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never_o shame_v he_o a_o fore_a man_n will_v serve_v marry_o the_o truth_n be_v that_o the_o late_a liberty_n that_o his_o people_n be_v set_v in_o through_o the_o disorder_a demeanoure_n of_o the_o foresay_a deacon_n make_v this_o cunning_a shepherd_n and_o expert_a preacher_n so_o to_o use_v his_o word_n as_o they_o may_v win_v most_o of_o the_o woorste_a and_o be_v least_o offence_n to_o the_o weak_a and_o therefore_o he_o speak_v so_o warelye_o and_o indifferent_o that_o sometime_o he_o bid_v they_o confess_v to_o god_n and_o yet_o with_o several_a numberinge_v of_o every_o of_o their_o sin_n &_o otherwhiles_o in_o the_o very_a same_o sermon_n he_o say_v atque_fw-la oportebat_fw-la maximè_fw-la apud_fw-la homines_fw-la ea_fw-la dicere_fw-la and_o yet_o they_o shall_v be_v open_v to_o man_n that_o so_o they_o may_v understande_v his_o meaning_n and_o yet_o not_o be_v able_a to_o reprehend_v his_o word_n who_o be_v so_o weak_a as_o i_o say_v and_o so_o use_v to_o liberty_n by_o the_o 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church_n faith_n than_o he_o shall_v do_v fall_v further_o unto_o the_o mistrust_v of_o other_o many_o of_o know_v importance_n i_o think_v it_o good_a to_o debate_v the_o question_n of_o judulgency_n which_o be_v now_o common_o call_v the_o pope_n pardon_n though_o not_o only_o he_o but_o also_o other_o prelate_n of_o christendom_n have_v their_o several_a right_n each_o one_o according_a to_o the_o measure_n of_o the_o church_n grant_v and_o his_o jurisdiction_n therein_o in_o which_o matter_n because_o most_o man_n of_o small_a travail_n have_v err_v rather_o by_o misconstrue_v the_o case_n and_o mistake_v the_o state_n of_o the_o cause_n they_o for_o any_o lack_n of_o sufficient_a proufe_v of_o the_o matter_n after_o it_o be_v well_o understand_v i_o will_v study_v first_o clear_o to_o open_v the_o meaning_n of_o that_o whereon_o we_o stand_v and_o then_o to_o go_v through_o the_o whole_a question_n with_o as_o much_o light_n and_o brevity_n as_o i_o can_v temper_v myself_o as_o 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