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the_o begin_v of_o cristes_n church_n the_o people_n do_v use_v comenly_a to_o marry_v their_o sister_n /_o their_o brother_n wife_n /_o their_z never_a kynswoman_n and_o such_o as_o be_v nigh_o to_o they_o in_o affinite_a /_o for_o else_o sewer_o the_o counsel_n and_o father_n will_v not_o have_v speak_v so_o often_o of_o such_o marriage_n as_o they_o do_v for_o experience_n doith_o teach_v we_o that_o counsel_v parliamentis_fw-la /_o and_o synod_n do_v not_o often_o time_n make_v many_o decrey_n against_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o in_o use_n /_o but_o where_o therbe_n many_o decrey_n and_o law_n make_v against_o a_o thing_n the_o same_o decrey_n and_o law_n do_v evident_o show_v that_o the_o thing_n that_o they_o speak_v so_o much_o against_o be_v great_o in_o use_n wherefore_o sing_v that_o therbe_n diverse_a counsel_n and_o many_o decrey_n and_o saynge_n that_o do_v now_o forbide_v that_o the_o people_n shall_v not_o marry_v in_o the_o first_o degree_n of_o affinite_a /_o 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see_v that_o the_o counsaill_n and_o decrey_n that_o do_v forbid_v now_o such_o marriage_n make_v against_o these_o pestilent_a person_n false_a opinyone_n true_o the_o cause_n why_o thigh_n father_n and_o counsaille_n do_v orden_n and_o decree_n /_o that_o the_o people_n shall_v no_o more_o marye_n with_o their_o kindred_n and_o affinite_a in_o the_o first_o /_o second_z /_o and_z third_o degree_n /_o be_v this_o for_o asmyche_a as_o those_o holy_a father_n and_o prelate_n do_v see_v and_o manifest_o perceve_v that_o the_o charitable_a love_n and_o kyndenes_n that_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v among_o cristen_n people_n do_v sore_o mynyshe_a and_o decay_v wherefore_o thigh_n father_n and_o prelate_n ordenyd_v and_o decreyd_v that_o the_o pope_n shall_v marry_v all_o out_o of_o their_o kindred_n and_o affynite_a /_o to_z knyte_a in_o love_n such_o people_n to_o gither_o by_o marriage_n that_o be_v not_o knyte_v to_o gither_o in_o love_n by_o kindred_n and_o affinite_a we_o see_v by_o comyn_v experience_n that_o by_o marriage_n the_o kindred_n of_o both_o the_o person_n that_o be_v maryd_v do_v love_n together_o wherefore_o the_o holy_a father_n and_o consaille_n do_v lymit_n owte_n certain_a degrey_n of_o affinite_a and_o kindred_n in_o the_o which_o they_o supposid_v that_o love_n will_v contynewe_v without_o the_o help_n of_o marriage_n /_o and_o so_o they_o do_v forbide_v and_o command_v no_o man_n to_o marry_v in_o non_fw-fr of_o thigh_n degree_n of_o affinite_a and_o kindred_n without_o the_o pope_n licence_n but_o that_o the_o people_n shall_v marry_v out_o of_o thigh_n degree_n of_o kindred_n and_o affinite_a this_o do_v thigh_n father_n and_o counsel_n orden_n and_o command_n to_o the_o intent_n to_o
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lyenge_a and_o part_n of_o their_o blasphemy_n /_o you_o have_v also_o hear_v how_o that_o they_o have_v bring_v in_o holy_a scripture_n /_o counsel_n and_o doctor_n for_o to_o have_v colour_v and_o fortify_v their_o ungracious_a and_o false_a opinion_n and_o yet_o they_o can_v not_o bring_v it_o to_o pass_v nor_o never_o shall_v wherefore_o /_o althowghe_o in_o the_o begin_v of_o this_o my_o answer_n i_o shewid_v and_o provide_v sufficient_o the_o trewthe_n of_o this_o proposition_n that_o it_o be_v not_o against_o the_o law_n of_o god_n nor_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n /_o for_o a_o man_n to_o mary_n his_o brother_n wife_n a_o widow_n leave_v without_o yssewe_v and_o that_o the_o pope_n haith_v no_o power_n to_o dispense_v upon_o such_o marriage_n now_o yet_o /_o i_o will_v show_v you_o the_o same_o more_o large_o by_o holy_a father_n /_o doctors_n /_o and_z pope_n saynge_n /_o and_o first_o that_o such_o marriage_n be_v not_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n first_o saint_n hierome_n doith_o excuse_n abraham_n /_o in_o that_o he_o marry_v his_o sister_n /_o &_o doith_o justify_v and_o defend_v abraham_n for_o so_o mari_v gen_fw-la in_o qn_v have_fw-mi super_fw-la gen_fw-la for_o such_o marriage_n say_v faint_a hierome_n /_o be_v not_o then_o forbid_v of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o if_o it_o be_v not_o forbid_v by_o the_o law_n nature_n a_o man_n to_o mary_n his_o sister_n miche_v less_o be_v it_o forbid_v /_o a_o man_n to_o mary_n his_o brother_n widow_n leave_v without_o yssew_n faint_a austen_n say_v that_o in_z the_o time_n of_o abraham_n /_o man_n may_v leful_o marry_v with_o their_o sister_n of_o the_o one_o side_n xxxv_o count_v