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pastor_n elect_v of_o that_o church_n &_o undertake_v the_o charge_n pure_o to_o expound_v the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o to_o administer_v the_o sacrament_n that_o christ_n leave_v behind_o he_o and_o to_o watch_v over_o that_o flock_n and_o people_n certain_a elder_n be_v join_v as_o assistant_n to_o he_o to_o who_o be_v commit_v the_o care_n of_o the_o church_n to_o look_v to_o the_o purity_n of_o doctrine_n and_o life_n in_o all_o estate_n the_o principal_a of_o the_o elder_n be_v galeacius_n himself_o unto_o who_o the_o honour_n be_v due_a of_o bring_v to_o pass_v so_o worthy_a a_o enterprise_n and_o the_o rather_o for_o that_o by_o his_o authority_n diligence_n and_o watchful_a care_n he_o preserve_v the_o same_o in_o good_a and_o sure_a estate_n all_o his_o life_n time_n and_o after_o he_o it_o have_v continue_v be_v derive_v to_o other_o to_o the_o great_a good_a and_o profit_n of_o many_o soul_n and_o thus_o he_o pass_v this_o year_n 1554._o withioy_v and_o comfort_v chap._n xviii_o the_o three_o temptation_n to_o draw_v he_o away_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n offer_v he_o by_o his_o uncle_n pope_n paul_n the_o four_o which_o after_o many_o temptation_n of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n to_o the_o contrary_a at_o last_o by_o the_o assistance_n of_o god_n grace_n he_o refuse_v next_o succeed_v in_o order_n the_o year_n 1555._o wherein_n satan_n assaut_v he_o with_o new_a stratagem_n and_o device_n for_o that_o year_n his_o uncle_n which_o be_v paulus_n quartus_fw-la his_o mother_n brother_n attain_v the_o feat_n of_o the_o papacy_n of_o rome_n whereby_o the_o marquesse_n his_o father_n conceive_v good_a hope_n by_o this_o mean_n either_o to_o draw_v his_o son_n home_o again_o or_o at_o least_o to_o procure_v he_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n and_o leave_v to_o live_v in_o some_o city_n of_o italy_n where_o he_o may_v enjoy_v the_o society_n of_o his_o wife_n and_o child_n and_o they_o of_o he_o whereupon_o have_v occasion_n of_o business_n to_o travel_v that_o way_n he_o send_v letter_n to_o his_o son_n to_o geneva_n command_v he_o to_o meet_v he_o at_o mantua_n in_o italy_n and_o for_o his_o easy_a dispatch_n he_o send_v he_o provision_n of_o money_n for_o the_o journey_n galeacius_n obey_v again_o his_o father_n will_n take_v his_o journey_n from_o geneva_n and_o come_v to_o mantua_n the_o fifteen_o of_o june_n where_o he_o be_v entertain_v by_o his_o father_n with_o more_o than_o ordinary_a kindness_n and_o in_o more_o love_a manner_n then_o heretofore_o be_v accustom_v and_o at_o last_o he_o open_v his_o mind_n unto_o he_o the_o substance_n and_o effect_n whereof_o be_v that_o he_o have_v obtain_v of_o his_o uncle_n who_o now_o be_v pope_n a_o dispensation_n for_o he_o whereby_o liberty_n be_v grant_v he_o to_o live_v in_o any_o city_n within_o the_o iuristiction_n of_o the_o venetian_n
of_o his_o son_n and_o so_o the_o father_n and_o the_o uncle_n bewail_v together_o their_o ill_a success_n chap._n xix_o of_o his_o acquaintance_n with_o franciscus_n portus_n and_o the_o religious_a duchess_n of_o ferrara_n in_o his_o return_n home_o to_o geneva_n but_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n galeacius_n after_o he_o have_v accompany_v his_o sorrowful_a father_n somewhat_o on_o the_o way_n return_v with_o a_o full_a glad_a heart_n and_o come_v to_o the_o city_n of_o ferrara_n where_o he_o be_v joyful_o receive_v of_o franciscus_n portus_n a_o noble_a and_o renown_a man_n for_o learning_n and_o who_o afterward_o teach_v public_o at_o geneva_n many_o year_n and_o read_v the_o greek_a lecture_n with_o great_a profit_n to_o the_o audience_n and_o praise_n to_o himself_o this_o portus_n buy_v galeacius_n into_o acquaintance_n with_o the_o noble_a duchess_n of_o ferrara_n who_o entertain_v he_o honourable_o and_o after_o much_o conferrence_n have_v with_o he_o of_o the_o