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que_fw-fr i_o tenoit_fw-fr attaché_fw-fr à _fw-fr lâ—_n communion_n de_fw-fr l'eglise_fw-fr roman_a j'exeminay_n dont_fw-fr cette_fw-fr question_n de_fw-fr l'infaillibilite_n de_fw-fr l'eglise_fw-fr roman_a mais_fw-fr soit_fw-fr que_fw-fr j'eusse_fw-fr peur_fw-fr de_fw-fr trouver_fw-fr cette_fw-fr infaillibilité_n aussâ—_n mal_fw-fr fondée_fw-fr que_fw-fr la_fw-fr doctrine_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr transubstantiation_n soit_fw-fr que_fw-fr l'ambition_n que_fw-fr j'avois_fw-fr de_fw-fr soûtenir_fw-fr avec_fw-fr honneur_fw-fr le_fw-fr traité_fw-fr de_fw-fr l'eglise_fw-fr que_fw-la l'on_n m'engageoit_fw-fr en_fw-fr ce_fw-fr temps_fw-fr la_fw-fr de_fw-fr soûtenir_fw-fr dans_fw-fr des_fw-fr thesis_n publiquesâ—_n m'esbloüist_o et_fw-fr m'aveugla_fw-mi pour_fw-fr m'empécher_fw-fr de_fw-fr décovurir_fw-fr la_fw-fr verité_fw-fr soit_fw-fr que_fw-fr la_fw-fr grace_n ne_fw-fr trouva_fw-fr pas_fw-fr à _fw-fr propos_fw-fr en_fw-fr ce_fw-fr temps_fw-fr la_fw-fr d'achever_fw-fr l'ouvrage_fw-fr de_fw-fr ma_fw-fr conversion_n et_fw-fr qu'elle_fw-fr voulut_fw-fr laisser_fw-fr meurir_fw-fr et_fw-fr enraciner_n bien_fw-fr avant_fw-fr dans_fw-fr mon_fw-fr esprit_fw-fr les_fw-fr raisin_n que_fw-fr j'avois_fw-fr meditées_fw-fr afin_fw-fr de_fw-fr m'affermir_v davantage_fw-fr dans_fw-fr la_fw-fr verité_fw-fr de_fw-fr sa_fw-fr sainte_fw-fr parole_fw-fr je_fw-fr trouvay_n des_fw-fr preuves_fw-mi et_fw-fr des_fw-fr raisin_n tant_fw-fr bonnes_fw-fr que_fw-fr mauvaises_fw-fr je_fw-fr me_fw-it persuaday_o le_fw-fr premier_fw-fr afin_fw-fr de_fw-fr persuader_n plus_fw-fr aisément_fw-fr les_fw-fr autres_fw-fr et_fw-fr je_fw-fr soûtin_n dans_fw-fr mes_fw-fr thesis_n que_fw-fr l'eglise_fw-fr roman_a et_fw-fr même_fw-fr que_fw-fr le_fw-fr pape_n seul_fw-fr estoit_fw-fr infaillible_a quand_fw-fr il_fw-fr détermine_n quelque_fw-fr choose_v de_fw-fr foy._n cette_fw-fr persuasion_n i_o retenant_n dans_fw-fr l'eglise_fw-fr roman_a je_fw-fr commançay_fw-fr à _fw-fr m'adoucir_n et_fw-fr à _fw-fr changer_n de_fw-fr discourse_n et_fw-fr au_fw-fr lieu_fw-fr que_fw-fr j'avois_fw-fr consideré_fw-la les_fw-fr article_n de_fw-fr foy_fw-fr de_fw-fr cette_fw-fr eglise_fw-fr comme_fw-fr des_fw-fr erreur_n parcequ'elles_fw-fr n'estoient_fw-fr pas_fw-fr conform_v à _fw-fr la_fw-fr doctrine_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr primitive_a eglise_fw-fr et_fw-fr à _fw-fr la_fw-fr creance_n des_fw-fr peres_n je_fw-fr ne_fw-fr les_fw-fr considerois_fw-mi plus_fw-fr que_fw-fr comme_fw-fr des_fw-fr nouvautés_fw-fr qui_fw-fr n'estoient_fw-fr pas_fw-fr criminelle_n puisque_fw-fr je_fw-fr supposois_fw-fr l'eglise_fw-fr de_fw-fr rome_n entant_a qu'infaillible_a dans_fw-fr le_fw-fr droit_n de_fw-fr produire_n tous_fw-fr les_fw-fr jours_fw-fr ou_fw-fr de_fw-fr déclarer_n de_fw-fr nouveaux_fw-fr article_n de_fw-fr foy._n dans_fw-fr cette_fw-fr pensée_fw-fr lorsque_fw-fr quelque_fw-fr personne_fw-fr d'estude_n i_o demandoit_fw-fr mon_fw-fr sentiment_n en_fw-fr particulier_fw-fr sur_fw-fr quelque_fw-fr question_n de_fw-fr theologie_n je_fw-fr répondois_fw-fr simplement_n selon_fw-fr mon_fw-fr opinion_n et_fw-fr je_fw-fr râ—_n duisois_fw-fr toutes_fw-fr les_fw-fr question_n à _fw-fr l'authorit_fw-fr infaillible_a de_fw-fr l'eglise_fw-fr roman_a mais_fw-fr quand_fw-fr j'estois_fw-fr obligé_fw-fr de_fw-fr parler_fw-fr en_fw-fr public_a eâ—_n devant_fw-fr le_fw-fr peuple_n je_fw-fr i_o eroyois_fw-fr obligé_fw-fr de_fw-fr peur_fw-fr de_fw-fr scandaliser_fw-fr les_fw-fr foibles_fw-fr de_fw-fr i_o serviâ—_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr method_n