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cannot tell what is found. This, to pray for dead folks, this is not
found, for it was never lost. How can that be found that was not lost? O
subtle finders, that can find things, if God will, ere they be lost! For
that cowlish deliverance, their scalary losings, their papal spoliations,
and other such their figments, they cannot find. No, these be so lost,
as they themselves grant, that though they seek them never so diligently,
yet they shall not find them, except perchance they hope to see them come
in again with their names; and that then money-gathering may return
again, and deceit walk about the country, and so stablish their kingdom
in all kingdoms. But to what end this chiding between the children of
the world and the children of light will come, only he knoweth that once
shall judge them both.
Now, to make haste and to come somewhat nigher the end. Go ye to, good
brethren and fathers, for the love of God, go ye to; and seeing we are
here assembled, let us do something whereby we may be known to be the
children of light. Let us do somewhat, lest we, which hitherto have been
judged children of the world, seem even still to be so. All men call us
prelates: then, seeing we be in council, let us so order ourselves, that
we be prelates in honour and dignity; so we may be prelates in holiness,
benevolence, diligence, and sincerity.
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