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for_o it_o be_v say_v he_o there_o a_o terryble_a thing_n to_o say_v contrary_a unto_o any_o such_o for_o a_o man_n do_v not_o despise_v this_o visyble_a man_n the_o bysshop_n but_o he_o contemn_v in_o he_o god_n invisible_a which_o can_v not_o be_v dispyse_v of_o any_o because_o he_o have_v his_o ê“motyon_n not_o of_o any_o man_n but_o of_o god_n for_o god_n say_v unto_o samuel_n of_o his_o dyspyser_n they_o have_v not_o despyse_v the_o but_o i_o and_o moses_n say_v unto_o the_o people_n grutching_n against_o he_o for_o you_o have_v not_o murmur_v against_o i_o but_o against_o the_o lord_n god_n hitherto_o saint_n ignatiê°_n s._n johan_n the_o evangelyste_n scoler_n have_v set_v forth_o the_o obedience_n due_a unto_o a_o bysshop_n who_o godly_a catholyke_a doctrine_n ought_v rather_o to_o be_v beleve_v obey_v and_o follow_v then_o luther_n ungodly_a and_o erroneus_fw-la teach_v which_o be_v clean_o contrary_a to_o it_o hitherto_o i_o have_v entreat_v of_o the_o auctoryte_n of_o 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this_o my_o endeavour_n labour_n &_o peyne_n take_v only_o as_o god_n well_o know_v the_o searcher_n of_o my_o thought_n to_o avaunce_v defend_v and_o set_v forth_o the_o truth_n of_o our_o religion_n to_o god_n glory_n the_o honour_n of_o our_o moost_n dread_v soveraygne_a lord_n king_n edward_n the_o syxte_v &_o to_o the_o edify_n of_o this_o our_o country_n that_o thereby_o the_o ignorant_a may_v be_v teach_v the_o truth_n the_o faithful_a &_o catholic_a confirm_v &_o make_v more_o steadfast_a in_o the_o truth_n &_o they_o that_o have_v wander_v from_o the_o truth_n of_o thing_n here_o publysh_v &_o declare_v may_v if_o they_o will_v learn_v the_o truth_n and_o list_v not_o still_o to_o abide_v in_o the_o falsity_n to_o their_o undo_v both_o in_o body_n and_o soul_n see_v here_o the_o truth_n open_o prove_v and_o thereby_o recule_n back_o from_o their_o
¶_o a_o brief_a treatyse_n setting_a forth_o diverse_a truth_n necessary_a both_o to_o be_v beleve_v of_o chrysten_v people_n &_o keep_v also_o which_o be_v not_o express_v in_o the_o scripture_n but_o leave_v to_o the_o church_n by_o the_o apostle_n tradition_n make_a by_o richard_n smyth_n doctor_n of_o divinity_n &_o reader_n of_o it_o in_o oxford_n i_o will_v kepâ—â—…aâ—_n faith_n be_v a_o old_a man_n in_o the_o which_o i_o be_v bear_v a_o child_n s._n hierome_n to_o pammachiê°_n and_o oceanê°_n entre_fw-fr you_o in_o to_o counsel_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v dash_v speak_v you_o a_o word_n and_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v do_v because_o god_n be_v with_o us._n esaye_n viii_o m._n d._n xlvii_o cum_fw-la privilegio_fw-la ad_fw-la imprimendum_fw-la solum_fw-la â§_o what_o be_v the_o argument_n or_o matter_n of_o this_o book_n in_o this_o book_n good_a christian_a reader_n i_o do_v handle_v that_o matter_n which_o be_v now_o in_o this_o our_o time_n undouted_o one_o of_o the_o most_o 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god_n styre_v and_o grace_v /_o to_o who_o be_v all_o honour_n &_o glory_n world_n with_o out_o end_n amen_n vnum_fw-la est_fw-la crimen_fw-la quod_fw-la nunc_fw-la uchementer_fw-la damnatur_fw-la ac_fw-la punitur_fw-la diligens_fw-la obseruatio_fw-la traditionum_fw-la patrum_fw-la d._n basilius_n epistola_fw-la lxx_o one_o offence_n or_o fault_n there_o be_v which_o be_v now_o sharp_o condemn_v &_o punish_v the_o diligent_a observe_n or_o keep_v of_o the_o father_n tradition_n saint_n basyll_n ¶_o the_o preface_n to_o the_o gentle_a