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3_o or_o to_o a_o family_n and_o shall_v the_o household_n and_o family_n be_v above_o the_o authority_n and_o will_n of_o the_o master_n shall_v the_o servant_n and_o child_n have_v great_a authority_n in_o their_o do_n than_o the_o lord_n and_o father_n of_o the_o house_n how_o do_v these_o thing_n agree_v together_o and_o how_o have_v satan_n the_o god_n of_o this_o world_n blind_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o pope_n and_o his_o shaveling_n that_o the_o light_n of_o the_o glorious_a gospel_n of_o christ_n shall_v not_o shine_v unto_o they_o but_o let_v we_o hear_v their_o proof_n and_o argument_n for_o this_o authority_n the_o church_n say_v they_o have_v allow_v and_o approve_v the_o scripture_n &_o discern_v the_o false_a from_o the_o true_a admit_v the_o gospel_n of_o matthew_n mark_v luke_n and_o john_n and_o reject_v the_o gospel_n of_o nicodenius_n and_o thomas_n with_o other_o therefore_o it_o be_v above_o the_o scripture_n a_o goodly_a argument_n and_o reason_n as_o if_o they_o 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