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whatsoever_o it_o cost_v us._n and_o then_o will_v he_o without_o all_o doubt_n in_o time_n most_o convenient_a call_v we_o to_o the_o possession_n of_o his_o heavenly_a and_o everlasting_a kingdom_n to_o live_v for_o ever_o and_o ever_o in_o all_o joy_n honour_n and_o glory_n with_o his_o most_o holy_a angel_n and_o all_o bless_a saint_n to_o which_o most_o hâ—ppy_a rest_a place_n almighty_a god_n of_o his_o infinite_a mercy_n through_o the_o inestimable_a merit_n of_o our_o most_o glorious_a redeemer_n bring_v we_o all_o in_o the_o end_n amen_o i_o desire_v thou_o courteous_a reader_n to_o bear_v with_o the_o fault_n in_o print_v which_o be_v very_o many_o through_o the_o composer_n ignorance_n in_o our_o language_n the_o grosser_n be_v to_o be_v amend_v thus_o for_o page_n read_v wo_n 10._o who_o pselue_n 31._o themsel_n there_o est_fw-la 64._o the_o rest_n wr_n 69._o warning_n wr_fw-mi ibid._n write_v boh_o 70._o book_n desirer_n 75._o desire_n w_v 76._o own_o thou_o 77._o the._n god_n it_o 76._o good_a sir_n 851._o 78._o 85._o donasti_fw-la 88_o donatist_n chook_v 92._o choke_a construct_v 118._o consumat_fw-la de_fw-fr 119._o fide_fw-la 51._o 123._o 1._o hom_n 1._o ibid._n 9_o disco_fw-la 132._o dioscorus_a and_o 138._o to_o be_v put_v out_o mouse_n 144._o 155._o ipse_fw-la cap_n 99_o 158._o 9_o flock_n 164._o flock_n alhi_n ibid._n alchemist_n toss_v and_o 172._o to_o stand_v courto_fw-it 171._o court_n lest_o 172._o lose_v ditous_a 173._o ditious_a other_o 180_o other_o dipro_fw-it ibid._n dispr_fw-la boh_o ibid._n both_o these_o ibid._n the._n innocentin_n 16._o tius_fw-la just_o 189._o just_o nous_fw-fr ibid._n house_n or_o 214._o of_o one_fw-mi any_o 226._o any_o one_o no_o 250._o yea_o yea_o ibid._n no._n by_o the_o 241._o both_o pope_n the_o 273._o the_o pope_n both_o in_o 284._o in_o both_o in_o 287._o l._n 2._o to_o be_v put_v out_o ferneut_n ibid._n fervent_a suto_fw-la 288._o into_o biet_n his_o ibid._n buy_v this_o word_n 300._o world_n seetes_z 301._o sect_n have_v 307._o hanc_fw-la qui_fw-la 328._o to_o be_v put_v out_o qua_fw-la ibid._n quae_fw-la do_v 336._o do_v do_v 342._o do_v not_o church_n a_o 350._o a_o church_n whole_o 367._o hot_a ofo_fw-la 308._o of_o that_fw-mi 320._o orat_fw-la cem_fw-la 225._o catum_fw-la ibidem_fw-la in_o his_o successor_n tobe_v put_v out_o