reader_n our_o savyoure_n jesus_n chryst_n good_a chrysten_v reader_n come_v in_o to_o this_o wretched_a &_o miserable_a world_n take_v our_o nature_n on_o he_o in_o the_o womb_n of_o the_o moo_v bless_v and_o glorious_a virgyn_v mary_n his_o mother_n /_o to_o bear_v wytnesse_n unto_o the_o truth_n as_o he_o affirm_v sa_v to_o pilot_n ego_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la natus_fw-la sum_fw-la et_fw-la ad_fw-la 19_o johan._n 19_o hoc_fw-la veni_fw-la in_o mundû_fw-fr ut_fw-la testimonium_fw-la perhibeâ—_n veritati_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v i_o be_o bear_v therefore_o &_o i_o come_v therefore_o in_o to_o the_o world_n that_o i_o may_v bear_v wytnesse_n unto_o the_o truth_n see_v therefore_o that_o chryste_n the_o truth_n itself_o come_v to_o testyfye_v and_o defend_v the_o truth_n suffer_v for_o it_o death_n most_o sharp_a &_o shameful_a to_o the_o end_n that_o we_o may_v know_v the_o truth_n and_o the_o truth_n at_o the_o length_n may_v delyver_v we_o from_o all_o error_n and_o misery_n 9_o johan._n 9_o as_o he_o himself_o do_v say_v be_v it_o not_o mete_v that_o we_o follow_v his_o example_n therein_o and_o defend_v the_o truth_n to_o the_o uttermost_a of_o our_o power_n not_o fear_v to_o dye_v therefore_o if_o need_n shall_v require_v as_o our_o savyoure_n have_v already_o do_v for_o the_o dyscyple_a be_v not_o above_o his_o â—0_n mat._n â—0_n master_n nor_o the_o servant_n great_a than_o his_o lord_n if_o we_o be_v the_o follower_n of_o chryst_n we_o shall_v be_v partaker_n of_o glory_n and_o honour_n with_o he_o which_o he_o obtain_v 9_o rom._n 9_o through_o death_n and_o passion_n suffer_v as_o faint_a paul_n wytness_v 2._o heb._n 2._o and_o upon_o the_o other_o side_n if_o we_o deny_v he_o be_v the_o truth_n which_o we_o shall_v do_v not_o defend_n the_o truth_n he_o will_v denyus_n before_o his_o father_n as_o he_o seyth_v 10._o mat._n 10._o himself_o lactancius_fw-la a_o very_a old_a writer_n say_v to_o tullye_v the_o great_a orator_n quid_fw-la profuit_fw-la 3._o lib._n 2._o de_fw-fr orig._n errotis_fw-la ca._n 3._o vidisse_fw-la te_fw-la veritatem_fw-la quâ_fw-la nec_fw-la defensurus_fw-la esses_fw-la nec_fw-la secuturê°_n what_o have_v it_o profyte_v the_o say_v heâ—_n to_o have_v see_v or_o perceyve_v the_o truth_n /_o which_o neither_o thou_o shall_v defend_v neither_o follow_v socratis_n carce_o ten_o time_n ideoque_fw-la patrocinium_fw-la veritatis_fw-la nô_o audes_fw-ge suscipere_fw-la at_o mortem_fw-la ut_fw-la sapiens_fw-la contemnere_fw-la debuisti_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v thou_o do_v fear_v socra_n tes_z preson_z and_o therefore_o thou_o dare_v not_o take_v on_o the_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o truth_n but_o thou_o ought_v to_o have_v dispyse_v death_n as_o a_o wise_n man_n be_v not_o good_a christian_a reader_n many_o man_n now_o among_o we_o chrysten_v people_n in_o like_a dread_n do_v not_o we_o great_o fear_v to_o defend_v the_o truth_n lest_o we_o shall_v suffer_v for_o it_o ympresoning_a yea_o yâ—_z less_o be_v lest_o we_o shall_v either_o lose_v thereby_o our_o goodê_n &_o promotion_n or_o else_o not_o come_v unto_o theym_n we_o do_v forget_v the_o great_a and_o dreadefull_a thretnynge_n of_o god_n set_v forth_o in_o scrypture_n against_o they_o that_o will_v not_o teach_v preach_v maintain_v and_o defend_v the_o truth_n say_v not_o the_o holy_a prophet_n esaye_n we_o mihi_fw-la quia_fw-la taecui_fw-la woo_v 6._o cap._n 6._o to_o i_o because_o i_o keep_v silence_n &_o 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