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which_o be_v the_o very_a thing_n that_o saint_n poule_n counsele_v where_o he_o write_v to_o cyâ—us_n hereâ—â—cum_fw-la hâ—_n miâ—en_fw-la post_fw-la primam_fw-la &_o scâ—â—a_fw-la i_o correptionem_fw-la devitâ—_n and_o this_o be_v much_o less_o that_o the_o clergye_n do_v to_o heretykê_n than_o saint_n peter_n do_v unto_o ananias_n &_o saphyra_n for_o a_o far_o smalâ—ler_a matter_n that_o be_v to_o wit_n for_o their_o untrew_a sa_n &_o keep_v aside_o a_o portion_n of_o their_o own_o money_n when_o they_o make_v semblance_n as_o though_o they_o bring_v to_o thapostle_n all_o together_o for_o though_o they_o be_v not_o kill_v by_o his_o own_o hand_n yet_o appear_v it_o well_o the_o god_n ayll_v they_o both_o twain_o by_o saint_n peter_n his_o meanê_n as_o governor_n of_o his_o chirche_n to_z yâ—â—erful_a exaple_n of_o all_o such_o as_o will_v after_o yâ—_z break_v their_o ê“myse_n &_o vow_n to_o god_n willing_o make_v of_o then self_o or_o their_o own_o good_a which_o thing_n luther_n &_o tyndal_n will_v have_v all_o man_n do_v now_o do_v not_o saint_n poule_z write_v unto_o the_o corynthyes_n that_o theâ—_n shall_v delyver_v to_o the_o devyll_n he_o that_o have_v defoylâ—d_v his_o father_n wife_n to_o the_o punyshement_n of_o his_o body_n that_o the_o spirit_n may_v be_v save_v in_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n what_o say_v we_o of_o hymynius_n and_o alexander_n of_o who_o 〈…〉_o to_o the_o corynâ—â—yes_n also_o â—â—â—yneum_fw-la &_o alexandrum_fw-la tradidâ—_n satan_n ut_fw-la discant_fw-la non_fw-la blasphemare_fw-la ¶_o i_o have_v quod_fw-la he_o bytaken_v hymyneâ—â—_n and_o alexander_n to_o the_o devyll_n to_z â—eche_o they_o to_o leave_v their_o blasphemy_n in_o which_o wordy_n we_o may_v well_o learn_v that_o saint_n poule_n as_o apostle_n &_o spyrytuall_a governouce_n in_o that_o cuntre_n find_v theym_a â—wayn_n fall_v from_o the_o faith_n of_o chry_v in_o to_o the_o blasphemy_n of_o that_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o worshyppe_n do_v cause_v the_o devyll_n to_o 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his_o church_n affere_o they_o be_v day_n and_o whenne_n he_o say_v wherso_fw-la ever_o be_v ii.or.iii.gathered_a to_o gether_o in_o my_o name_n there_o aÌ„_o i_o myself_o among_o they_o we_z shall_v say_v by_o this_o mean_n that_o he_o mean_v but_o of_o his_o own_o dyscyple_n in_o his_o own_o time_n while_o he_o be_v here_o with_o they_o and_z not_o that_o he_o will_v be_v like_o wise_a present_a with_o such_o othere_o congregacyon_n in_o his_o chyrch_n after_o and_o final_o they_o be_v these_o wordy_n frustrate_v where_o he_o say_v lo_o i_o be_o with_o you_o all_o the_o day_n to_o the_o world_n end_n if_o he_o shude_v mean_n it_o but_o with_o they_o that_o hear_v he_o speak_v it_o then_o shall_v it_o appear_v that_o he_o have_v intendyd_v a_o chyrche_n only_o of_o they_o and_o for_o their_o time_n and_o they_o from_o their_o dethe_v hither_o all_o be_v do_v ¶_o uere_o sir_n quoth_v he_o i_o can_v well_o agree_v that_o all_o such_o thyngys_n be_v speak_v by_o christ_n to_o make_v they_o sure_a that_o the_o faith_n shall_v never_o fail_v in_o his_o church_n how_o be_v it_o if_o i_o dare_v doubt_n in_o that_o point_n one_o thing_n be_v there_o that_o sumwhat_o styckethe_v in_o my_o mind_n doubt_v on_o quoth_v i_o between_o we_o twain_o &_o spare_v not_o nor_o let_v not_o to_o tell_v i_o what_o move_v you_o sir_n q_o he_o i_o thynk_v that_o god_n set_v no_o more_o by_o faith_n they_o he_o do_v by_o charyte_n but_o as_o for_o charyte_n &_o good_a worâ—ê_n with_o virtuous_a lyve_n shall_v cool_v &_o decay_v in_o the_o church_n as_o our_o savyoure_n say_v in_o the_o xxiiii.chapyter_fw-mi of_o matthew_v because_o iniquite_v shall_v abound_v that_o charyte_n of_o many_o man_n shall_v cool_v and_o sure_o i_o thynkythe_v it_o be_v well_o never_o all_o go_v all_o ready_a god_n forbede_o quoth_v i._o for_o all_o be_v it_o that_o it_o great_o day_n by_o day_n decay_v and_o moche_n people_n nought_o yet_o be_v there_o many_o good_a man_n abowte_fw-mi &_o shall_v be_v 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