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and_o they_o &_o moreover_o to_o wage_v war_n against_o the_o devil_n &_o those_o who_o worship_v they_o we_o will_v therefore_o 〈◊〉_d the_o name_n of_o the_o king_n of_o haven_n denounce_v first_o unâ—â—_n the_o king_n of_o china_n himself_o then_o unto_o the_o people_n â—hat_n they_o do_v not_o hereafter_o worship_v the_o devil_n but_o god_n â—e_v creator_n of_o mankind_n &_o jesus_n christ_n who_o redeeâ—â—ed_v and_o save_v they_o this_o may_v seem_v indeed_o a_o bold_a attempt_n among_o so_o barbarous_a a_o people_n and_o with_o so_o â—â—ighty_a a_o king_n as_o to_o reprehend_v their_o error_n and_o â—reach_n unto_o they_o another_o law_n but_o then_o we_o be_v again_o â—â—reatly_o encourage_v that_o this_o desire_n of_o we_o come_v assured_o from_o god_n who_o have_v so_o replenish_v we_o with_o â—â—rme_a hope_n and_o confidence_n herein_o that_o depend_v whole_o upon_o his_o goodness_n we_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o doubt_v â—f_o his_o omnipotent_a power_n which_o by_o infinite_a degree_n â—urpasseth_v that_o of_o the_o king_n of_o china_n beside_o this_o he_o write_v also_o many_o other_o thing_n in_o â—â—he_a same_o epistle_n to_o the_o king_n of_o portugal_n whereby_o â—â—id_v evident_o appear_v his_o great_a courage_n of_o mind_n accompany_v with_o the_o like_a humility_n as_o also_o his_o singular_a â—â—eruour_n and_o zeal_n for_o the_o advancement_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n even_o with_o the_o manifest_a danger_n of_o his_o â—â—wne_a life_n but_o because_o those_o thing_n belong_v not_o proper_o to_o this_o present_a history_n we_o will_v here_o pass_v they_o â—â—uer_o in_o silence_n reserve_v the_o same_o to_o a_o volume_n a_o â—â—art_n wherein_o we_o have_v make_v a_o collection_n of_o almost_o â—â—ll_v xaverius_n his_o epistle_n that_o have_v come_v unto_o our_o â—â—ands_n francis_n be_v now_o ready_a to_o depart_v from_o goa_n to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v stir_v up_o in_o