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luther_n doctrine_n 381.382_o luth._o tom_n witemb_n f._n 381.382_o
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be_v so_o much_o ashamed_a thereof_o as_o to_o conceal_v it_o if_o he_o have_v know_v in_o what_o plain_a term_n some_o of_o his_o ancestor_n who_o course_n he_o follow_v domaund_v the_o like_a savour_n and_o that_o you_o may_v the_o less_o marvel_n thereat_o if_o such_o a_o thing_n shall_v happen_v i_o will_v set_v you_o down_o part_n of_o a_o epistle_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o constance_n write_v and_o subscribe_v unto_o by_o swinglius_n leo_n jude_n erasmus_n and_o 8._o other_o minister_n who_o all_o of_o they_o cry_v out_o for_o wyve_n therein_o and_o after_o some_o intimation_n make_v of_o the_o heavenly_a doctrine_n so_o long_o hide_v sequent_a prot_n apol._n fol_z 572._o &_o sequent_a and_o in_o their_o time_n restore_v confess_v and_o say_v hitherto_o we_o have_v try_v that_o this_o gift_n of_o chastity_n have_v be_v deny_v unto_o we_o we_o have_v burn_v o_o for_o shame_v so_o great_o that_o we_o have_v commit_v many_o thing_n unseemly_a to_o speak_v free_o without_o boast_v 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his_o counterfeit_a charity_n to_o the_o divine_a love_n of_o jesus_n christ_n so_o that_o the_o one_o if_o he_o have_v think_v his_o life_n to_o be_v love_n shall_v have_v be_v no_o less_o mistake_v than_o the_o other_o this_o charity_n say_v he_o do_v urge_v he_o to_o cry_v and_o to_o get_v he_o up_o to_o some_o high_a place_n that_o his_o cry_n may_v be_v hear_v the_o further_a if_o you_o have_v ever_o be_v in_o venice_n you_o will_v imagine_v he_o to_o be_v possess_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o some_o montebanck_n not_o only_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o mount_a and_o cry_v but_o also_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o discourse_n for_o with_o a_o great_a many_o arrogant_a term_n and_o boast_a word_n confuse_o utter_v you_o will_v think_v he_o mean_v to_o sell_v the_o ware_n of_o his_o new_a book_n as_o mountebank_n sell_v box_n but_o for_o order_n sake_n i_o will_v reduce_v all_o that_o he_o say_v to_o three_o head_n for_o either_o he_o show_v what_o it_o be_v that_o he_o intend_v to_o 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