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not_o what_o mischief_n it_o invent_v though_o without_o any_o probability_n of_o truth_n in_o the_o matter_n so_o it_o may_v do_v harm_n but_o this_o harm_n be_v only_o momentary_a and_o soon_o after_o the_o impudence_n of_o the_o slander_n be_v manifest_v it_o turn_v to_o the_o great_a commendation_n of_o they_o that_o suffer_v it_o patient_o and_o great_a shame_n and_o detestation_n of_o those_o that_o contrive_v it_o final_o they_o use_v false_a deal_n in_o confirm_v their_o principle_n as_o by_o add_v diminish_v change_a or_o omit_v something_o of_o scripture_n and_o say_n of_o the_o father_n or_o by_o let_v pass_v the_o clear_a place_n of_o scripture_n and_o cite_v some_o obscure_a place_n to_o favour_v their_o doctrine_n for_o luther_n to_o establish_v his_o doctrine_n of_o justification_n by_o faith_n only_o where_o the_o apostle_n say_v we_o account_v a_o man_n to_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n add_v only_o and_o be_v ask_v why_o he_o do_v so_o he_o answer_v in_o these_o word_n sola_fw-la epist_n ad_fw-la amicum_fw-la de_fw-la verbo_fw-la sola_fw-la if_o any_o papist_n be_v displease_v at_o this_o that_o i_o shall_v add_v to_o the_o text_n the_o word_n only_o tell_v he_o from_o i_o that_o a_o papist_n and_o a_o ass_n be_v all_o one_o so_o i_o will_v have_v it_o so_o i_o command_v it_o my_o will_n stand_v for_o reason_n and_o law_n we_o will_v be_v no_o disciple_n of_o the_o papist_n but_o rather_o their_o master_n once_o out_o of_o pride_n we_o will_v insult_v and_o vapour_n over_o these_o ass_n again_o prithee_o answer_v these_o ass_n nothing_o else_o about_o the_o word_n only_o save_v this_o luther_n will_v have_v it_o so_o he_o be_v the_o doctor_n over_o all_o papist_n doctor_n etc._n etc._n behold_v the_o modesty_n of_o this_o prophet_n in_o excuse_v his_o fraud_n the_o say_v luther_n translate_n that_o say_n of_o st._n peter_n wherefore_o brethren_n labour_v the_o more_o that_o by_o good_a work_n you_o may_v make_v your_o call_v and_o election_n sure_a 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saint_n have_v do_v and_o many_o still_o do_v in_o the_o catholic_n church_n none_o of_o they_o can_v bring_v themselves_o to_o cast_v off_o the_o care_n and_o solicitude_n of_o this_o life_n and_o break_v the_o bond_n of_o the_o world_n that_o with_o more_o freedom_n they_o may_v follow_v christ_n and_o imitate_v his_o most_o holy_a life_n in_o this_o mortal_a flesh_n for_o whatsoever_o be_v above_o the_o common_a and_o vulgar_a way_n of_o live_v these_o new_a religion_n disallow_v who_o then_o do_v not_o see_v that_o none_o of_o they_o be_v the_o religion_n of_o christ_n for_o although_o christ_n do_v not_o oblige_v we_o by_o precept_n to_o poverty_n chastity_n single_a life_n etc._n etc._n yet_o he_o exhort_v and_o counsel_v we_o to_o practise_v they_o promise_v great_a reward_n to_o those_o that_o shall_v embrace_v they_o and_o have_v show_v we_o how_o to_o do_v it_o by_o his_o own_o example_n and_o by_o this_o counsel_n and_o invitation_n of_o christ_n innumerable_a person_n of_o 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