other_o it_o be_v as_o through_o the_o former_a that_o darken_v the_o sight_n by_o their_o continual_a presence_n and_o by_o the_o weariness_n cause_v by_o their_o too_o much_o gaze_v upon_o they_o so_o that_o without_o the_o help_n of_o those_o comfort_a spectacle_n if_o i_o may_v so_o speak_v the_o faculty_n weaken_v by_o want_n of_o habit_n be_v no_o long_o able_a to_o endure_v the_o light_n let_v this_o be_v observe_v beforehand_o to_o be_v serviceable_a hereafter_o sect._n 5._o and_o as_o to_o the_o holy_a writ_n i_o think_v not_o that_o it_o may_v be_v take_v for_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o opinion_n man_n have_v of_o the_o devil_n those_o opinion_n be_v already_o root_v in_o the_o mind_n as_o deep_o as_o they_o can_v be_v before_o the_o holy_a bible_n be_v ever_o read_v not_o to_o say_v that_o the_o less_o we_o read_v it_o the_o more_o we_o credit_v what_o be_v say_v upon_o that_o account_n and_o the_o more_o we_o be_v dispose_v to_o affirm_v it_o have_v we_o not_o in_o matter_n of_o religion_n disposition_n alike_o to_o those_o of_o other_o sect_n and_o even_o to_o those_o of_o the_o unfaithful_a we_o will_v doubtless_o make_v a_o good_a use_n of_o the_o sacred_a write_n and_o speak_v as_o they_o do_v but_o to_o our_o great_a shame_n most_o part_n of_o we_o as_o well_o as_o of_o other_o sect_n that_o pretend_v a_o veneration_n for_o the_o holy_a writ_n search_v not_o in_o it_o after_o its_o sense_n be_v satisfy_v with_o the_o vulgar_a interpretation_n and_o such_o as_o they_o have_v receive_v from_o other_o and_o therefore_o we_o keep_v to_o such_o explication_n as_o we_o hear_v in_o those_o church_n in_o which_o those_o of_o our_o communion_n use_v to_o gather_v unless_o we_o will_v be_v look_v upon_o as_o fickle_a head_a and_o almost_o as_o apostate_n in_o vain_a we_o endeavour_v to_o render_v the_o reason_n of_o our_o faith_n that_o be_v not_o the_o question_n that_o way_n carry_v too_o far_o and_o it_o will_v be_v too_o great_a a_o task_n to_o examine_v all_o to_o the_o bottom_n in_o short_a to_o speak_v truth_n we_o must_v confess_v that_o if_o we_o believe_v such_o great_a and_o wonderful_a thing_n of_o the_o devil_n it_o be_v not_o because_o they_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n since_o we_o suspend_v not_o our_o judgement_n till_o we_o have_v consult_v it_o but_o because_o we_o be_v persuade_v beforehand_o that_o it_o must_v be_v explain_v and_o understand_v according_a to_o the_o judgement_n we_o have_v already_o pass_v by_o reason_n of_o some_o expression_n that_o seem_v to_o favour_v the_o common_a belief_n that_o the_o generality_n of_o man_n already_o have_v of_o the_o devil_n sect._n 6._o if_o we_o desire_v more_o particular_o to_o examine_v how_o the_o notion_n of_o these_o thing_n be_v form_v in_o man_n of_o learning_n by_o the_o mean_n of_o learn_v itself_o and_o how_o it_o be_v increase_v i_o be_o ready_a to_o declare_v what_o i_o have_v observe_v for_o a_o long_a time_n by_o the_o experiment_n i_o have_v make_v the_o first_o prejudices_fw-la of_o man_n be_v as_o ancient_a as_o his_o knowledge_n and_o begin_v from_o his_o most_o tender_a youth_n these_o two_o way_n when_o to_o appease_v the_o cry_n of_o child_n or_o to_o calm_v their_o passion_n they_o be_v threaten_v with_o the_o bugbear_n either_o by_o word_n or_o effect_n either_o by_o make_v some_o extraordinary_a noise_n or_o present_v to_o they_o surprise_v