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same_o place_n &_o in_o the_o same_o sentence_n express_v that_o sense_n can_v stand_v for_o as_o much_o as_o the_o prophet_n in_o the_o very_a same_o place_n where_o he_o prophesi_v of_o this_o peaceable_a dwell_n in_o god_n holy_a mountain_n without_o hurt_v or_o kill_v mean_v plain_o of_o the_o earth_n &_o show_v also_o the_o cause_n of_o that_o godly_a peace_n because_o say_v he_o the_o earth_n be_v replenish_v with_o knowledge_n &_o science_n of_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n and_o furthermore_o the_o prophet_n speak_v of_o the_o same_o day_n when_o this_o shall_v be_v add_v say_v in_o that_o day_n the_o root_n of_o jesse_n shall_v stand_v for_o a_o sign_n to_o the_o people_n for_o the_o gentile_n to_o be_v convert_v and_o to_o seek_v unto_o he_o etc._n etc._n which_o day_n in_o no_o wise_a can_v be_v apply_v to_o the_o church_n in_o heaven_n triumphant_a but_o only_o here_o militant_a in_o earth_n touch_v which_o place_n of_o jesai_n 6._o further_a here_o be_v to_o be_v 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together_o and_o this_o shall_v be_v universal_a and_o right_o as_o to_o the_o other_o doom_n every_o man_n shall_v be_v clepe_v with_o these_o three_o sumnour_n so_o to_o this_o doom_n all_o this_o world_n shall_v be_v clepe_v with_o three_o general_a cleper_n and_o right_o as_o the_o other_o three_o messenger_n tell_v a_o man_n end_n so_o these_o tell_v the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n the_o first_o cleper_n be_v the_o worldly_a sickness_n sickness_n the_o second_o cleper_n be_v feblenes_n and_o the_o three_o be_v the_o end_n the_o sickness_n of_o the_o world_n thou_o shall_v know_v by_o charity_n a_o cool_a his_o eld_n and_o feble_v thou_o shall_v know_v by_o token_n fulfil_v and_o his_o end_n thou_o shall_v know_v by_o antichristes_n pursue_v first_o i_o say_v thou_o shall_v know_v the_o world_n sickness_n by_o charity_n a_o cool_a clerk_n that_o treat_v of_o kind_n sayne_o that_o a_o body_n be_v sick_a when_o his_o bodily_a heat_n be_v to_o light_v or_o when_o his_o unkind_o heat_n be_v too_o much_o 21._o since_o than_o all_o mankind_n be_v one_o body_n who_o kindly_a heat_n be_v charity_n that_o be_v love_n to_o god_n and_o to_o our_o neighbour_n unkindly_a heat_n be_v lustful_a love_n to_o other_o creature_n when_o therefore_o thou_o see_v that_o the_o love_n of_o man_n to_o godward_o and_o to_o their_o neighbour_n be_v little_a and_o faint_a and_o the_o love_n of_o worldly_a thing_n and_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v great_a and_o fervent_a then_o wit_n thou_o well_o that_o unkind_o heat_n be_v too_o great_a and_o kind_o heat_n be_v too_o little_a that_o this_o be_v acknowlich_o of_o this_o sickness_n i_o may_v prove_v by_o authority_n of_o christ._n for_o he_o himself_o give_v they_o as_o a_o sign_n of_o the_o draw_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n for_o that_o wickedness_n shall_v be_v in_o plente_a charity_n shall_v acoole_n therefore_o when_o thou_o see_v charity_n this_o little_a in_o the_o world_n and_o wickedness_n increase_v know_v well_o that_o 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