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expositor_n and_o critic_n have_v confess_v their_o ignorance_n as_o to_o these_o place_n of_o scripture_n particular_o upon_o the_o last_o of_o they_o our_o profound_a antiquary_n have_v these_o despair_a word_n 14._o for_o my_o part_n i_o perceive_v my_o blindness_n to_o be_v such_o that_o i_o can_v see_v nothing_o at_o all_o and_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n this_o admirable_a person_n speak_v concern_v several_a other_o passage_n in_o scripture_n as_o of_o nishroc_n nergal_n and_o other_o idol_n mention_v there_o the_o origine_fw-la and_o meaning_n of_o which_o name_n be_v hide_v from_o we_o many_o other_o reason_n may_v be_v allege_v of_o the_o real_a or_o seem_a difficulty_n of_o some_o place_n namely_o the_o sublimity_n of_o the_o matter_n the_o ambiguity_n and_o different_a signification_n of_o the_o word_n the_o inadvertency_n of_o expositor_n and_o sometime_o their_o unskilfulness_n and_o oftentimes_o their_o wilful_a design_v to_o pervert_v the_o word_n in_o order_n to_o the_o maintain_v some_o opinion_n or_o practice_n which_o they_o adhere_v to_o but_o no_o man_n of_o a_o sedate_n mind_n and_o reason_n can_v think_v that_o the_o scripture_n themselves_o be_v disparage_v by_o these_o difficulty_n and_o mistake_v for_o they_o be_v not_o argument_n of_o the_o scripture_n imperfection_n but_o of_o man_n beside_o these_o obscurity_n which_o be_v accompany_v with_o the_o various_a way_n of_o render_v some_o expression_n and_o determine_v the_o sense_n be_v no_o proof_n of_o the_o imperfection_n of_o this_o holy_a book_n because_o in_o matter_n of_o faith_n and_o manner_n which_o be_v the_o main_a thing_n we_o be_v concern_v in_o and_o for_o which_o the_o bible_n be_v chief_o write_v these_o write_n be_v plain_a and_o intelligible_a all_o necessary_a and_o fundamental_a point_n of_o religion_n be_v set_v down_o here_o in_o such_o expression_n as_o be_v suitable_a to_o the_o