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the_o holy_a age_n its_o use._n chap._n xii_o as_o no_o age_n be_v less_o like_a to_o be_v cheat_v than_o that_o wherein_o the_o apostle_n flourish_v so_o no_o generation_n of_o man_n be_v less_o like_a to_o put_v a_o cheat_n upon_o the_o world_n than_o the_o apostolic_a and_o primitive_a church_n §_o 1._o the_o apostle_n and_o primitive_a church_n veracity_n evince_v by_o their_o choose_n death_n rather_o than_o a_o officious_a lie_n to_o save_v their_o life_n pliny_n '_o s_o testimony_n of_o they_o §_o 2_o 3._o they_o hide_v not_o their_o imperfection_n nor_o the_o truth_n to_o please_v party_n or_o to_o avoid_v the_o world_n take_v offence_n the_o offence_n which_o heathen_n take_v at_o some_o gospel-passage_n §_o 4._o all_o false_a religion_n make_v lie_v their_o refuge_n pagan_a forgery_n §_o 5._o papal_a innovation_n found_v on_o lie_a legend_n sir_n thomas_n moor_n upon_o st._n austin_n gregory_n turonensis_n and_o simeon_n metaphrastes_n devout_a liar_n the_o story_n of_o the_o baptist_n '_o s_z head_n book_n ii_o the_o argument_n as_o they_o can_v not_o nor_o will_v not_o delude_v other_o so_o they_o be_v not_o themselves_o delude_v person_n or_o man_n of_o crazy_a intellect_n but_o propound_v to_o the_o world_n a_o religion_n so_o every_o way_n fit_v to_o the_o dictate_v of_o common_a reason_n of_o the_o most_o refine_v philosophy_n and_o of_o pre-existent_a religion_n as_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o they_o to_o have_v frame_v have_v they_o not_o be_v of_o perfect_a memory_n and_o sound_a mind_n the_o content_n chap._n i._n the_o gospel_n correspondency_n with_o vulgar_a sentiment_n §_o 1._o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o humane_a soul_n untaught_a to_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o christian_a creed_n in_o the_o article_n touch_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o godhead_n his_o goodness_n justice_n mercy_n the_o existence_n of_o wicked_a spirit_n §_o 2._o the_o resurrection_n and_o future_a judgement_n death_n formidable_a for_o its_o consequence_n to_o evil_a man_n no_o fence_n against_o this_o fear_n prove_v by_o example_n §_o 3._o in_o hope_n of_o future_a good_a the_o soul_n secret_o applaud_v herself_o after_o virtuous_a acts._n this_o make_v the_o flesh_n suffer_v patient_o chap._n ii_o reason_n nonpluse_v help_v by_o religion_n acquiesce_v in_o her_o resolution_n §_o 1._o man_n supremacy_n over_o the_o creature_n the_o reason_n of_o it_o not_o cognoscible_a by_o natural_a light_n §_o 2._o yet_o general_o challenge_v even_o over_o spirit_n who_o man_n command_v to_o do_v what_o themselves_o disgust_v §_o 3._o the_o way_n of_o creation_n a_o mystery_n reason_n puzzle_v to_o find_v it_o out_o can_v but_o conjecture_v §_o 4._o divine_a revelation_n touch_v both_o acquiesce_v in_o as_o soon_o as_o communicate_v scripture-philosophy_n excel_v the_o mechanic_n plato_n commendation_n §_o 5._o nothing_o but_o the_o god_n of_o order_n grant_v can_v secure_v state_n from_o anarchical_a parity_n and_o club-law_n §_o 6._o heathen_n assent_v to_o the_o reason_n of_o both_o assign_v by_o scripture_n chap._n iii_o natural_a conscience_n echo_v to_o christian_a moral_n §_o 1._o a_o dispraise_n to_o dispraise_v virtue_n or_o praise_n vice_n the_o comick_n liberty_n restrain_v §_o 2._o how_o the_o worst_a of_o man_n become_v to_o be_v repute_v go_n §_o 3._o man_n be_v deify_v for_o their_o virtue_n vice_n ungod_v go_n §_o 4._o stage-god_n hiss_v at_o the_o infamy_n of_o player_n the_o original_a of_o mythology_n chap._n iu._n christian_n religion_n concord_n with_o the_o high_a philosophical_a notion_n §_o 1._o divine_a knowledge_n communicate_v from_o the_o church_n to_o travel_a philosopher_n our_o religion_n elder_a than_o heathenism_n by_o heathen_n confession_n §_o 2._o christian_n article_n imply_v in_o pagan_a philosophy_n position_n man_n happiness_n through_o communion_n with_o god_n and_o conformity_n unto_o god_n §_o 3._o this_o conformity_n and_o communion_n effect_v by_o god-man_n god_n manifest_a in_o
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from_o all_o other_o age_n wherein_o to_o manifest_v himself_o in_o the_o flesh_n and_o divulge_v his_o royal_a law_n undertake_v not_o out_o of_o curiosity_n to_o see_v fashion_n but_o upon_o the_o same_o account_n which_o i_o have_v observe_v many_o of_o the_o ancient_n to_o have_v travel_v to_o the_o holy_a land_n to_o inform_v themselves_o more_o explicit_o in_o the_o evangelical_n history_n to_o confirm_v themselves_o more_o feel_o by_o ocular_a demonstration_n in_o the_o truth_n of_o that_o history_n or_o to_o delight_v their_o enamour_a soul_n with_o the_o contemplation_n of_o the_o place_n where_o the_o bless_a jesus_n converse_v here_o he_o weep_v here_o he_o pray_v here_o he_o fast_v this_o be_v the_o place_n of_o his_o birth_n this_o of_o his_o baptism_n this_o of_o his_o transfiguration_n on_o this_o hill_n he_o give_v his_o royal_a law_n on_o this_o he_o foil_v the_o tempter_n on_o this_o his_o sacred_a foot_n print_v their_o farewel-kiss_a to_o the_o earth_n such_o 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truth_n of_o our_o general_a proposition_n to_o turn_v our_o sail_n to_o this_o wind_n our_o thought_n to_o this_o observation_n chap._n xii_o as_o no_o age_n be_v less_o like_a to_o be_v cheat_v than_o that_o wherein_o the_o apostle_n flourish_v so_o no_o generation_n of_o man_n be_v less_o like_a to_o put_v a_o cheat_n upon_o the_o world_n than_o the_o apostolic_a and_o primitive_a church_n §_o 1._o the_o apostle_n and_o primitive_a church_n veracity_n evince_v by_o their_o choose_n death_n rather_o than_o a_o officious_a lie_n to_o save_v their_o life_n pliny_n testimony_n of_o they_o §_o 2_o 3._o they_o hide_v not_o their_o imperfection_n nor_o the_o truth_n to_o please_v party_n or_o to_o avoid_v the_o world_n take_v offence_n the_o offence_n which_o heathen_n take_v at_o some_o gospel-passage_n §_o 4._o all_o false_a religion_n make_v lie_v their_o refuge_n pagan_a forgery_n §_o 5._o papal_a innovation_n found_v on_o lie_a legend_n sr._n thomas_n moor_n upon_o st._n austin_n 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