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bishop_n answer_v that_o the_o great_a number_n shall_v be_v lose_v and_o i_o quoth_v the_o governor_n will_v do_v as_o the_o most_o do_v and_o so_o refuse_v his_o baptism_n many_o man_n at_o thsi_a day_n peradventure_o will_v be_v ashamed_a open_o to_o say_v thus_o as_o this_o governor_n do_v and_o yet_o in_o deed_n proclaim_v it_o 54_o wherefore_o the_o great_a part_n of_o man_n shall_v be_v adjudge_v to_o everlasting_a pain_n few_o be_v choose_v many_o go_v the_o broad_a way_n few_o there_o be_v that_o enter_v the_o straight_a gate_n the_o which_o be_v not_o only_o prove_v unto_o we_o by_o word_n but_o also_o by_o many_o tip_n and_o figure_n of_o the_o scripture_n 55_o god_n in_o that_o old_a world_n wherein_o noah_n live_v enter_v into_o judgement_n with_o mankind_n 7._o gen._n 7._o and_o destroy_v the_o evil_a and_o the_o wicked_a with_o the_o flood_n but_o save_v the_o good_a and_o godly_a and_o how_o many_o be_v save_v in_o that_o great_a multitude_n a_o few_o say_v saint_n peter_n that_o be_v to_o say_v 2.5_o 2._o pet._n 2.5_o eight_o soul_n etc._n etc._n 56_o furthermore_o in_o the_o day_n of_o abraham_n by_o another_o figure_n he_o set_v before_o our_o eye_n the_o small_a number_n of_o they_o that_o shall_v be_v save_v 19_o gen._n 19_o for_o when_o he_o destroy_v sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n with_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n from_o heaven_n he_o among_o so_o many_o people_n save_v only_o three_o 57_o moreover_o in_o the_o time_n of_o moses_n 10._o 1._o cor._n 10._o god_n bring_v the_o people_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o egypt_n to_o plant_v they_o in_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n a_o land_n flow_v with_o milk_n and_o honey_n all_o which_o thing_n happen_v to_o they_o in_o a_o figure_n and_o be_v do_v to_o admonish_v we_o upon_o who_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n be_v come_v how_o many_o be_v there_o think_v you_o of_o this_o people_n which_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n six_o hundred_o &_o three_o thousand_o 1._o num._n 1._o five_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o beside_o woman_n and_o child_n and_o old_a man_n how_o many_o of_o this_o exceed_a multitude_n enter_v into_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n 26._o num._n 26._o no_o more_o but_o josua_n and_o caleb_n 58_o to_o conclude_v what_o other_o thing_n be_v the_o transfiguration_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o mount_n but_o a_o most_o manifest_a figure_n of_o blessedness_n but_o how_o many_o be_v admit_v to_o this_o blessedness_n only_o five_o moses_n helias_n peter_n james_n and_o john_n to_o give_v we_o to_o understand_v not_o only_o that_o they_o be_v few_o that_o shall_v be_v save_v because_o there_o be_v but_o few_o christian_n 17.1_o mat._n 17.1_o if_o they_o be_v compare_v with_o ethnic_n jew_n saracen_n heretic_n and_o such_o like_a which_o without_o all_o doubt_n perish_v but_o also_o because_o among_o christian_n few_o shall_v be_v save_v wherefore_o whosoever_o love_v god_n true_o and_o his_o own_o soul_n let_v he_o labour_v and_o strive_v to_o enter_v in_o at_o the_o straight_a gate_n 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