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sanctissimo_fw-la praesuli_fw-la wilhelmo_n archiepiscopo_fw-la cantuariensi_fw-la a_fw-la sacris_fw-la domesticis_fw-la qui_fw-la multa_fw-la ad_fw-la augendam_fw-la et_fw-la illustrandam_fw-la rem_fw-la literariam_fw-la multa_fw-la pro_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la ghristi_fw-la conscripsit_fw-la plura_fw-la moliebatur_fw-la obiit_fw-la 30._o non._n mart._n a._n d._n mdcxciv_o aetatis_fw-la suae_fw-la xxxi_o the_o content_n sermon_n i._o on_o whit-sunday_n john_n fourteen_o 25_o 26._o these_o thing_n have_v i_o speak_v unto_o you_o be_v yet_o present_a with_o you_o but_o the_o comforter_n which_o be_v the_o holy_a ghost_n who_o the_o father_n will_v send_v in_o my_o name_n he_o shall_v teach_v you_o all_o thing_n and_o bring_v all_o thing_n to_o your_o remembrance_n whatsoever_o i_o have_v say_v unto_o you_o pag._n 1_o sermon_n ii_o philip._n ii_o 5._o let_v this_o mind_n be_v in_o you_o which_o be_v also_o in_o christ_n jesus_n p._n 51_o sermon_n iii_o and_o iu_o 1_o pet._n iii_o 15._o be_v ready_a always_o to_o give_v a_o answer_n â—…to_fw-mi every_o man_n that_o ask_v you_o a_o reason_n of_o the_o hope_n that_o be_v in_o you_o with_o meekness_n and_o fear_n p._n 108_o 144_o sermom_n v._o rom._n ii_o 4._o not_o know_v that_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n lead_v thou_o to_o repentance_n p._n 172_o sermon_n vi_o 1_o corinth_n i._o 23._o we_o preach_v christ_n crucify_v unto_o the_o jew_n a_o stumbling-block_n and_o unto_o the_o greek_n foolishness_n p._n 227_o sermon_n vii_o hebr._n ix_o 27._o it_o be_v appoint_v unto_o man_n once_o to_o die_v but_o after_o this_o the_o judgement_n p._n 261_o sermon_n viii_o 1_o tim._n i._n 17._o now_o unto_o the_o king_n eternal_a immortal_a invisible_a the_o only_a wise_a god_n be_v honour_n and_o glory_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o amen_n p._n 287_o sermon_n ix_o psal._n xcv_o 7_o 8._o to_o day_n if_o you_o will_v hear_v his_o voice_n harden_v not_o your_o heart_n p._n 313_o sermon_n x._o and_o xi_o luk._n xiii_o 5._o except_o you_o 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