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of_o god_n which_o have_v come_v into_o the_o world_n uery_o this_o confession_n of_o faith_n that_o this_o bless_a woman_n martha_n make_v here_o of_o christ_n seem_v to_o be_v like_a unto_o that_o which_o saint_n peter_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o thapostle_n make_v when_o christ_n ask_v they_o who_o they_o say_v that_o he_o be_v and_o saint_n peter_n in_o all_o their_o name_n answer_v thou_o be_v christ_n ix_o the_o son_n of_o the_o live_n god_n that_o be_v to_o say_v thou_o be_v the_o messiah_n or_o saviour_n of_o the_o world_n which_o be_v so_o long_o before_o promise_v by_o the_o prophet_n and_o look_v for_o of_o the_o father_n and_o like_v as_o flesh_n and_o blood_n disclose_v not_o this_o faith_n to_o saint_n peter_n but_o the_o heavenly_a father_n so_o this_o like_a confession_n that_o martha_n make_v ê“cede_v not_o of_o any_o carnal_a love_n but_o of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n but_o what_o do_v these_o word_n betoken_v thou_o be_v christ_n uery_o to_o be_v christ_n be_v to_o be_v the_o lord_n and_o conqueror_n ☜_o over_o sin_n affliction_n death_n and_o hell_n and_o for_o this_o cause_n be_v he_o promise_v even_o to_o vanquish_v all_o the_o adverse_a power_n in_o heavenly_a thyngê_n i_o say_v he_o be_v that_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n which_o shall_v break_v the_o serpent_n head_n that_o be_v to_o wit_n the_o power_n of_o the_o devil_n for_o the_o devil_n 3._o rule_v in_o the_o world_n through_o god_n permission_n and_o sufferance_n by_o sin_n affliction_n death_n and_o hell_n but_o all_o these_o thing_n in_o the_o feithfull_a person_n be_v overcome_v and_o vanquish_v through_o christ._n christ_n be_v â—5_n our_o mediator_n &_o our_o peace_n he_o be_v the_o head_n &_o foundation_n of_o the_o church_n he_o be_v our_o press_a our_o bishop_n to_o make_v suit_n to_o his_o father_n for_o uâ—_n and_o to_o save_v we_o his_o people_n from_o our_o sin_n yea_o there_o be_v none_o other_o lucy_a to_o heaven_n but_o by_o he_o for_o he_o be_v the_o door_n he_o be_v our_o lucy_a he_o be_v the_o troth_n he_o be_v the_o life_n for_o like_a as_o all_o be_v dead_a by_o adam_n so_o by_o christ_n must_v they_o he_o reviuâ—â—_n this_o have_v i_o speak_v concern_v the_o declaration_n of_o this_o present_a gospel_n now_o dear_a friend_n accord_v to_o the_o instruction_n which_o we_o have_v rehearse_v here_o out_o of_o holy_a scripture_n let_v we_o not_o fear_v nor_o lament_v this_o bodily_a death_n but_o rather_o the_o spiritual_a death_n of_o the_o soul_n both_o in_o this_o world_n and_o in_o the_o next_o and_o on_o the_o contrary_a as_o often_o as_o we_o fall_v into_o sin_n let_v we_o by_o due_a repentance_n rise_v again_o here_o in_o this_o life_n let_v we_o believe_v steadfast_o