object_n experience_n have_v long_o since_o teach_v we_o that_o these_o impression_n be_v the_o first_o be_v also_o those_o that_o leave_v the_o deep_a track_n in_o the_o brain_n and_o can_v afterward_o be_v root_v out_o but_o with_o great_a trouble_n when_o child_n be_v more_o advance_v in_o year_n begin_v to_o play_v in_o the_o street_n and_o to_o discourse_v with_o their_o neighbour_n they_o hear_v almost_o at_o every_o instant_n the_o name_n of_o the_o devil_n pronounce_v that_o be_v as_o a_o kind_n of_o ornament_n to_o the_o common_a conversation_n they_o hear_v tale_n tell_v of_o he_o under_o the_o specious_a title_n of_o history_n concern_v hobgoblin_n phantasm_n and_o witchcraft_n even_o their_o parent_n and_o some_o of_o their_o master_n by_o a_o deplorable_a mistake_n never_o check_v their_o child_n in_o their_o house_n their_o disciple_n in_o their_o school_n nor_o their_o apprentice_n in_o their_o shop_n without_o mention_v the_o devil_n in_o their_o reproof_n and_o enforce_v their_o chide_n with_o it_o the_o name_n of_o god_n and_o christ_n be_v not_o half_a so_o much_o use_v in_o those_o occasion_n where_o they_o will_v be_v so_o lawful_a and_o serviceable_a but_o on_o the_o contrary_n they_o seem_v to_o be_v banish_v from_o the_o mouth_n of_o most_o men._n sect._n 7._o when_o youth_n be_v put_v to_o school_n they_o read_v almost_o nothing_o from_o the_o low_a to_o the_o high_a form_n in_o the_o greek_a and_o latin_a book_n but_o what_o concern_v the_o demon_n and_o their_o effect_n as_o they_o be_v represent_v by_o the_o heathen_n they_o be_v imbue_v with_o that_o science_n before_o they_o attain_v to_o those_o that_o relate_v to_o the_o use_n of_o this_o life_n and_o that_o be_v call_v faculty_n the_o infernal_a god_n and_o goddess_n as_o pluto_n vulcan_n proserpina_n be_v know_v very_o early_o and_o grow_v familiar_a to_o youth_n before_o they_o be_v sufficient_o instruct_v in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o true_a god_n they_o greedy_o imbibe_n the_o epistle_n poetry_n and_o history_n of_o the_o ancient_a greek_n and_o roman_n where_o a_o frequent_a mention_n be_v make_v of_o the_o virtue_n of_o dream_n miracle_n apparition_n spectre_n come_v out_o of_o subterraneous_a place_n as_o cavern_n or_o descend_v from_o high_a as_o the_o air._n those_o relation_n read_v with_o pleasure_n be_v believe_v almost_o as_o the_o gospel_n or_o rather_o be_v to_o they_o instead_o the_o gospel_n for_o if_o parent_n be_v not_o pious_a enough_o to_o take_v care_n in_o their_o house_n of_o the_o instruction_n of_o their_o child_n in_o what_o concern_v religion_n and_o to_o have_v a_o eye_n upon_o their_o information_n as_o to_o this_o point_n in_o the_o school_n i_o believe_v not_o that_o of_o 25_o book_n which_o be_v make_v use_n of_o in_o the_o latin_a school_n to_o learn_v science_n more_o than_o one_o or_o two_o be_v fit_a to_o inculcate_v the_o ground_n of_o christianity_n to_o the_o tender_a youth_n those_o that_o go_v from_o the_o school_n to_o the_o university_n carry_v their_o head_n full_a of_o thousand_o of_o verse_n of_o horace_n ovid_n virgil_n and_o a_o vast_a number_n of_o passage_n and_o relation_n collect_v from_o heathen_a author_n both_o greek_a and_o latin_n those_o that_o return_v home_o from_o the_o university_n to_o their_o house_n carry_v still_o more_o of_o they_o but_o scarce_o bring_v back_o ten_o passage_n or_o perhaps_o so_o much_o as_o a_o passage_n