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it_o to_o some_o express_a warrant_n from_o the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o afterward_o by_o commend_v it_o to_o all_o the_o church_n of_o the_o reformation_n in_o reference_n to_o the_o first_o he_o let_v we_o know_v in_o his_o epistle_n to_o farellus_n septemb_n 16._o 1543._o farâ—ll_n that_o the_o church_n can_v not_o otherwise_o subsist_v then_o under_o such_o a_o form_n of_o government_n as_o be_v prescribe_v in_o the_o word_n and_o observe_v in_o old_a time_n by_o the_o church_n and_o in_o relation_n to_o the_o other_o he_o be_v resolve_v to_o make_v his_o best_a use_n of_o that_o authority_n which_o by_o his_o commentary_n on_o the_o scripture_n his_o book_n of_o institution_n and_o some_o occasional_a discourse_n against_o the_o papist_n he_o have_v acquire_v in_o all_o the_o protestant_n and_o reform_a church_n insomuch_o that_o gasper_n ligerus_n a_o divine_a of_o witteberge_n by_o his_o letter_n bear_v date_n feb._n 27._o 1554_o
proposition_n as_o be_v make_v to_o he_o at_o the_o first_o by_o count_n lodowick_n his_o minister_n and_o alter_v by_o the_o agent_n of_o the_o prince_n himself_o he_o have_v send_v some_o aid_n not_o long_o before_o to_o support_v the_o hugonot_n but_o now_o his_o soldier_n be_v return_v from_o france_n and_o grow_v burdensome_a to_o he_o be_v draw_v together_o into_o a_o body_n and_o with_o the_o help_n of_o some_o other_o out_o of_o france_n and_o germany_n compound_v a_o army_n of_o seven_o thousand_o foot_n and_o four_o thousand_o horse_n with_o which_o he_o send_v prince_n christopher_n a_o young_a son_n under_o the_o conduct_n of_o count_n lodowick_n and_o his_o brother_n henry_n but_o they_o have_v scarce_o enter_v within_o the_o border_n of_o gelderland_n where_o they_o expect_v a_o addition_n of_o fresh_a force_n from_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n when_o they_o be_v set_v upon_o by_o sanchio_n d'_fw-fr avila_n before_o mention_v and_o rout_v with_o so_o great_a a_o 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