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but_o these_o end_n can_v be_v in_o any_o reprove_v of_o a_o person_n that_o be_v dead_a saint_n paul_n withstand_v peter_n to_o his_o face_n but_o backbiting_a defile_v a_o man_n own_o soul_n eccles_n 21.28_o yet_o the_o doctor_n not_o care_v for_o to_o follow_v these_o precedent_n take_v a_o liberty_n to_o himself_o to_o rake_v in_o the_o quiet_a urn_n of_o a_o decease_a prince_n and_o with_o insultation_n to_o inscribe_v a_o new_a epitaph_n here_o lie_v no_o king_n 8._o the_o doctor_n his_o injury_n to_o henry_n 8._o king_n be_v call_v god_n but_o such_o a_o one_o as_o the_o poet_n fain_a jupiter_n who_o be_v transform_v into_o a_o beast_n for_o the_o love_n of_o woman_n which_o unworthy_a act_n of_o the_o doctor_n give_v i_o occasion_n to_o say_v of_o he_o as_o saint_n judas_n say_v of_o false_a prophet_n as_o beast_n without_o reason_n they_o speak_v evil_a of_o these_o thing_n they_o know_v not_o it_o be_v report_v that_o when_o silla_n set_v one_o on_o work_n to_o kill_v 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prayer_n because_o he_o have_v hear_v so_o and_o that_o he_o know_v the_o lord_n prayer_n in_o english_a or_o that_o his_o thought_n go_v along_o with_o the_o latin_a for_o suppose_v he_o shall_v be_v say_v dam_fw-la nobis_fw-la panem_fw-la quotidianum_fw-la and_o he_o be_v suppose_v he_o be_v pray_v for_o the_o kingdom_n to_o come_v how_o shall_v god_n answer_v such_o a_o prayer_n 2._o the_o doctor_n whilst_o he_o go_v about_o to_o set_v up_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n above_o her_o fellow_n and_o to_o magnify_v her_o lyturgie_n he_o do_v indeed_o destroy_v christ_n church_n by_o exclude_v the_o people_n who_o be_v member_n of_o the_o church_n and_o make_v a_o church_n as_o i_o have_v show_v in_o the_o three_o chapter_n for_o it_o be_v not_o the_o practice_n at_o rome_n only_o in_o quire_n and_o in_o collegiate_n chapel_n which_o be_v only_o for_o society_n of_o such_o as_o understand_v that_o tongue_n this_o be_v tolerable_a but_o it_o extend_v to_o all_o congregation_n exclude_v 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