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A36292 Biathanatos a declaration of that paradoxe or thesis, that selfe-homicide is not so naturally sinne, that it may never be otherwise : wherein the nature and the extent of all those lawes, which seeme to be violated by this act, are diligently surveyed / written by Iohn Donne ... Donne, John, 1572-1631.; Donne, John, 1604-1662. 1644 (1644) Wing D1858; ESTC R13744 139,147 240

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matter_n which_o we_o have_v in_o hand_n sect_n 11._o first_o therefore_o by_o the_o frame_n and_o work_n of_o 4._o saint_n paul_n argument_n to_o the_o corinthian_n though_o i_o give_v my_o body_n that_o i_o be_v burn_v and_o have_v not_o love_n it_o 〈◊〉_d nothing_o these_o two_o thing_n appear_v evident_o first_o that_o in_o a_o general_a notion_n and_o common_a acceptable_a reputation_n it_o be_v esteem_v a_o high_a degree_n of_o perfection_n to_o die_v so_o and_o therefore_o not_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o second_o by_o this_o exception_n without_o charity_n it_o appear_v that_o with_o charity_n it_o may_v well_o and_o profitable_o be_v do_v for_o the_o first_o if_o any_o think_v that_o the_o apostle_n argument_n here_o take_v example_n of_o a_o impossible_a thing_n as_o when_o it_o be_v say_v if_o a_o angel_n from_o heaven_n teach_v other_o doctrine_n he_o will_v i_o think_v correct_v himself_o if_o he_o consider_v the_o former_a verse_n and_o the_o apostle_n progress_n in_o his_o argument_n wherein_o to_o dignify_v charity_n the_o most_o that_o he_o can_v he_o undervalue_v all_o other_o gift_n which_o be_v there_o ambitious_o affect_v for_o eloquence_n he_o say_v it_o be_v nothing_o to_o have_v place_n all_o language_n no_o not_o of_o angel_n which_o be_v not_o put_v literal_o for_o they_o have_v none_o but_o to_o express_v a_o high_a degree_n of_o eloquence_n as_o calvine_n say_v here_o or_o as_o lyra_n say_v by_o language_n of_o angel_n be_v mean_v the_o desire_n of_o communicate_v our_o conception_n to_o one_o another_o and_o then_o he_o add_v that_o knowledge_n of_o mystery_n and_o prophecy_n be_v also_o nothing_o which_o be_v also_o much_o affect_v and_o for_o miraculous_a faith_n it_o be_v also_o calvin_n nothing_o better_a for_o the_o first_o of_o these_o gift_n do_v not_o make_v a_o man_n better_o for_o balam_n ass_n can_v speak_v and_o be_v still_o a_o ass_n and_o the_o second_o judas_n have_v and_o the_o pharisee_n and_o the_o three_o be_v so_o small_a a_o matter_n that_o as_o much_o as_o a_o grain_n of_o musterseed_n be_v enough_o to_o remove_v mountain_n all_o these_o therefore_o be_v faisable_v thing_n and_o be_v sometime_o do_v so_o also_o after_o he_o have_v pass_v through_o the_o gift_n of_o knowledge_n and_o gift_n of_o utterance_n he_o present_v the_o gift_n of_o work_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n and_o therefore_o as_o he_o say_v if_o i_o feed_v the_o poor_a with_o all_o my_o good_n which_o he_o present_v as_o a_o hard_a thing_n then_o either_o of_o the_o other_o for_o in_o the_o other_o god_n give_v i_o but_o here_o i_o give_v other_o yet_o possible_a to_o be_v do_v so_o he_o present_v the_o last_o if_o i_o give_v my_o body_n as_o the_o hard_a of_o all_o and_o y●…t_o as_o all_o the_o rest_n sometime_o to_o be_v do_v that_o which_o i_o observe_v second_o to_o arise_v from_o lawful_a this_o argument_n be_v that_o with_o