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how_o we_o may_v be_v the_o pope_n humble_a servant_n without_o any_o danger_n to_o our_o soul_n provide_v we_o be_v as_o we_o most_o certain_o be_v full_o persuade_v in_o our_o own_o mind_n that_o our_o obedience_n to_o the_o almost_o infinite_a command_n of_o the_o pope_n and_o his_o bishop_n be_v not_o necessary_a to_o our_o justification_n and_o salvation_n that_o this_o be_v true_a there_o need_v no_o plain_a proof_n than_o that_o which_o luther_n there_o give_v we_o in_o the_o follow_a word_n supra_fw-la word_n si_fw-mi quis_fw-la ergo_fw-la hanc_fw-la scientiam_fw-la haberet_fw-la facile_fw-la se_fw-la posset_n gerere_fw-la citra_fw-la periculum_fw-la in_fw-la infinitis_fw-la illis_fw-la mandatis_fw-la &_o praeceptis_fw-la papae_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la monasteriorum_fw-la ecclesiarum_fw-la principum_fw-la &_o magistratuum_fw-la quae_fw-la aliqui_fw-la stulti_fw-la pastor_n sic_fw-la urgent_a quasi_fw-la ad_fw-la justitiam_fw-la &_o salutem_fw-la sint_fw-la necessaria_fw-la appellantes_fw-la praecepta_fw-la eoclesiae_fw-la cum_fw-la sint_fw-la nihil_fw-la minus_fw-la christianus_n libre_fw-la sic_fw-la dicet_fw-la ego_fw-la jejimabo_fw-la orabo_fw-la hoc_fw-la &_o hoc_fw-la faciam_fw-la quod_fw-la per_fw-la homines_fw-la mandatume_v non_fw-it quod_fw-la mihi_fw-la illo_fw-la sit_fw-la opus_fw-la ad_fw-la justitiam_fw-la aut_fw-la salutem_fw-la sed_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la morem_fw-la geram_fw-la papae_fw-la episcopo_fw-la communitati_fw-la illi_fw-la &_o illi_fw-la magistratui_fw-la aut_fw-la proximo_fw-la ad_fw-la exemplum_fw-la faciam_fw-la etc._n etc._n lutherus_n ibid._n de_fw-la libertate_fw-la christ_n ultra_fw-la medium_n &_o non_fw-la procul_fw-la a_o fine_a videat_fw-la etiam_fw-la eruditus_fw-la lector_fw-la lutheri_fw-la expositionem_fw-la verborum_fw-la apostoli_fw-la 2._o ad_fw-la phil._n v._n 6_o 7_o 8._o &_o sibi_fw-la caveat_n ibid._n paulo_fw-la supra_fw-la if_o then_o any_o man_n have_v this_o knowledge_n he_o may_v easy_o behave_v himself_o so_o as_o to_o avoid_v danger_n in_o those_o infinite_a mandate_n and_o precept_n of_o the_o pope_n bishop_n monastery_n church_n prince_n and_o magistrate_n which_o some_o foolish_a pastor_n so_o urge_v and_o press_v as_o if_o they_o be_v necessary_a to_o
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annotation_n on_o the_o place_n their_o word_n be_v the_o same_n in_o substance_n but_o not_o altogether_o the_o same_o etc._n etc._n i_o know_v very_o well_o that_o there_o be_v some_o learned_a man_n who_o in_o this_o differ_v from_o those_o beforementioned_a and_o from_o deut._n 29._o for_o 1._o will_v prove_v that_o the_o covenant_n aâ—_n horeb_n be_v the_o covenant_n of_o work_n and_o that_o this_o in_o the_o land_n of_o moab_n be_v the_o gospel-covenant_n of_o grace_n i_o be_o not_o indeed_o altogether_o of_o their_o mind_n for_o i_o have_v already_o show_v that_o the_o covenant_n in_o exod_n 24._o which_o be_v make_v with_o israel_n at_o horeb_n be_v not_o the_o original_a covenant_n of_o work_n but_o the_o gospel_n covenant_n of_o grace_n in_o type_n and_o figure_n but_o though_o they_o and_o i_o differ_v in_o that_o yet_o we_o both_o agree_v in_o this_o which_o be_v the_o main_a thing_n and_o sufficient_a for_o my_o purpose_n that_o the_o covenant_n make_v with_o all_o 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