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you_o shall_v se_fw-mi anâ—_n tecry_v and_z his_o dede_n for_o we_o have_v compose_v the_o shy_a 〈…〉_o ifi_n deâ—tro_fw-la xiii_o xxvi_o q._n v._o ifi_n meruayllous_fw-mi that_o ren_v shyfte_o upon_o the_o great_a see_v in_o the_o which_o be_v conversaunt_a the_o fool_n replete_a with_o decepcyon_n hâ—_n math._n xiiii_o marci_n xiii_o ix_o this_fw-mi ego_fw-la c._n si_fw-la ad_fw-la sacros_fw-la xxiiii_o q._n iii._n heresis_fw-la actuum_fw-la xxvii_o ê“uer_n thirty_o marci_n iiii_o mathei_n viij_o hiero._n in_o ê“lo_n go_v biblie_o tricesima_fw-la septima_fw-la relatum_fw-la apocalip_n xx_o two_o thimo_fw-la iii._n ix_o this_fw-mi quis_fw-la nesciat_fw-la two_o petri._n iii._n heir_n xxiii_o mich._n iii._n xlvi_o di_fw-it hon_fw-mi hâ—_n and_z false_a credence_n who_o coveyt_v to_o know_v what_o man_n these_o be_v know_v that_o they_o be_v crysten_v man_n the_o which_o hold_v the_o scole_n of_o the_o faith_n and_o be_v false_a seduc_fw-fr tour_n in_o sow_a error_n they_z honour_n ihesu_fw-la cryste_n and_o his_o holy_a sacryfyce_n with_o a_o evyll_n courage_n they_o will_v interpret_v the_o holy_a scripture_n the_o poor_a of_o understond_v and_o simple_a in_o the_o barge_n of_o saint_n peter_n ber_v the_o key_n the_o which_o be_v strong_a and_o evyll_n to_o destroy_v she_o be_v without_o mast_n or_o sail_n and_o flete_v upon_o the_o dangerous_a wawe_n right_a profound_a within_o be_v the_o false_a enterpretour_n false_a actor_n and_z false_a prophet_n that_o con_v tamyne_v our_o faith_n and_z holy_a scripture_n they_o be_v full_a of_o folye_n and_o error_n for_z they_o sow_v false_a doctryne_n innumerable_a but_o the_o mischief_n shall_v descend_v upon_o their_o own_o hede_n our_o faith_n and_o the_o holy_a mysterye_n appear_v evydent_o also_o clear_o as_o the_o son_n the_o word_n be_v so_o well_o order_v that_o there_o be_v none_o uniuste_a enterpretacyon_n nevertheless_o these_o ambycyous_a fool_n will_v have_v excellent_a name_n honour_n and_o glory_n they_o will_v make_v new_a enterpretacyon_n upon_o thing_n that_o be_v also_o clear_a as_o the_o day_n and_o affusk_v their_o spyryte_n in_o expose_v our_o law_n wrongful_o and_o they_o do_v it_o all_o by_o iactaunce_n and_o pride_n be_v it_o not_o suffycyent_a enough_o for_o you_o to_o be_v among_o the_o holy_a law_n without_o have_v any_o will_n to_o surmount_v the_o other_o by_o your_o perverse_a and_o insacyate_a cogytacyon_n you_o coveyte_n to_o have_v revelacyon_n of_o the_o dyvynyte_n transcend_n from_o the_o imperial_a mageste_v of_o god_n like_a as_o our_o ancient_a fader_n have_v have_v and_o obtain_v thorughe_v their_o merytoryous_a operacyon_n the_o which_o have_v holy_o show_v unto_o we_o the_o holy_a scripture_n these_o folk_n conceyve_v false_a interpretacyon_n think_n for_o to_o do_v 〈…〉_o r_o holy_a law_n and_o the_o faith_n that_o we_o byleve_v on_o they_z 〈◊〉_d ensue_v vino_fw-la â—xiiii_fw-la q._n iiii_o 〈◊〉_d â—â—râ—_n 〈◊〉_d xxxvii_o c._n direlatâ—â—_n 〈◊〉_d â–ª_o c_o vino_fw-la this_o curse_a