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this_o history_n have_v noâ—_n fall_v upon_o more_o distinct_a word_n for_o any_o thing_n be_v remember_v for_o the_o word_n which_o he_o suggest_v pag._n 75._o where_o he_o say_v why_o be_v it_o not_o more_o distinct_o and_o in_o few_o word_n say_v that_o they_o can_v not_o receive_v the_o instruction_n as_o be_v intrinsical_o and_o formal_o ecclesiastical_a regulate_v they_o who_o be_v the_o servant_n of_o christ_n in_o these_o matter_n for_o 1._o though_o this_o have_v be_v distinct_a yet_o it_o will_v not_o have_v be_v true_a for_o by_o his_o own_o confession_n the_o confinement_n be_v whole_o political_a 2._o it_o be_v confuse_v at_o least_o i_o do_v not_o distinct_o understand_v what_o matter_n these_o matter_n be_v which_o be_v in_o the_o end_n of_o his_o distinct_a word_n no_o doubt_n these_o word_n mean_v matter_n but_o what_o matter_n he_o mean_v i_o can_v hardly_o imagine_v if_o he_o have_v speak_v before_o of_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o ministry_n as_o mr._n h._n do_v
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this_o be_v a_o pitiful_a paradox_n for_o it_o be_v contrary_a to_o scripture_n reason_n common_a sense_n experience_n and_o the_o author_n bring_v no_o shadow_n of_o reason_n to_o give_v it_o any_o colour_n of_o probability_n but_o as_o he_o begin_v his_o last_o reason_n with_o pray_v so_o he_o usher_v in_o this_o pitiful_a paradox_n with_o lamentation_n that_o see_v it_o have_v nothing_o in_o it_o nor_o upon_o it_o to_o plead_v for_o its_o admission_n it_o may_v be_v receive_v of_o mere_a pity_n he_o shall_v have_v consider_v that_o a_o print_a book_n will_v ready_o come_v to_o the_o hand_n of_o rational_a man_n who_o regard_v not_o passion_n that_o be_v void_a of_o reason_n and_o who_o will_v not_o be_v pray_v or_o lament_v out_o of_o their_o wit_n yet_o this_o will_v pass_v currant_n among_o weak_a people_n who_o will_v be_v more_o move_v with_o a_o oh_o or_o a_o alas_o than_o with_o ten_o solid_a reason_n or_o scripture-testimony_n the_o scripture_n which_o he_o exhort_v we_o to_o 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