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peter_n think_v himself_o much_o disgrace_v that_o he_o be_v call_v upon_o the_o three_o time_n to_o feed_v christ_n flock_n so_o jehu_n speak_v but_o half_a a_o word_n against_o â—esabel_n and_o straightways_o a_o couple_n of_o chamberlain_n or_o courtier_n sarisim_n throw_v she_o down_o so_o once_o bid_n do_v serve_v zacheus_n and_o present_o he_o come_v down_o from_o the_o tree_n so_o math._n the_o 4._o the_o two_o brethren_n that_o be_v call_v by_o our_o saviour_n present_o forsake_v their_o net_n and_o follow_v he_o but_o now_o to_o humility_n we_o be_v exhort_v in_o the_o scripture_n not_o three_o or_o four_o time_n or_o seven_o time_n but_o i_o think_v seâ—â—nty_o time_n seven_o time_n vniuâ—rsa_fw-la facies_fw-la ac_fw-la ut_fw-la ita_fw-la dixerim_fw-la 98._o vultus_fw-la sanctarum_fw-la scripturaâ—um_fw-la bene_fw-la intuenâ—cs_n id_fw-la admonere_fw-la videtur_fw-la ut_fw-la qui_fw-la gloriatur_fw-la in_o domino_fw-la glorietur_fw-la the_o whole_a face_n and_o countenance_n 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