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and_o rite_n there_o be_v bring_v in_o into_o the_o church_n anarchia_fw-la no_o less_o perâ—…lous_a ruler_n than_o be_v the_o pontifical_a impiety_n and_o tyranny_n by_o which_o mean_v the_o pureness_n of_o doctrine_n shall_v easelye_o be_v corrupt_v and_o church_n shall_v be_v sever_v and_o draw_v into_o sundry_a sect_n and_o opinion_n which_o church_n by_o a_o legitimate_a authority_n may_v be_v keep_v in_o their_o due_a obedience_n but_o hither_o to_o neither_o be_v the_o hour_n come_v neither_o have_v this_o day_n shine_v forth_o who_o brightness_n yet_o we_o seem_v a_o far_o of_o to_o behold_v for_o i_o very_o believe_v that_o not_o only_a god_n in_o heaven_n but_o also_o in_o a_o manner_n the_o whole_a world_n loathe_v at_o the_o impiety_n and_o tyranny_n of_o the_o pontifical_a court_n which_o already_o be_v decay_v and_o threaten_v a_o most_o great_a ruin_n unto_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o pope_n the_o lord_n god_n and_o father_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n of_o his_o clemency_n delyver_v his_o eleâ—…t_n who_o he_o have_v disperse_v in_o this_o babylon_n from_o all_o error_n of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o bring_v they_o to_o his_o son_n through_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o gospel_n that_o they_o forsake_v the_o intolerable_a yoke_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n may_v submyt_n and_o subdue_v themselves_o unto_o the_o most_o sweet_a yoke_n of_o christ._n amen_n ¶_o imprint_v at_o lon_n do_v by_o john_n day_n dwell_v over_o alderigate_n beneath_o saint_n martin_n cum_fw-la gratia_fw-la &_o privilegio_fw-la regiae_n maiestatis_fw-la math._n 16._o luke_n 10._o math._n 18._o act_n 2._o math._n 2._o ephesi_n 4._o john_n 4._o 1._o thes._n 4_o act_n 15â—…_n in_o the_o counsel_n of_o basill_n sâ—…ss_n 1._o gala._n 1_o 2._o john_n 1._o math._n 7._o luke_n 3._o sess._n v._o decr._n i._n sess._n vi_fw-la can._n seven_o can._n twelve_o can._n twelve_o can._n xiii_o can._n xviii_o can._n xxviii_o can._n thirty_o math._n xv_o esay_n xxix_o jerom_n upon_o the._n 〈◊〉_d chap._n of_o daniel_n &_o in_o his_o preface_n upon_o daniel_n sess._n v._o decr._n i._n exod._n xx_o deut._n vi_fw-la rom._n seven_o sess._n vi_fw-la ephes._n two_o john_n xv_o two_o cor._n iii._n rom._n xiiii_o rom._n iiii_o in_o the_o same_o place_n psal._n xxxij_o ephes._n two_o esa._n liii_o act._n iiii_o mark_n i_o rom._n iiii_o rom._n viij_o ephe._n three_o james._n i_o heb._n iiii_o 〈◊〉_d cor._n xv_o psal._n 143_o mark_n ix_o 〈◊〉_d peter_n three_o rom._n viij_o ephe._n i_fw-it rom._n seven_o galat._n v_a two_o thes._n iii._n two_o cor._n xiii_o eph._n iii._n james._n two_o gala._n v._n i_o cor._n xiii_o rom._n i._n jerem._n xxâ—…i_fw-la esay_n liii_o two_o john_n i_o two_o john_n two_o 〈◊〉_d cor._n â—…i_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d titus_n i._o psalm_n li_n i_o cor._n i_o two_o cor._n i_o rom._n iiii_o ephe._n iiii_o ephe._n i_o rom._n viij_o two_o cor._n i_o stanislaus_n hosius_n bishop_n of_o uarmienum_fw-la cardinal_n against_o brentius_n mark_n xuj_o rom._n iiii_o two_o cor_n iiii_o gala._n 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mouth_n mark_n 14_o â–ª_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n in_o danger_n of_o drunkenness_n if_o wa_fw-mi ter_z have_v not_o be_v mingle_v with_o wine_n ergo_fw-la by_o the_o fa_fw-mi they_o there_o be_v but_o two_o sacra_fw-la ment_v flow_a out_o of_o christ_n side_n joan._n 3._o clerus_fw-la which_o they_o turn_v cler_n gy_n signify_v a_o lot_n which_o peter_n appli_v to_o all_o christian_a man_n but_o popish_a sacrificer_n apply_v it_o unto_o themselves_o only_o math_n â–ª_o 26._o mark_n 14._o luc_n 22._o the_o pope_n very_a antichrist_n thess._n 〈◊〉_d gerson_n in_o his_o treatyse_n against_o â—…he_a heresy_n of_o communica_fw-la thing_n of_o the_o lie_v man_n under_o both_o kynde_n note_v y_fw-fr e_fw-it hor_o rible_a blasphemy_n 1._o cor._n 10._o 11._o christ_n his_o blood_n turn_v into_o vinegar_n christ_n his_o blood_n putrify_v math._n 26._o 1._o cor._n 11._o exod._n 12_o i_o cor._n x._o i_o cor._n xi_o the._n 18._o homely_a upon_o the_o latter_a epistle_n to_o the_o corin._n 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