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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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we_o cast_v out_o devil'_v in_o thy_o name_n have_v we_o not_o do_v great_a virtue_n in_o thy_o name_n then_o will_v i_o confess_v unto_o they_o /_o i_o never_o know_v you_o depart_v from_o all_o you_o evel_a doer_n what_o can_v our_o adversary_n boast_v now_o of_o saint_n miracle_n /_o sing_v we_o read_v that_o ungodly_a and_o damn_a person_n have_v do_v many_o great_a act_n in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n and._n s._n paul_n also_o prophesi_v to_o the_o thessalonians_n /_o say_n that_o the_o wike_v shall_v come_v /_o namely_o the_o child_n of_o perdition_n /_o who_o come_n be_v after_o the_o work_n of_o the_o devil_n /_o with_o all_o manner_n lie_a power_n /_o token_n and_o wonder_n wherefore_o let_v we_o not_o believe_v every_o spirit_n /_o but_o prove_v they_o whether_o they_o be_v of_o god_n /_o or_o no._n and_o let_v we_o not_o be_v so_o unaduysed_a as_o to_o ascrybe_n unto_o saint_n and_o to_o their_o merit_v /_o the_o honour_n that_o only_o appertain_v unto_o god_n when_o 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worshipe_n &_o reputation_n saint_n have_v nothing_o that_o they_o have_v not_o receive_v paul_n say_v what_o be_v paul_n what_o be_v apollo_n even_o minister_v they_o be_v /_o by_z who_o you_o be_v to_o the_o believe_v /_o and_o that_o accord_v as_o the_o lord_n have_v give_fw-ge unto_o every_o man_n and_o afterward_o it_o follow_v therefore_o let_v no_o man_n rejoice_v in_o man_n /_o for_o all_o be_v you_o /_o whether_o it_o be_v paul_n or_o apollo_n or_o cephas_n or_o the_o world_n whether_o it_o be_v life_n or_o death_n /_o whether_o it_o be_v thing_n present_a or_o for_o to_o come_v all_o be_v you_o but_o you_o be_v christ_n /_o and_o christ_n be_v god_n wherefore_o all_o grace_n which_o come_v through_o chriin_n the_o holy_a goo_v /_o ascrybe_n we_o unto_o god_n as_o unto_o he_o that_o only_o geve_v it_o and_o hearty_o we_o beseke_v he_o that_o unto_o we_o poor_a sinner_n also_o he_o will_v graun_n this_o infynite_a mercy_n /_o to_o the_o intent_n that_o we_o may_v forsake_v our_o sin_n /_o and_o be_v holy_a before_o he_o through_o jesus_n christ_n his_o only_o beget_v soon_o /_o who_z upon_o the_o cross_n have_v delyver_v we_o not_o with_o a_o small_a price_n /_o but_z with_o his_o own_o blood_n reason_v it_o be_v /_o that_z saint_n have_v their_o due_a honour_n /_o but_o faith_n and_o invocation_n belonget_n only_o unto_o god_n let_v we_o go_v therefore_o with_o confidence_n unto_o the_o seat_n of_o grace_n /_o that_z we_o may_v receive_v mercy_n &_o find_v grace_n to_o help_v in_o the_o time_n of_o need_n for_o we_o have_v not_o a_o high_a press_v which_o can_v not_o have_v compassidn_v on_o our_o infirmity_n