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and_o so_o be_v oblige_v to_o pray_v to_o our_o heavenly_a father_n that_o of_o his_o infinite_a goodness_n he_o will_v please_v to_o maintain_v increase_n and_o speed_v more_o and_o more_o every_o day_n the_o reformation_n of_o the_o church_n so_o happy_o begin_v among_o they_o hereupon_o i_o think_v good_a beside_o the_o testimony_n of_o martin_n luthâ—r_n a_o most_o reverend_a and_o holy_a man_n which_o aprrove_v and_o extol_v the_o churchway_n of_o the_o waldenses_n to_o subjoin_v also_o the_o deserve_a attestation_n of_o many_o other_o person_n of_o very_a great_a learning_n piety_n and_o authority_n especial_o of_o philip_n melancthon_n martin_n bucer_n wolfgang_n masculus_fw-la which_o seem_v to_o i_o to_o be_v yet_o more_o take_v with_o this_o same_o confession_n than_o luther_n howbeit_o he_o in_o very_o plain_a and_o serious_a word_n as_o i_o say_v extol_v it_o too_o now_o indeed_o though_o i_o know_v how_o considerable_a a_o person_n i_o be_o yet_o i_o warn_v the_o church_n 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supersede_n their_o admire_a and_o a_o little_a after_o i_o hope_v i_o have_v take_v such_o a_o course_n that_o many_o in_o a_o great_a part_n of_o europe_n will_v understand_v what_o the_o waldensian_a confession_n be_v and_o also_o be_v in_o love_n with_o it_o which_o thing_n be_v altogether_o to_o be_v ascribe_v to_o god_n 96._o four_o year_n after_o march_n 19_o 1561._o he_o write_v to_o the_o brethren_n again_o in_o these_o word_n as_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n have_v overpower_v i_o to_o break_v off_o from_o that_o adulterate_a church_n of_o antichrist_n that_o it_o be_v now_o more_o than_o ten_o year_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n i_o separate_v from_o it_o so_o it_o now_o still_o excite_v i_o to_o seek_v that_o church_n which_o seem_v to_o i_o the_o best_a wherein_o to_o lay_v my_o bone_n when_o i_o shall_v return_v my_o spirit_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o my_o heavenly_a father_n i_o be_o therefore_o bind_v hereunto_o if_o it_o be_v god_n will_v not_o only_o upon_o my_o own_o account_n but_o also_o to_o set_v a_o good_a example_n for_o other_o how_o mean_v soever_o i_o be_o i_o have_v make_v myself_o a_o precedent_n in_o fly_v out_o of_o the_o papacy_n and_o indeed_o i_o abhor_v the_o doctrine_n thereof_o with_o my_o whole_a heart_n now_o i_o desâ—â—e_v to_o make_v attestation_n that_o i_o do_v not_o condemn_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n wherein_o i_o be_o but_o i_o rather_o cleave_v to_o those_o church_n wherein_o discipline_n be_v most_o strict_o observe_v i_o say_v i_o can_v but_o approve_v of_o the_o other_o church_n but_o i_o will_v have_v withal_o the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o gospel_n i._n e._n discipline_n too_o i_o profess_v therefore_o that_o i_o must_v needs_o prefer_v your_o church_n before_o all_o other_o and_o lest_o any_o shall_v think_v i_o to_o have_v be_v but_o late_o of_o this_o judgement_n i_o call_v god_n to_o witness_v i_o have_v ever_o be_v thus_o affect_v towards_o these_o church_n since_o my_o first_o taste_n of_o the_o gospel_n yea_o and_o there_o be_v many_o that_o bear_v i_o witness_v that_o i_o have_v assert_v they_o to_o my_o utmost_a i_o may_v add_v there_o be_v two_o action_n of_o i_o which_o show_v i_o as_o be_v of_o this_o mind_n the_o one_o be_v that_o i_o allay_v the_o fury_n of_o the_o most_o sereno_n king_n of_o the_o bohemian_o maximilian_n when_o he_o be_v possess_v with_o bitter_a prejudice_n against_o they_o etc._n etc._n in_o a_o word_n if_o your_o church_n please_v to_o receive_v i_o i_o will_v hearty_o incorporate_v myself_o to_o they_o and_o die_v with_o they_o etc._n etc._n and_o inasmuch_o as_o i_o have_v voluntary_o renounce_v outward_a advantage_n i_o seek_v they_o not_o among_o you_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n have_v touch_v i_o sore_o my_o affection_n endeavour_n and_o thought_n now_o run_v another_o way_n 97._o â—nd_n write_v in_o particular_a to_o john_n rokitam_n he_o add_v i_o desire_v nothing_o more_o of_o my_o heavenly_a father_n then_o that_o he_o will_v 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