or_o a_o lesson_n draw_v from_o the_o word_n of_o god_n for_o the_o foundation_n of_o their_o faith_n and_o matter_n of_o their_o devotion_n sect._n 8._o in_o the_o mean_a while_n most_o of_o the_o young_a man_n that_o go_v to_o the_o university_n new_o come_v from_o under_o the_o rod_n and_o hardly_o capable_a of_o discretion_n be_v allow_v to_o make_v choice_n of_o their_o own_o teacher_n which_o st._n paul_n reckon_v among_o the_o fault_n of_o these_o last_o time_n 2_o tim._n 4.3_o they_o choose_v the_o exercise_n they_o be_v to_o make_v the_o lesson_n they_o be_v to_o learn_v and_o the_o book_n they_o be_v to_o read_v which_o they_o do_v not_o so_o much_o with_o a_o intent_n of_o understanding_n the_o holy_a scripture_n as_o of_o inform_v themselves_o of_o the_o controversy_n among_o the_o principal_a sect_n the_o particular_a opinion_n of_o our_o doctor_n who_o be_v already_o but_o too_o much_o divide_v and_o who_o division_n be_v but_o too_o great_a the_o curious_a youth_n be_v more_o eager_a to_o learn_v such_o thing_n than_o those_o they_o ought_v to_o know_v carry_v away_o by_o the_o heat_n of_o their_o 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the_o truth_n we_o must_v search_v into_o all_o the_o quotation_n and_o opinion_n that_o be_v collect_v here_o after_o the_o original_a of_o this_o opinion_n so_o general_a and_o so_o deep_o root_v touch_v the_o great_a power_n of_o the_o devil_n which_o we_o see_v that_o all_o the_o christian_n protestant_n roman_n and_o other_o carry_v so_o high_a at_o this_o time_n there_o be_v none_o who_o can_v deny_v but_o several_a thing_n present_v themselves_o in_o these_o narration_n that_o all_o the_o world_n easy_o perceive_v and_o be_v capable_a to_o produce_v such_o opinion_n or_o to_o confirm_v they_o in_o the_o mind_n of_o mâ—n_z neither_o that_o scripture_n or_o reason_n shall_v lead_v man_n thereto_o but_o they_o gather_v they_o from_o other_o place_n and_o without_o examine_v whether_o they_o be_v agreeable_a to_o those_o two_o rule_n only_o worthy_a of_o be_v follow_v they_o respect_v they_o nevertheless_o because_o of_o the_o credit_n in_o which_o they_o have_v be_v for_o a_o long_a time_n and_o of_o the_o approbation_n that_o have_v be_v give_v they_o now_o i_o intend_v to_o show_v first_o that_o all_o that_o be_v believe_v touch_v the_o great_a power_n of_o the_o devil_n beyond_o what_o scripture_n and_o reason_n manifest_o teach_v we_o of_o it_o proceed_v not_o from_o any_o of_o these_o two_o spring_n nor_o take_v it_o be_v original_a from_o any_o consequence_n that_o may_v be_v draw_v from_o they_o and_o afterward_o to_o discover_v what_o be_v the_o true_a cause_n of_o it_o sect._n 2._o the_o truth_n of_o this_o proposition_n be_v easy_o know_v as_o to_o its_o first_o respect_n because_o it_o be_v know_v that_o the_o most_o stupid_a and_o those_o that_o partake_v least_o of_o the_o light_n of_o reason_n or_o of_o knowledge_n of_o the_o scripture_n be_v those_o which_o give_v most_o credit_n to_o what_o be_v say_v upon_o the_o matter_n in_o hand_n the_o common_a people_n child_n and_o old_a woman_n be_v much_o more_o persuade_v of_o it_o than_o other_o but_o the_o more_o understand_v one_o have_v the_o more_o one_o be_v conversant_a in_o the_o holy_a writ_n and_o the_o more_o experience_n he_o have_v gain_v by_o the_o conversation_n of_o the_o world_n and_o by_o the_o different_a accident_n which_o have_v present_v