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any_o of_o the_o â—_z to_o embrace_v the_o faith_n of_o christ_n they_o will_v â—fterwards_o when_o they_o be_v set_v at_o liberty_n bring_v their_o own_o family_n to_o the_o same_o faith_n and_o may_v also_o if_o it_o be_v god_n bless_a will_n procure_v his_o freedom_n also_o so_o to_o propagate_v the_o christian_a religion_n now_o though_o xaverius_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o perversity_n of_o man_n find_v no_o humane_a assistance_n in_o so_o hard_a and_o difficult_a a_o business_n yet_o for_o all_o this_o place_v a_o firm_a confidence_n in_o the_o divine_a goodness_n he_o resolve_v to_o go_v forward_o into_o china_n and_o try_v what_o he_o can_v do_v alone_o hope_v at_o least_o that_o if_o he_o can_v not_o himself_o enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n he_o may_v yet_o open_v a_o way_n thereinto_o for_o other_o of_o the_o society_n and_o leave_v a_o example_n to_o they_o that_o shall_v come_v after_o he_o of_o what_o himself_o intend_v and_o desire_v to_o have_v do_v he_o therefore_o 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the_o king_n castle_n chap._n x._o his_o transport_v into_o china_n be_v differ_v he_o sortel_v his_o own_o death_n but_o now_o xaverius_n think_v upon_o the_o conversion_n of_o china_n and_o of_o obtain_v there_o a_o crown_n of_o martyrdom_n behold_v new_a and_o great_a difficultye_n be_v still_o cast_v in_o his_o way_n â—or_a whilst_o with_o much_o joy_n for_o the_o hope_n late_o conceyâ—ed_v he_o prepare_v himself_o to_o his_o journey_n his_o new_a interpreter_n either_o through_o the_o secret_a deal_n under_o â—and_n of_o the_o portughese_n or_o else_o through_o fear_n of_o torment_n which_o he_o may_v likely_o undergo_v on_o a_o sudden_a change_n his_o mind_n so_o as_o regard_v more_o the_o fear_n which_o be_v represent_v unto_o he_o than_o the_o faithful_a promise_n he_o have_v make_v to_o xaverius_n sudden_o forsake_v he_o who_o have_v not_o the_o least_o fear_n of_o any_o such_o thing_n yet_o xaverius_n constancy_n be_v no_o whit_n daunt_v with_o this_o unexpected_a disaster_n 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