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do_v it_o enrich_v the_o church_n 11._o also_o how_o many_o soever_o any_o time_n afterward_o either_o assault_n or_o persecution_n without_o or_o bicker_n and_o contention_n heresy_n or_o schism_n within_o brakâ—_n forth_o in_o the_o church_n so_o many_o occasion_n evermore_o be_v find_v either_o of_o set_v out_o the_o most_o glorious_a army_n of_o martyr_n or_o of_o compile_v the_o most_o famous_a write_n and_o thereby_o confound_v the_o wicked_a by_o the_o constancy_n of_o the_o saint_n and_o the_o further_a irradiate_a the_o godly_a with_o the_o clear_a light_n of_o the_o truth_n 12._o final_o touch_v the_o last_o time_n of_o the_o world_n which_o now_o be_v although_o the_o great_a prophet_n our_o lord_n have_v foretell_v terrible_a thing_n viz._n that_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o we_o shall_v hear_v of_o war_n and_o rumour_n of_o war_n mat._n 24.6_o that_o nation_n shall_v rise_v up_o against_o nation_n and_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v famine_n and_o earthquake_n 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may_v be_v a_o admirer_n of_o our_o order_n and_o which_o will_v give_v more_o ample_a satisfaction_n in_o these_o thing_n but_o my_o friend_n be_v instant_a with_o i_o and_o unanimous_o urge_v the_o put_v out_o of_o the_o former_o mention_v work_n so_o that_o i_o make_v they_o a_o promise_n i_o will_v satisfy_v their_o desire_n in_o this_o matter_n 23._o i_o therefore_o save_v my_o credit_n and_o behold_v here_o i_o send_v that_o which_o i_o be_v request_v with_o manifold_a copy_n in_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o matter_n i_o have_v change_v nothing_o it_o be_v not_o i_o but_o the_o church_n public_a piece_n only_o where_o it_o be_v judge_v pertinent_a and_o to_o good_a purpose_n to_o set_v down_o some_o thing_n of_o special_a reference_n that_o the_o close_a band_n of_o that_o order_n may_v be_v the_o better_o perceive_v and_o the_o practice_n more_o easy_o observe_v i_o have_v there_o add_v some_o note_n more_o full_o explain_v that_o which_o be_v brief_o speak_v 24._o and_o 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