themselves_o especial_o when_o experience_n be_v join_v to_o these_o two_o first_o condition_n the_o less_o he_o will_v be_v apt_a to_o believe_v such_o opinion_n i_o say_v he_o will_v be_v the_o less_o apt_a to_o believe_v they_o because_o it_o must_v be_v grant_v that_o there_o be_v people_n of_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o learning_n and_o experience_n who_o not_o only_o receive_v they_o but_o implâ—â—_n all_o their_o skill_n and_o capacity_n to_o confirm_v they_o and_o cause_v they_o to_o be_v admit_v as_o king_n james_n the_o first_o bodin_n daneus_n and_o many_o other_o have_v do_v but_o i_o think_v not_o that_o we_o must_v believe_v what_o they_o have_v do_v aught_o to_o be_v attribute_v to_o the_o evidence_n of_o reason_n which_o have_v persuade_v they_o but_o to_o their_o prejudices_fw-la and_o to_o a_o certain_a particular_a inclination_n according_a to_o which_o every_o one_o turn_v himself_o towards_o such_o or_o such_o a_o object_n according_a to_o his_o inclination_n it_o be_v by_o the_o motion_n of_o this_o natural_a inclination_n that_o the_o understanding_n be_v surprise_v take_v a_o disposition_n to_o follow_v it_o and_o when_o it_o have_v once_o addict_v itself_o thereto_o it_o make_v use_v of_o all_o its_o force_n and_o light_n to_o maintain_v its_o choice_n and_o to_o show_v that_o truth_n and_o reason_n have_v be_v his_o guide_n to_o the_o part_n he_o have_v take_v which_o he_o fancy_v all_o other_o man_n by_o the_o same_o principle_n be_v also_o oblige_v to_o take_v that_o be_v suppose_v it_o follow_v that_o the_o opinion_n of_o a_o very_a small_a number_n of_o writer_n can_v hinder_v that_o what_o i_o have_v propose_v shall_v be_v true_a as_o to_o the_o whole_a or_o the_o great_a part_n and_o it_o be_v my_o advice_n which_o methinks_v no_o body_n will_v deny_v i_o s._n 3._o it_o may_v be_v object_v as_o to_o what_o concern_v nature_n that_o it_o can_v be_v say_v that_o what_o be_v never_o teach_v by_o the_o pagan_n and_o philosopher_n who_o have_v not_o the_o help_n of_o any_o other_o light_n but_o that_o of_o nature_n and_o reason_n or_o what_o they_o have_v leave_v in_o their_o write_n be_v draw_v from_o any_o other_o spring_n but_o nature_n itself_o i_o grant_v it_o but_o what_o have_v they_o teach_v upon_o this_o subject_n all_o that_o we_o have_v report_v before_o in_o the_o ten_o chapter_n that_o be_v betwixt_o the_o first_o and_o twelve_o there_o every_o one_o may_v see_v what_o it_o be_v what_o be_v their_o uncertainty_n and_o contradiction_n how_o different_a and_o opposite_a among_o they_o be_v their_o practice_n what_o foundation_n can_v be_v lay_v upon_o a_o philosophy_n which_o have_v not_o seek_v but_o to_o accommodate_v itself_o to_o capricious_a and_o prejudice_v people_n and_o which_o consist_v almost_o in_o nothing_o else_o but_o the_o trick_n of_o priest_n beside_o it_o be_v not_o a_o pure_a philosophy_n that_o have_v be_v the_o original_n and_o foundation_n of_o pagan_a religion_n but_o the_o philosophy_n such_o as_o it_o have_v be_v comprehend_v and_o understand_v by_o the_o people_n that_o be_v to_o say_v very_o ill_o in_o part_n or_o in_o the_o whole_a mix_v with_o prejudice_n and_o great_a ignorance_n the_o fear_n cause_v by_o extraordinary_a and_o surprise_a object_n and_o the_o blind_a love_n every_o one_o have_v for_o his_o own_o notion_n produce_v in_o that_o perturbation_n drive_v man_n to_o seek_v the_o mean_n to_o