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how_o oâ—ten_o argue_v ad_fw-la libitum_fw-la which_o way_n he_o will_v and_o none_o must_v control_v he_o yet_o i_o mutire_a nefas_n we_o must_v be_v tie_v to_o take_v such_o a_o sense_n as_o be_v impose_v on_o we_o as_o for_o he_o he_o argue_v sometime_o from_o the_o figurative_a and_o meâ—onimicall_a as_o p._n 22._o christ_n be_v say_v quoth_v he_o to_o be_v in_o we_o by_o a_o metonymy_n of_o the_o cause_n for_o the_o effect_n so_o p._n 44._o holiness_n of_o that_o state_n of_o the_o resurrection_n be_v call_v perfect_a by_o a_o metonymy_n of_o the_o subject_a for_o the_o adjunct_n sometime_o from_o the_o foreign_a and_o more_o unusual_a yea_o improper_a sometime_o from_o the_o most_o ordinary_a usual_a genuine_a and_o proper_a signification_n of_o the_o word_n sometime_o from_o as_o he_o say_v at_o least_o but_o false_o the_o literal_a sense_n and_o import_v of_o the_o phrase_n as_o p._n 4._o as_o for_o the_o phrase_n in_o your_o heart_n it_o import_v the_o same_o quoth_v he_o 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from_o the_o right_a impâ—rt_n of_o the_o phrase_n in_o you_o can_v rest_v till_o he_o have_v change_v his_o mind_n and_o to_o his_o first_o and_o true_a have_v add_v another_o 2d_o and_o false_a meaning_n so_o mighty_o be_v he_o enamour_v with_o many_o meaning_n and_o sense_n and_o therefore_o add_v another_o as_o false_a as_o his_o first_o be_v true_a from_o another_o import_n of_o the_o same_o expression_n as_o wrong_v as_o his_o first_o be_v right_a thus_o to_o which_o i_o shall_v add_v quoth_v he_o that_o upon_o 2d_o thought_n secondae_fw-la cogitationes_fw-la be_v most_o meliores_fw-la but_o be_v i_o must_v not_o say_v maliores_fw-la for_o that_o be_v false_a latin_a though_o true_a in_o english_a to_o he_o that_o can_v english_z it_z but_o long_a pepres_n in_o this_o place_n i_o judge_v the_o most_o genuine_a interpretation_n to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d among_o you_o so_o the_o preposition_n may_v be_v render_v in_o which_o last_o import_n of_o t.d._n the_o case_n be_v so_o alter_v from_o what_o it_o be_v before_o that_o be_v stead_n of_o that_o one_o truth_n can_v he_o have_v keep_v to_o it_o he_o utter_v before_o he_o have_v now_o utter_v more_o error_n and_o falsity_n and_o absurdity_n than_o one_o for_o if_o the_o proposition_n iâ—_n may_v be_v render_v among_o and_o so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d may_v possible_o sometime_o as_o if_o ever_o it_o seldom_o do_v import_v among_o you_o yet_o first_o it_o be_v not_o usual_a nor_o ordinary_a much_o less_o its_o primary_n proper_a literal_a nor_o as_o t.d._n call_v it_o its_o most_o genuine_a but_o a_o most_o unusual_a foreign_a secondary_a illiteral_a ingenuine_a and_o improper_a import_n and_o 2._o in_o very_a deed_n if_o t.d._n will_v vouchsafe_v that_o scripture_n luke_n 17.22_o a_o review_n he_o may_v come_v to_o return_v to_o his_o first_o judgement_n which_o he_o pass_v in_o truth_n viz._n that_o the_o kingdom_n be_v indeed_o within_o they_o and_o upon_o his_o second_o look_n to_o judge_n as_o right_o as_o he_o go_v from_o the_o right_a to_o judge_v amiss_o upon_o his_o second_o thought_n for_o what_o ever_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d may_v improper_o import_v yet_o in_o the_o greek_a it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o import_v not_o among_o you_o and_o can_v proper_o import_v no_o other_o sense_n then_o true_o and_o proper_o within_o you_o in_o in_o opere_fw-la