charity_n such_o a_o death_n may_v be_v acc●…ptable_a and_o though_o i_o know_v the_o donatist_n be_v say_v to_o have_v make_v this_o use_n of_o these_o word_n yet_o because_o the_o intent_n and_o end_n condition_n every_o action_n and_o infuse_v the_o poison_n or_o the_o nourishment_n which_o they_o which_o follow_v suck_v from_o thence_o and_o we_o know_v that_o the_o donatist_n rigorous_o and_o tyrannous_o rack_v and_o detort_v thus_o much_o from_o this_o place_n that_o they_o may_v present_v themselves_o to_o other_o promiscuous_o to_o be_v kill_v and_o if_o that_o be_v deny_v to_o they_o they_o may_v kill_v themselves_o and_o they_o who_o refuse_v it_o yet_o i_o say_v i_o doubt_v not_o but_o thus_o much_o may_v natural_o be_v collect_v from_o hence_o that_o by_o this_o take_v word_n if_o i_o give_v my_o body_n be_v insinuate_v somewhat_o more_o than_o a_o prompt_a and_o willing_a yield_v of_o it_o when_o i_o be_o enforce_v to_o it_o by_o the_o persecute_v magistrate_n and_o that_o these_o word_n will_v justify_v the_o fact_n of_o martyr_n the_o martyr_n nicephorus_n be_v then_o in_o perfect_a charity_n who_o case_n be_v that_o have_v have_v recant_v some_o enmity_n with_o sapritius_n who_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o place_n where_o he_o be_v to_o receive_v the_o bloody_a crown_n of_o martyredome_n he_o fall_v down_o to_o sapritius_n and_o beg_v from_o he_o then_o a_o pardon_n of_o all_o former_a bitterness_n but_o sapritius_n elate_v with_o the_o glory_n of_o martyredome_n refuse_v he_o but_o be_v present_o punish_v for_o his_o faith_n cool_v and_o he_o recant_v and_o live_v and_o nicephorus_n stand_v by_o step_v into_o his_o room_n and_o cry_v i_o be_o also_o a_o christian_a and_o so_o provoke_v the_o magistrate_n to_o execute_v he_o lest_o from_o the_o faintness_n of_o sapritius_n the_o cause_n may_v have_v receive_v a_o wound_n or_o a_o scorn_n and_o this_o i_o take_v to_o be_v give_v of_o his_o body_n of_o which_o as_o there_o may_v be_v such_o necessity_n for_o selse-homicide_n confirm_v of_o weak_a christian_n that_o a_o man_n may_v be_v bind_v to_o do_v it_o as_o in_o this_o case_n be_v very_o probable_a so_o there_o may_v be_v case_n in_o man_n very_o exemplary_a and_o in_o the_o cunning_a and_o subtle_a carriage_n of_o the_o pesecutor_n as_o one_o can_v no_o other_o way_n give_v his_o body_n for_o testimony_n of_o god_n truth_n to_o which_o he_o may_v then_o be_v bind_v but_o by_o do_v it_o himself_o sect_n iii_o as_o therefore_o natural_o and_o customary_o man_n think_v it_o good_a to_o die_v so_o and_o that_o such_o a_o death_n 13._o with_o charity_n be_v acceptable_a so_o be_v it_o general_o say_v by_o christ_n that_o the_o good_a shepherd_n do_v give_v his_o life_n for_o his_o sheep_n which_o be_v a_o justify_n and_o approbation_n of_o our_o inclination_n thereunto_o for_o to_o say_v the_o good_a do_v it_o be_v to_o say_v they_o which_o do_v it_o be_v good_a and_o as_o we_o be_v all_o sheep_n of_o one_o fold_n so_o in_o many_o i_o case_n we_o be_v all_o shepherd_n of_o one_o another_o and_o owe_v one_o another_o this_o duty_n of_o give_v our_o temporal_a life_n for_o another_o spiritual_a advantage_n yea_o for_o his_o temporal_a for_o 3._o that_o i_o may_v abstain_v from_o purge_v myself_o when_o another_o crime_n be_v impute_v to_o i_o be_v ground_v upon_o such_o another_o 13._o text_n as_o this_o where_o it_o be_v say_v the_o great_a love_n be_v to_o bestow_v his_o life_n for_o his_o friend_n in_o which_o and_o all_o of_o this_o kind_n we_o must_v remember_v that_o we_o be_v command_v to_o do_v it_o so_o as_o christ_n do_v it_o and_o how_o christ_n give_v his_o body_n we_o shall_v have_v another_o place_n to_o consider_v sect_n iv._o hereupon_o because_o saint_n peter_n zeal_n so_o forward_o 37._o and_o carry_v he_o so_o high_a that_o he_o will_v die_v for_o the_o shepherd_n
