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wait_v upon_o the_o wicked_a and_o possess_v their_o heart_n and_o body_n and_o cause_v they_o to_o imagine_v and_o to_o do_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v unséemely_a he_o use_v they_o as_o instrument_n to_o disquiet_v the_o church_n of_o god_n and_o to_o cast_v into_o it_o the_o seed_n of_o error_n of_o untruth_n and_o dissension_n of_o such_o spirit_n saint_n john_n give_v warning_n say_v believe_v not_o every_o spirit_n but_o try_v the_o spirit_n whether_o they_o 4._o be_v of_o god_n for_o many_o false_a prophet_n be_v go_v into_o the_o world_n at_o what_o time_n achab_n will_v not_o believe_v the_o answer_n which_o the_o prophet_n micheas_n make_v he_o there_o come_v forth_o a_o spirit_n and_o stand_v before_o the_o lord_n and_o say_v i_o will_v go_v out_o and_o be_v a_o false_a spirit_n in_o the_o mouth_n of_o all_o his_o 2â—…_n prophet_n this_o spirit_n ever_o walk_v up_o and_o down_o seek_v who_o he_o may_v devour_v and_o blind_v the_o mind_n of_o many_o that_o the_o light_n 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from_o us._n again_o it_o may_v be_v they_o which_o lie_v in_o wait_n to_o destroy_v you_o for_o their_o better_a way_n will_v counterfeit_v letter_n and_o send_v they_o unto_o you_o in_o my_o name_n this_o be_v a_o token_n in_o they_o that_o they_o be_v past_o shame_n be_v not_o you_o carry_v away_o by_o any_o such_o pretence_n from_o that_o which_o we_o have_v preach_v unto_o you_o we_o have_v not_o teach_v you_o that_o the_o day_n of_o christ_n be_v at_o hand_n oh_o then_o be_v not_o so_o soon_o remoove_v away_o unto_o a_o other_o gospel_n by_o they_o which_o trouble_v you_o and_o intend_v to_o pervert_v the_o gospel_n of_o christ._n many_o such_o sâ—…eightes_n and_o false_a devise_n have_v be_v use_v by_o deceive_a spirit_n to_o blind_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o simple_a there_o have_v be_v some_o which_o have_v â—…etie_n abroad_o their_o own_o fantasy_n under_o the_o name_n of_o adam_n the_o first_o man_n that_o god_n create_v upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o of_o cain_n 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shall_v set_v themselves_o against_o his_o holy_a will_n be_v they_o never_o so_o many_a they_o shall_v be_v damn_v let_v such_o mark_n well_o what_o ignatius_n who_o live_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o apostle_n have_v say_v audiui_fw-la quosdam_fw-la dicentes_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la invenero_fw-la evangelium_fw-la in_o antiquis_fw-la non_fw-la credam_fw-la talibus_fw-la autem_fw-la ego_fw-la dico_fw-la quia_fw-la mihi_fw-la antiquit_fw-la as_o jesus_n christus_fw-la est_fw-la cvi_fw-la non_fw-la obeaire_n manifestus_fw-la &_o irremissibilis_fw-la interitus_fw-la est_fw-la ignaty_n epist_n 5._o ad_fw-la philadel_n i_o have_v hear_v some_o which_o say_v unless_o i_o find_v the_o gospel_n in_o they_o of_o old_a time_n i_o will_v not_o believe_v it_o but_o unto_o such_o i_o say_v that_o jesus_n christ_n be_v unto_o i_o antiquity_n who_o to_o disobey_v be_v manifest_a and_o unpardonable_a destruction_n let_v no_o man_n say_v i_o hope_v i_o do_v well_o my_o meaning_n be_v good_a i_o have_v a_o desire_n to_o please_v god_n i_o believe_v well_o i_o do_v my_o conscience_n if_o i_o do_v aâ—…isse_n god_n will_v regard_v my_o simplicity_n let_v no_o man_n so_o say_v saint_n augustine_n say_v it_o be_v certain_a vitestam_fw-la that_o a_o foolish_a faith_n not_o only_o do_v no_o good_a but_o also_o hurt_v if_o thou_o believe_v not_o the_o truth_n thou_o dwell_v in_o lie_v thou_o be_v the_o child_n of_o the_o devil_n which_o be_v a_o liar_n and_o the_o father_n thereof_o the_o mouth_n which_o speak_v lie_n slai_v the_o 1._o soul_n thy_o faith_n be_v no_o faith_n it_o be_v but_o a_o wilful_a opinion_n it_o be_v but_o a_o error_n for_o it_o be_v not_o according_a to_o the_o truth_n it_o be_v not_o build_v upon_o the_o rock_n it_o be_v not_o ground_v on_o the_o word_n of_o god_n change_v thy_o error_n faith_n be_v by_o hear_v and_o 10._o hear_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n receive_v the_o truth_n believe_v the_o truth_n and_o love_v the_o truth_n otherwise_o if_o thou_o 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