long_o obrepsit_fw-la somnus_o as_o i.o._n say_v and_o since_o non_fw-la divinum_fw-la but_o humanum_fw-la est_fw-la errare_fw-la aliquando_fw-la bone_fw-la dortat_fw-la homerus_fw-la but_o however_o there_o be_v two_o meaning_n to_o that_o one_o scripture_n as_o t.d._n say_v it_o may_v import_v so_o or_o it_o may_v import_v so_o so_o that_o the_o reader_n of_o t._n d._n may_v take_v his_o choice_n and_o read_v his_o inalterable_o reeling-rule_n of_o the_o scribe_n wrest_v scripture_n which_o way_n he_o will_v and_o not_o let_v it_o rule_v he_o but_o rule_n over_o he_o as_o he_o list_v thus_o these_o two_o man_n t.d._n and_o i.o._n impose_v as_o many_o meaning_n according_a to_o their_o own_o mind_n which_o be_v not_o the_o same_o that_o be_v in_o christ_n as_o they_o see_v good_a on_o the_o scripture_n and_o in_o stead_n of_o reconcile_a they_o and_o let_v people_n to_o who_o t.d._n say_v they_o seem_v to_o be_v at_o vaâ—iance_n among_o themselves_o see_v how_o well_o thâ—y_n be_v agree_v and_o in_o stead_n of_o cause_v they_o like_o the_o cherubim_n to_o face_v one_o another_o which_o t.d._n say_v p._n 4.36_o be_v his_o dury_n and_o part_n of_o their_o work_n they_o set_v they_o at_o variance_n by_o their_o several_a sense_n on_o they_o and_o pervert_v they_o by_o their_o perhaps_n per_fw-la adventure_n and_o prating_n against_o the_o phrase_n most_o proper_a and_o for_o and_o about_o their_o own_o improper_a import_v say_v perhaps_o it_o be_v so_o or_o else_o perhaps_o so_o the_o expression_n may_v import_v so_o but_o upon_o the_o second_o thought_n i_o judge_v rather_o for_o it_o may_v be_v surrender_v the_o most_o genuine_a interpretation_n be_v so_o the_o meaning_n be_v not_o so_o as_o the_o phrase_n import_v it_o must_v be_v either_o so_o or_o else_o so_o or_o else_o so_o or_o else_o so_o as_o who_o shall_v say_v we_o will_v have_v it_o any_o way_n rather_o than_o the_o qua._n shall_v have_v it_o they_o and_o cause_v it_o to_o face_n three_o or_o four_o way_n at_o once_o if_o never_o a_o one_o of_o they_o be_v right_a and_o altogether_o against_o within_o where_o the_o only_a true_a way_n be_v which_o way_n the_o cherubim_n always_o lock_v with_o their_o face_n only_o inward_a and_o they_o make_v to_o it_o not_o only_o many_o meaning_n but_o any_o meaning_n though_o never_o so_o uncouth_a and_o contrary_a to_o truth_n sense_n and_o reason_n so_o they_o may_v but_o wave_v off_o and_o wind_v away_o from_o the_o right_n true_a meaning_n and_o mind_n of_o christ_n luke_n 17.22_o the_o kingdom_n in_o you_o be_v not_o without_o but_o indeed_o within_o you_o and_o yet_o upon_o second_o thought_n quoth_v t.d._n it_o be_v not_o in_o you_o but_o among_o you_o p._n 5._o and_o rom._n 8.4_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n say_v to_o be_v fulfil_v in_o we_o import_v not_o in_o our_o person_n but_o in_o christ_n p._n 17_o and_o omnes_fw-la everyman_n be_v not_o every_o man_n but_o of_o every_o sort_n some_o omnes_fw-la be_v not_o all_o but_o here_o and_o there_o one_o p._n 6_o so_o see_v i.o._n exer._n 4_o sect._n 24._o hoc_fw-la est_fw-la syncategorema_fw-la istud_fw-la omnis_fw-la the_o world_n whole_a world_n john_n 3._o 16._o i_o john_n 2._o 2,3_o not_o the_o whole_a world_n nor_o the_o most_o of_o it_o but_o the_o elect_a only_o that_o be_v out_o of_o it_o not_o of_o it_o