alteration_n of_o 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desire_v his_o company_n whereupon_o she_o never_o cease_v writing_n to_o he_o and_o entreat_v he_o to_o return_v again_o to_o she_o and_o his_o child_n but_o when_o she_o see_v her_o womanly_a argument_n and_o vain_a scribble_n do_v no_o good_a at_o last_o she_o in_o all_o earnest_a manner_n desire_v he_o to_o meet_v she_o in_o some_o city_n within_o the_o territory_n of_o the_o venetian_n not_o far_o from_o the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n to_o this_o motion_n galeacius_n yield_v and_o thus_o the_o husband_n and_o wife_n promise_v to_o meet_v but_o the_o end_n that_o they_o aim_v at_o be_v diverse_a she_o hope_v by_o her_o slattery_n and_o fair_a speech_n her_o tear_n and_o lamentation_n to_o win_v her_o husband_n home_o again_o on_o the_o other_o side_n he_o be_v much_o more_o busy_a in_o devise_v how_o he_o may_v persuade_v she_o to_o deliver_v herself_o out_o of_o the_o filth_n of_o popery_n and_o come_v and_o dwell_v with_o he_o with_o these_o resolution_n they_o both_o go_v forward_o she_o come_v to_o vico_fw-la to_o her_o father_n in_o law_n the_o marquesse_n he_o come_v from_o geneva_n to_o laesina_n a_o city_n in_o dalmatia_n this_o laesina_n be_v distant_a from_o vicum_fw-la a_o hundred_o italian_a mile_n by_o water_n and_o stand_v just_a over_o against_o vicum_fw-la and_o the_o sea_n call_v the_o venetian_a gulf_n lie_v betwixt_o they_o galeacius_n here_o abode_n and_o expect_v adriaticus_fw-la his_o wife_n but_o at_o that_o time_n she_o come_v not_o as_o she_o have_v promise_v and_o he_o expect_v yet_o he_o can_v never_o learn_v the_o cause_n of_o her_o stay_n at_o that_o time_n nor_o what_o it_o be_v that_o move_v she_o so_o to_o disappoint_v he_o yet_o though_o she_o come_v not_o herself_o she_o send_v two_o of_o her_o elder_a son_n to_o their_o father_n who_o sight_n be_v most_o welcome_a &_o their_o company_n most_o comfortable_a to_o galeacius_n but_o one_o way_n it_o grieve_v he_o the_o more_o because_o the_o sight_n and_o company_n of_o 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discharge_n of_o his_o own_o duty_n unto_o they_o whereunto_o he_o be_v persuade_v that_o he_o have_v a_o special_a call_n chap._n xxi_o of_o his_o arrival_n at_o vico_fw-la his_o father_n chief_a house_n and_o his_o entertainment_n there_o and_o what_o mean_n be_v use_v to_o seduce_v he_o and_o how_o his_o wife_n refuse_v not_o only_o to_o go_v with_o he_o but_o even_o to_o lie_v with_o he_o because_o he_o be_v a_o heretic_n be_v thereto_o as_o she_o say_v command_v by_o her_o confessor_n and_o so_o arrive_v by_o god_n mercy_n on_o the_o coast_n of_o italy_n not_o far_o from_o vicum_fw-la he_o give_v intelligence_n of_o his_o approach_n to_o his_o father_n the_o marquesse_n who_o present_o send_v his_o child_n to_o meet_v their_o father_n and_o all_o his_o retinue_n to_o attend_v he_o into_o the_o castle_n at_o
it_o be_v lawful_a for_o he_o and_o in_o his_o choice_n to_o live_v unmarried_a or_o to_o marry_v as_o he_o himself_o will_v after_o which_o liberty_n obtain_v he_o impart_v the_o matter_n to_o his_o friend_n and_o apply_v himself_o to_o think_v of_o another_o wife_n he_o ask_v their_o advice_n in_o this_o point_n also_o and_o herein_o he_o take_v that_o course_n which_o general_o man_n in_o the_o world_n take_v not_o for_o in_o his_o choice_n he_o respect_v not_o so_o much_o wealth_n birth_n nor_o beauty_n but_o only_o to_o find_v a_o fit_a companion_n of_o his_o life_n and_o such_o a_o one_o as_o with_o who_o he_o may_v lead_v that_o which_o remain_v of_o his_o life_n in_o a_o comfortable_a contentment_n in_o tranquillity_n of_o mind_n and_o peace_n of_o conscience_n that_o so_o he_o may_v the_o more_o cheerful_o serve_v the_o lord_n and_o wait_v for_o the_o come_n of_o jesus_n christ_n which_o course_n of_o he_o be_v more_o to_o be_v note_v especial_o in_o so_o great_a a_o man_n 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