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engender_v contrariety_n in_o doctrine_n in_o the_o enjoyer_n of_o it_o through_o each_o man_n misconstruction_n of_o scripture_n since_o the_o scripture_n itself_o be_v of_o that_o abstruse_a sublimity_n as_o that_o man_n without_o god_n direct_v grace_n can_v lay_v any_o true_a level_a thereto_o to_o conclude_v since_o the_o exorbitancy_n pride_n and_o petulancy_n of_o this_o spirit_n be_v such_o as_o it_o expect_v in_o the_o end_n that_o all_o man_n shall_v receive_v from_o it_o as_o from_o a_o second_o moses_n the_o table_n of_o our_o evangelicall_a law_n non_fw-la orat._n non_fw-la tert._n de_fw-fr orat._n agnosei_fw-la poterit_fw-la à _fw-la spiritu_fw-la sancto_fw-la spiritus_fw-la inquinatus_fw-la what_o then_o remain_v but_o that_o myself_o careful_a of_o my_o salvation_n shall_v for_o ever_o after_o become_v jealous_a of_o the_o truth_n of_o that_o religion_n which_o i_o find_v to_o be_v seat_v upon_o those_o ground_n and_o only_o those_o ground_n which_o every_o heresy_n promiscuous_o challenge_v to_o itself_o and_o that_o rely_v on_o god_n holy_a visible_a church_n upon_o which_o he_o have_v 3._o have_v matt._n 18._o â—_o tim._n 3._o entail_v his_o spirit_n of_o truth_n i_o may_v interpose_v her_o infallible_a authority_n as_o a_o isthmos_n or_o firmeland_n to_o stop_v the_o intercourse_n of_o the_o two_o main_n ocean_n i_o mean_v the_o scripture_n abysmall_a profoundity_n and_o this_o private_a spirit_n float_v and_o boundless_a uncertainty_n but_o enough_o of_o this_o subject_n of_o which_o as_o potential_o involue_v all_o other_o controversye_n within_o itself_o i_o have_v draw_v i_o confess_v for_o my_o full_a satisfaction_n certain_a note_n in_o some_o few_o scatter_a paper_n the_o ii_o motive_n that_o the_o prophecy_n of_o scripture_n confirm_v the_o catholic_a religion_n and_o refute_v protestancy_n prophecy_n be_v divine_a and_o infallible_a prediction_n of_o thing_n future_a future_a in_o respect_n of_o we_o who_o measure_v all_o action_n 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continual_o open_a neither_o day_n nor_o night_n shall_v they_o be_v shut_v that_o man_n may_v bring_v to_o thou_o the_o riches_n of_o the_o gentile_n etc._n etc._n and_o again_o speak_v of_o and_o to_o the_o church_n he_o further_o thus_o say_v thou_o ibid._n thou_o ibid._n shall_v suck_v the_o milk_n of_o the_o gentile_n and_o the_o breast_n of_o king_n king_n shall_v be_v thy_o nurse_v father_n and_o queen_n thy_o mother_n and_o further_o enlarge_v 54._o enlarge_v 54._o the_o place_n of_o thy_o tent_n spread_v out_o the_o curtain_n of_o thy_o habitation_n for_o thou_o shall_v increase_v on_o the_o right_a hand_n and_o on_o the_o left_a thy_o seed_n shall_v possess_v the_o gentile_n and_o inhabit_v the_o desolate_a city_n to_o the_o truth_n of_o which_o conversion_n of_o heathen_a king_n and_o country_n to_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n the_o kingly_a prophet_n speak_v in_o the_o person_n of_o god_n to_o the_o church_n thus_o accord_v i_o 2._o i_o psalm_n 2._o will_v give_v thou_o 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in_o the_o protestant_a church_n be_v over_o evident_a from_o all_o ecclesiastical_a history_n and_o record_n and_o from_o the_o voluntary_a confession_n of_o learned_a protestant_n so_o as_o to_o find_v the_o contrary_a in_o any_o approve_a author_n we_o may_v well_o make_v the_o subject_n of_o our_o desire_n but_o not_o of_o our_o expectation_n and_o first_o for_o history_n we_o protestant_n can_v produce_v any_o one_o authentical_a history_n or_o narration_n notwithstanding_o some_o late_a effectles_a attempt_n of_o our_o own_o nation_n in_o that_o nature_n be_v still_o in_o labour_n of_o that_o which_o i_o fear_v will_v never_o be_v bear_v intimate_v so_o much_o and_o which_o be_v more_o the_o protestant_n ecclesiastical_a writer_n do_v even_o particular_o set_v down_o and_o relate_v the_o conversion_n of_o many_o country_n make_v by_o catholic_n even_o to_o their_o own_o main_a prejudice_n herein_o but_o the_o better_a to_o enleven_v our_o discourse_n with_o example_n where_o i_o 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or_o shall_v we_o second_o labour_v to_o evade_v our_o adversary_n press_v we_o by_o claim_v waldo_n wikcliffe_n husse_n and_o such_o other_o for_o pastor_n of_o the_o protestant_n church_n in_o their_o time_n durum_fw-la telum_fw-la necessitas_fw-la our_o challenge_v of_o they_o rise_v from_o our_o extreme_a want_n and_o penury_n it_o be_v most_o clear_a that_o the_o foresay_a man_n be_v no_o true_a protestant_n since_o not_o only_o they_o ever_o retain_v most_o of_o the_o point_n of_o catholic_a religion_n compart_v with_o we_o protestant_n only_a in_o three_o or_o four_o article_n but_o also_o they_o broach_v diverse_a error_n uniustify_v able_a in_o our_o own_o and_o our_o adversary_n judgment_n with_o which_o their_o own_o write_n do_v still_o upbraid_v they_o so_o much_o have_v some_o of_o we_o protestant_n we_o pox_n act._n &_o mon._n pag._n 618._o &_o p._n 85._o &_o diverse_a other_o protestant_n wrong_v the_o repute_a honour_n of_o our_o own_o church_n by_o pretend_v those_o 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