for_o so_o he_o say_v i_o will_v lay_v down_o my_o life_n for_o thy_o sake_n and_o this_o as_o all_o expositor_n say_v be_v mere_o and_o pure_o out_o of_o deliberate_a natural_a affection_n without_o examination_n of_o his_o own_o strength_n to_o perform_v it_o but_o present_o and_o round_o nature_n carry_v he_o to_o that_o promise_n and_o upon_o a_o more_o deliberate_a and_o orderly_a resolution_n saint_n paul_n witness_v of_o himself_o such_o a_o willingness_n to_o die_v for_o his_o brethren_n i_o will_v be_v 15._o glad_o bes●…ed_v for_o your_o s●…es_n sect_n v._o a_o christian_a nature_n rest_v not_o in_o know_v 15._o thus_o much_o that_o we_o may_v do_v it_o that_o charity_n make_v it_o good_a that_o the_o good_a do_v it_o and_o that_o we_o must_v always_o promise_v that_o be_v incline_v to_o do_v it_o and_o do_v something_o towards_o it_o but_o will_v have_v the_o perfect_a fullness_n of_o do_v it_o in_o the_o resolution_n and_o doctrine_n and_o example_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n who_o say_v de_fw-la facto_fw-la i_o lay_v down_o my_o life_n for_o my_o sheep_n and_o say_v m●…lus_n he_o time_n use_v the_o present_a word_n because_o he_o be_v ready_a to_o do_v it_o and_o as_o 26._o paul_n and_o 〈◊〉_d man_n yet_o alive_a be_v say_v to_o have_v lay_v down_o their_o life_n for_o christ._n but_o i_o rather_o think_v because_o expose_v to_o danger_n be_v not_o proper_o call_v a_o die_a that_o christ_n say_v this_o now_o because_o his_o passion_n be_v begin_v for_o all_o his_o conversation_n here_o be_v degree_n of_o exinanition_n to_o express_v the_o abund●…_n and_o overflow_a christ._n charity_n of_o our_o saviour_n all_o word_n be_v defective_a for_o if_o we_o can_v express_v all_o which_o he_o do_v that_o come_v not_o near_o to_o that_o which_o he_o will_v do_v if_o need_n be_v it_o be_v observe_v by_o 11._o one_o i_o confess_v too_o credulous_a a_o author_n but_o yet_o one_o that_o administer_v good_a and_o wholesome_a incitement_n to_o devotion_n that_o christ_n go_v to_o emaus_n speak_v of_o his_o passion_n so_o slight_o as_o though_o emaus_n he_o have_v in_o three_o day_n forget_v all_o that_o he_o have_v suffer_v for_o we_o and_o that_o christ_n in_o a_o apparition_n to_o saint_n charles_n charles_n say_z that_o he_o will_v be_v content_a to_o die_v again_o if_o need_n be_v yea_o to_o 59_o saint_n brigit_fw-la he_o say_v that_o for_o any_o one_o soul_n he_o will_v suffer_v as_o much_o in_o every_o limb_n as_o he_o have_v suffer_v for_o all_o the_o world_n in_o his_o whole_a body_n brigit_fw-la and_o 16._o this_o be_v note_v for_o a_o extreme_a high_a degree_n of_o charity_n out_o of_o ans●…lme_n that_o his_o b._n mother_n say_v rather_o than_o he_o shall_v not_o have_v be_v charitiy_n crucify_a she_o will_v have_v do_v it_o with_o her_o own_o hand_n and_o certain_o his_o charity_n be_v not_o inferior_a foul_a to_o she_o he_o do_v as_o much_o as_o any_o can_v be_v willing_a to_o do_v and_o therefore_o as_o himself_o