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testamenti_fw-la explicare_fw-la de_fw-la quibus_fw-la petrus_n dicit_fw-la ep._n 2._o c._n 1._o v._n 20._o eas_fw-la non_fw-la fuisse_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d seu_fw-la privatae_fw-la explicatiom_n quia_fw-la eodem_fw-la spiritus_fw-la afflatu_fw-la à _fw-la quo_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la primum_fw-la profectae_fw-la opus_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la eorum_fw-la arcana_fw-la enucleanda_fw-la curcell_n tract_n eccl._n c._n 8._o sect_n 10._o i_o pass_v to_o the_o evangelic_a matter_n of_o fact_n of_o which_o the_o apostle_n be_v inform_v after_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n have_v call_v '_o they_o for_o three_o or_o four_o year_n together_o they_o receive_v his_o lesson_n and_o see_v his_o miracle_n after_o what_o manner_n be_v it_o that_o the_o apostle_n have_v set_v down_o in_o write_v what_o they_o learn_v during_o all_o that_o time_n many_o time_n they_o have_v enlarge_v their_o subject_n they_o have_v reason_v the_o case_n they_o have_v explain_v this_o be_v do_v natural_o 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advertisement_n of_o two_o book_n late_o print_v for_o thomas_n bennet_n twelve_o sermon_n preach_v upon_o several_a occasion_n by_o r._n south_n d._n d._n never_o before_o print_v the_o second_o volume_n the_o life_n of_o all_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n from_o william_n the_o great_a founder_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o the_o unite_a province_n write_a in_o french_a by_o the_o baron_n maurier_n in_o 1682_o who_o father_n be_v twenty_o year_n ambassador_n be_v the_o hague_n and_o publish_v at_o paris_n by_o order_n of_o the_o french_a king_n to_o which_o be_v add_v the_o life_n of_o his_o present_a majesty_n king_n william_n the_o three_o by_o mr._n thomas_n brown_n together_o with_o each_o prince_n head_n before_o his_o life_n do_v from_o original_a draught_n by_o mr._n robert_n white_a the_o inspiration_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n assert_v and_o explain_v in_o answer_n to_o some_o modern_a writer_n by_o c._n g._n lamothe_n divine_a london_n print_v for_o tho._n bennet_n at_o the_o half-moon_n in_o s._n paul_n churchyard_n 1694._o the_o content_n chap._n i._n the_o state_n and_o importance_n of_o the_o question_n and_o division_n of_o the_o book_n chap._n ii_o the_o first_o proof_n of_o the_o inspiration_n of_o the_o sacred_a book_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n draw_v from_o the_o mannâ—r_n after_o which_o the_o ancient_n speak_v of_o it_o chap._n iii_o the_o second_o proof_n draw_v from_o hence_o that_o the_o ancient_n have_v equal_v the_o write_n of_o the_o apostle_n to_o the_o oracle_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n chap._n iu._n the_o three_o proof_n draw_v from_o the_o distinction_n which_o the_o ancient_n make_v between_o the_o canonical_a and_o apocryphal_a book_n chap._n v._n the_o four_o proof_n draw_v from_o the_o honour_n which_o the_o ancient_n pay_v to_o the_o sacred_a book_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n chap._n vi_o the_o five_o proof_n draw_v from_o hence_o that_o the_o ancient_n positive_o assert_v the_o book_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n to_o be_v inspire_v chap._n vii_o wherein_o the_o objection_n that_o may_v be_v bring_v against_o the_o testimony_n of_o antiquity_n be_v answer_v chap._n viii_o wherein_o we_o begin_v to_o prove_v by_o the_o book_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n that_o they_o be_v inspire_v and_o particular_o by_o the_o intention_n which_o god_n have_v in_o give_v they_o to_o the_o world_n chap._n ix_o wherein_o the_o inspiration_n of_o the_o sacred_a book_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n be_v demonstrate_v by_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o composition_n chap._n x._o wherein_o the_o inspiration_n of_o the_o book_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n be_v make_v out_o from_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o which_o they_o be_v the_o write_n chap._n xi_o wherein_o the_o inspiration_n of_o the_o book_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n be_v make_v out_o by_o the_o prerogative_n of_o the_o apostle_n chap._n xii_o wherein_o the_o inspiration_n of_o the_o book_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n be_v make_v out_o by_o the_o promise_n which_o christ_n jesus_n madâ—_n of_o his_o spirit_n