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say_v the_o priest_n the_o sum_n of_o your_o accusation_n lie_v here_o that_o we_o live_v in_o the_o practice_n of_o a_o know_a dâ—ty_n p._n 29._o hereupon_o he_o make_v his_o parishâ—onâ—â—â—neak_v â—neak_z off_o thus_o i_o confess_v i_o take_v up_o this_o argument_n too_o hasty_o answ._n and_o as_o hasty_o he_o let_v it_o fall_v but_o let_v we_o righty_a staâ—e_v the_o caâ—â—_n that_o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o every_o humble_a penitent_a to_o confess_v his_o sin_n be_v not_o doubt_v but_o the_o question_n be_v whether_o a_o constant_a course_n of_o confess_v be_v a_o duty_n for_o that_o imply_v a_o constant_a course_n of_o sin_v whereas_o we_o know_v that_o baâ—e_o confess_v of_o sin_n without_o forsake_v they_o avail_v little_a but_o it_o be_v he_o that_o confess_v
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his_o great_a bluster_n and_o vapour_n against_o other_o end_v in_o the_o detection_n of_o his_o own_o confusion_n he_o say_v pag._n 112._o to_o look_v for_o more_o revelation_n or_o a_o repetition_n of_o the_o former_a will_v be_v equal_o a_o act_n of_o impudence_n and_o infidelity_n why_o of_o impudence_n and_o infidelity_n he_o reply_v will_v it_o not_o be_v a_o act_n of_o infidelity_n not_o to_o believe_v god_n when_o he_o plain_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o scripture_n themselves_o be_v able_a to_o make_v we_o wise_a unto_o salvation_n through_o faith_n etc._n etc._n and_o to_o furnish_v we_o thorough_o to_o all_o good_a work_n answ._n he_o corrupt_v the_o scripture_n where_o do_v god_n plain_o tell_v he_o that_o the_o scripture_n themselves_o be_v able_a &_o c_o this_o word_n themselves_o he_o put_v in_o of_o his_o own_o head_n and_o yet_o say_v god_n tell_v we_o plain_o that_o the_o scripture_n themselves_o be_v able_a etc._n etc._n wherein_o he_o speak_v untruth_n of_o god_n if_o 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