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any_o more_o 22_o in_o she_o moreover_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o death_n for_o it_o shall_v be_v destroy_v for_o ever_o no_o more_o shall_v man_n conscience_n despair_v here_o but_o have_v joy_n in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n no_o more_o shall_v they_o die_v through_o sin_n but_o live_v unto_o god_n by_o faith_n and_o there_o shall_v no_o more_o the_o rose_n colour_a whore_n be_v drunken_a in_o the_o blood_n of_o martyr_n her_o tyrant_n shall_v be_v close_v up_o in_o the_o stink_a lake_n of_o fire_n from_o the_o slaughter_n of_o they_o they_o than_o become_v immortal_a and_o impossible_a moreover_o than_o this_o he_o that_o beléeve_v in_o christ_n shall_v never_o die_v nor_o yet_o come_v into_o judgement_n but_o pass_v clean_o from_o death_n unto_o life_n 23_o neither_o shall_v there_o be_v any_o sorrow_n nor_o cry_v any_o more_o for_o all_o manner_n of_o displeasure_n of_o the_o body_n as_o povertye_n sickness_n loss_n emnytie_n vexation_n and_o ill_a report_n be_v here_o patient_o bear_v 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proud_o boast_v her_o 〈◊〉_d through_o holy_a tradition_n merit_n and_o deserving_n to_o bâ—â—_n a_o scotfree_a queen_n with_o many_o such_o other_o 4_o and_o the_o lord_n say_v saint_n john_n which_o work_v all_o thing_n by_o his_o only_a word_n and_o commandment_n 〈◊〉_d thus_o unto_o i_o emprente_n first_o in_o thy_o hart_n that_o i_o have_v here_o sheweâ—_n theâ—_n &_o than_o leave_v it_o in_o write_v to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o those_o that_o than_o follow_v theâ—_n 5_o and_o if_o thou_o will_v know_v a_o reason_n why_o thou_o shall_v thus_o do_v take_v this_o 〈◊〉_d sentence_n with_o thou_o i_o assure_v the_o so_o 〈◊〉_d as_o i_o be_o god_n yâ—_z the_o word_n which_o i_o have_v show_v in_o this_o present_a revelation_n be_v effectual_o most_o faithful_a and_o rust_n in_o no_o manner_n of_o
nothing_o thou_o esteem_v the_o pride_n the_o riches_n the_o vain_a glory_n 2._o and_o the_o wanton_a desire_n of_o this_o world_n yet_o be_v thou_o rich_a for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v thy_o for_o with_o abraham_n job_n moses_n and_o helyas_n in_o thy_o hart_n thou_o seek_v the_o only_a glory_n of_o god_n and_o with_o all_o these_o thing_n most_o high_o be_o i_o please_v 6_o but_o this_o please_v i_o not_o that_o thou_o for_o my_o word_n sake_n be_v so_o blaspheme_v of_o ungodly_a hypocrite_n 11._o which_o call_v themselves_o jew_n and_o be_v not_o which_o boast_v themselves_o for_o the_o peculyar_fw-mi people_n &_o choose_a child_n of_o god_n &_o be_v nothing_o less_o but_o be_v without_o fail_v the_o congregation_n of_o satan_n &_o the_o tyrannous_a rabble_n of_o ravenous_a ruffyan_n 7_o certain_z it_o be_v that_o by_o such_o spiritual_a tyrant_n 14._o thou_o must_v sustain_v opprobrious_a rebuke_n with_o manifold_a affliction_n and_o pain_n but_o let_v neither_o their_o 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