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quomodo_fw-la potestis_fw-la credere_fw-la qui_fw-la gloriam_fw-la ab_fw-la inuicem_fw-la accipitis_fw-la &_o gloriam_fw-la quae_fw-la à _fw-la solo_fw-la deo_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la quaeritis_fw-la how_o will_v you_o be_v able_a to_o believe_v who_o receive_v glory_n from_o one_o another_o and_o seek_v not_o for_o that_o glory_n which_o be_v of_o god_n alone_o and_o not_o only_o be_v humility_n necessary_a for_o the_o first_o receive_v of_o faith_n but_o for_o the_o preservation_n also_o thereof_o and_o it_o be_v general_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o doctor_n and_o saint_n that_o pride_n be_v the_o begin_n of_o all_o herise_n when_o a_o man_n esteem_v his_o opinion_n and_o judgement_n so_o much_o that_o he_o prefere_n it_o before_o the_o common_a voice_n of_o the_o aint_n and_o of_o the_o church_n and_o so_o he_o come_v to_o fall_v upon_o heresy_n and_o so_o the_o apostle_n say_v hoc_fw-la autem_fw-la scitote_fw-la wiq_fw-la do_v snovissimis_fw-la diebus_fw-la instabunt_fw-la 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