judge_v thyself_o consequent_o enjoy_v the_o other_o but_o that_o thou_o be_v not_o in_o any_o wise_a for_o howbeit_o by_o thy_o own_o confession_n there_o sect._n 16._o capellus_n grant_v thou_o that_o the_o full_a enjoyment_n of_o the_o save_a doctrine_n of_o the_o scripture_n be_v yet_o to_o be_v have_v or_o obtain_v by_o such_o as_o look_v chief_o after_o that_o let_v the_o letter_n be_v never_o so_o corrupt_v yet_o thou_o be_v at_o no_o hand_n content_a with_o this_o but_o piteous_o pine_v after_o something_o else_o which_o be_v not_o this_o save_a doctrine_n of_o the_o scripture_n nor_o the_o doctrine_n in_o it_o but_o another_o thing_n from_o which_o this_o contain_v doctrine_n be_v distinguish_v and_o that_o be_v the_o scripture_n itself_o which_o thou_o judge_v thou_o have_v not_o notwithstanding_o thou_o have_v its_o doctrine_n unless_o thou_o have_v the_o letter_n or_o write_v also_o and_o that_o so_o exact_o and_o entire_a without_o alteration_n and_o ablation_n that_o not_o a_o tittle_n of_o it_o nor_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v find_v lack_v these_o be_v thy_o word_n sect._n 17._o nor_o be_v it_o enough_o to_o satisfy_v we_o that_o the_o doctrine_n mention_v be_v preserve_v entire_a every_o tittle_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o scripture_n in_o that_o write_n see_v sect._n 13_o in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o we_o have_v must_v come_v under_o our_o care_n and_o consideration_n and_o to_o say_v the_o truth_n as_o thou_o pute_a a_o difference_n between_o the_o scripture_n of_o truth_n and_o the_o truth_n write_v of_o in_o the_o scripture_n sometime_o as_o i_o ever_o do_v so_o it_o be_v the_o scripture_n of_o the_o truth_n more_o than_o the_o truth_n itself_o of_o which_o they_o be_v the_o scripture_n that_o thou_o most_o scrawl_a for_o in_o those_o thy_o scripture_n for_o they_o which_o yet_o as_o be_v say_v above_o be_v not_o more_o for_o in_o show_n and_o word_n then_o in_o deed_n and_o in_o truth_n they_o be_v against_o they_o nor_o be_v it_o the_o most_o substantial_a part_n of_o that_o bare_a letter_n that_o thou_o wrangle_v for_o so_o much_o as_o for_o the_o more_o accidental_a part_n thereof_o viz._n the_o point_n trivial_a tittle_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o then_o it_o be_v conclude_v hitherto_o on_o both_o hand_n first_o by_o thyself_o as_o well_o as_o â—ly_o by_o i_o that_o the_o scripture_n and_o its_o doctrine_n be_v not_o one_o but_o two_o several_a business_n whereof_o the_o first_o viz._n the_o scripture_n be_v the_o subject_a matter_n so_o contend_v about_o between_o thou_o and_o the_o quaker_n as_o for_o t.d._n he_o draw_v his_o neck_n out_o of_o the_o choler_n here_o and_o after_o he_o have_v engage_v i_o to_o discourse_v it_o public_o with_o he_o whether_o the_o scripture_n be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n or_o not_o and_o at_o the_o dispute_n desire_v to_o know_v what_o i_o hold_v about_o it_o when_o he_o hear_v how_o i_o on_o the_o quaker_n behalf_n declare_v what_o we_o mean_v by_o the_o scripture_n viz._n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o write_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d viz._n the_o letter_n and_o that_o we_o only_o deny_v that_o denomination_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n to_o that_o not_o to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o word_n or_o doctrine_n or_o truth_n of_o god_n write_v therein_o he_o give_v we_o the_o question_n without_o more_o ado_n say_v thus_o you_o can_v believe_v we_o to_o be_v so_o simple_a sure_o as_o to_o affirm_v the_o scripture_n in_o that_o sense_n the_o word_n of_o god_n but_o we_o mean_v the_o matter_n contain_v in_o the_o writing_n whether_o that_o