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93._o in_o spite_n of_o mother_n juliana_n and_o their_o legendary_a saint_n because_o forsooth_o this_o be_v to_o ground_v all_o our_o religion_n upon_o our_o own_o fancy_n inquire_v into_o the_o true_a sense_n of_o divine_a revelation_n and_o therefore_o good_a man_n seem_v trouble_v at_o it_o 96._o that_o he_o can_v by_o no_o mean_n in_o the_o world_n absolve_v i_o from_o be_v not_o only_o a_o fanatic_a but_o a_o teacher_n of_o fanaticism_n in_o earnest_n it_o be_v happy_o find_v out_o to_o return_v this_o heavy_a charge_n back_o upon_o myself_o with_o so_o much_o rage_n and_o violence_n for_o although_o n._n o._n be_v a_o modest_a man_n yet_o s._n c._n be_v a_o mere_a fury_n for_o not_o mere_o fanaticism_n 92._o pure_a putid_v fanaticism_n follow_v from_o this_o principle_n fanaticism_n without_o vizard_n or_o disguise_n 89._o and_o all_o this_o demonstrative_o prove_v from_o this_o principle_n but_o all_o our_o church_n be_v immediate_o go_v with_o it_o man_n may_v talk_v of_o 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they_o lie_v very_o far_o out_o of_o sight_n for_o to_o my_o understanding_n not_o one_o of_o these_o dismal_a thing_n follow_v any_o more_o from_o my_o principle_n than_o from_o prove_v that_o s._n c._n and_o n._n o._n both_o stand_v for_o the_o same_o person_n which_o will_v easy_o appear_v to_o any_o one_o â—â—e_v that_o will_v but_o consider_v 1._o the_o intention_n of_o those_o principle_n 2._o the_o just_a consequence_n of_o they_o 1._o the_o intention_n of_o those_o principle_n which_o be_v plain_o to_o lay_v down_o the_o foundation_n of_o a_o christian_n faith_n live_v in_o the_o communion_n of_o our_o church_n which_o be_v express_v in_o as_o perspicuous_a term_n before_o they_o as_o may_v be_v and_o to_o show_v that_o the_o roman_a church_n infallibility_n be_v no_o necessary_a foundation_n of_o faith_n now_o this_o be_v the_o design_n of_o those_o principle_n to_o what_o purpose_n shall_v i_o have_v go_v about_o therein_o to_o have_v state_v the_o nature_n and_o bound_n of_o 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no_o more_o to_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o principle_n of_o resolve_v faith_n than_o eulid_n master_n be_v to_o be_v mention_v in_o his_o demonstration_n for_o although_o he_o may_v learn_v his_o skill_n from_o he_o yet_o the_o force_n of_o his_o demonstration_n do_v not_o depend_v upon_o his_o authority_n i_o hope_v it_o now_o appear_v how_o far_o i_o be_o from_o make_v church-authority_n useless_a but_o i_o still_o say_v our_o faith_n be_v not_o to_o be_v resolve_v into_o it_o and_o therefore_o be_v not_o to_o be_v reckon_v as_o a_o principle_n or_o foundation_n of_o faith_n to_o that_o end_n it_o be_v sufficient_a to_o prove_v that_o man_n in_o the_o due_a use_n of_o mean_n who_o i_o call_v sober_a enquirer_n may_v without_o any_o infallible_a church_n believe_v the_o scripture_n and_o understand_v what_o be_v necessary_a to_o their_o salvation_n herein_o if_o this_o may_v be_v than_o i_o say_v it_o follow_v princ._n 15._o that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o necessity_n suppose_v of_o 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