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and_o 29.26_o 27._o and_o 37.13_o 14_o 15_o 19_o 38.4_o 6._o mat._n 23.29_o 30_o 31_o 37._o act._n 7.52_o even_o as_o here_o the_o false_a teacher_n be_v such_o and_o so_o receive_v as_o that_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o multitude_n or_o many_o it_o be_v say_v shall_v follow_v their_o pernicious_a way_n so_o as_o the_o way_n of_o truth_n which_o be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o scripture_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o apostle_n shall_v be_v evil_o speak_v of_o reproach_v and_o cast_v out_o as_o heresy_n as_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o its_o teacher_n cast_v out_o the_o command_n and_o say_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o scripture_n in_o many_o thing_n and_o the_o way_n that_o be_v agreeable_a thereto_o account_v it_o heresy_n and_o they_o that_o stick_v thereto_o heretic_n now_o it_o be_v the_o way_n of_o the_o false_a prophet_n who_o these_o false_a teacher_n which_o in_o these_o last_o day_n man_n have_v heap_v up_o or_o multiply_v by_o heap_n 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44.14_o 15_o 16_o 17._o give_v it_o divine_a worship_n perhaps_o they_o may_v think_v as_o the_o papist_n do_v that_o after_o they_o have_v consecrate_a it_o it_o be_v transubstantiate_v too_o and_o cease_v to_o be_v wood_n the_o matter_n and_o substance_n of_o that_o be_v go_v and_o it_o be_v thenceforth_o not_o a_o block_n or_o wood_n but_o real_o a_o god_n and_o have_v power_n to_o help_v and_o save_v its_o worshipper_n as_o the_o poet_n deride_o sing_v of_o their_o priapus_n olim_fw-la truncus_fw-la eram_fw-la ficulnus_fw-la inutile_fw-la lignum_fw-la cùm_fw-la faber_n incertus_fw-la scamnum_fw-la faceret_fw-la né_fw-fr priapum_fw-la maluit_fw-la esse_fw-la deum_fw-la whence_o it_o may_v say_v
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not_o of_o the_o saint_n unless_o such_o saint_n as_o some_o of_o they_o of_o the_o roman_a church_n may_v be_v for_o judas_n tell_v we_o of_o some_o that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shall_v we_o read_v picture_v out_o unto_o this_o condemnation_n judas_n 4._o ungodly_a men._n sure_o the_o jesuit_n be_v either_o a_o man_n of_o little_a judgement_n or_o which_o be_v rather_o to_o be_v judge_v of_o a_o profligate_n conscience_n that_o matter_a not_o with_o what_o colour_n to_o paint_v over_o his_o matter_n or_o else_o he_o will_v have_v wave_v such_o a_o proof_n for_o so_o bad_a a_o purpose_n and_o have_v remember_v that_o the_o apostle_n and_o their_o fellow_n labourer_n whither_o they_o do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d engrave_v or_o portray_v yet_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o in_o table_n of_o stone_n as_o the_o romish_a picturer_n work_v but_o in_o the_o fleshly_a table_n of_o the_o heart_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 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