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they_o what_o make_v this_o then_o for_o your_o purpose_n for_o sothe_o nothing_o at_o al._n but_o now_o to_o answer_v to_z y_z e_z kissing_z you_o speak_v of_o jesus_n christ_n come_v not_o to_o break_v any_o order_n nor_o to_o pull_v kinnge_n authorite_n &_o power_n from_o they_o nor_o to_o make_v they_o subject_n nevertheless_o thê_n we_o must_v think_v to_o be_v true_a y_fw-mi t_o a_o king_n come_v not_o to_o christ_n to_o hê_n church_n or_o to_o y_z e_z minister_n under_o christ_n as_o a_o king_n or_o because_o he_o be_v a_o king_n but_o as_o a_o christenman_n &_o because_o he_o be_v a_o christian_a man_n and_o in_o y_z t_z respect_n of_o hê_n come_v &_o humble_v himself_o as_o a_o lively_a member_n of_o christ_n spiritual_a kingdom_n his_o diadem_n hê_n princely_a crown_n or_o worldly_a sceptre_n be_v not_o think_v upon_o thus_o a_o king_n come_v to_o y_z e_z altar_n to_o offer_v kissing_z y_z e_o pristes_fw-fr phamel_n in_o his_o hand_n knel_v down_o or_o make_v low_a curtousy_n knel_v also_o to_o receive_v absolution_n at_o the_o priest_n hand_n be_v but_o hê_n chaplayne_v this_o gere_n a_o king_n or_o prince_n will_v not_o willing_o which_o it_o all_o humility_n do_v as_o experience_n show_v they_o do_v in_o deed_n if_o there_o be_v not_o a_o further_a consideration_n in_o the_o matter_n and_o even_o y_fw-mi e_o like_o answer_n be_v to_o be_v make_v unto_o y_o e_fw-la kiss_v of_o the_o shoe_n you_o speak_v of_o where_o as_o all_o godliness_n &_o humility_n may_v be_v in_o both_o the_o party_n y_fw-fr â—_o one_o in_o do_v his_o duty_n with_o all_o subjection_n even_o as_o to_o jesus_n christ_n other_o in_o receyve_v as_o christes_fw-fr vicar_n y_fw-fr t_o due_a reverence_n be_v at_o y_z e_z same_o tune_n the_o more_o humble_a &_o meek_a in_o heart_n behold_v on_o one_o side_n his_o own_o frailty_n &_o unworthines_n and_o on_o other_o side_n thautority_n &_o high_a power_n of_o christ_n &_o his_o spouse_n ¶_o the_o .61_o objection_n s._n peter_n the_o ten_o of_o thacte_n will_v noâ—_n 〈…〉_o cornelius_n to_o honour_v 〈…〉_o the_o pope_n will_v all_o man_n to_o 〈…〉_o he_o ¶_o the_o â—â—â—â—were_n sumwhat_o be_v answer_v here_o unto_o in_o the_o last_o responsion_n but_o yet_o further_o to_o speak_v cornelius_n there_o as_o to_o peter_n he_o self_n with_o out_o further_a consideration_n will_v have_v exhibet_fw-la such_o great_a adoration_n which_o peter_n with_o all_o humility_n then_o refuse_v yea_o &_o as_o some_o author_n affirm_v it_o be_v godly_a honour_n which_o cornelius_n there_o as_o of_o symplyty_n not_o of_o iniquyty_n will_v have_v give_fw-ge unto_o peter_n which_o he_o just_o forsake_v say_v i_o be_o a_o man_n as_o y_fw-mi u._fw-mi art_n etc._n etc._n moreover_o then_o in_o the_o begin_n thing_n be_v not_o establish_v they_o be_v but_o raw_a &_o not_o come_v to_o their_o perfection_n will_v you_o therefore_o have_v they_o so_o to_o have_v continue_v style_n shall_v the_o babe_n or_o child_n still_o continue_v in_o infancy_n shall_v it_o never_o learn_v to_o understand_v speak_v or_o go_v ¶_o the_o .62_o objection_n in_o time_n past_o the_o pope_n do_v suck_v out_o of_o this_o realm_n by_o avarice_n insatiable_a innumerable_a sum_n of_o money_n yearly_a to_o the_o great_a exhaust_v of_o the_o same_o therefore_o away_o with_o he_o let_v he_o have_v no_o more_o a_o do_v here_o ¶_o the_o answer_n god_n which_o of_o his_o liberal_a goodness_n send_v all_o y_o to_o we_o have_v never_o cause_v povertye_n for_o payinge_v our_o duty_n â–ª_o how_o poor_a the_o realm_n have_v be_v &_o y_o it_o daily_o more_o &_o more_o since_o y_fw-mi e_fw-it small_a duty_n just_o pay_v to_o rome_n small_a i_o say_v &_o y_fw-mi â—_o most_o true_o if_o they_o be_v compare_v to_o y_z e_z intolerable_a exaction_n ravenous_o extort_a since_o be_v lafte_v of_o &_o how_o scotfree_a &_o wealthy_a it_o be_v before_o every_o man_n may_v easy_o see_v &_o y_o it_o all_o be_v the_o very_a hand_n and_o plague_n of_o god_n let_v we_o pay_v to_o 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