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a_o man_n of_o eminent_a learning_n &_o esteem_n among_o they_o declare_v himself_o to_o do_v just_a weight_n p._n 159._o that_o the_o scripture_n interpret_v by_o the_o perpetual_a practice_n of_o god_n church_n be_v the_o ground_n of_o faith_n which_o imply_v that_o practical_a tradition_n be_v that_o which_o give_v they_o christ_n sense_n or_o faith_n and_o so_o be_v their_o rule_n i_o must_v hearty_o applaud_v their_o join_n with_o catholic_n in_o the_o main_a point_n of_o all_o and_o which_o settle_a be_v apt_a to_o unite_v we_o in_o all_o the_o rest_n what_o i_o impugn_v then_o here_o be_v a_o pestilent_a tenet_n destructive_a to_o all_o episcopacy_n and_o the_o very_a essence_n of_o church_n make_v church-governor_n useless_a in_o their_o main_a duty_n of_o teach_v faith_n to_o their_o flock_n and_o lame_a in_o that_o of_o government_n for_o if_o every_o private_a man_n be_v to_o rely_v on_o his_o own_o interpretation_n he_o ought_v neither_o believe_v nor_o obey_v the_o 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with_o any_o reason_n that_o other_o have_v yield_v they_o to_o be_v principle_n whereas_o i_o deny_v it_o the_o author_n of_o reason_n and_o religion_n p._n 650._o have_v pithy_o declare_v his_o 〈◊〉_d of_o they_o and_o their_o true_a merit_n in_o 〈◊〉_d word_n whether_o the_o forementioned_a principle_n be_v true_a false_a controvert_v or_o obscure_a no_o verity_n peculiar_a to_o 〈…〉_z be_v deduce_v from_o they_o which_o express_v their_o want_n of_o clear_a evidence_n and_o so_o quite_o degrade_v they_o from_o the_o dignity_n of_o principle_n if_o any_o think_v the_o title_n prefix_v to_o this_o book_n forestal_n immodest_o the_o reader_n judgement_n my_o reply_n usu_v be_v that_o i_o hope_v for_o reader_n of_o more_o prudence_n then_o to_o receive_v prejudice_n from_o so_o easy_a a_o occasion_n a_o counterfeit_n modesty_n spring_v from_o sceptical_a despair_n or_o disregard_n of_o truth_n will_v natural_o dislike_v such_o expression_n but_o those_o who_o hearty_o hold_v there_o be_v such_o a_o thing_n as_o truth_n and_o entire_o love_v it_o will_v esteem_v the_o open_a avow_v her_o complete_a victoriousness_n both_o fit_v and_o necessary_a and_o that_o she_o conquer_v at_o present_a i_o have_v all_o the_o best_a maxim_n of_o rational_a nature_n engage_v for_o my_o security_n index_n absolute_a certainty_n of_o faith_n assert_v p._n 21._o 22._o 50._o 51._o attribute_n of_o god_n not_o engage_v to_o preserve_v private_a interpreter_n of_o scripture_n from_o damnable_a error_n p._n 81._o to_o 85._o not_o to_o be_v argue_v from_o alone_a p._n 32._o 33._o much_o less_o from_o power_n alone_o p._n 33._o 34._o certainty_n how_o abusive_o take_v p._n 164._o 165._o 166._o 168._o 173._o 174._o 179._o 180._o true_a certainty_n assert_v and_o from_o its_o deep_a ground_n explain_v p._n 167._o 168._o moral_a certainty_n in_o faith_n discuss_v p._n 176._o 177._o 178._o a_o christian_a life_n spiritual_a p._n 8._o 9_o 54._o 55._o 191._o to_o 195._o the_o church_n turn_v with_o 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