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the_o holy_a age_n its_o use._n chap._n xii_o as_o no_o age_n be_v less_o like_a to_o be_v cheat_v than_o that_o wherein_o the_o apostle_n flourish_v so_o no_o generation_n of_o man_n be_v less_o like_a to_o put_v a_o cheat_n upon_o the_o world_n than_o the_o apostolic_a and_o primitive_a church_n §_o 1._o the_o apostle_n and_o primitive_a church_n veracity_n evince_v by_o their_o choose_n death_n rather_o than_o a_o officious_a lie_n to_o save_v their_o life_n pliny_n '_o s_o testimony_n of_o they_o §_o 2_o 3._o they_o hide_v not_o their_o imperfection_n nor_o the_o truth_n to_o please_v party_n or_o to_o avoid_v the_o world_n take_v offence_n the_o offence_n which_o heathen_n take_v at_o some_o gospel-passage_n §_o 4._o all_o false_a religion_n make_v lie_v their_o refuge_n pagan_a forgery_n §_o 5._o papal_a innovation_n found_v on_o lie_a legend_n sir_n thomas_n moor_n upon_o st._n austin_n gregory_n turonensis_n and_o simeon_n metaphrastes_n devout_a liar_n the_o story_n of_o the_o baptist_n '_o s_z head_n book_n ii_o the_o argument_n as_o they_o can_v not_o nor_o will_v not_o delude_v other_o so_o they_o be_v not_o themselves_o delude_v person_n or_o man_n of_o crazy_a intellect_n but_o propound_v to_o the_o world_n a_o religion_n so_o every_o way_n fit_v to_o the_o dictate_v of_o common_a reason_n of_o the_o most_o refine_v philosophy_n and_o of_o pre-existent_a religion_n as_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o they_o to_o have_v frame_v have_v they_o not_o be_v of_o perfect_a memory_n and_o sound_a mind_n the_o content_n chap._n i._n the_o gospel_n correspondency_n with_o vulgar_a sentiment_n §_o 1._o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o humane_a soul_n untaught_a to_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o christian_a creed_n in_o the_o article_n touch_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o godhead_n his_o goodness_n justice_n mercy_n the_o existence_n of_o wicked_a spirit_n §_o 2._o the_o resurrection_n and_o future_a judgement_n death_n formidable_a for_o its_o consequence_n to_o evil_a man_n no_o fence_n against_o this_o fear_n prove_v by_o example_n §_o 3._o in_o hope_n of_o future_a good_a the_o soul_n secret_o applaud_v herself_o after_o virtuous_a acts._n this_o make_v the_o flesh_n suffer_v patient_o chap._n ii_o reason_n nonpluse_v help_v by_o religion_n acquiesce_v in_o her_o resolution_n §_o 1._o man_n supremacy_n over_o the_o creature_n the_o reason_n of_o it_o not_o cognoscible_a by_o natural_a light_n §_o 2._o yet_o general_o challenge_v even_o over_o spirit_n who_o man_n command_v to_o do_v what_o themselves_o disgust_v §_o 3._o the_o way_n of_o creation_n a_o mystery_n reason_n puzzle_v to_o find_v it_o out_o can_v but_o conjecture_v §_o 4._o divine_a revelation_n touch_v both_o acquiesce_v in_o as_o soon_o as_o communicate_v scripture-philosophy_n excel_v the_o mechanic_n plato_n commendation_n §_o 5._o nothing_o but_o the_o god_n of_o order_n grant_v can_v secure_v state_n from_o anarchical_a parity_n and_o club-law_n §_o 6._o heathen_n assent_v to_o the_o 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that_o sweet_a morsel_n of_o judeas_n crown_n under_o his_o tongue_n which_o he_o have_v in_o his_o hope_n swallow_v and_o must_v regorge_v if_o st._n paul_n carry_v the_o day_n will_v set_v his_o wit_n on_o work_n to_o seek_v evasion_n and_o startinghole_n in_o every_o corner_n of_o his_o apology_n in_o the_o whole_a web_n of_o who_o discourse_n upon_o that_o subject_n how_o glad_a will_v his_o own_o dear_a interest_n have_v make_v he_o can_v he_o have_v find_v one_o wemb_v through_o which_o he_o may_v have_v see_v the_o least_o glimmer_a of_o a_o possibility_n that_o those_o emergency_n in_o judaea_n then_o under_o contest_v before_o he_o be_v not_o such_o as_o st._n paul_n report_v they_o to_o be_v can_v we_o think_v that_o christian_a apologist_n can_v satisfy_v nero_n in_o that_o point_n as_o st._n jerome_n in_o the_o place_n forecited_a insinuate_v by_o his_o in_fw-la prima_fw-la satisfactione_n which_o he_o so_o much_o desire_v to_o disbelieve_v till_o he_o have_v thorough_o 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