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judge_n of_o what_o be_v faith_n be_v term_n equivalent_a which_o be_v a_o great_a mistake_n to_o judge_v what_o be_v faith_n and_o what_o be_v evident_o reveal_v in_o scripture_n be_v the_o business_n of_o each_o catechist_n and_o preacher_n who_o declare_v the_o article_n of_o faith_n of_o each_o believer_n who_o assent_v unto_o they_o because_o his_o judgement_n tell_v he_o they_o be_v such_o and_o therefore_o signal_o the_o work_n of_o they_o with_o who_o this_o faith_n be_v visible_o entrust_v but_o to_o be_v judge_n of_o faith_n or_o to_o be_v that_o person_n or_o community_n who_o judgement_n in_o such_o matter_n must_v be_v infallible_o receive_v without_o far_a scrutiny_n be_v a_o prerogative_n as_o clear_o incompetent_a to_o any_o person_n or_o community_n as_o it_o be_v vehement_o pretend_v to_o it_o be_v sir_n upon_o this_o slender_a cobweb_n your_o doughty_a inference_n do_v hang._n ob._n 2._o you_o refuse_v to_o admit_v they_o as_o guide_n of_o their_o faith_n which_o 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our_o reason_n only_o be_v our_o guide_n in_o matter_n dubious_a ob_fw-la 3._o but_o what_o can_v be_v reply_v to_o a_o socinian_n answer_v when_o his_o assent_n to_o the_o trinity_n be_v require_v that_o he_o humble_o submit_v to_o scrip._n that_o he_o use_v all_o mean_n he_o can_v but_o discover_v it_o not_o so_o evident_a there_o as_o you_o conceive_v it_o answ_n the_o very_a same_o you_o will_v return_v unto_o your_o brother_n carpocratian_n pretend_v as_o humble_v a_o submission_n to_o your_o rule_n of_o faith_n and_o yet_o conclude_v thence_o for_o heresy_n or_o to_o the_o protestant_n assert_v tradition_n where_o it_o may_v be_v have_v to_o be_v as_o authentic_a as_o the_o write_a word_n and_o yet_o protest_v that_o after_o all_o mean_v use_v he_o can_v never_o find_v therein_o one_o footstep_n of_o the_o romish_a faith_n or_o last_o to_o the_o arrian_n of_o old_a or_o new_a photinian_n who_o both_o lay_v claim_v to_o the_o tradition_n of_o the_o three_o first_o century_n in_o 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