appease_v a_o power_n from_o which_o proceed_v those_o extraordinary_a object_n and_o which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o those_o evil_n they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o resist_v these_o two_o reason_n i_o say_v carry_v man_n to_o practice_v for_o that_o end_n all_o sort_n of_o mean_n although_o they_o know_v they_o but_o by_o half_a be_v or_o not_o at_o all_o the_o great_a part_n of_o those_o who_o may_v discover_v to_o they_o their_o mistake_v and_o afford_v they_o better_a instruction_n either_o will_v not_o give_v themselves_o the_o trouble_n or_o choose_v rather_o to_o keep_v it_o secret_n and_o make_v use_n of_o the_o error_n of_o the_o people_n to_o the_o end_n to_o acquire_v more_o credit_n and_o to_o be_v the_o object_n of_o a_o great_a admiration_n as_o heretofore_o the_o magi_n do_v and_o as_o at_o this_o time_n the_o brahmin_n and_o the_o bonze_n do_v if_o there_o be_v any_o one_o who_o have_v better_a inclination_n he_o dare_v not_o open_a his_o mouth_n for_o fear_n of_o incur_v the_o indignation_n of_o the_o public_a as_o socrates_n who_o boldness_n cost_v he_o his_o life_n which_o be_v take_v away_o by_o poison_n sect._n 4._o we_o must_v therefore_o imagine_v that_o there_o be_v not_o any_o of_o those_o that_o addict_v themselves_o to_o philosophy_n who_o from_o their_o youth_n have_v not_o be_v breed_v in_o the_o opinion_n and_o exercise_v of_o the_o religion_n of_o their_o ancestor_n so_o that_o they_o owe_v unto_o the_o school_n the_o prejudices_fw-la that_o they_o have_v thereby_o already_o swallow_v they_o find_v master_n who_o be_v no_o less_o prevent_v with_o they_o either_o that_o they_o be_v alike_o to_o those_o of_o their_o scholar_n or_o that_o they_o be_v different_a if_o they_o be_v alike_o the_o disciple_n be_v confirm_v in_o those_o prejudices_fw-la by_o their_o master_n and_o if_o they_o be_v different_a they_o afford_v they_o more_o matter_n to_o confound_v their_o understanding_n last_o however_o it_o be_v their_o understanding_n can_v but_o remain_v corrupt_v and_o their_o ill_a disposition_n but_o daily_a increase_n if_o this_o need_v a_o proof_n and_o require_v less_o time_n it_o will_v be_v no_o hard_a task_n to_o prove_v what_o i_o assert_v since_o i_o may_v name_v person_n who_o may_v be_v live_a instance_n of_o it_o 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judaisme_n or_o popery_n but_o they_o draw_v their_o original_a from_o paganism_n what_o reason_n than_o may_v a_o protestant_a have_v to_o reject_v the_o fable_n of_o the_o talmud_n and_o the_o story_n of_o the_o popish_a writing_n as_o soon_o as_o those_o fable_n and_o tale_n be_v naturalize_v by_o jew_n or_o papist_n and_o to_o hold_v they_o for_o truth_n or_o at_o least_o for_o probable_a thing_n as_o long_o as_o paganism_n cherish_v they_o in_o its_o bosom_n all_o must_v be_v reject_v together_o or_o the_o whole_a whatever_o it_o may_v be_v must_v be_v let_v alone_o why_o do_v we_o not_o free_v ourselves_o from_o all_o our_o prejudices_fw-la and_o associciate_v scripture_n to_o reason_n to_o ground_v our_o reason_n only_o upon_o they_o and_o to_o look_v upon_o they_o as_o the_o only_a pure_a spring_n what_o pain_n and_o trouble_n have_v not_o our_o credulity_n to_o those_o heathen_a tale_n cost_v we_o how_o many_o learned_a divine_n and_o philosopher_n have_v puzzle_v their_o brain_n to_o ascribe_v to_o the_o devil_n those_o oracle_n