth_n have_v no_o power_n at_o all_o over_o we_o we_o may_v look_v upon_o ourselves_o as_o temple_n dedicate_v to_o the_o truth_n and_o yet_o we_o put_v it_o far_o from_o we_o these_o two_o evil_a spirit_n than_o we_o must_v cast_v out_o before_o the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n will_v enter_v into_o we_o i_o shall_v now_o therefore_o show_v the_o horror_n and_o danger_n of_o they_o both_o that_o you_o may_v eject_v they_o and_o so_o become_v fit_a merchant_n of_o the_o truth_n i._o praejudicium_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la obstat_fw-la futuro_fw-la judicio_fw-la say_v the_o civilian_n prejudice_n be_v that_o which_o hinder_v and_o keep_v off_o any_o further_a and_o future_a judgement_n it_o have_v always_o pertinacie_n to_o accompany_v it_o which_o as_o a_o rock_n beat_v back_o all_o those_o battery_n which_o reason_n can_v make_v the_o mind_n be_v so_o settle_a upon_o one_o conclusion_n that_o it_o look_v upon_o all_o other_o as_o false_a though_o they_o be_v true_a 12._o dan._n 6.8_o 12._o our_o own_o sentence_n be_v like_o the_o law_n of_o the_o mede_n and_o persian_n unalterable_a we_o be_v resolve_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o philosopher_n speak_v to_o hold_v fast_o our_o conclusion_n against_o all_o the_o strength_n of_o reason_n and_o argument_n that_o can_v be_v bring_v to_o the_o contrary_n this_o be_v in_o effect_n to_o do_v what_o the_o spy_n do_v who_o be_v send_v to_o view_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n 13.32_o numb_a 13.32_o to_o bring_v up_o a_o evil_a report_n of_o the_o truth_n that_o we_o dare_v not_o venture_v to_o buy_v it_o this_o be_v to_o condemn_v the_o truth_n and_o suffer_v no_o advocate_n to_o stand_v up_o and_o speak_v in_o its_o defence_n nor_o indeed_o do_v we_o lie_v and_o labour_n so_o much_o under_o the_o rage_n of_o our_o affection_n as_o under_o the_o tyranny_n of_o prejudice_n for_o our_o affection_n most_o common_o be_v blind_a and_o so_o without_o prejudice_n when_o they_o carry_v we_o along_o with_o violence_n 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