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facto_fw-la forsake_v though_o not_o so_o other_o sin_n 2._o that_o caeteris_fw-la paribus_fw-la i._n e._n if_o the_o error_n by_o some_o ill_a consequence_n of_o it_o be_v not_o more_o mischievous_a a_o gross_a error_n undiscovered_a have_v less_o guilt_n in_o it_o than_o a_o know_a and_o wilful_a sin_n because_o the_o more_o knowledge_n the_o more_o guilt_n what_o be_v our_o duty_n then_o we_o be_v never_o to_o be_v secure_a of_o ourselves_o 8._o in_o the_o search_n of_o divine_a truth_n but_o be_v oblige_v according_a to_o our_o several_a condition_n the_o opportunity_n of_o teacher_n the_o time_n of_o manifestation_n we_o live_v in_o etc._n etc._n for_o there_o lie_v a_o necessity_n or_o duty_n of_o know_v more_o of_o divine_a thing_n as_o upon_o some_o capacity_n so_o upon_o some_o condition_n of_o life_n and_o upon_o some_o time_n of_o revelation_n more_o than_o in_o other_o and_o that_o knowledge_n be_v necessary_a to_o one_o man_n salvation_n that_o be_v he_o shall_v stand_v 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communion_n and_o in_o this_o practice_n by_o the_o contrary_a reform_a party_n deny_v salvation_n see_v dr._n potter_n sect_n 3._o p._n 78._o sect_n 4._o p._n 123._o but_o note_n that_o if_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o church_n be_v a_o sufficient_a ground_n in_o such_o dangerous_a point_n to_o regulate_v and_o guide_v our_o belief_n 19_o and_o that_o her_o definition_n of_o they_o may_v be_v call_v a_o sufficient_a proposal_n now_o after_o such_o decree_n we_o stand_v guilty_a in_o any_o of_o these_o erroneous_a tenant_n though_o our_o reason_n perceive_v not_o the_o ill_a consequence_n thereof_o because_o here_o contrary_a to_o the_o supposition_n make_v before_o we_o have_v a_o sufficient_a proposal_n of_o the_o truth_n or_o a_o authorize_v proposer_n what_o in_o such_o doubtful_a point_n we_o be_v to_o hold_v for_o if_o we_o know_v or_o be_v impartial_a may_v know_v that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o authority_n as_o it_o to_o which_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o submit_v our_o judgement_n 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