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thou_o be_v his_o disciple_n 3._o albeit_o it_o be_v the_o great_a honour_n of_o sinful_a man_n to_o be_v admit_v disciple_n unto_o christ_n and_o their_o great_a ignominy_n who_o be_v not_o so_o yet_o time_n may_v be_v so_o ill_a even_o in_o a_o visible_a church_n that_o it_o may_v be_v account_v the_o great_a of_o reproach_n upon_o man_n that_o they_o give_v up_o their_o name_n to_o christ_n for_o they_o think_v it_o a_o reproach_n great_a enough_o when_o they_o may_v say_v thou_o be_v his_o disciple_n 4._o the_o best_a of_o man_n may_v be_v mistake_v and_o abuse_v by_o their_o carnal_a successor_n and_o particular_o it_o be_v a_o great_a wrong_n when_o any_o instrument_n be_v cry_v up_o to_o christ_n prejudice_n and_o when_o man_n do_v pretend_v to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o scripture_n when_o they_o be_v reject_v christ_n for_o say_v they_o as_o a_o pretext_n whereupon_o they_o do_v reject_v christ_n but_o we_o be_v moses_n disciple_n moses_n do_v set_v forth_o christ_n and_o 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