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manner_n be_v full_a of_o ghostly_a pride_n &_o seen_v it_o not_o they_o be_v so_o blind_a with_o this_o feign_a lyÈt_n y_o it_o they_o hold_v y_fw-fr e_o highness_n of_o her_o own_o heart_n &_o thumbuxonne_n to_o y_fw-fr e_o law_n of_o holy_a chyrche_n as_o it_o be_v perfyte_n mekenes_n to_o y_fw-es â—_o gospel_n &_o to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n &_o they_o ween_v that_o the_o follow_v of_o her_o own_o will_n be_v freedom_n of_o sprite_n &_o therefore_o they_o begin_v to_o rein_v as_o black_a cloud_n water_n of_o error_n &_o heresye_n for_o y_z e_z word_n that_o they_o she_o wen_n by_o preaching_n so_o wâ—en_o all_o to_o bachyte_v &_o to_o strive_v &_o to_o dyscorde_n make_v repreve_n of_o state_n &_o of_o person_n &_o yet_o sayen_v they_o that_o all_o this_o be_v charyte_n &_o zele_n of_o ryghtwysnes_n but_o it_o be_v not_o sooth_n for_o saint_n james_n thapostle_n say_v thus_o uhi_fw-mi enim_fw-la zelus_fw-la et_fw-la contencio_fw-la ibi_fw-la inconstancia_fw-la et_fw-la omne_fw-la opus_fw-la prawm_fw-la non_fw-fr est_fw-la sapiencia_fw-la hec_fw-la desursun_fw-it descendens_fw-la a_o patre_fw-la luminum_fw-la sed_fw-la est_fw-la terrena_fw-la a_o inalis_fw-la &_o diabolica_fw-la that_o be_v where_o so_o envy_n be_v &_o flyte_v there_o be_v unstablynes_n &_o all_o evyll_n werke_n and_o therefore_o that_o cnnning_a that_o bring_v forth_o such_o sin_n comyth_n not_o from_o the_o sader_n of_o light_n that_o be_v good_a but_o it_o be_v erthly_a beest_o &_o fendly_a and_o so_o by_o these_o token_n that_o be_v pride_n presumption_n unbuxomnes_n indignacyon_n bacbyting_a &_o other_o such_o sin_n for_o these_o folowen_v after_o may_v the_o feyn_v light_n be_v know_v for_o the_o crew_n for_o the_o true_a son_n shine_v and_o show_v he_o not_o by_o special_a vysitation_n for_o to_o yeve_v light_n of_o understnode_v or_o perfyte_n charyte_v to_o a_o soul_n but_o the_o firmament_n be_v first_o make_v bright_a &_o clear_a from_o cloud_n that_o be_v but_o if_o the_o 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