which_o they_o look_v not_o for_o the_o effect_n of_o human_a knowledge_n and_o withal_o such_o wonder_n as_o they_o can_v not_o believe_v to_o be_v perform_v by_o human_a power_n so_o when_o it_o seem_v that_o the_o answer_n that_o be_v give_v by_o the_o false_a god_n and_o the_o effect_n that_o be_v produce_v among_o the_o heathen_n be_v too_o extraordinary_a and_o above_o the_o force_n of_o nature_n it_o be_v think_v fit_a to_o cut_v the_o knot_n that_o can_v not_o be_v untie_v it_o be_v suppose_v that_o spirit_n only_o can_v be_v the_o author_n of_o all_o these_o thing_n a_o suitable_a power_n and_o knowledge_n be_v ascribe_v to_o they_o and_o at_o last_o the_o very_a manner_n of_o effect_v they_o be_v determine_v such_o be_v the_o original_a of_o that_o science_n falsâ—y_v so_o call_v the_o contradiction_n of_o which_o the_o apostle_n command_v a_o christian_n to_o avoid_v in_o his_o 1_o epist_n to_o timothy_n chap._n 6._o v._n 20._o sect._n 18._o the_o old_a woman_n tale_n as_o st._n paul_n call_v they_o in_o the_o same_o epistle_n chap._n 4._o v._n 7._o which_o the_o popish_a writer_n tell_v we_o and_o the_o fable_n they_o rehearse_v will_v supply_v we_o with_o abundant_a matter_n of_o meditation_n shall_v we_o as_o much_o credit_n they_o as_o we_o do_v the_o other_o for_o what_o must_v not_o be_v say_v if_o suppose_v that_o human_a deceit_n have_v no_o share_n in_o they_o we_o will_v examine_v how_o the_o devil_n can_v produce_v all_o the_o effect_n that_o be_v tell_v in_o those_o narration_n we_o believe_v it_o more_o convenient_a to_o spare_v ourselves_o that_o trouble_n by_o reject_v as_o mere_a lie_n the_o great_a part_n of_o what_o come_v from_o that_o side_n but_o what_o reason_n have_v we_o to_o deal_v otherwise_o with_o the_o papist_n than_o with_o the_o heathen_n it_o be_v because_o of_o the_o particular_a hatred_n we_o have_v for_o popery_n from_o which_o we_o have_v be_v separate_v not_o long_o since_o and_o with_o which_o we_o be_v in_o continual_a war_n beside_o the_o reformation_n of_o doctrine_n and_o worship_n that_o be_v make_v in_o the_o church_n at_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o last_o century_n extend_v not_o to_o those_o opinion_n which_o be_v scarce_o take_v notice_n of_o and_o which_o have_v take_v root_n even_o before_o the_o decay_n of_o the_o church_n be_v perceive_v so_o that_o it_o be_v only_o purify_v of_o such_o error_n the_o rejection_n of_o which_o be_v judge_v absolute_o necessary_a in_o conference_n betwixt_o luther_n and_o calvin_n not_o long_o after_o when_o the_o reformation_n be_v carry_v far_o such_o point_n only_o be_v handle_v as_o have_v some_o relation_n with_o the_o former_a it_o be_v proper_o for_o that_o reason_n that_o in_o those_o public_a writing_n that_o be_v call_v the_o liturgy_n of_o our_o church_n it_o be_v never_o mind_v to_o correct_v those_o expression_n that_o have_v be_v so_o long_o in_o use_n as_o to_o spirit_n and_o devil_n no_o controversy_n have_v ever_o be_v raise_v either_o among_o the_o christian_n in_o general_a or_o the_o papist_n in_o particular_a yet_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o it_o have_v be_v do_v have_v this_o article_n be_v take_v so_o much_o notice_n of_o and_o examine_v with_o so_o much_o attention_n as_o the_o other_o be_v or_o have_v but_o one_o half_a of_o the_o difficulty_n that_o be_v now_o propose_v be_v allege_v at_o that_o time_n sect._n 19_o moreover_o