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rightly-circumstantiated_n reason_n which_o yet_o be_v presuppose_v in_o the_o certainty_n of_o faith_n by_o the_o first_o conclusion_n so_o that_o the_o certainty_n of_o faith_n itself_o seem_v ruinous_a if_o no_o private_a man_n have_v any_o certainty_n of_o any_o interpretation_n of_o scripture_n that_o have_v once_o be_v repute_v obscure_a not_o to_o add_v that_o all_o the_o scripture_n that_o have_v be_v once_o obscure_a and_o the_o interpretation_n thereof_o not_o yet_o declare_v by_o the_o church_n universal_a have_v be_v hitherto_o and_o will_v be_v god_n know_v how_o long_o utter_o useless_a which_o be_v a_o very_a wild_a supposition_n and_o such_o as_o none_o will_v willing_o admit_v unless_o those_o that_o will_v rather_o admit_v any_o thing_n then_o that_o light_n of_o the_o scripture_n that_o discover_v who_o they_o be_v and_o what_o unworthy_a imposture_n they_o use_v in_o their_o deal_n with_o the_o child_n of_o man_n the_o thirty_o that_o no_o tradition_n can_v be_v true_a that_o be_v repugnant_a to_o any_o plain_a text_n of_o scripture_n the_o reason_n be_v because_o the_o scripture_n be_v the_o most_o true_a and_o the_o most_o authentic_a tradition_n that_o be_v and_o such_o as_o the_o universal_a church_n be_v agree_v in_o the_o thirty_o first_o that_o if_o any_o one_o point_n ground_v upon_o the_o authority_n of_o tradition_n that_o have_v be_v hold_v by_o the_o church_n time_n out_o of_o mind_n prove_v false_a there_o be_v no_o certainty_n that_o any_o tradition_n be_v true_a unless_o such_o as_o it_o have_v not_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o church_n to_o forge_v corrupt_a deprave_v or_o else_o their_o interest_n not_o at_o all_o concern_v so_o to_o do_v the_o reason_n be_v because_o the_o certainty_n of_o tradition_n as_o tradition_n be_v place_v in_o this_o by_o those_o that_o contend_v so_o much_o for_o it_o that_o nothing_o can_v be_v bring_v into_o the_o church_n as_o a_o apostolic_a practice_n or_o doctrine_n but_o what_o ever_o 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rightly-circumstantiated_n sense_n and_o reason_n and_o holy_a writ_n be_v