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who_o of_o you_o be_v there_o in_o all_o his_o people_n the_o lord_n his_o god_n be_v with_o he_o and_o let_v he_o go_v up_o the_o continvance_n of_o the_o church_n and_o religion_n in_o the_o five_o age_n from_o the_o fundation_n of_o the_o temple_n to_o the_o captivity_n in_o babylon_n the_o space_n of_o 430._o year_n albeit_o there_o be_v great_a schism_n heresy_n and_o more_o revolte_n from_o god_n law_n and_o service_n in_o this_o five_o age_n then_o in_o the_o former_a yet_o the_o true_a before_o church_n and_o religion_n continue_v still_o and_o be_v no_o less_o conspicuous_a than_o before_o which_o be_v clear_a and_o evident_a touch_v many_o principal_a article_n we_o will_v here_o only_o remit_v the_o reader_n to_o some_o special_a place_n for_o confirmation_n thereof_o neither_o will_v we_o be_v prolix_a in_o declare_v other_o point_n deny_v or_o call_v into_o controversy_n at_o this_o time_n by_o the_o impugner_n of_o catholic_a religion_n belief_n in_o one_o god_n appear_v 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holy_a land_n and_o from_o the_o kingdom_n †_o they_o burn_v the_o gate_n and_o shed_v innocent_a blood_n and_o we_o pray_v to_o our_o lord_n and_o be_v hear_v and_o we_o offer_v sacrifice_n and_o fine_a floor_n and_o light_v the_o lamp_n and_o serforth_o there_o breade_v †_o and_o now_o celebrate_v you_o the_o day_n of_o scenopegia_fw-la of_o the_o month_n cesleu_n †_o in_o the_o year_n one_o hundred_o eighty_o eight_o the_o people_n that_o be_v at_o jerusalem_n and_o in_o jury_n and_o the_o senate_n and_o 19_o judas_n to_o aristobolus_n the_o master_n of_o ptolomee_n the_o king_n who_o be_v of_o the_o stock_n of_o the_o anoint_a priest_n and_o to_o those_o jew_n that_o be_v in_o egypt_n health_n and_o welfare_n †_o be_v deliver_v by_o god_n out_o of_o great_a danger_n we_o geve_v he_o thanks_n magnifical_o as_o who_o have_v fight_v against_o such_o a_o king_n †_o for_o he_o make_v they_o swarm_v out_o of_o persis_n that_o have_v fight_v against_o we_o and_o the_o holy_a oily_a †_o 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