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The Absurdity of Libertinism and Infidelity.

PSALM XCIV. 7, 8, 9, 10.

SERMON XIV.

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The Sale of Truth.

PROVERBS XXiii. 23.

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test of the true church of Christ; that the ch of Rome had always enjoyed such an unit the allowance of liberty of conscience wo duce innumerable opinions; that people o sentiments would associate for the suppor pagation of their pretended faith; and quently, religious parties would coun other, to the entire subversion of ch Hence they inferred the absurdity on which protestantism stood, and cessity of a living infallible jud The event above-mentioned se reasoning.

When these ideas entered fruitful genius in the church in the most eccentric mani lar orator, or, who did t court-chaplain, would coll ties among protestants, sul regularities of his own inve his superstitious fancy, pa most frightful, exhibit them images the most tragical, ase horrid monster the right of by these means endeavour to e tem, that destroyed men's lives, new one, which benevolently prop The weaker protestants were inti vile bombast; and the wiser, who ha ted papists, that is to say, whose tender been perverted with a bad philosophy, a divinity, were hard pressed with this idle a

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