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which_o by_o chance_n slip_v from_o i_o how_o then_o can_v this_o man_n intend_v reformation_n of_o religion_n by_o his_o preach_n against_o the_o old_a religion_n if_o as_o fox_n say_v it_o luther_n impugn_v a_o religion_n and_o yet_o mean_v not_o to_o amend_v it_o for_o a_o year_n after_o he_o do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o dream_v of_o any_o reformation_n no_o not_o in_o ceremony_n with_o what_o conscience_n think_v we_o do_v he_o impugn_v the_o old_a religion_n while_o he_o neither_o mean_v nor_o dream_v to_o reform_v it_o 3._o protestancie_n luther_n seek_v not_o god_n glory_n beginning_n protestancie_n in_o like_a sort_n the_o end_n for_o which_o luther_n begin_v to_o impugn_v the_o cathol_a faith_n can_v not_o be_v god_n glory_n for_o what_o glory_n can_v he_o intend_v by_o his_o new_a preach_v who_o mean_v not_o to_o make_v any_o alteration_n at_o all_o in_o god_n religion_n beside_o that_o he_o often_o time_n offer_v both_o by_o word_n &_o writing_n to_o give_v over_o his_o new_a 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ignorance_n increase_v when_o our_o adversary_n thus_o open_o confess_v it_o and_o what_o wilful_a imprudence_n be_v it_o to_o think_v that_o these_o kind_n of_o fellow_n can_v see_v more_o than_o our_o ancient_a prelate_n and_o divine_n and_o have_v thus_o see_v luther_n small_a learning_n now_o let_v we_o behold_v his_o life_n and_o manner_n chap._n viii_o that_o luther_n be_v a_o naughty_a and_o vicious_a man_n vice_n three_o kind_n of_o proof_n of_o luther_n vice_n 1._o my_o proof_n of_o luther_n vicious_a and_o naughty_a life_n i_o will_v reduce_v to_o three_o head_n the_o first_o shall_v be_v touch_v his_o own_o deed_n the_o second_o touch_v his_o doctrine_n and_o the_o three_o touch_v the_o effect_n of_o both_o as_o for_o his_o life_n it_o seem_v that_o for_o a_o while_n after_o he_o enter_v into_o s._n augustine_n order_n he_o do_v serious_o give_v himself_o to_o piety_n and_o devotion_n for_o that_o he_o write_v of_o himself_o while_o he_o be_v a_o friar_n 1._o galat._n fol._n 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