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 the certain will of the Lord, that all you alo hould hear me) neither were they o trong as to natch the book out of my hand. Neverthelee they did depie the glory of God: for I ought to teach all, how they might come to repentance, but they had a igne given them, when thoe three piritual men went from me, asking me a ign from Heaven (but they are without excue, for they themelves held the books in their own hands) and I wept greatly, becaue they did not receive the Lords nointed: which indeed is no matter of wonder, eeing even from the beginning of the world, they did perecute thoe, who being renewed of God, doe good workes. And it was neceary that it hould o happen to me, that every one might know the world to be an hater of the truth; becaue the truth is not in it: and that it alo might appear, that the world is an enemy of God. Nothing therefore could o farre affright me, nor had I repect to any thing that hould hinder me from the chearfull doing of that work which God had vouchafed to deliver unto me. I would therefore knew of you, who are made of earth, and of a lump of clay as well as I, what place you will hew me, that I might freely teach you without impediment: if that you do refue this, there will a time come wherein you would deire to hew me a place, but ye hal not have it. Wherefore in the name of God I do exhort you, that you would not receive this grace of God in vaine, nor depie it; Rh