faustum_n li._n xxij_o ca._n xxxv_o or_o of_o both_o side_n &_o if_o it_o be_v leful_a &_o not_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n than_o for_o man_n to_o marry_v their_o sister_n it_o be_v not_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n then_o for_o a_o man_n to_o marry_v his_o brother_n etc._n etc._n xlix_o 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the_o brother_n and_o the_o brother_n widow_n etc._n etc._n to_o be_v against_o the_o law_n of_o reason_n and_o nature_n rvperte_a upon_o the_o levitical_a /_o say_v that_o abraham_n after_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o heithens_o /_o among_o the_o which_o he_o dwell_v /_o do_v mary_n his_o own_o sister_n and_o yet_o for_o all_o that_o he_o do_v not_o sin_v /_o for_o asmoche_n as_o unto_o that_o time_n /_o he_o have_v not_o by_o the_o law_n commandment_n to_o the_o contrary_a nor_o yet_o by_o the_o voice_n of_o almyghty_a god_n now_o where_o there_o be_v no_o commandment_n say_v he_o there_o be_v no_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n so_o by_o this_o doctor_n sa_v /_o you_o may_v clere_o se_fw-mi /_o that_z it_o be_v not_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n for_o a_o man_n to_o marry_v his_o sister_n /_o and_o than_o it_o be_v not_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n for_o a_o man_n to_o mercy_n his_o brother_n wife_n leave_v without_o yssewe_v hewgh_o of_o faint_a victore_fw-la say_v that_o in_o the_o institution_n of_o matrimony_n /_o there_o be_v but_o two_o person_n except_o iiij_o li._n iij._n de_fw-fr sacramento_fw-la p._n ij_o ca._n iiij_o that_o be_v but_o the_o faith_n r_o and_z the_o mother_n so_o that_o it_o be_v forbid_v than_o /_o that_o the_o father_n shall_v not_o marry_v with_o the_o daughter_n /_o nor_o the_o mother_n with_o the_o son_n but_o all_o other_o person_n may_v leful_o marry_v together_o by_o the_o first_o institution_n of_o matrimony_n after_o this_o say_v this_o doctor_n come_v the_o second_o institution_n of_o matrimony_n /_o which_o be_v make_v by_o the_o law_n write_v /_o and_o that_o do_v except_o certain_a other_o person_n beside_o the_o father_n and_o the_o mother_n /_o and_o this_o be_v do_v /_o other_o for_o to_o ornate_a nature_n
/_o or_o else_o to_o augment_v and_o increase_v chastite_n and_o than_o to_o mary_n the_o brother_n wythe_v the_o sister_n or_o the_o never_a kynsman_n with_o the_o never_a kynswoman_n begin_v to_o be_v unlefull_a by_o the_o prohibition_n that_o before_o be_v lawful_a /_o and_o grant_v by_o nature_n by_o this_o doctors_n mind_n you_o may_v evident_o se_fw-mi /_o that_z it_o be_v not_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n for_o a_o man_n to_o marry_v his_o sister_n /_o and_o than_o it_o folowith_v that_o it_o be_v not_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n /_o for_o a_o man_n to_o marry_v his_o brother_n wife_n a_o widow_n etc._n etc._n xiij_o ix_o lib._n iiij_o art_n xiij_o saint_n thomas_n say_v that_o the_o prohibition_n levitical_a that_o forbid_v that_o a_o man_n may_v not_o marry_v his_o sister_n /_o be_v a_o prohibition_n and_o a_o commandment_n judicial_a /_o and_z he_o in_o likewise_o say_v in_o another_o place_n /_o iiij_o p_o ij_o 2._o q._n 9_o arti_fw-la iiij_o that_z it_o be_v not_o forbid_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n that_o a_o man_n shall_v not_o mary_n his_o sister_n /_o wherefore_o if_o it_o be_v not_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n for_o a_o man_n to_o mary_n his_o sister_n /_o it_o be_v not_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n for_o a_o man_n to_o mary_n his_o brother_n wife_n a_o widow_n leave_v etc._n etc._n qn_v in_o four_o sen_fw-la this_fw-mi xl_o corpor_fw-la qn_v faint_a thomas_n again_o say_v that_o by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n /_o it_o be_v forbid_v that_o the_o father_n shall_v not_o mary_n his_o daughter_n nor_o the_o mother_n her_o son_n other_o person_n never_o of_o kin_n be_v forbid_v /_o by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n /_o and_o than_o it_o folowith_v that_o for_o a_o man_n to_o mary_n his_o brother_n widow_n etc._n etc._n be_v not_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n peter_n of_o blesen_n say_v that_o at_o the_o begin_v there_o be_v no_o mo_z person_n except_o from_o matrimony_n /_o but_o the_o father_n and_o mother_n /_o &_o be_v to_o say_v that_o the_o father_n may_v not_o marry_v the_o daughter_n /_o nor_o the_o mother_n with_o the_o soon_o and_o therefore_o say_v this_o doctor_n /_o it_o be_v say_v for_o matrimony_n /_o a_o man_n shall_v leave_v and_o forsake_v his_o