be_v our_o rule_n of_o faith_n and_o life_n p._n 26._o of_o his_o first_o pamp._n which_o subject_a matter_n or_o doctrine_n and_o truth_n contain_v in_o the_o write_n and_o testify_v to_o in_o it_o which_o be_v before_o ever_o the_o write_n be_v and_o be_v as_o to_o the_o substance_n of_o it_o eternal_o and_o unchangeable_o the_o same_o christ_n the_o word_n the_o wisdom_n righteousness_n of_o god_n the_o war_n truth_n life_n both_o yeasterday_n to_o day_n and_o for_o ever_o we_o never_o deny_v to_o be_v the_o word_n and_o rule_n and_o foundation_n and_o what_o ever_o else_o i.o._n and_o the_o whole_a school_n of_o our_o english_a scribe_n do_v ignorant_o and_o false_o say_v the_o scripture_n be_v though_o we_o be_v mistake_v by_o most_o as_o deny_v the_o holy_a matter_n it_o treat_v of_o so_o to_o be_v but_o the_o matter_n be_v not_o the_o write_n or_o the_o scripture_n but_o that_o which_o be_v only_o write_v oâ—_n in_o it_o but_o the_o outward_a write_a letter_n or_o scripture_n much_o more_o the_o book_n in_o which_o the_o writing_n be_v which_o i.o._n be_v so_o busy_a for_o and_o for_o every_o point_n write_v title_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o not_o only_o we_o deny_v to_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n but_o all_o our_o rash_a reproacher_n of_o we_o as_o deny_v the_o scripture_n to_o 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itself_o paul_n say_v not_o those_o scripture_n which_o thou_o have_v of_o i_o etc._n etc._n commit_v to_o faithful_a man_n to_o make_v a_o standard_n of_o but_o those_o doctrine_n truth_n which_o thou_o have_v hear_v of_o i_o commit_v and_o those_o truth_n be_v concern_v the_o light_n which_o paul_n be_v send_v to_o turn_v man_n to_o and_o not_o the_o letter_n for_o he_o say_v god_n make_v he_o and_o the_o rest_n minister_n not_o of_o the_o letter_n but_o of_o the_o spirit_n act._n 26.18_o 2_o cor._n 3.6_o and_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n within_o timothy_n which_o he_o bid_v he_o stir_v up_o 2_o tim._n 1.5_o neither_o do_v paul_n go_v up_o and_o down_o testify_v to_o the_o scripture_n as_o a_o standard_n and_o tell_v man_n which_o shall_v be_v the_o touchstone_n and_o which_o scripture_n not_o but_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v witness_v to_o there_o testify_v no_o other_o thing_n quod_fw-la essentiam_fw-la to_o be_v believe_v or_o do_v then_o what_o be_v write_v in_o and_o speak_v by_o 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o._n what_o text_n of_o scripture_n god_n ever_o make_v such_o a_o promise_n in_o concern_v the_o text_n or_o the_o scripture_n that_o he_o will_v in_o his_o care_n and_o providence_n preserve_v every_o titt'e_n of_o that_o outward_a write_n for_o his_o church_n and_o his_o word_n sake_n which_o be_v write_v at_o the_o motion_n of_o his_o spirit_n so_o that_o it_o never_o shall_v be_v so_o mistranscribed_n in_o any_o tittle_n of_o it_o but_o that_o in_o the_o greek_a and_o hebrew_n copy_n not_o english_a mark_n that_o nor_o any_o translate_v but_o only_o transcribe_v copy_n he_o will_v keep_v it_o from_o be_v so_o adulterate_v vitiate_a alter_v deprave_a and_o interpolated_a as_o not_o to_o be_v every_o jot_n the_o same_o verbatim_o as_o at_o first_o i_o say_v i._n o._n where_o be_v that_o promise_v so_o make_v to_o this_o purpose_n which_o his_o providence_n be_v so_o engage_v to_o answer_v be_v it_o in_o isa._n 59.22_o the_o place_n thou_o quor_a together_o with_o a_o whole_a nest_n 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