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beseech_v your_o majesty_n of_o your_o goodness_n to_o consider_v that_o of_o word_n fond_o speak_v some_o do_v no_o harm_n at_o all_o &_o other_o some_o do_v great_a harm_n as_o for_o example_n when_o antichrist_n shall_v come_v and_o call_v himself_o god_n that_o speech_n be_v very_o fond_a nevertheless_o as_o it_o be_v fond_a so_o be_v it_o also_o very_o pernicious_a if_o you_o look_v no_o further_o than_o to_o the_o word_n there_o be_v but_o two_o syllable_n but_o if_o you_o way_n the_o meaning_n of_o the_o word_n it_o be_v the_o full_a importance_n of_o all_o iniquity_n and_o i_o dare_v bold_o say_v unto_o you_o that_o whosoever_o call_v himself_o or_o cause_v himself_o to_o be_v call_v the_o universal_a priest_n the_o same_o party_n through_o his_o vaingloryousnes_n be_v the_o forerunner_n of_o antichrist_n because_o that_o by_o his_o pride_n he_o exalt_v himself_o above_o all_o other_o i_o beseech_v you_o therefore_o of_o your_o good_a zeal_n to_o godward_n to_o command_v that_o 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