say_v no_o man_n can_v take_v away_o my_o soul_n and_o i_o have_v aug._n power_n to_o lay_v it_o down_o so_o without_o doubt_n no_o man_n do_v take_v it_o away_o nor_o be_v there_o any_o other_o than_o his_o own_o will_n the_o cause_n of_o his_o die_v at_o that_o time_n strength_n many_o martyr_n have_v hang_v upon_o cross_n many_o day_n alive_a and_o the_o thief_n be_v yet_o alive_a and_o therefore_o 15._o pilate_n wonder_v to_o hear_v that_o christ_n be_v dead_a his_fw-la soul_n say_v 13._o s●…_n aug._n do_v not_o leave_v his_o body_n constrain_v but_o because_o he_o will_v and_o when_o he_o will_v and_o how_o he_o will_v of_o which_o 2._o s._n thomas_n produce_v this_o symptom_n that_o he_o have_v yet_o his_o body_n nature_n in_o her_o full_a strength_n because_o at_o the_o last_o moment_n he_o be_v able_a to_o cry_v with_o a_o loud_a voice_n and_o 50._o marlorate_a death_n gather_v it_o upon_o this_o that_o whereas_o our_o head_n decline_v after_o our_o death_n by_o the_o slackness_n of_o the_o sinew_n and_o muscle_n christ_n do_v first_o of_o himself_o bow_v down_o his_o head_n and_o then_o give_v up_o the_o ghost_n so_o though_o it_o be_v true_o say_v 33._o after_o they_o have_v scourge_v he_o they_o will_v put_v he_o to_o death_n yet_o it_o be_v say_v so_o because_o death_n malicious_o and_o purposely_o to_o kill_v he_o they_o inflict_v those_o pain_n upon_o he_o which_o will_v in_o he_o time_n have_v kill_v he_o but_o yet_o nothing_o which_o they_o have_v do_v occasion_v his_o death_n so_o soon_o and_o therefore_o con._n s._n thomas_n a_o man_n neither_o of_o unholy_a thought_n nor_o of_o bold_a or_o irreligious_a or_o scandalous_a phrase_n or_o elocution_n yet_o i_o adventure_v not_o so_o far_o in_o his_o behalf_n as_o matrimonium_fw-la sylvester_n aqui._n do_v that_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o he_o shall_v have_v speak_v any_o thing_n against_o faith_n or_o good_a manner_n forbear_v not_o to_o say_v that_o christ_n be_v ●…so_o much_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o death_n as_o he_o be_v of_o his_o wet_n which_o may_v and_o will_v not_o shut_v the_o window_n when_o the_o rain_n beat_v in_o this_o actual_a emission_n of_o his_o soul_n which_o be_v soul_n death_n and_o which_o be_v his_o own_o act_n and_o before_o his_o natural_a time_n 21._o which_o his_o best_a belove_a apostle_n can_v imitate_v who_o also_o die_v when_o he_o will_v and_o go_v into_o his_o grave_n and_o there_o give_v up_o the_o ghost_n and_o bury_v himself_o which_o be_v report_v but_o of_o very_a n_o few_o other_o and_o by_o no_o raven_n very_a credible_a author_n we_o find_v thus_o celebrate_v o_o that_o that_o be_v a_o brave_a death_n which_o be_v accept_v unconstrained_a and_o that_o it_o be_v a_o heroic_a act_n of_o fortitude_n if_o a_o man_n when_o a_o urgent_a 6._o occasion_n be_v present_v expose_v himself_o to_o a_o certain_a and_o assure_a death_n as_o he_o do_v and_o it_o be_v there_o say_v that_o christ_n do_v so_o as_o epithet_n saul_n do_v who_o think_v it_o foul_a and_o dishonourable_a to_o die_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o enemy_n and_o that_o apollonia_n and_o other_o who_o prevent_v the_o fury_n of_o executioner_n and_o cast_v themselves_o into_o the_o fire_n do_v therein_o imitate_v this_o act_n of_o our_o saviour_n of_o give_v up_o his_o soul_n before_o he_o be_v such_o constrain_v to_o do_v it_o so_o that_o