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testify_v as_o it_o be_v in_o my_o first_o chapter_n that_o many_o thing_n in_o s._n iii._n two_o pet._n iii._n paul_n epistle_n be_v hard_a to_o be_v understand_v which_o the_o unlearned_a do_v then_o pervert_v to_o their_o destruction_n as_o they_o do_v other_o place_n of_o scripture_n and_o yet_o for_o all_o this_o dare_v our_o unlearned_a man_n be_v still_o desirous_a to_o have_v the_o same_o scripture_n in_o their_o own_o speech_n to_o perverte_a to_o they_o be_v own_o condemnation_n the_o xv_o probation_n do_v christ_n oft_o testify_v that_o it_o be_v not_o for_o every_o one_o too_o know_v the_o high_a mystery_n and_o yet_o dare_v the_o blind_a so_o presume_v still_o only_o with_o their_o english_a translation_n it_o be_v not_o wtout_fw-fr great_a cause_n that_o christ_n will_v not_o his_o mystery_n to_o be_v publish_v to_o all_o people_n for_o the_o come_fw-mi sort_n never_o use_v they_o well_o and_o therefore_o many_o high_a mystery_n there_o be_v say_v s._n basyl_n which_o never_o be_v wrtten_v but_o in_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o elect_a and._n s._n hierom_n upon_o labia_fw-la sacerdotis_fw-la custodiunt_fw-la scientiam_fw-la two_o malach._n two_o say_v that_o the_o minister_n of_o christ_n church_n who_o duty_n be_v to_o teach_v the_o scripture_n must_v not_o still_o utter_a but_o keep_v â–ª_o tertull._n in_o lib._n de_fw-fr prescript_n haeret_fw-la in_o medio_fw-la libri_fw-la tribuit_fw-la omnibus_fw-la apostolis_fw-la arcana_fw-la cognoscere_fw-la quae_fw-la ignobili_fw-la vulgo_fw-la non_fw-la licuit_fw-la â–ª_o that_o in_o time_n and_o place_n it_o may_v be_v publish_v their_o office_n be_v this_o to_o do_v &_o not_o for_o every_o man_n to_o search_v the_o secret_n christ_n will_v not_o every_o one_o to_o be_v a_o meddler_n when_o he_o say_v to_o his_o disciple_n it_o shall_v be_v your_o office_n to_o know_v the_o mystery_n and_o to_o nicodeme_n be_v thou_o a_o master_n in_o israel_n and_o know_v not_o this_o gere_n as_o who_o shall_v say_v it_o 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therefore_o god_n have_v ordain_v that_o like_o as_o in_o temporal_a governaunce_n none_o be_v make_v ruler_n but_o be_v outward_o send_v and_o appoint_v by_o man_n even_o so_o in_o the_o spiritual_a functiones_fw-la wherefore_o now_o to_o conclude_v see_v the_o only_a remedy_n to_o redress_v this_o damnable_a error_n of_o theym_n which_o teach_v secret_o and_o doâ—_n much_o hurt_v in_o corner_n through_o the_o english_a translation_n be_v to_o take_v it_o away_o for_o by_o other_o mean_v it_o will_v not_o be_v stop_v it_o can_v not_o be_v permit_v that_o the_o bible_n shall_v continue_v in_o english_a here_o in_o this_o i_o may_v have_v have_v just_a occasion_n to_o speak_v against_o preacher_n which_o have_v authority_n wicked_o give_v to_o preach_v and_o do_v comen_o preach_v understand_v not_o the_o latin_a tongue_n as_o it_o be_v say_v but_o be_v call_v some_o from_o one_o occupation_n and_o some_o from_o another_o and_o some_o from_o play_v the_o vice_n part_n in_o interlude_n but_o i_o will_v not_o meddle_v with_o this_o matter_n the_o xl_o probation_n 44._o hierom._n in_o ezech._n 44._o s._n hierom_n say_v alta_fw-la &_o profunda_fw-la dei_fw-la mysteria_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la monstranda_fw-la vulgo_fw-la nec_fw-la proferenda_fw-la ad_fw-la populum_fw-la ne_fw-la si_fw-la maiora_fw-la se_fw-la audierint_fw-la maiestatem_fw-la scientiae_fw-la far_o non_fw-la possint_fw-la &_o quasisolido_fw-la suffocentur_fw-la cibo_fw-la qui_fw-la adhuc_fw-la lacte_fw-la infantiae_fw-la nutriendisunt_fw-la the_o deep_a and_o profound_a mystery_n of_o god_n be_v not_o to_o be_v show_v to_o the_o common_a people_n nor_o to_o be_v utter_v to_o they_o lest_o they_o hear_v great_a thing_n than_o they_o can_v bear_v be_v not_o able_a to_o atteyne_v to_o the_o knowledge_n thereof_o and_o be_v as_o it_o be_v choke_v with_o hard_a meat_n which_o yet_o ought_v to_o have_v be_v feed_v but_o with_o milk_n of_o infancy_n the_o xli_o probation_n it_o help_v well_o and_o be_v a_o 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twelve_o luc._n twelve_o that_o he_o be_v a_o good_a steward_n which_o geve_v in_o measure_n to_o the_o servant_n they_o be_v meet_a in_o dew_n season_n what_o a_o wicked_a steward_n be_v he_o then_o which_o without_o all_o measure_n or_o discretion_n observe_v no_o order_n regard_v not_o man_n person_n or_o blood_n will_v set_v on_o the_o table_n before_o all_o man_n indifferent_o be_v he_o lord_n or_o lorell_n master_n or_o servant_n all_o kynde_n of_o dissh_n at_o one_o both_o gross_a and_o fine_a the_o xlij_o probation_n chrisosostom_n upon_o sacerdotio_fw-la chrisost_n lib._n iiij_o de_fw-la sacerdotio_fw-la intend_v lectioni_fw-la i_o ti._n iiij_o show_v thoffice_n of_o bishop_n to_o be_v to_o study_n the_o scripture_n &_o thoffice_n of_o the_o laity_n to_o know_v the_o scripture_n by_o they_o be_v teach_a and_o preach_v sufficient_a for_o their_o salvation_n the_o xliij_o probation_n s._n augustin_n show_v certain_a place_n of_o scripture_n to_o be_v for_o pregnant_a 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