dont_fw-fr tous_fw-fr les_fw-fr autres_fw-fr oâ—_n coûtume_fw-fr de_fw-fr se_fw-fr servir_fw-fr et_fw-fr d'apporter_n quoyqâ—_n contre_fw-fr ma_fw-fr propre_fw-fr persuasion_n des_fw-fr passage_n dâ—_n l'escriture_n et_fw-fr des_fw-fr authorités_fw-fr des_fw-fr ancient_n peres_n de_fw-fr l'eglise_fw-fr pour_fw-fr prouver_fw-fr les_fw-fr article_n de_fw-fr foy_fw-fr de_fw-fr l'eglise_fw-fr de_fw-fr rome_n voilà _fw-fr quelle_fw-fr estoit_fw-fr ma_fw-fr maniere_n d'agir_fw-it eâ—_n ce_fw-fr temps_fw-fr la_fw-fr auquel_fw-fr la_fw-fr seule_fw-fr persuasion_n 〈◊〉_d l'infaillibilité_n de_fw-fr l'eglise_fw-fr de_fw-fr rome_n 〈◊〉_d retenoit_fw-fr dans_fw-fr sa_fw-fr communion_n fin_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr premiere_n party_n memoires_n introduction_n §_o 1._o the_o reason_n wherefore_o i_o have_v be_v engage_v to_o write_v these_o memoirs_fw-fr i_o do_v consider_v myself_o as_o a_o public_a sinner_n since_o i_o do_v profess_v in_o the_o roman_a church_n a_o doctrine_n contrary_n to_o the_o gospel_n i_o look_v upon_o the_o life_n that_o i_o lead_v there_o as_o a_o express_a apostasy_n from_o the_o true_a faith_n and_o i_o look_v upon_o all_o the_o error_n which_o i_o teach_v as_o so_o many_o public_a and_o scandalous_a heresy_n but_o after_o i_o have_v consider_v myself_o as_o a_o scandalous_a heretic_n i_o consider_v also_o that_o i_o make_v against_o all_o my_o heresy_n a_o solemn_a recantation_n after_o i_o have_v look_v upon_o myself_o as_o one_o that_o be_v natural_o engage_v to_o be_v a_o apostata_fw-la from_o the_o gospel_n i_o consider_v i_o have_v be_v raise_v up_o from_o that_o apostasy_n by_o the_o profession_n that_o i_o make_v two_o year_n since_o of_o the_o purity_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o a_o word_n after_o i_o have_v consider_v myself_o as_o a_o public_a sinner_n engage_v by_o my_o profession_n to_o seduce_v the_o people_n and_o to_o darken_v the_o light_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o deceive_v those_o who_o i_o be_v to_o teach_v i_o do_v consider_v myself_o as_o a_o public_a penitent_n who_o have_v be_v two_o year_n in_o the_o first_o degree_n of_o penitence_n in_o the_o order_n of_o hearer_n as_o it_o be_v ordain_v by_o the_o holy_a canon_n 26._o canon_n council_n nicen_n can_v 11._o st._n basil_n epist_n ad_fw-la amph._n cap._n 26._o of_o the_o primitive_a church_n come_v to_o present_v himself_o to_o my_o lord_n the_o bishop_n beseech_v they_o to_o receive_v he_o into_o the_o church_n that_o he_o may_v by_o the_o step_v which_o be_v mark_v in_o the_o same_o canon_n get_v up_o into_o the_o state_n of_o light_n and_o faith_n at_o which_o he_o be_v to_o aim_v after_o his_o baptism_n and_o from_o which_o his_o error_n drive_v he_o far_o away_o and_o whereas_o i_o regard_v the_o bishop_n as_o my_o natural_a superior_n and_o as_o so_o many_o judge_n appoint_v to_o declare_v unto_o i_o the_o will_n of_o god_n i_o find_v myself_o oblige_v to_o give_v they_o a_o account_n of_o my_o conduct_n and_o to_o tell_v they_o plain_o the_o mean_n which_o god_n have_v use_v to_o bring_v i_o to_o the_o truth_n of_o his_o holy_a word_n this_o be_v the_o first_o reason_n which_o oblige_v i_o to_o write_v another_o reason_n be_v that_o i_o do_v consider_v myself_o as_o a_o man_n take_v out_o of_o a_o great_a captivity_n and_o deliver_v out_o of_o a_o very_a dark_a prison_n when_o god_n have_v deliver_v st._n peter_n out_o of_o prison_n by_o the_o mean_n of_o a_o angel_n who_o he_o send_v to_o he_o the_o scripture_n make_v i_o understand_v that_o the_o faithful_a compass_v he_o round_o about_o to_o hear_v he_o to_o who_o