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in_o adultery_n then_o he_o say_v that_o forebecause_n christ_n bode_v peter_n suffer_v the_o darnel_n to_o grow_v with_o the_o wheat_n therefore_o he_o will_v adulterer_n and_o all_o such_o criminose_a sinner_n to_o be_v permit_v unpunished_a among_o the_o christian_a societe_n who_o see_v not_o the_o fond_a ignorance_n shall_v i_o call_v it_o or_o the_o manifest_a wickedness_n of_o this_o man_n christ_n never_o say_v this_o to_o peter_n but_o the_o householder_n to_o his_o servant_n express_v not_o particlare_v person_n but_o this_o be_v nt_v y_fw-es â—_o mater_fw-la the_o kocle_n or_o darnel_n be_v their_o hersy_n &_o false_a doctrine_n sow_o by_o the_o devil_n which_o christ_n will_v not_o have_v pluck_v up_o where_o perel_n be_v therewith_o to_o be_v pluck_v up_o also_o the_o good_a corn_n for_o if_o paul_n have_v be_v pluck_v up_o a_o pharisei_n he_o have_v never_o have_v be_v the_o apostle_n &_o preacher_n of_o christ._n wherefore_o christ_n will_v not_o in_o my_o wise_n these_o kocle_n or_o darnel_n of_o heretic_n and_o not_o of_o adulterer_n and_o thief_n &_o c_o to_o be_v permit_v but_o heretic_n where_o their_o uproting_n be_v turn_v into_o the_o destruction_n or_o hurt_v of_o the_o good_a and_o of_o the_o whole_a church_n it_o behove_v say_v paul_n hersy_n to_o be_v among_o you_o that_o they_o which_o be_v prove_v be_v know_v among_o you_o but_o and_o if_o such_o man_n if_o they_o shall_v continewe_v will_v be_v the_o subversion_n of_o many_o good_a man_n and_o of_o the_o whole_a church_n they_o must_v rather_o be_v smite_v down_o with_o the_o sword_n and_o scythe_n of_o justice_n now_o look_v &_o adulterer_n corrupt_v not_o holy_a matrimony_n other_o menis_fw-la wyve_n doughter_n etc._n etc._n what_o and_o christ_n shall_v now_o come_v again_o and_o write_v in_o the_o forehead_n of_o these_o man_n