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unto_o you_o lâ—…e_v here_o be_v christ_n or_o there_o belecue_v it_o not_o for_o there_o shall_v arise_v false_a christ_n and_o false_a prophet_n into_o what_o shape_n can_v not_o he_o transform_v himself_o in_o who_o name_n will_v not_o he_o crastilie_o set_v forth_o his_o error_n which_o dare_v falfelie_o set_v himself_o in_o the_o place_n of_o the_o â—…onne_n of_o god_n this_o have_v evermore_o be_v the_o practice_n of_o that_o old_a serpent_n to_o change_v himself_o into_o the_o likeness_n of_o a_o angel_n of_o light_n and_o under_o the_o credit_n of_o holy_a man_n to_o deceive_v the_o world_n with_o unholy_a and_o unwholesome_a thing_n since_o the_o time_n that_o the_o church_n of_o god_n have_v depart_v from_o her_o first_o faith_n and_o will_v no_o long_o be_v guide_v by_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o gospel_n what_o and_o how_o great_a forgery_n have_v there_o be_v wrought_v what_o epistle_n and_o canon_n and_o decretal_n have_v be_v devise_v to_o maintain_v several_a part_n of_o 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