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whereof_o i_o recite_v again_o the_o history_n of_o bell_n 24._o dan._n 19_o act_n 7.17_o math._n 24._o and_o the_o 19_o chap._n of_o daniel_n the_o 7._o and_o 17._o of_o the_o act_n and_o the_o 24._o of_o matthew_n conclude_v thus_o i_o neither_o wish_v death_n nor_o yet_o fear_v his_o might_n god_n have_v the_o praise_n thereof_o with_o thanks_o my_o letter_n send_v to_o the_o l._n chancellor_n the_o lord_n god_n by_o who_o all_o creature_n have_v their_o be_v chancellor_n the_o letter_n of_o anne_n askew_n to_o the_o lord_n chancellor_n bless_v you_o with_o the_o light_n of_o his_o knowledge_n amen_n my_o duty_n to_o your_o lordship_n remember_v etc._n etc._n it_o may_v please_v you_o to_o accept_v this_o my_o bold_a suit_n as_o the_o suit_n of_o one_o which_o upon_o due_a consideration_n be_v move_v to_o the_o same_o and_o hope_v to_o obtain_v my_o request_n to_o your_o lordship_n be_v only_o that_o it_o may_v please_v the_o same_o to_o be_v a_o mean_a for_o i_o to_o the_o king_n 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as_o we_o have_v say_v before_o the_o devil_n beleve_v that_o god_n be_v god_n and_o that_o jesus_n christ_n have_v here_o preach_v that_o he_o die_v be_v bury_v and_o rise_v again_o thus_o must_v we_o also_o belove_v but_o this_o be_v not_o the_o faith_n whereof_o speak_v the_o gospel_n and_o s._n paul_n etc._n etc._n of_o this_o faith_n and_o what_o it_o be_v read_v before_o in_o the_o place_n of_o the_o 4_o and_o 5._o article_n of_o this_o book_n and_o of_o the_o 1._o article_n gather_v out_o of_o the_o wicked_a mammon_n and_o the_o 9_o and_o 10._o article_n of_o the_o revelation_n of_o antichrist_n 28_o he_o that_o do_v good_a against_o his_o will_n he_o do_v evil_a fol._n 56._o article_n 28._o article_n the_o place_n be_v this_o aâ—_n good_a deed_n which_o be_v not_o do_v by_o love_n and_o good_a will_n be_v sin_n before_o god_n as_o say_v s._n augustine_n 〈◊〉_d the_o place_n answer_v 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈◊〉_d he_o that_o do_v good_a against_o his_o will_n do_v evil_a albeit_o that_o he_o do_v be_v good_a for_o that_o i_o do_v against_o my_o will_n i_o hate_v and_o when_o i_o hate_v the_o commandment_n i_o hate_v also_o he_o that_o have_v command_v it_o etc._n etc._n 29_o no_o man_n do_v more_o than_o he_o be_v bind_v to_o do_v and_o therefore_o no_o man_n may_v make_v other_o partaker_n of_o their_o good_a work_n fol._n 59_o article_n â—â—_o article_n the_o word_n be_v these_o the_o prophet_n esay_n say_v we_o be_v all_o as_o a_o unclean_a thing_n and_o all_o our_o justice_n be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o filthy_a cloth_n and_o therefore_o i_o can_v never_o marvel_v enough_o that_o many_o of_o the_o religious_a person_n will_v make_v other_o partaker_n of_o their_o good_a work_n 〈…〉_o esay_n 64._o whosoever_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈…〉_o see_v that_o christ_n say_v in_o the_o gospel_n when_o you_o have_v do_v all_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v command_v you_o say_v we_o be_v unprofitable_a servant_n we_o have_v do_v but_o that_o which_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o do_v for_o none_o can_v do_v 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