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The defence of a certayne poore Christen man who els shuldhaue [sic] bene condemned by the Popes lawe. Written in the hye Allmaynes tonge by a right excellent and noble prynce, and tra[n]slated into Englishe by Myles Couerdale.
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Coverdale, Miles, 1488-1568.
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holy_a supper_n /_o arise_v great_a slander_n and_o offence_n /_o which_o s._n paul_n to_o the_o corinthian_n do_v earnest_o rebuke_v and_o therefore_o think_v the_o holy_a father_n it_o shall_v not_o be_v against_o the_o ordinance_n of_o the_o lord_n if_o man_n keep_v this_o holy_a supper_n afoâââoone_o /_o fast_v whereby_o such_o inordinate_a people_n may_v somewhat_o be_v withdraw_v from_o their_o inconvenience_n which_o the_o consider_v /_o they_o may_v well_o do_v /_o for_z asmuch_o as_o they_o alter_v nothing_o of_o the_o principal_a matter_n and_o at_o the_o first_o /_o was_z no_o more_o add_v thereunto_o /_o save_z only_a the_o pater_fw-la noster_fw-la /_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o lord_n but_o afterward_o in_o process_n of_o time_n by_o adding_n more_o and_o more_o it_o grow_v tho_o the_o point_n that_o it_o be_v now_o at_o and_o besides_o that_o with_o such_o addition_n they_o think_v to_o garnishe_v the_o supper_n of_o the_o lord_n peradventure_o of_o a_o good_a intent_n 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father_n o_o what_o a_o great_a blasphemy_n be_v this_o /_o yea_o to_o be_v abhor_v of_o all_o virtuous_a man_n who_o will_v think_v it_o possible_a /_o that_o man_n mortal_a and_o sinful_a /_o can_v ever_o have_v be_v so_o in_o a_o lapert_a or_o rather_o mad_a /_o as_o to_o presume_v with_o their_o unclean_a hand_n /_o to_o offer_v christ_n the_o lord_n unto_o his_o father_n yet_o once_o again_o christ_n say_v s._n paul_n be_v enter_v in_o to_o the_o very_a heaven_n /_o for_o to_o appear_v now_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n for_o we_o not_o to_o offer_v himself_o offten_o /_o as_o the_o high_a press_v enter_v in_o to_o the_o holy_a place_n every_o year_n with_o strange_a blood_n for_o than_o must_v he_o have_v offt_o suffer_v since_o the_o world_n begin_v and_o afterward_o it_o follow_v thus_o be_v christ_n offer_v up_o one_o for_o all_o to_o take_v away_o the_o sin_n of_o many_o but_o they_o will_v say_v christ_n be_v not_o so_o sacrifice_v in_o the_o mass_n /_o that_o he_o die_v 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