st._n peter_n 12.17_o peter_n act._n 12.17_o rehearse_v the_o marvellous_a mean_n which_o god_n have_v use_v to_o deliver_v he_o out_o of_o captivity_n i_o do_v not_o question_n but_o that_o the_o godly_a people_n zealous_a for_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n for_o the_o purity_n of_o his_o gospel_n and_o for_o the_o salvation_n of_o all_o man_n as_o soon_o as_o they_o hear_v say_v that_o god_n have_v be_v please_v to_o deliver_v one_o of_o their_o brethren_n out_o of_o the_o captivity_n of_o the_o devil_n out_o of_o the_o prison_n of_o the_o pope_n will_v come_v present_o to_o meet_v he_o to_o inquire_v the_o mean_n which_o god_n have_v use_v in_o bring_v he_o out_o of_o so_o great_a a_o captivity_n ah_o tell_v we_o a_o little_a say_v that_o people_n holy_o curious_a which_o be_v the_o motive_n of_o your_o conversion_n be_v it_o not_o a_o very_a great_a trouble_n to_o you_o to_o part_v from_o all_o the_o friend_n you_o have_v to_o forsake_v all_o your_o acquaintance_n to_o come_v to_o live_v in_o a_o foreign_a country_n i_o think_v the_o common_a people_n under_o the_o pope_n dominion_n live_v without_o any_o knowledge_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n ah_o that_o his_o divine_a majesty_n will_v be_v please_v to_o lighten_v they_o with_o his_o marvellous_a truth_n i_o make_v no_o question_n but_o that_o all_o the_o learned_a man_n and_o all_o the_o priest_n who_o enjoy_v the_o liberty_n of_o read_v the_o scripture_n may_v take_v a_o perfect_a notice_n of_o the_o error_n of_o rome_n ah_o that_o god_n will_v be_v please_v to_o inspire_v
myself_o engage_v upon_o pain_n of_o a_o mortal_a sin_n to_o recite_v every_o day_n the_o 119_o psalm_n wherefore_o i_o do_v read_v it_o every_o day_n with_o as_o much_o application_n as_o i_o can_v 1._o ch._n 1._o §._o 1._o the_o obligation_n to_o recite_v it_o so_o often_o do_v never_o make_v i_o to_o loath_a and_o though_o i_o be_v weary_a oftentimes_o to_o read_v or_o to_o hear_v read_v i_o do_v not_o know_v how_o many_o fabulous_a story_n which_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o roman_a breviary_n several_a thwart_a application_n of_o the_o scripture_n several_a orison_n and_o litany_n wherein_o they_o pray_v to_o all_o the_o saint_n one_o after_o another_o to_o obtain_v of_o they_o the_o thing_n which_o we_o be_v to_o hope_v only_o from_o god_n almighty_a yet_o i_o be_v never_o loath_a to_o hear_v the_o scripture_n especial_o this_o psalm_n whereunto_o i_o have_v some_o most_o peculiar_a attraction_n i_o go_v to_o church_n with_o joy_n i_o open_v my_o breviary_n with_o pleasure_n to_o read_v that_o psalm_n and_o i_o discover_v therein_o every_o day_n some_o new_a glimpse_n of_o light_n which_o entice_v i_o to_o have_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o esteem_n for_o the_o word_n of_o god_n 119._o psalm_n 119._o it_o be_v in_o that_o psalm_n i_o learn_v that_o the_o wor_n of_o god_n be_v a_o excellent_a remedy_n to_o cure_v all_o the_o disease_n of_o our_o soul_n 9_o soul_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 9_o draw_v they_o out_o of_o their_o deboachment_n and_o a_o miraculous_a preservative_n 11._o preservative_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 11._o to_o keep_v they_o from_o fall_v again_o into_o sin_n therein_o i_o learn_v that_o a_o infallible_a mark_n to_o be_v sure_a whether_o a_o man_n fear_v god_n or_o no_o be_v to_o know_v whether_o he_o be_v glad_a 74_o glad_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 74_o to_o see_v and_o frequent_v those_o who_o put_v all_o their_o trust_n in_o his_o holy_a word_n therein_o i_o