The private spirit is a better blind,
Than all the dodging tricks your authors find.
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For they, who left the scripture to the crowd, }
Each for his own peculiar judge allowed; }
The way to please them was to make them proud. }
Thus with full sails they ran upon the shelf;
Who could suspect a cozenage from himself?
On his own reason safer 'tis to stand,
Than be deceived and damned at second-hand.