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that_o be_v in_o thou_o or_o if_o thou_o shall_v have_v nothing_o to_o say_v but_o that_o thou_o believe_v and_o will_v believe_v as_o the_o council_n as_o the_o pope_n and_o as_o thy_o forefather_n have_v beleve_v for_o the_o devil_n will_v by_o and_o by_o reply_n against_o thou_o and_o say_v what_o if_o they_o have_v err_v whereby_o he_o will_v drive_v thou_o to_o have_v never_o a_o word_n to_o say_v and_o so_o hale_v and_o draw_v thou_o into_o helle._n and_o therefore_o it_o stand_v we_o upon_o to_o be_v certain_o persuade_v and_o ground_v in_o those_o thing_n which_o we_o believe_v namely_o that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v not_o that_o which_o the_o pope_n or_o which_o our_o holy_a father_n do_v either_o believe_v or_o say_v for_o we_o must_v not_o depend_v upon_o nor_o trust_v unto_o any_o person_n whatsoever_o but_o only_o upon_o the_o very_a express_a and_o only_a word_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o when_o thou_o be_v rebuke_v reprehend_v or_o as_o though_o thou_o be_v a_o 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