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dra,s_v be_v of_o god_n cryste_n when_o and_o wherefore_o he_o shall_v come_v text._n the_o king_n dom_n of_o cry_n ste._n the_o begin_n &_o fall_v of_o kingdom_n be_v of_o god_n christis_fw-la kingdom_n kingdom_n be_v y_z e_o house_n of_o the_o gospel_n the_o world_n without_o the_o gospel_n be_v hell_n text._n â—_o mona_n text._n text._n text._n 4._o monarchy_n the_o roman_a empire_n shall_v be_v destroy_v cast_v of_o all_o shall_v the_o gospel_n destryoe_v both_o pope_n &_o turk_n usurp_v the_o roman_a empire_n the_o division_n of_o the_o roman_a they_o pire_fw-la text._n christ_n kyngdom_n when_o it_o begin_v institue_v of_o god_n christis_fw-la kyngdom_n be_v his_o word_n &_o his_o chur_n i_o the_o ston_n â—ut_v out_o of_o the_o hill_n without_o hand_n luc._n 19_o psal._n 2._o text._n 1._o pet._n 4._o 1._o tim._n 5_o the._n 3._o chapter_n both_o autor_n â–ª_o defender_n &_o worshipper_n of_o ymage_n â–ª_o shall_v be_v grevos_o plague_v text._n accuser_n of_o good_a menshal_n be_v destroy_v text._n text._n to_z not_o defend_v y_z e_z trwthe_n and_o to_o re_fw-mi nigh_o it_o be_v allone_n the_o liberty_n of_o the_o faith_n full_a in_o the_o cross_n to_o worship_v god_n what_o it_o be_v rom._n 10._o dissemble_v not_o in_o god_n honore_fw-la &_o worship_n the_o bishop_n un_o godly_a godly_a worship_n of_o ymage_n onias_fw-la menelaus_n jason_n macha_n exo._n 32._o levi._n 26._o psal._n 96._o deut._n 4._o 27._o exo._n 20._o josue_n 8._o deu._n 16._o 1._o cor._n 10_o three_o hâ—_n nor_n a_z divine_a honour_n a_o civil_a honour_n and_o a_o idol_n honour_n w_o t_o win_v glose_v and_o it_o out_o join_a to_o a_o certain_a reverend_a behaviour_n matt._n 5._o text._n beware_v you_o cruel_a hangman_n &_o man_n but_o ner_z psal._n 104_o text._n the_o subject_n follow_v their_o king_n condition_n the_o first_o precept_n be_v the_o rule_n of_o all_o doctrine_n i_o say_v 7._o who_o be_v the_o angel_n in_o the_o fire_n the_o flame_n burn_v the_o burner_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o faith_n full_a be_v they_o never_o so_o far_o of_o psal._n 2._o text._n the_o pro_fw-la perty_n of_o our_o papi_fw-la this_o about_o king_n &_o emprowr_n to_o send_v forth_o pre_n cheer_v be_v y_o e_o spedy_a way_n to_o plant_v y_z e_o gospel_n cryst_n be_v with_o we_o in_o y_o e_fw-la mid_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o fire_n of_o tribulation_n i_o say_v 53._o hebre._n 11_o king_n take_v heed_n your_o fice_z the_o first_o place_n tyrant_n deride_v y_z e_z godly_a our_o earth_n quaki_v and_o present_a eclyp_v joan._n 3._o in_o his_o first_o article_n against_o d._n barn_n corporal_a promise_n have_v condition_n but_o not_o y_o e_z promise_n of_o the_o gospel_n of_o y_o e_o 6._o place_n 26_o wherefore_o god_n laith_v upon_o we_o bodily_a affliction_n psal._n