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A21119 Sermons very fruitfull, godly, and learned, preached and sette foorth by Maister Roger Edgeworth, doctoure of diuinitie, canon of the cathedrall churches of Sarisburie, Welles and Bristow, residentiary in the cathedrall churche of Welles, and chauncellour of the same churche: with a repertorie or table, directinge to many notable matters expressed in the same sermons Edgeworth, Roger, d. 1560. 1557 (1557) STC 7482; ESTC S111773 357,864 678

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which_o be_v the_o moght_n the_o worm_n that_o eat_v up_o the_o scotfree_a man_n and_o he_o be_v worthy_a to_o be_v call_v a_o great_a man_n a_o scotfree_a man_n and_o a_o good_a man_n that_o have_v much_o riches_n be_v not_o overcome_v with_o that_o vice_n of_o pride_n and_o he_o that_o think_v himself_o a_o great_a man_n because_o he_o be_v scotfree_a he_o be_v a_o proud_a man_n he_o swell_v in_o the_o flesh_n &_o be_v not_o full_a but_o as_o a_o thing_n blow_v up_o &_o ready_a to_o burst_v and_o yet_o be_v there_o no_o sure_a and_o permanent_a stuff_n within_o he_o we_o must_v also_o come_v alow_o submittinge_n ourselves_o to_o superior_a power_n lowly_a obeinge_v they_o that_o be_v set_v in_o authority_n over_o we_o consider_v that_o their_o authority_n come_v of_o god_n &_o be_v give_v they_o of_o almighty_a god_n either_o by_o his_o well_o please_a will_n or_o at_o the_o least_o wise_n by_o his_o sufferance_n non_fw-la enim_fw-la est_fw-la potestas_fw-la nisi_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la 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