among_o the_o quality_n that_o be_v ascribe_v to_o popery_n the_o picture_n of_o which_o i_o confess_v can_v scarce_o be_v more_o unshap_o than_o the_o original_a itself_o that_o of_o antichristianism_n be_v think_v very_o convenient_a as_o that_o of_o antichrist_n to_o fit_v the_o pope_n extraordinary_a well_o immediate_o the_o word_n of_o st._n paul_n in_o his_o 2_o epistle_n to_o the_o thessalonian_o chap._n 2._o v._n 3._o to_o the_o 9th_o be_v explain_v in_o that_o sense_n and_o it_o be_v think_v that_o the_o apostle_n have_v a_o eye_n to_o popery_n when_o he_o say_v that_o his_o come_n will_v be_v in_o the_o efficacy_n of_o satan_n with_o all_o power_n sign_n and_o lie_v wonder_n by_o the_o explication_n the_o protestant_n be_v dispose_v to_o join_v together_o satan_n and_o antichrist_n that_o be_v the_o devil_n and_o the_o pope_n as_o two_o brother_n and_o to_o draw_v that_o consequence_n that_o popery_n be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o devil_n by_o which_o mean_v it_o be_v easy_a to_o insinuate_v that_o the_o devil_n intereste_n and_o have_v his_o vote_n in_o the_o tenet_n of_o the_o papist_n and_o that_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n be_v the_o seat_n of_o his_o empire_n sect._n 20._o thence_o proceed_v the_o stile_n that_o be_v ordinary_o use_v both_o in_o discourse_n and_o book_n even_o as_o to_o the_o small_a controversy_n that_o be_v raise_v about_o some_o point_n of_o doctrine_n or_o worship_n when_o any_o stick_v not_o to_o the_o vulgar_a opinion_n it_o be_v present_o cry_v up_o that_o the_o devil_n be_v let_v loose_a and_o use_v all_o his_o violence_n and_o crafty_a device_n to_o assault_v the_o church_n it_o be_v say_v he_o be_v always_o ready_a to_o oppose_v all_o our_o motion_n towards_o good_a and_o a_o thousand_o like_v people_z be_v please_v to_o hear_v the_o devil_n so_o set_v off_o they_o love_v the_o occasion_n of_o cast_v upon_o he_o all_o the_o fault_n they_o be_v guilty_a of_o and_o of_o applaud_v themselves_o for_o victory_n when_o they_o have_v overcome_v some_o temptation_n which_o they_o imagine_v to_o have_v be_v raise_v by_o the_o endeavour_n of_o that_o powerful_a enemy_n we_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o piece_n of_o eloquence_n not_o only_o to_o take_v god_n name_n in_o vain_a but_o also_o incessant_o to_o join_v that_o of_o the_o devil_n with_o it_o in_o a_o word_n the_o almighty_a form_n almost_o no_o project_n but_o immediate_o the_o devil_n endeavour_v to_o destroy_v it_o and_o the_o most_o vicious_a man_n commit_v scarce_o any_o crime_n but_o they_o be_v drive_v to_o they_o by_o the_o devil_n sect._n 21._o with_o all_o those_o prejudices_fw-la we_o undertake_v the_o expound_v and_o translate_n of_o the_o holy_a writ_n for_o have_v never_o conceive_v the_o least_o doubt_n as_o to_o these_o thing_n we_o have_v never_o occasion_n to_o examine_v whether_o they_o be_v real_o true_a but_o why_o shall_v we_o take_v so_o much_o trouble_v be_v it_o not_o far_o more_o convenient_a to_o believe_v what_o be_v general_o believe_v and_o to_o speak_v as_o the_o other_o do_v the_o enquiry_n of_o truth_n be_v a_o undertake_n in_o which_o little_a assistance_n be_v to_o be_v hope_v and_o there_o be_v so_o many_o guard_n on_o all_o the_o way_n that_o lead_v to_o it_o that_o it_o will_v prove_v very_o hard_o to_o break_v through_o it_o be_v a_o ancient_a proverb_n that_o every_o one_o be_v not_o