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any_o man_n dare_v speak_v against_o he_o they_o declaim_v against_o he_o present_o as_o one_o guilty_a of_o impiety_n they_o who_o thus_o extol_v the_o name_n and_o authority_n of_o martin_n luther_n as_o not_o doubt_v to_o elevate_v he_o above_o the_o condition_n and_o measure_n of_o mortal_a man_n shall_v see_v to_o it_o that_o they_o do_v not_o wrong_v the_o good_a name_n of_o so_o excellent_a and_o admirable_a a_o man_n by_o attribute_v too_o much_o to_o he_o and_o that_o they_o do_v not_o seem_v to_o shelter_v and_o protect_v their_o audaciousness_n under_o his_o excellency_n and_o those_o calumniator_n who_o not_o only_o condemn_v all_o his_o writing_n as_o ungodly_a and_o turbulent_a now_o also_o if_o they_o have_v any_o wit_n may_v remember_v and_o consider_v what_o be_v get_v by_o bitter_a envy_n contumacy_n froward_a opposition_n and_o outrageous_a clamour_n luther_n wolf_n severus_n of_o luther_n wolfgang_n severus_n tutor_n of_o ferdinando_n of_o austria_n afterward_o emperor_n write_v a_o distich_n encomiastic_a upon_o luther_n to_o this_o purpose_n of_o japhets_n race_n have_v luther_n like_a never_o be_v and_o his_o superior_a sure_a will_v never_o be_v see_v his_o impreze_n be_v a_o rose_n and_o a_o cross_n the_o explication_n whereof_o be_v this_o a_o rose_n and_o cross_n great_a luther_n heart_n disclose_v the_o rose_n his_o joy_n the_o cross_n christ_n yoke_n he_o choose_v thus_o have_v we_o describe_v luther_n life_n and_o death_n out_o of_o his_o own_o and_o other_o learned_a man_n writing_n in_o peruse_v whereof_o the_o reader_n be_v to_o be_v entreat_v which_o thing_n luther_n himself_o request_v concern_v his_o whole_a work_n to_o judge_v well_o what_o he_o read_v and_o to_o consider_v well_o whence_o luther_n come_v and_o at_o what_o time_n he_o write_v namely_o out_o of_o the_o dark_a mist_n of_o popery_n and_o when_o the_o ray_n of_o the_o gospel_n begin_v again_o to_o show_v themselves_o finis_fw-la errata_fw-la pag._n 2._o l._n 3._o bear_v at_o p._n 7._o l._n 18._o dominica_n p._n 8._o l._n 9_o controversy_n p._n 10._o l._n 14._o be_v by_o erasmus_n writing_n p._n 13._o l._n 4._o to_o hal._n p._n 17._o l._n 21._o â—eeing_v just_o pref_o p._n 21._o l._n 29._o baraimas_fw-la p._n 29._o l._n 25._o aleander_n p._n 34._o l._n 28._o his_o jester_n p._n 37._o l._n 7._o and_o lay_v many_o p._n 42._o l._n 6._o name_n of_o p._n 56._o l._n 23._o and_o against_o â—uth_n p._n 61._o m._n glacius_fw-la p._n 64._o l._n pen._n refute_v p._n 65._o l._n 4._o provoke_v l._n 5._o hyperaspistes_n l._n 12._o melancthon_n l._n pen._n carolostado_n p._n 66._o l._n 16._o hesse_n p._n 68_o l._n 12._o word_n p._n 68_o l._n 28._o priscilianists_n p._n 69._o l._n 1._o sudden_o sick_a l._n 2._o but_o by_o the._n p._n 69._o l._n 25._o son_n thus_o p._n 72._o pontanius_n l._n 26._o the_o rudersort_n p._n 74._o l._n 18._o mâ—rotatos_n moros_fw-la p._n 75._o l._n 25._o scheurlerus_fw-la p._n 78._o l._n 9_o i_o be_o like_a p._n 100_o l._n 10._o 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