if_o the_o act_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n in_o who_o there_o be_v no_o more_o require_v for_o death_n but_o that_o he_o shall_v will_v that_o his_o soul_n shall_v go_v out_o be_v the_o same_o as_o saul_n and_o these_o martyr_n actual_a furtherance_n which_o can_v not_o die_v without_o that_o than_o we_o be_v teach_v that_o all_o those_o place_n of_o give_v up_o our_o body_n to_o death_n and_o of_o lay_v down_o the_o soul_n signify_v more_o than_o a_o yield_a to_o death_n when_o it_o come_v sect_n vi_o and_o to_o my_o understanding_n there_o be_v a_o further_a 26._o degree_n of_o alacrity_n and_o propensenesse_n to_o such_o a_o death_n 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non_fw-fr est_fw-fr 1_o the_o place_n out_o of_o s._n hi●…rome_n cite_v by_o gratian._n gratian._n gloss._n in_o locum_fw-la supra_fw-la supra_fw-la idiotae_fw-la contemplatio_fw-la de_fw-la morte_fw-la 1._o lavater_n confess_v aug._n hie●…_n cry●…_n and_o lactan●…_n to_o be_v of_o this_o opinion_n opinion_n lavater_n in_o 1_o sam._n ca●…lti_fw-la 1_o of_o p._n mar._n reason_n mors_fw-la malum_fw-la malum_fw-la stromat_n l._n 4._o 2_o clement_n have_v long_o since_o destroy_v that_o opinion_n 3_o of_o malum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aqui._n 1._o q._n 48._o be_v 6._o c●…n_n c●…n_n jo._n 9_o 3._o 4_o possess_a man_n be_v not_o always_o so_o afflict_v for_o sin_n sin_n thyraeus_n de_fw-fr daemon_n c._n 31._o 31._o aqui._n 1._o q._n 48._o be_v 6._o con._n 5_o damnation_n have_v not_o so_o much_o rationem_fw-la mali_fw-la as_o the_o least_o sin_n 6_o if_o death_n be_v of_o the_o sort_n of_o evil_a yet_o there_o may_v be_v good_a use_n of_o it_o it_o
aug._n de_fw-fr bono_fw-mi conjug●…_n conjug●…_n paulin._n severo_n esist_fw-ge 1._o 7_o how_o paul_n call_v death_n god_n enemy_n enemy_n 1_o cor._n 15._o 20._o 20._o marlorat_n in_o bunc_fw-la locum_fw-la locum_fw-la calvin_n in_o hunc_fw-la locum_fw-la 8_o death_n since_o christ_n be_v not_o so_o evil_a as_o before_o 1_o of_o martyr_n reason_n vita_fw-la donum_fw-la 1_o of_o lavater_n reason_n of_o judge_n 2_o where_o confession_n be_v not_o in_o use_n there_o be_v no_o exterior_a judge_n of_o secret_a sin_n sin_n humfred_n jesui_n pa._n 2._o ad_fw-la ratio_fw-la 3._o cam._n 3_o of_o the_o pope_n jurisdiction_n over_o himself_o himself_o c●…d_n l._n 3._o tit_n 5._o le_fw-fr generati_fw-la 4_o of_o such_o jurisdiction_n in_o other_o person_n by_o ciull_a law_n law_n bald._n f_o le_fw-fr 5._o de_fw-la j●…diciis_fw-la j●…diciis_fw-la filesacus_n de_fw-fr episc._n autorit_fw-fr ca._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 17._o 17._o dig._n l._n 1._o ti●…_n 7._o le_fw-fr 3._o si_fw-la cons._n 5_o joh._n 22._o 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pusilanimity_n pusilanimity_n arist._n eth._n l._n 3._o c._n 6._o 6._o cap._n 7._o infra_fw-la fol._n 249._o 1._o of_o reason_n to_o be_v make_v on_o the_o other_o part_n 2._o of_o the_o law_n of_o rome_n of_o ask_v the_o s●…nate_a leave_n to_o kill_v himself_o himself_o decl●…m_fw-la 4._o 3._o of_o the_o case_n in_o quintilian_n 1._o comparison_n of_o desertion_n and_o destruction_n 2._o of_o omission_n equal_a to_o committings_n committings_n in_o admonitorio_n admonitorio_n dist._n 86._o pasce●…_n pasce●…_n tabula_fw-la paris_n censuraru●…_n 1._o in_o great_a sin_n the_o first_o step_n imprint_n a_o guiltiness_n yet_o many_o step_n