antecryst_n and_z his_o folk_n by_o their_o error_n they_o have_v their_o herte_n insacyable_a of_o these_o there_o be_v a_o dance_n and_o many_o other_o bere_v the_o sign_n of_o antecryst_n false_a seâ—uctour_n and_o invencyoner_o of_o evylles_n the_o which_o will_v my_o our_o faith_n and_o break_v it_o by_o law_n full_a of_o deceit_n that_o they_o will_v sow_v in_o the_o world_n they_o be_v afferamus_fw-la xxiiii_o q._n i_o non_fw-la afferamus_fw-la contrary_a to_o the_o great_a king_n of_o heaven_n and_o peâ—iecuters_n of_o his_o law_n in_o the_o time_n that_o antecryste_n shall_v reign_v two_o ezechi_n two_o they_o shall_v be_v subdue_v by_o money_n he_o shall_v gyve_v theym_a dyvers_a rychesses_n for_n to_o lede_n their_o marchaundyse_n false_a ness_n fayntyse_n usurye_n and_z great_a evylles_n to_o the_o go_v i._n 〈◊〉_d joh._n i._n de_fw-mi crysten_v man_n he_o shall_v do_v many_o injury_n in_z cutting_a of_o their_o hede_n this_o ship_n shall_v not_o last_v long_o upon_o this_o proud_a see_v but_z shall_v be_v destroy_v and_o as_o she_o constrain_v x._o eccle._n x._o her_z governall_a shall_v fall_v &_o shall_v abide_v in_o our_o faith_n keep_v safe_a and_o sound_o and_o how_o well_o that_o the_o ship_n of_o xiii_o apocalip_n xiii_o saint_n peter_n be_v in_o great_a peryl_v for_o a_o mighty_a blast_n of_o wound_n iiii_o marci_n iiii_o that_o often_o make_v it_o to_o dance_v so_o that_o they_o sore_o tremble_v for_o great_a fere_n it_o be_v vauntour_n of_o great_a scyence_n and_o interpreter_n that_o will_v defile_v the_o crysten_v law_n they_o may_v be_v well_o name_v the_o messenger_n of_o antecryste_n for_o they_o ensue_v the_o operacyon_n that_o he_o shall_v do_v they_o be_v sower_n of_o zizany_n i_o the_o last_o translatoure_n have_v see_v at_o paris_n dysgrade_v cut_v the_o tongue_n and_z after_o brenne_n a_o priest_n that_o hold_v almoo_v such_o error_n and_o there_o be_v no_o doctor_n so_o great_a that_o may_v put_v he_o 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unfortune_fw-fr â–ª_o ca._n c._n iiii_o ¶_o he_o be_v a_o fool_n that_o fortune_n do_v se_fw-mi come_v on_o he_o which_o be_v transmutable_a and_o may_v resy_v it_o in_o each_o degree_n with_o sapyence_n incomparable_a follow_a thing_n prouffytable_a and_o will_v not_o by_o no_o manner_n of_o way_n till_o dethe_v he_o take_v without_o delay_n impeteous_a fool_n unfortuned_a the_o which_o set_v noughte_v by_o misfortune_n come_v and_o rede_v this_o chapytre_n and_o you_o shall_v see_v what_o mysfortune_n be_v every_o body_n think_v on_o his_o affair_n and_o that_o with_o faith_n they_o be_v garnyssh_v to_o know_v the_o descend_n thereof_o &_o the_o unstableness_n we_o see_v that_o the_o worldly_a thing_n be_v not_o sure_a for_z they_o the_o which_o thynk_v to_o be_v happy_a here_o fall_v incontynente_fw-la for_o the_o fortune_n ben_fw-mi sudden_a there_o be_v no_o hand_n be_v it_o never_o so_o strong_a that_o may_v go_v against_o it_o there_z be_v nothing_o in_o the_o world_n but_o 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