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cleâ—elye_o put_v a_o zion_n and_o his_o immaculate_a spouse_n or_o church_n upon_o his_o word_n only_a depend_n church_n compel_v to_o flee_v into_o desert_n apoc._n xuj_o 12._o man_n and_o woman_n that_o ryght_o beleve_v dare_v not_o than_o confess_v their_o faith_n but_o keep_v all_o close_a within_o they_o for_o than_o be_v satan_n alâ—â—de_v satan_n these_o monk_n every_o where_n assist_a he_o in_o the_o fournyshing_n out_o of_o that_o proud_a paint_a church_n of_o antichrist_n superstition_n hypocresye_n and_o vain_a glory_n be_v afore_o that_o time_n such_o vice_n as_o man_n be_v glad_a to_o hide_v vice_n but_o now_o in_o their_o gandyshe_a ceremony_n they_o be_v take_v for_o god_n dyvyne_a seruyce_n ¶_o sign_n and_o plague_n follow_v these_o mischief_n but_o now_o see_v what_o follow_v of_o these_o afore_o rehearse_v myscheve_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n dcccc_n and_o lxxxviij_o 988_o which_o be_v the._n xij_o year_n before_o that_o full_a thousand_o depart_v this_o 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199._o ¶_o
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