to_o self-homicide_n be_v lawful_a lawful_a stanf._n plea_n the_o cor●…n_n cap._n petty_a treason_n treason_n elian._n l._n 8._o cap._n 10._o 2._o dra●…s_n law_n against_o homicide_n be_v retain_v retain_v precepto_fw-la 5._o 3._o tolet_n five_o homicide_n 4._o four_o of_o th●…se_n be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o adam_n first_o homicide_n in_o paradise_n 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in_o some_o opinion_n false_a religion_n make_v a_o tyrant_n tyrant_n lib._n 2._o ca._n 36._o 8._o why_o a_o oath_n of_o fidelity_n to_o the_o pope_n bind_v no_o man_n man_n declaration_n &_o protestation_n des_fw-fr doctes_n de_fw-fr france_n anno_fw-la 1605._o 9_o who_o be_v a_o tyrant_n in_o these_o man_n opinion_n beccar_n cont_n lib._n de._n jure_fw-la magistrate_n magistrate_n carbo_n cas._n conc._n summa_fw-la summarum_fw-la tom._n 3._o lib._n 3._o cap._n 9_o 9_o sylvest_n verb._n martyr_n martyr_n navar._n manual_n ca._n 15._o nu._n 11._o 11._o phil._n 1._o 23._o 10_o how_o death_n may_v be_v wish_v by_o calvine_n calvine_n in_o 2_o cor._n 5._o 1_o marlorate_v supra_fw-la 9_o eman._n sâ_fw-la aphor._n confes._n ver_fw-la charitas_fw-la 11_o how_o we_o may_v with_o death_n to_o another_o for_o our_o own_o advantage_n 12_o ph._n nerius_n consent_v to_o the_o death_n of_o one_o who_o wish_v his_o own_o death_n death_n vita_fw-la phil._n ner._n fol._n 284._o 284._o libre_fw-la conformi_fw-la fran._n &_o christi_n christi_n sedulius_n minor_n advers._fw-la alcor_fw-la francis_n 1_o of_o tolet_n 3._o species_n by_o permission_n which_o be_v mors_fw-la negativa_fw-la 2_o of_o stand_v mute_a at_o the_o bar_n 3_o three_o rule_n from_o sotus_n navarre_n and_o mald._a to_o guide_v we_o in_o these_o desertion_n of_o ourselves_o ourselves_o soto_n de_fw-fr teg_n saeret_fw-la membr_n 1._o q._n 3._o 3._o nava_n manual_n manual_n sum._n maldo_n q._n 14._o be_v 6._o 6._o acacius_n de_fw-fr privilegiis_fw-la l._n 1._o cap._n 9_o 9_o gerson_n gerson_n acacius_n the_o privile_a l._n 1._o c._n 8._o 4_o i_o may_v suffer_v a_o thief_n to_o kill_v i_o i_o sayr_a thesau_n cas._n cons._n l._n 7._o cap._n 9_o nu_fw-la 17._o 17._o alcor_fw-la azoar_v 52._o 5_o of_o se_fw-la desendendo_fw-la in_o our_o law_n 6_o i_o be_o not_o bind_v to_o escape_v from_o prison_n if_o i_o can_v nor_o to_o eat_v rather_o than_o starve_v starve_v eman._n sa._n aphor._n conse_n ver_fw-la charitas_fw-la charitas_fw-la aquin._n 22._o q._n 69._o be_v 4._o ad_fw-la 2._o 2._o sayr_a thesau_n cas._n cons._n l._n 7._o cap._n 9_o 7_o for_o end_n better_a than_o this_o life_n we_o may_v neglect_v this_o 8_o i_o may_v give_v my_o life_n for_o another_o another_o chris._n hom._n 32._o in_o genes_n genes_n aug._n l._n 22._o adver_n faustum_n cap._n 33._o 9_o chrisostomes_n opinion_n of_o sarahs_n lie_n and_o adultery_n and_o st._n aug._n of_o that_o wife_n who_o prostitute_v herself_o to_o pay_v her_o husband_n debt_n debt_n ca._n 27._o &_o primo_fw-la deserm_fw-la dom._n in_o monte_fw-fr monte_fw-fr bonavent_n 3._o dist._n 29._o q._n 3._o 3._o aug._n de_fw-fr mendacio_fw-la c._n 6._o 10_o that_o to_o give_v my_o life_n for_o another_o be_v not_o to_o prefer_v another_o as_o bonaventure_n and_o aug._n say_v but_o to_o prefer_v virtue_n before_o life_n 11_o for_o spiritual_a good_a be_v without_o question_n question_n sayr_a thesau_n cas._n cons._n l._n 7._o c._n 9_o nu_fw-la 17._o 17._o eman_n sa._n aphor._n