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john_n out_o of_o the_o angel_n hand_n with_o méeknesse_n i_o receive_v the_o scripture_n of_o god_n i_o do_v eat_v it_o up_o clean_o i_o dyge_v they_o in_o faith_n 10_o and_o it_o be_v in_o my_o mouth_n so_o sweet_a as_o honey_n oh_o how_o delicious_a say_v david_n be_v thy_o say_n unto_o my_o throat_n more_o dulcet_a than_o honey_n be_v thy_o word_n lord_n to_o my_o mouth_n 11_o so_o soon_o as_o i_o have_v eat_v it_o say_v saint_n john_n so_o soon_o as_o i_o have_v incorporate_v it_o in_o my_o mind_n 1â—_n &_o root_v it_o in_o my_o soul_n my_o belly_n be_v bitter_a my_o heart_n be_v grieve_v much_o to_o see_v the_o evil_n of_o the_o world_n my_o spirit_n be_v trouble_v to_o see_v the_o abusion_n of_o man_n and_o much_o i_o pity_v the_o loss_n of_o their_o soul_n 12_o yet_o do_v not_o the_o angel_n so_o leave_v i_o but_o he_o say_v thus_o unto_o i_o thou_o must_v prophesy_v again_o among_o the_o people_n 13_o as_o thou_o have_v receyve_v 2d_o thou_o must_v render_v as_o thou_o have_v 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fuldensis_fw-la germanus_n lib._n i_o sicut_fw-la in_o secularibus_fw-la literis_fw-la rabanus_n maurus_fw-la germanus_n li._n i._n ambrose_n ansbertus_n gallus_n li_z x._o de_fw-fr illustratione_fw-la afflatus_fw-la abbaâ—_n robertus_fw-la tuiciensis_fw-la germanus_n lib._n twelve_o ut_fw-la tu_fw-la quoque_fw-la venerabilis_fw-la colo_fw-la joachim_n abbas_n calaber_n li._n viij_o quia_fw-la profunda_fw-la libri_fw-la huius_fw-la monachus_n quidam_fw-la cantuariensis_n li._n i_o legitur_fw-la genesis_n xxviii_o vidit_fw-la easterton_n monachus_fw-la anglus_fw-la lib._n i._n posuit_fw-la castra_fw-la sva_fw-la in_o medio_fw-la exit_fw-la canonicis_fw-la regularibus_fw-la richardus_fw-la de_fw-la sancto_fw-la victore_fw-la scotus_n meyer_n libro_fw-la primo_fw-la gaufredus_n antisiodorensis_n gallus_n lib._n i._n exit_fw-la carthusianis_fw-la monachis_fw-la henricus_fw-la de_fw-fr hassia_n germanus_n lib._n ay_o dionysius_n rikel_n germanus_n lib._n i_o ecce_fw-la pver_fw-la meus_fw-la electus_fw-la exit_fw-la sacerdotibus_fw-la prophaenis_fw-la ambrose_n de_fw-fr septem_fw-la tubis_fw-la li._n i_o tempus_fw-la autem_fw-la arbitror_fw-la câ—strensis_fw-la berengarius_fw-la thuronensis_n gallus_n lib._n i._n gilbertus_n porreta_fw-la gallus_n li._n i_o omnes_fw-la qui_fw-la piâ—_n volunt_fw-la vivere_fw-la author_n a_o centum_fw-la annis_fw-la anglus_fw-la libro_fw-la i._o joannes_n hus_n bohemus_n li._n i._n come_v finierinâ—_n testimonium_fw-la paulus_n burgensis_n judeus_n lib._n i_o licet_fw-la opinio_fw-la expositorum_fw-la â—â—ontorius_fw-la mathias_n dorinck_v germanus_n lib._n i._o costasie_n doctor_n anglus_fw-la lib._n i_o ecce_fw-la de_fw-la scripsieam_fw-la tibi_fw-la triplic_fw-la jacobus_n stralen_n germanus_n lib._n i_o vidit_fw-la jacob_n in_fw-la somno_fw-la schalam_fw-la exit_fw-la carmelitanis_fw-la joannes_n baconthorpe_n anglus_fw-la lib._n i._n apocalipsis_n jesu_n christi_n etc._n etc._n joannes_n tytleshale_v bostius_fw-la anglus_fw-la li._n i_o est_fw-la autem_fw-la apocalipsis_n grecus_fw-la sermo_fw-la thomas_n de_fw-fr ylleya_n anglus_fw-la li._n i._n apocalipsis_n revelacio_fw-la dicitur_fw-la joannes_n barath_n hannonius_fw-la lib._n i_o ego_fw-la joannes_n vidi_fw-la ostium_fw-la joannes_n de_fw-fr vernone_n gallus_n lib._n i._n nicolaus_n de_fw-fr alsacia_n germanus_n lib._n i._n joannes_n
8._o i_o have_v choose_v thou_o to_o eternal_a life_n and_o promise_v thou_o inheritance_n thereof_o without_o thy_o deserving_n beware_v now_o lest_o thou_o lose_v it_o by_o apostasy_n and_o lest_o a_o other_o take_v it_o from_o thou_o by_o do_v the_o fruit_n thereof_o 16_o desire_v my_o spirit_n to_o strengthen_v thou_o that_o thou_o may_v persevere_v 2._o and_o stand_v fast_o for_o that_o faithful_a servant_n and_o mighty_a soldier_n which_o continue_v in_o that_o verity_n to_o the_o end_n will_v i_o set_v up_o for_o a_o strong_a pillar_n and_o sure_a butteras_fw-la in_o the_o temple_n of_o my_o god_n which_o be_v the_o church_n or_o faithful_a congregation_n of_o my_o heavenly_a father_n prefigure_v by_o the_o temple_n of_o solomon_n at_o jerusalem_n 17_o and_o so_o strong_o will_v i_o buyld_v he_o upon_o the_o hard_a rock_n that_o he_o shall_v stand_v always_o and_o nevermore_o be_v remove_v 20._o no_o more_o shall_v he_o be_v aforener_n nor_o a_o strange_a but_o a_o cytizen_n 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