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and_o therefore_o sinful_a to_o persevere_v or_o continue_v in_o it_o peccat_fw-la arbitr_n aug_n lib_n 3._o c._n 15._o de_fw-fr lib._n arbitr_n say_v saint_n austin_n qui_fw-la damnat_fw-la quasi_fw-la pectata_fw-la quae_fw-la nulla_fw-la sunt_fw-la and_o in_o another_o place_n speak_v concern_v needless_a scrupulosity_n he_o well_o affirm_v that_o it_o be_v superstitiosa_fw-la timiditas_fw-la a_o superstitious_a fearfulness_n 2._o epist_n 118._o ad_fw-la januar._n c._n 2._o for_o it_o tie_v a_o man_n so_o strict_o not_o to_o offend_v against_o his_o own_o private_a opinion_n as_o that_o it_o will_v not_o afford_v he_o so_o much_o religion_n as_o shall_v lead_v to_o a_o dutiful_a and_o christian_a obedience_n and_o yet_o the_o scripture_n teach_v that_o where_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o superior_a go_v before_o there_o the_o conscience_n of_o the_o inferior_a aught_o to_o lead_v he_o after_o whereto_o agree_v that_o of_o tertullian_n 2._o tertul._n lib._n the_o coron_n cap._n 2._o 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