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may_v sincere_o upright_o and_o faithful_o do_v their_o duty_n seek_v first_o thy_o honour_n &_o glory_n than_o the_o common_a wealth_n of_o his_o realm_n &_o dominion_n that_o we_o may_v long_o enjoy_v thy_o truth_n with_o he_o and_o all_o other_o thy_o good_a blessing_n which_o in_o so_o great_a mercy_n thou_o have_v bestow_v upon_o we_o with_o grow_v in_o goodness_n gain_n in_o godliness_n and_o daily_o better_v in_o sincere_a obedience_n amen_n hierom._n lib._n 2._o epist_n 2._o paulino_n malens_fw-la aliena_fw-la verecunde_a dicere_fw-la quam_fw-la sva_fw-la impudenter_fw-la ingerere_fw-la will_v rather_o with_o modesty_n to_o speak_v other_o man_n word_n then_o impudent_o to_o thrust_v forth_o his_o own_o t._n w._n jerom_n concern_v some_o bishop_n in_o his_o time_n nihil_fw-la grande_fw-fr est_fw-la pacem_fw-la voce_fw-la pretendere_fw-la et_fw-la opere_fw-la destruere_fw-la aliud_fw-la niti_fw-la aliud_fw-la demonstrare_fw-la verbis_fw-la sonare_fw-la concordiam_fw-la re_fw-la exigere_fw-la servitutem_fw-la volumus_fw-la et_fw-la nos_fw-la pacem_fw-la et_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la volumus_fw-la sed_fw-la et_fw-la rogamus_fw-la sed_fw-la pacem_fw-la christi_fw-la pacem_fw-la veram_fw-la pacem_fw-la sine_fw-la inimicitiis_fw-la pacem_fw-la in_o quâ_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la bellum_fw-la involutum_fw-la pacem_fw-la quae_fw-la non_fw-la ut_fw-la adversarios_fw-la subiiciat_a sed_fw-la ut_fw-la amicos_fw-la iungat_fw-la quid_fw-la dominationem_fw-la pacem_fw-la vocamus_fw-la et_fw-la non_fw-la reddimus_fw-la unicuique_fw-la vocabulum_fw-la suum_fw-la it_o be_v no_o great_a matter_n in_o word_n to_o pretend_v peace_n and_o in_o deed_n to_o destroy_v it_o to_o make_v show_n of_o one_o thing_n and_o to_o demonstrate_v another_o to_o talk_v of_o concord_n and_o indeed_o to_o require_v a_o servitude_n we_o also_o desire_v peace_n and_o we_o do_v not_o only_o desire_v it_o but_o we_o entreat_v for_o it_o but_o it_o be_v christ_n peace_n it_o be_v a_o true_a peace_n it_o be_v a_o peace_n without_o enmity_n a_o peace_n wherein_o no_o war_n shall_v be_v enfold_v a_o peace_n which_o shall_v not_o bring_v under_o adversary_n in_o subjection_n but_o join_v friend_n together_o what_o do_v we_o call_v a_o lordship_n peace_n why_o do_v we_o not_o give_v to_o every_o thing_n his_o proper_a name_n hierom._n ad_fw-la theophil_n adversus_fw-la johannem_fw-la jerosolymitanum_fw-la tom._n 2._o pag._n 184._o