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much_o luther_n and_o caluin_n if_o they_o be_v such_o notable_a good_a man_n they_o find_v it_o now_o &_o the_o better_a they_o be_v the_o better_a it_o be_v for_o they_o if_o otherwise_o m.w._n commendation_n stand_v they_o in_o small_a steed_n nevertheless_o certain_a it_o be_v both_o can_v not_o be_v so_o excellent_a as_o he_o will_v make_v they_o be_v continual_o in_o opinion_n &_o faith_n in_o word_n and_o work_n in_o the_o whole_a trade_n of_o their_o life_n and_o manner_n so_o opposite_a damn_v so_o contrary_a such_o deadly_a enemy_n as_o their_o book_n testify_v &_o the_o world_n know_v and_o m.w._n do_v very_o unwyse_o so_o oft_o and_o so_o painful_o to_o range_v abroad_o in_o praise_n of_o that_o man_n 3._o who_o be_v so_o far_o abhor_v from_o he_o and_o his_o sect_n that_o if_o luther_n be_v right_a they_o be_v sure_o out_o of_o the_o way_n if_o luther_n be_v a_o restorer_n of_o the_o gospel_n they_o be_v enemy_n and_o destroyer_n of_o the_o gospel_n if_o luther_n be_v in_o heaven_n they_o continue_v as_o they_o do_v be_v certain_a of_o hell_n for_o so_o luther_n every_o where_o pronounce_v of_o they_o as_o for_o the_o other_o i_o mean_v that_o vulgar_a brag_a and_o boast_v it_o prove_v not_o much_o it_o be_v a_o common_a itch_a humour_n of_o most_o kind_n of_o heretic_n omnium_fw-la haereticorum_fw-la quasiregularis_fw-la est_fw-la ista_fw-la teme_a ritas_fw-la say_v s._n 56._o austin_n and_o s._n peter_n long_v before_o give_v it_o as_o a_o general_a mark_n of_o they_o 28_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v superba_fw-la vanitatis_fw-la loquentes_fw-la speak_v proud_v arrogant_a &_o vain_a thing_n howbeit_o it_o seem_v in_o our_o day_n more_o proper_a in_o some_o special_a sort_n to_o m._n vv._n sect_n then_o to_o any_o other_o as_o judge_v that_o excellent_a man_n of_o who_o we_o last_o speak_v martin_n luther_n boast_v who_o report_v of_o they_o and_o that_o by_o experience_n that_o they_o will_v say_v any_o thing_n boast_v of_o any_o thing_n confident_o affirm_v any_o thing_n burr_n prove_v nothing_o by_o any_o sound_a reason_n or_o argument_n 405._o nisi_fw-la gloriatione_fw-la inani_fw-la de_fw-la certissima_fw-la veritate_fw-la save_v only_o by_o frivolous_a crake_a of_o the_o most_o clear_a truth_n and_o if_o once_o they_o fall_v in_o to_o that_o vein_n then_o be_v there_o no_o end_n 381.382_o in_o suis_fw-la libris_fw-la gloriandi_fw-la finem_fw-la et_fw-la modum_fw-la nullum_fw-la faciunt_fw-la but_o against_o all_o such_o kind_n of_o talkative_a vanity_n he_o geve_v a_o very_a general_n and_o resolute_a lesson_n which_o if_o i_o profess_v to_o take_v from_o he_o and_o commend_v the_o same_o to_o other_o m._n w._n can_v not_o be_v offend_v because_o he_o extolleh_o the_o man_n for_o so_o peerless_a a_o master_n and_o this_o it_o be_v 406._o nemo_fw-la eorum_fw-la obtestationibus_fw-la et_fw-la iactationibus_fw-la quicquam_fw-la cred_a at_o say_v he_o nam_fw-la eos_fw-la mentiri_fw-la et_fw-la dupliciter_fw-la mentiri_fw-la certissimum_fw-la est_fw-la let_v