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faci_fw-la two_o lini_fw-la xiii_o chance_n folly_n cxxii_o faci_fw-la two_o lini_fw-la nineteeen_o comesâ—â—â—_n fol._n cxxâ—iiii_fw-la faci_fw-la two_o lini_fw-la xxii_o fygur_n fol._n cxxâ—vi_fw-la faci_fw-la i._o lini_fw-la xxii_o vi_fw-la fol._n cxliiii_o faci_fw-la i._o lini_fw-la vi_fw-la omit_v fol._n clxix_o faci_fw-la two_o linâ—_n i._o jonas_n ☞_o ☞_o ☞_o imprint_v at_o london_n by_o john_n daye_n dwell_v over_o aldersgate_n and_o william_n seâ—es_v dwellinge_a in_o peter_n college_n cum_fw-la privilegio_fw-la ad_fw-la imprimendum_fw-la solum_fw-la
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gospel_n more_o than_o the_o night_n crow_n can_v the_o beam_n of_o the_o son_n but_o the_o merciful_a father_n of_o heaven_n shall_v better_v their_o sight_n when_o his_o good_a and_o merciful_a pleasure_n be_v but_o the_o lord_n be_v praise_v your_o magestye_n your_o most_o honourable_a and_o wise_a counsel_n have_v not_o care_v what_o you_o â—_o great_a part_n but_o what_o the_o better_a do_v that_o the_o law_n of_o the_o high_a and_o mighty_a god_n may_v be_v know_v to_o your_o highness_n people_n as_o do_v david_n josaphat_n ezechias_n and_o josyas_n and_o in_o your_o majesty_n so_o do_v you_o bound_v not_o only_o the_o true_a and_o lyve_a member_n of_o chryste_n to_o geve_v god_n thancke_n in_o this_o behalf_n but_o also_o declare_v yourself_o to_o be_v the_o very_a fauroure_n nurse_n and_o helper_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n according_a to_o the_o sayinge_v of_o esaye_n xlix_o persevere_v gracious_a king_n in_o this_o quarrel_n &_o dangerous_a enterpryce_n your_o highness_n 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this_o you_o may_v see_v the_o dyversitie_n between_o the_o ministry_n of_o god_n &_o of_o y_fw-fr â—_o devil_n of_o christ_n and_o of_o antechrist_n christ_n mynistery_n be_v full_a of_o labour_n pain_n sclounder_n and_o calamytye_n antichrist_n be_v full_a of_o care_n pleasure_n commodity_n &_o honour_v as_o you_o may_v see_v through_o all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o pope_n for_o there_o be_v not_o a_o byshoppricke_n nor_o benefice_n can_v fall_v but_o ten_o be_v ready_a to_o take_v it_o or_o it_o come_v to_o the_o ground_n yea_o and_o help_v away_o the_o incumbent_n with_o a_o italion_n fig_n before_o time_n as_o you_o may_v rede_n of_o victor_n the_o thyrd_o the_o second_o doctrine_n be_v that_o who_o so_o ever_o leave_v undo_v the_o office_n command_v unto_o he_o by_o god_n fly_v from_o the_o favour_n and_o good_a will_n of_o god_n as_o it_o be_v to_o be_v see_v i._o regu_n xv_o here_o be_v all_o bishop_n and_o priest_n admonish_v to_o beware_v how_o they_o leave_v their_o duty_n 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