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may_v sincere_o upright_o and_o faithful_o do_v their_o duty_n seek_v first_o thy_o honour_n &_o glory_n than_o the_o common_a wealth_n of_o his_o realm_n &_o dominion_n that_o we_o may_v long_o enjoy_v thy_o truth_n with_o he_o and_o all_o other_o thy_o good_a blessing_n which_o in_o so_o great_a mercy_n thou_o have_v bestow_v upon_o we_o with_o grow_v in_o goodness_n gain_n in_o godliness_n and_o daily_o better_v in_o sincere_a obedience_n amen_n hierom._n lib._n 2._o epist_n 2._o paulino_n malens_fw-la aliena_fw-la verecunde_a dicere_fw-la quam_fw-la sva_fw-la impudenter_fw-la ingerere_fw-la will_v rather_o with_o modesty_n to_o speak_v other_o man_n word_n then_o impudent_o to_o thrust_v forth_o his_o own_o t._n w._n jerom_n concern_v some_o bishop_n in_o his_o time_n nihil_fw-la grande_fw-fr est_fw-la pacem_fw-la voce_fw-la pretendere_fw-la et_fw-la opere_fw-la destruere_fw-la aliud_fw-la niti_fw-la aliud_fw-la demonstrare_fw-la verbis_fw-la sonare_fw-la concordiam_fw-la re_fw-la 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it_o be_v a_o peace_n without_o enmity_n a_o peace_n wherein_o no_o war_n shall_v be_v enfold_v a_o peace_n which_o shall_v not_o bring_v under_o adversary_n in_o subjection_n but_o join_v friend_n together_o what_o do_v we_o call_v a_o lordship_n peace_n why_o do_v we_o not_o give_v to_o every_o thing_n his_o proper_a name_n hierom._n ad_fw-la theophil_n adversus_fw-la johannem_fw-la jerosolymitanum_fw-la tom._n 2._o pag._n 184._o
a_o holy_a senate_n of_o elder_n which_o diligent_o warn_v they_o that_o transgress_v in_o the_o church_n correct_v they_o sharp_o yea_o and_o exclude_v they_o out_o of_o the_o ecclesiassticall_a fellowship_n namely_o if_o they_o perccave_v that_o there_o be_v no_o hope_n of_o a_o mendment_n to_o be_v look_v for_o in_o they_o but_o in_o the_o latter_a time_n the_o pope_n &_o bishop_n tyrannical_o take_v that_o kind_n of_o punishment_n into_o their_o hand_n and_o excercise_v it_o sacrilegious_o contrary_a to_o the_o first_o institution_n have_v turn_v a_o wholesome_a medicine_n into_o a_o hurtful_a poison_n make_v it_o abominable_a both_o to_o the_o good_a and_o bad_a behold_v what_o fruit_n this_o alteration_n of_o god_n order_n &_o ordinance_n in_o the_o church_n have_v bring_v by_o take_v away_o the_o eldership_n from_o the_o church_n or_o congregation_n and_o commit_v it_o unto_o the_o bishop_n who_o by_o their_o lordly_a authority_n tyrannical_o say_v m._n bullinger_n take_v it_o 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