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¶_o another_o comfort_n and_o courage_n against_o the_o loss_n of_o worldly_a substance_n much_o less_o than_o this_o may_v serve_v cousin_n with_o call_v &_o trust_v upon_o god_n help_v without_o which_o much_o more_o than_o this_o can_v serve_v but_o the_o fervour_n of_o the_o christen_v faith_n so_o sore_o faint_v now_o adays_o and_o decay_v come_v from_o hot_a unto_o leuke_n warm_a &_o from_o leuke_n warm_a almost_o to_o kaye_v cold_a that_o man_n must_v now_o be_v fain_o as_o at_o a_o fire_n that_o be_v almost_o out_o to_o lay_v many_o dry_a stick_n thereto_o and_o use_n much_o blow_v threat_n but_o else_o will_v i_o ween_v by_o my_o troth_n yâ—_z unto_o a_o warm_a faithful_a man_n one_o thing_n alone_o whereof_o we_o speak_v yet_o no_o word_n be_v comfort_n enough_o in_o this_o kind_n of_o persecution_n against_o the_o loss_n of_o all_o good_n ¶_o vincent_n what_o thing_n may_v that_o be_v uncle_n ¶_o anthony_n in_o good_a faith_n cousin_n even_o the_o bare_a remembrance_n of_o 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this_o world_n that_o he_o willing_o forsake_v for_o our_o sake_n be_v in_o deed_n universal_a king_n thereof_o &_o so_o have_v the_o power_n in_o his_o own_o handâ—_n to_o have_v use_v it_o if_o he_o have_v will_v in_o stead_n whereof_o to_o make_v we_o rich_a in_o heaven_n he_o live_v here_o in_o nedines_n &_o poverty_n all_o his_o life_n &_o nether_a will_v have_v authority_n nor_o keep_v netherlande_n nor_o good_n the_o deep_a consideration_n &_o earne_a advisement_n of_o this_o one_o point_n alone_o be_v able_a to_o make_v any_o kind_a christian_a man_n or_o woman_n well_o content_a rather_o for_o his_o sake_n again_o to_o geve_v up_o all_o that_o ever_o god_n have_v lend_v they_o &_o lend_v they_o have_v he_o all_o that_o ever_o they_o have_v than_o unkind_o &_o unfaithful_o to_o forsake_v he_o and_o he_o they_o forsake_v if_o that_o for_o fear_v â—hey_n forsake_v the_o confession_n of_o his_o christian_a faith_n and_o therefore_o to_o finish_v this_o piece_n withal_o concern_v yâ—_z drede_fw-la of_o lose_v our_o outward_a worldly_a good_n let_v we_o consider_v the_o slâ—ndre_fw-fr commodity_n yâ—_z they_o bring_v with_o what_o labour_n they_o be_v buy_v how_o little_a while_n they_o abide_v with_o whonsoever_o they_o be_v long_a what_o pain_n their_o pleasure_n be_v mingle_v withal_o what_o harm_n the_o love_n of_o they_o do_v unto_o the_o soul_n what_o loss_n be_v in_o yâ—_z keep_v christ_n faith_n refuse_v for_o they_o what_o win_v in_o the_o loss_n if_o we_o less_o they_o for_o god_n sake_n how_o much_o more_o profitable_a they_o be_v well_o give_v than_o evil_a keep_v and_o final_o what_o unkindness_n it_o be_v if_o we_o will_v not_o rather_o forsake_v they_o for_o christ_n sake_n than_o unfaythful_o
forsake_v christ_n for_o they_o which_o while_o he_o live_v for_o our_o sake_n forsake_v all_o the_o world_n beside_o the_o suffer_a of_o shameful_a &_o painful_a death_n whereof_o we_o shall_v speak_v after_o if_o we_o these_o thing_n i_o say_v will_v consider_v well_o &_o will_v pray_v god_n with_o his_o holy_a hand_n to_o print_v they_o in_o our_o heart_n &_o will_v abide_v and_o dwell_v still_o in_o the_o hope_v of_o his_o help_n his_o truth_n shall_v as_o the_o prophet_n say_v so_o compass_v we_o about_o with_o a_o pavice_n yâ—_z we_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o be_v afraid_a ab_fw-la incursu_fw-la et_fw-la demonio_fw-la meridiano_fw-la of_o this_o incursion_n of_o this_o mid_n day_n devil_n this_o open_a plain_a persecution_n of_o the_o turkeâ—_n for_o any_o loss_n that_o we_o can_v take_v by_o the_o bereve_v from_o we_o of_o our_o wretched_a worldly_a good_n for_o who_o short_a &_o small_a pleasure_n in_o this_o life_n forbear_v we_o shall_v be_v with_o heavenly_a substance_n everlastinglye_o recompense_v of_o god_n in_o joyful_a bliss_n and_o glory_n ¶_o the_o xvii_o chapter_n of_o bodily_a pain_n and_o that_o a_o man_n have_v not_o cause_n to_o take_v discomfort_n in_o persecution_n though_o he_o feel_v himself_o in_o a_o horror_n at_o the_o thistk_n upon_o the_o bodily_a pain_n ¶_o vincent_n forsooth_o uncle_n as_o for_o these_o outward_a good_n you_o have_v so_o farforth_o say_v that_o albeit_o no_o man_n can_v be_v sure_a what_o strength_n he_o shall_v have_v or_o how_o faint_a &_o how_o feeble_a he_o may_v hap_v to_o find_v himself_o when_o he_o shall_v come_v to_o the_o point_n &_o therefore_o i_o can_v make_v no_o warrantise_n of_o myself_o see_v that_o s_o peter_n so_o sudden_o faint_v at_o a_o woman_n word_n &_o so_o cowardly_o forsake_v his_o master_n for_o who_o he_o have_v so_o bold_o fight_v wntin_n so_o few_o hour_n afore_o and_o by_o that_o fall_v in_o forsake_v well_o perceve_v that_o hâ—_n have_v be_v rash_a in_o his_o promise_n and_o be_v 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