learn_v that_o a_o very_a good_a way_n to_o become_v 98._o become_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 98._o wise_a than_o all_o our_o enemy_n to_o have_v more_o 99_o more_o 99_o understanding_n than_o all_o our_o teacher_n 100_o teacher_n 100_o to_o be_v wise_a than_o the_o ancient_n be_v to_o love_v the_o scripture_n so_o that_o our_o study_n be_v in_o they_o all_o the_o day_n long_o therein_o i_o learn_v that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v a_o holy_a contract_n full_a of_o a_o great_a many_o very_a oblige_a promise_n wherein_o the_o lord_n have_v be_v please_v to_o agree_v with_o man_n 82._o man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 50._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 82._o to_o comfort_v they_o in_o their_o affliction_n 107_o affliction_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 28._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 107_o to_o strengthen_v they_o in_o their_o trouble_n to_o fulfil_v they_o 58._o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 41._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 58._o with_o his_o love_a mercy_n to_o save_v they_o 81._o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 81._o to_o deal_v well_o with_o they_o 65._o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 65._o to_o take_v they_o in_o his_o protection_n and_o to_o deliver_v they_o therein_o i_o learn_v that_o the_o saint_n be_v to_o love_v the_o word_n of_o god_n 170._o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 154._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 170._o above_o all_o silver_n and_o gold_n in_o the_o world_n that_o 127._o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 72._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 127._o it_o be_v their_o meditation_n all_o the_o day_n long_o that_o the_o cause_n of_o their_o grief_n and_o trouble_n be_v to_o see_v that_o their_o enemy_n which_o be_v not_o other_o than_o the_o enemy_n of_o god_n 148._o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 97._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 148._o have_v forget_v his_o holy_a word_n despise_v they_o and_o banish_v they_o out_o of_o their_o heart_n therein_o i_o learn_v that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n 158._o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 139._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 158._o be_v sweet_a than_o any_o thing_n that_o it_o be_v 103._o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 103._o a_o lamp_n unto_o our_o foot_n and_o a_o light_n unto_o our_o path_n that_o 105._o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 105._o the_o entrance_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n give_v light_a that_o it_o give_v understanding_n unto_o the_o simple_a that_o this_o holy_a word_n be_v 130._o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 130._o very_o pure_a that_o it_o be_v 140._o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 140._o true_a from_o the_o beginning_n and_o that_o it_o 160._o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 160._o endure_v for_o ever_o these_o holy_a thought_n of_o a_o prophet_n full_a of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n present_v themselves_o every_o day_n unto_o my_o eye_n with_o some_o new_a enticement_n and_o make_v i_o conceive_v so_o high_a a_o esteem_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n that_o i_o full_o resolve_v to_o make_v the_o holy_a write_n my_o peculiar_a study_n i_o read_v first_o 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