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of_o christ_n and_o with_o faith_n they_o easy_o stagger_v and_o reel_v and_o as_o a_o little_a ship_n or_o small_a bark_n not_o have_v a_o pilot_n to_o rule_v and_o guide_v it_o be_v drive_v hither_o and_o thither_o with_o the_o wave_n and_o stream_n or_o as_o a_o reed_n be_v shake_v to_o and_o fro_o according_a to_o the_o variableness_n of_o the_o wind_n even_o so_o they_o be_v carry_v away_o from_o true_a doctrine_n by_o deceiver_n and_o heretic_n we_o have_v therefore_o commend_v unto_o we_o here_o the_o word_n and_o a_o earnest_a study_n and_o endeavour_n in_o the_o word_n that_o thereby_o we_o may_v be_v so_o confirm_v as_o not_o to_o suffer_v ourselves_o to_o be_v withdraw_v from_o the_o same_o by_o any_o craft_n or_o deceit_n furthermore_o he_o name_v two_o weapon_n which_o deceiver_n use_v against_o the_o church_n not_o that_o these_o be_v all_o as_o though_o they_o have_v no_o more_o but_o because_o these_o be_v the_o principal_a &_o chief_a the_o first_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 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