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of_o faith_n and_o of_o obedience_n for_o straightway_o as_o soon_o as_o man_n hear_v of_o their_o duty_n out_o of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o that_o either_o this_o thing_n or_o that_o be_v to_o be_v do_v or_o this_o or_o that_o to_o be_v avoid_v they_o give_v place_n believe_v and_o obey_v because_o they_o perceive_v that_o it_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n which_o be_v speak_v and_o these_o be_v the_o end_n of_o either_o power_n cesar_n the_o say_n of_o valentinian_n cesar_n and_o so_o must_v be_v understand_v that_o say_n of_o valentinian_n the_o emperor_n out_o of_o the_o tripartite_a history_n which_o we_o also_o have_v in_o the_o distinction_n 63._o the_o chapter_n valentinianus_n choose_v say_v he_o such_o a_o bishop_n unto_o who_o we_o which_v govern_v the_o empire_n may_v sincere_o put_v
good_n give_v unto_o god_n that_o be_v to_o the_o church_n be_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o theft_n and_o so_o likewise_o be_v these_o when_o they_o use_v those_o thing_n and_o indeed_o perform_v not_o that_o whereunto_o they_o be_v institute_v proposition_n 6_o all_o manner_n of_o 〈◊〉_d be_v not_o against_o this_o commandment_n but_o only_o that_o which_o with_o the_o oppression_n and_o hurt_n of_o our_o neighbour_n bring_v gain_v against_o the_o law_n and_o also_o against_o equity_n proposition_n 7_o by_o this_o commandment_n be_v almesdéeds_a command_v which_o must_v be_v so_o moderate_v as_o among_o the_o people_n of_o god_n there_o may_v be_v a_o certain_a equality_n of_o thing_n i_o mean_v not_o geometrical_a but_o arythmeticall_a proposition_n 8_o the_o false-witnesse-bearing_a which_o be_v forbid_v must_v not_o only_o be_v restrain_v to_o the_o action_n of_o the_o law_n witness_n thou_o shall_v not_o bear_v false_a witness_n but_o also_o all_o manner_n of_o signification_n 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