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in_o some_o thing_n and_o very_o careless_a in_o other_o 119.6_o pals_n 119.6_o then_o shall_v i_o not_o be_v ashamed_a say_v david_n when_o i_o have_v respect_n to_o all_o thy_o commandment_n this_o be_v a_o good_a sign_n of_o a_o true_o conscientious_a person_n when_o he_o have_v a_o even_a and_o equal_a respect_n to_o every_o part_n of_o god_n law_n so_o to_o do_v one_o as_o not_o to_o leave_v another_o undo_v but_o on_o the_o contrary_a as_o in_o the_o body_n we_o reckon_v it_o a_o sign_n of_o a_o distemper_a stomach_n when_o the_o appetite_n be_v carry_v out_o to_o a_o inordinate_a longing_n after_o some_o sort_n of_o food_n which_o be_v attend_v with_o a_o fastidious_a nauseat_n of_o other_o so_o in_o the_o soul_n it_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o a_o conscience_n that_o be_v out_o of_o order_n when_o man_n be_v more_o than_o necessary_o strict_a and_o scrupulous_a in_o some_o matter_n and_o careless_a of_o keep_v other_o command_n when_o man_n be_v not_o careful_a both_o to_o render_v 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nothing_o more_o variable_a than_o the_o wind_n and_o nothing_o more_o uncertain_a than_o they_o that_o have_v once_o leave_v the_o foundation_n of_o their_o first_o faith_n to_o embrace_v novelty_n and_o further_o say_v he_o this_o expression_n denote_v the_o imperpetuity_n and_o short_a continuance_n of_o error_n the_o truth_n shall_v endure_v for_o ever_o like_o the_o heaven_n but_o error_n shall_v vanish_v like_o the_o wind_n when_o it_o have_v spend_v its_o boisterous_a blast_n as_o long_o as_o the_o most_o wise_a god_n see_v fit_a false_a doctrine_n then_o as_o you_o have_v hear_v be_v like_o the_o wind_n but_o these_o wind_n have_v a_o aeolus_n that_o send_v they_o abroad_o and_o manage_v they_o to_o the_o mischief_n of_o mankind_n and_o this_o lead_v we_o to_o the_o six_o part._n six_o part._n and_o last_o thing_n in_o the_o text_n viz._n the_o author_n or_o foundation_n of_o this_o great_a mischief_n set_v forth_o in_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o render_v 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the_o contrive_n of_o deceit_n which_o seem_v to_o i_o to_o come_v near_o to_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o word_n in_o the_o greek_a all_o these_o version_n concur_v in_o the_o substance_n and_o show_v we_o that_o there_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o subtlety_n and_o cog_a which_o seducer_n do_v make_v use_n of_o in_o order_n to_o the_o beguile_n of_o ignorant_a and_o unstable_a soul_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o dye_n may_v signify_v cog_a some_o will_v make_v this_o construction_n of_o it_o ut_fw-la hic_fw-la per_fw-la aleam_fw-la intelligantur_fw-la incerti_fw-la illi_fw-la casus_fw-la marlorat_n marlorat_n quibus_fw-la jactantur_fw-la homines_fw-la etc._n etc._n as_o nothing_o be_v more_o movable_a than_o a_o dye_n so_o nothing_o more_o uncertain_a and_o waver_a than_o the_o mind_n of_o erroneous_a person_n but_o i_o rather_o incline_v to_o they_o that_o say_v per_fw-la aleam_fw-la intelligitur_fw-la aleatoria_fw-la quaedam_fw-la vafrity_n 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the_o church_n of_o god_n in_o all_o age_n concern_v it_o be_v man_n so_o lowly_a in_o esteem_v of_o themselves_o that_o they_o can_v be_v persuade_v that_o it_o be_v possible_a for_o they_o to_o be_v in_o a_o mistake_n they_o will_v not_o add_v such_o obstinacy_n to_o their_o error_n but_o will_v be_v in_o a_o fair_a way_n to_o be_v convince_v and_o therefore_o as_o that_o which_o will_v expose_v we_o to_o great_a and_o apparent_a danger_n let_v we_o take_v heed_n of_o confidence_n and_o self-conceitedness_n 4._o it_o will_v behoove_v we_o to_o take_v heed_n of_o a_o loose_a and_o unsettle_a spirit_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n 10.12_o 1_o cor._n 10.12_o the_o apostle_n exhort_v he_o that_o think_v he_o stand_v to_o take_v heed_n lest_o he_o fall_v and_o the_o first_o thing_n requisite_a to_o take_v heed_n lest_o we_o fall_v be_v to_o see_v that_o we_o stand_v upon_o firm_a ground_n ship_n that_o be_v float_v on_o the_o sea_n be_v toss_v to_o and_o fro_o with_o every_o wind_n and_o 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