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domine_fw-la ne_fw-la in_o furore_fw-la tuo_fw-la arguas_fw-la i_o etc._n etc._n lord_n do_v not_o chastise_v i_o in_o thy_o fury_n nor_o rebuke_v i_o in_o thy_o anger_n i_o know_v well_o that_o after_o the_o end_n of_o this_o lyfc_a some_o man_n sin_n shall_v be_v expiate_v &_o purge_v by_o the_o flame_n of_o purgatory_n other_o shall_v undergo_v the_o sentence_n of_o eternal_a damnation_n nevertheless_o because_o i_o do_v firm_o believe_v that_o transitory_a fire_n to_o be_v more_o insufferable_a than_o any_o tribulation_n in_o this_o world_n therefore_o i_o thirst_v not_o only_o not_o to_o be_v abandon_v and_o remit_v to_o eternal_a damnation_n but_o also_o i_o great_o fear_v to_o be_v chastise_v in_o this_o temporal_a punishment_n of_o purgatory_n thus_o much_o s._n gregory_n of_o the_o same_o judgement_n herein_o be_v venerable_a bede_n in_o 3._o psal_n poenit._n s._n anselme_n in_o cap._n 3._o ep._n 1_o ad_fw-la cor._n s._n bernard_n de_fw-fr obitu_fw-la humberti_fw-la etc._n 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and_o loyalty_n herein_o i_o know_v they_o be_v not_o want_v to_o pray_v for_o his_o majesty_n of_o england_n our_o most_o gracious_a king_n and_o for_o his_o worthy_a queen_n and_o their_o royal_a issue_n this_o be_v the_o duty_n which_o all_o subject_n of_o what_o religion_n soever_o ought_v to_o perform_v and_o the_o performance_n thereof_o be_v a_o please_a &_o most_o grateful_a spiritual_a sacrifice_n to_o the_o divine_a majesty_n and_o a_o good_a mean_n among_o other_o to_o expiate_v our_o former_a transgression_n thus_o shall_v each_o of_o we_o fear_v the_o lord_n and_o honour_v the_o king_n prou._n 24._o and_o give_v to_o cesar_n what_o be_v caesar_n matth._n 22._o for_o if_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n stern_v by_o god_n holy_a spirit_n and_o therefore_o speak_v the_o truth_n command_v the_o israelit_n be_v bring_v into_o captivity_n to_o babylon_n to_o pray_v for_o the_o good_a state_n thereof_o say_v to_o they_o in_o the_o peace_n thereof_o you_o shall_v have_v peace_n jerem._n 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