to_o the_o author_n of_o it_o chap._n xiii_o wherein_o the_o inspiration_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n be_v make_v out_o by_o the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o promise_n of_o jesus_n christ_n chap._n fourteen_o wherein_o be_v produce_v several_a passage_n of_o scripture_n which_o show_v that_o the_o sacred_a writer_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n have_v declare_v that_o they_o be_v inspire_a in_o their_o write_n chap._n xv._o wherein_o be_v draw_v from_o the_o gift_n of_o discern_v of_o spirit_n grant_v to_o the_o primitive_a christian_n a_o proof_n very_o much_o in_o favour_n of_o the_o sacred_a book_n which_o the_o apostle_n have_v leave_v we_o the_o second_o part._n chap._n i._n wherein_o be_v show_v that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o common_a belief_n that_o the_o sacred_a book_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n be_v dictate_v word_n for_o word_n by_o the_o immediate_a suggestion_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n chap._n ii_o wherein_o be_v explain_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o inspiration_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n in_o respect_n of_o revelatious_a chap._n iii_o wherein_o be_v explain_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o inspiration_n of_o the_o sacred_a book_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n in_o reference_n to_o thing_n which_o the_o apostle_n have_v hear_v and_o see_v chap._n iu._n wherein_o be_v explain_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o inspiration_n of_o the_o sacred_a book_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n in_o reference_n to_o the_o progress_n which_o the_o apostle_n may_v be_v able_a to_o make_v in_o reason_v upon_o the_o truth_n suggest_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o upon_o those_o which_o they_o have_v learn_v by_o the_o way_n of_o sense_n chap._n v._n wherein_o be_v set_v down_o four_o consequence_n that_o arise_v from_o the_o manner_n of_o explain_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o inspiration_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n chap._n vi_o wherein_o be_v consider_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o infallibility_n which_o spring_v from_o the_o infallibility_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o in_o particular_a touch_v the_o manner_n how_o the_o apostle_n obey_v it_o chap._n vii_o wherein_o be_v consider_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o infallibility_n which_o arise_v from_o the_o direction_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n with_o reference_n to_o the_o thing_n wherein_o the_o apostle_n be_v direct_v and_o whether_o they_o be_v in_o particular_a deceive_v in_o their_o opinion_n of_o the_o near_a approach_n of_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n chap._n viii_o wherein_o be_v examine_v what_o influence_n the_o direction_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v over_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v only_a concomitant_n of_o the_o doctrine_n chap._n ix_o wherein_o it_o appear_v what_o ought_v to_o be_v the_o extent_n of_o the_o signification_n of_o the_o word_n which_o the_o sacred_a writer_n have_v make_v use_n of_o in_o the_o write_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n chap._n x._o wherein_o some_o objection_n be_v answer_v which_o 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scripture_n be_v dishonour_v sometime_o after_o one_o manner_n sometime_o after_o another_o so_o that_o i_o can_v believe_v when_o libertinism_n exert_v itself_o so_o bold_o that_o christian_n will_v grow_v weary_a of_o see_v the_o number_n of_o apologist_n increase_v who_o take_v upon_o they_o to_o defend_v that_o scripture_n which_o make_v they_o christian_n we_o dare_v not_o presume_v to_o say_v that_o all_o who_o have_v shake_v the_o authority_n of_o scripture_n be_v profess_v libertine_n in_o regard_n that_o some_o person_n of_o worth_n have_v uphold_v proposition_n which_o be_v carry_v a_o little_a too_o far_o do_v great_a mischief_n to_o that_o book_n for_o which_o in_o other_o respect_v they_o declare_v that_o they_o have_v a_o esteem_v even_o to_o veneration_n it_o be_v not_o possible_a to_o dive_v into_o the_o secret_a intention_n of_o author_n so_o as_o to_o know_v whether_o it_o be_v out_o of_o impudence_n or_o through_o a_o hanker_a after_o libertinism_n that_o they_o 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