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a_o very_a heavy_a accent_n and_o emphasis_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o punish_v they_o and_o you_o may_v be_v sure_a it_o be_v not_o light_o he_o lay_v on_o load_n but_o you_o may_v think_v to_o prevent_v his_o own_o weariness_n it_o be_v but_o seldom_o nay_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v very_o often_o we_o that_o be_v so_o soon_o weary_a in_o god_n service_n even_o when_o weary_a be_v yet_o unweariable_a in_o the_o devil_n drudgery_n isa_n 41._o 12._o but_o although_o it_o be_v oft_o in_o one_o place_n yet_o that_o little_a body_n can_v not_o be_v every_o where_o yes_o the_o more_o nimble_a to_o skip_v up_o and_o down_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v add_v that_o
what_o hierom_n say_v that_o scripture_n truth_n be_v in_o medulla_n non_fw-la in_o superficie_fw-la non_fw-la in_o terminorum_fw-la foliis_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o radice_fw-la rationis_fw-la and_o say_v with_o synesius_n that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d though_o every_o title_n and_o jota_n in_o it_o be_v sacred_a yet_o it_o be_v the_o kernel_n of_o the_o doctrine_n and_o not_o so_o much_o the_o shell_n of_o the_o word_n that_o we_o so_o much_o stand_v upon_o and_o therefore_o if_o any_o shall_v conceited_o affect_v and_o insist_v upon_o any_o form_n of_o word_n of_o their_o own_o make_v as_o be_v either_o mere_o leave_v or_o that_o cover_v some_o poisonous_a toad_n of_o error_n and_o impiety_n under_o they_o we_o will_v very_o ready_o call_v they_o as_o nazianzen_n s._n orat._n 6._o de_fw-fr spir._n s._n do_v his_o adversary_n a._n b._n c._n sophister_n and_o word_v sycophant_n such_o empty_a shell_n of_o formality_n we_o leave_v to_o more_o empty_a vain_a heart_n like_o child_n to_o play_v with_o and_o those_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d those_o form_a feign_a word_n which_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o 2_o pet._n 2._o 3._o to_o those_o deceitful_a hukster_n to_o make_v merchandise_n with_o which_o some_o of_o they_o who_o now_o a_o day_n decry_v form_n most_o be_v most_o notorious_o guilty_a of_o and_o in_o this_o kind_n of_o all_o other_o the_o most_o affect_a formalist_n who_o with_o their_o new_a light_n have_v get_v a_o set_v of_o new-minted_a word_n and_o phrase_n a_o strain_n of_o high_a fly_v cant_v in_o their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d right_n out_o those_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 18._o 2_o pet._n 2._o 18._o even_o swell_a word_n of_o vanity_n which_o peter_n observe_v and_o note_v in_o the_o seducer_n of_o his_o time_n and_o calvin_n in_o the_o libertine_n and_o 7_o instructio_fw-la adversus_fw-la libert_n cap._n 7_o quintinist_n of_o he_o and_o the_o shibole_v of_o many_o in_o 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homines_fw-la quicquid_fw-la imponitur_fw-la id_fw-la portat_fw-la vulgus_fw-la ut_fw-la ascenus_fw-la isidi_fw-la sacra_fw-la to_o god_n and_o man_n for_o their_o tyranny_n over_o god_n people_n conscience_n and_o true_a liberty_n the_o spanish_a inquisition_n when_o god_n make_v inquisition_n for_o blood_n there_o shed_v in_o this_o kind_n will_v be_v sad_o accountable_a we_o that_o have_v be_v this_o way_n pinch_v ourselves_o i_o hope_v shall_v never_o have_v impose_v upon_o other_o the_o like_a yoke_n of_o slavery_n some_o indeed_o that_o their_o tongue_n may_v be_v as_o licentious_a as_o their_o practice_n lavish_a it_o at_o large_a speak_v loud_o as_o though_o they_o have_v hire_v a_o tertullus_n to_o help_v they_o with_o invective_n or_o some_o mercenary_a lawyer_n to_o draw_v up_o a_o bill_n in_o chancery_n with_o a_o most_o horrid_a charge_n that_o have_v never_o a_o word_n of_o truth_n in_o it_o general_n outcry_n against_o a_o intend_a act_v tyranny_n but_o they_o shall_v 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