allow_v to_o go_v to_o corinth_n whoever_o intend_v to_o overcome_v so_o many_o difficulty_n can_v hope_v to_o succeed_v but_o by_o his_o diligence_n eagerness_n and_o earnestness_n to_o this_o end_n i_o know_v not_o a_o better_a mean_n than_o to_o proceed_v to_o the_o interpretation_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n as_o though_o it_o have_v never_o be_v interpret_v before_o to_o search_v into_o all_o thing_n careful_o to_o inquire_v after_o the_o connection_n of_o all_o the_o doctrine_n contain_v in_o it_o and_o to_o have_v recourse_n to_o interpreter_n only_o to_o borrow_v some_o light_n for_o dark_a place_n but_o not_o to_o follow_v they_o as_o true_a and_o infallible_a guide_n this_o i_o hope_v to_o put_v in_o practice_n in_o my_o second_o book_n if_o god_n give_v i_o life_n sect._n 22._o but_o doubtless_o this_o advice_n will_v prove_v serviceable_a only_o to_o myself_o and_o some_o few_o person_n who_o shall_v perceive_v its_o usefulness_n neither_o have_v i_o reason_n to_o hope_v that_o it_o shall_v ever_o be_v relish_v by_o the_o public_a popery_n be_v not_o so_o far_o eradicate_v out_o of_o the_o protestant_n heart_n but_o that_o it_o spring_v up_o again_o from_o time_n to_o time_n in_o some_o place_n there_o be_v a_o fault_n of_o which_o the_o visible_a church_n be_v never_o free_a that_o be_v the_o have_v too_o much_o deference_n for_o authority_n and_o tradition_n for_o though_o a_o great_a respect_n ought_v to_o be_v pay_v to_o those_o that_o be_v establish_v as_o god_n minister_n in_o the_o church_n and_o that_o several_a thing_n concern_v her_o external_a government_n aught_o to_o be_v rule_v by_o her_o director_n yet_o we_o must_v not_o give_v up_o ourselves_o whole_o to_o they_o there_o be_v a_o great_a regard_n to_o be_v have_v as_o to_o this_o point_n and_o a_o mean_a to_o be_v choose_v with_o much_o discretion_n lest_o to_o avoid_v the_o reproach_n of_o irreverence_n and_o irregularity_n we_o shall_v ascribe_v too_o much_o to_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o common_a opinion_n of_o her_o chief_a doctor_n in_o this_o sense_n it_o be_v that_o one_o of_o the_o most_o learned_a man_n of_o this_o age_n undertake_v to_o assert_v this_o thesis_n papatus_fw-la est_fw-la inseparabilis_fw-la ab_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la the_o popedom_n be_v inseparable_a from_o the_o church_n as_o for_o i_o who_o perhaps_o have_v more_o experience_n in_o this_o matter_n than_o any_o other_o person_n in_o these_o province_n i_o dare_v not_o hope_v this_o method_n shall_v change_v and_o even_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o believe_v it_o consider_v what_o pass_v whilst_o i_o be_o take_v up_o with_o this_o present_a work_n however_o i_o shall_v prosecute_v my_o design_n rely_v upon_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n be_v persuade_v that_o i_o write_v for_o maintain_v the_o truth_n and_o that_o i_o can_v forbear_v to_o do_v it_o since_o i_o be_o inform_v of_o it_o after_o all_o as_o i_o aim_v at_o nothing_o else_o but_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o true_a faith_n so_o i_o see_v that_o my_o labour_n have_v not_o be_v in_o vain_a but_o have_v already_o produce_v great_a fruit._n this_o bear_v up_o my_o courage_n and_o inspire_v i_o with_o great_a ardour_n to_o apply_v myself_o to_o the_o composition_n of_o the_o follow_a book_n the_o end_n of_o the_o first_o book_n