father_n and_o his_o mother_n /_o and_o take_v he_o to_o his_o wife_n but_o afterward_o say_v he_o the_o lawmaker_n do_v except_o mo_z person_n and_o forbid_v mo_z degree_n saint_n bonaventure_n in_o answer_v to_o a_o argument_n that_o infideles_fw-la which_o turn_v to_o cristes_fw-fr faith_n ought_v not_o to_o retain_v their_o wife_n which_o they_o have_v marry_v before_o /_o iiij_o in_o four_o distinct_a thirty-nine_o qn_v iiij_o if_o so_o be_v they_o have_v marry_v then self_o to_o their_o sister_n /_o or_o never_o kinswoman_n /_o such_o as_o be_v against_o the_o order_fw-fr that_o christian_a people_n do_v keep_v in_o marriage_n /_o say_v thus_o that_o for_o a_o man_n to_o marry_v his_o sister_n be_v forbid_v by_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o church_n and_o therefore_o when_o heithen_a turn_n to_o the_o faith_n they_o must_v conform_v themselves_o afterward_o to_o the_o order_fw-fr of_o the_o chirch_n &_o not_o to_o marry_v against_o the_o church_n prohibition_n but_o if_o they_o marry_v their_o sister_n before_o than_o they_o may_v not_o be_v separate_z for_o the_o ordinance_n of_o the_o church_n doith_v not_o extend_v to_o that_o /_o so_z faint_a bonaventure_o doith_n say_v that_o for_o a_o man_n to_o marry_v his_o sister_n /_o be_v but_o against_o the_o law_n of_o the_o church_n /_o and_o not_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n for_o if_o it_o be_v against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n than_o the_o ordinance_n of_o the_o church_n will_v dissolve_v and_o break_v it_o the_o which_o faint_a bonaventure_n say_v /_o the_o church_n can_v not_o do_v and_o than_o /_o if_o it_o be_v not_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n for_o a_o man_n to_o marry_v his_o sister_n /_o it_o be_v not_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n for_o a_o man_n to_o marry_v his_o brother_n widow_n &_o cete_fw-la ij_o in_o four_o do_v xl_o conclusione_n ij_o thomas_n also_o of_o argentyne_n show_v that_o infidelis_fw-la may_v mary_n in_o the_o degreis_n that_o be_v forbid_v to_o cristen_n man_n for_o if_o they_o be_v jue_v /_o than_z they_o may_v marry_v with_o their_o kinswoman_n in_o the_o iii_o and_o four_o degree_n for_o there_o be_v forbid_v to_o they_o but_o the_o first_o and_o second_o degree_n as_o show_v the_o xviij_o chapter_n of_o the_o levitical_a /_o and_o if_o the_o infideles_fw-la be_v gentiles_n and_o follow_v only_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n than_o they_o may_v marry_v in_o the_o first_o and_o second_o degree_n for_o thowgh_a the_o write_v law_n positive_a /_o do_v forbid_v such_o marriage_n yet_o it_o semith_n that_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n doith_v not_o forbid_v they_o the_o which_o be_v manifest_a in_o the_o old_a father_n that_o be_v before_o the_o law_n for_o abraham_n marry_v his_o sister_n /_o and_o jacob_n his_o uncle_n daughter_n and_o if_o it_o be_v not_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n /_o for_o a_o a_o man_n to_o marry_v his_o sister_n it_o be_v not_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n for_o a_o man_n to_o marry_v his_o brother_n widow_n leave_v without_o yssew_n also_o pope_n zachary_a say_v which_o these_o deceiver_n do_v allege_v for_o they_o in_o their_o book_n that_o it_o be_v more_o forbid_v that_o a_o man_n shall_v not_o marry_v his_o father_n goddoughter_n and_o that_o a_o man_n ought_v more_o forbee_a to_o mary_n with_o her_o /_o than_z to_o mary_n with_o his_o father_n daughter_n &_o yet_o it_o be_v evident_a /_o that_o it_o be_v not_o against_o the_o law_n of_o god_n nor_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n for_o a_o man_n to_o mary_n his_o father_n goddoughter_n for_o that_o be_v forbid_v but_o only_o by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o church_n wherefore_o it_o folowith_v that_o it_o be_v not_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n for_o a_o man_n to_o marry_v his_o father_n dowghter_n for_o if_o that_o thing_n that_o be_v more_o forbid_v be_v not_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n than_o that_o thing_n that_o be_v less_o forbid_v in_o the_o same_o kind_n of_o forbidinge_v /_o be_v not_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n /_o and_o this_o pope_n zakary_n speak_v of_o one_o manner_n of_o forbiddinge_a of_o marriage_n /_o and_o than_o it_o folowith_v upon_o this_o sa_n of_o this_o pope_n that_o it_o be_v not_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n for_o a_o man_n to_o marry_v his_o sister_n and_o so_o than_o it_o be_v not_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n for_o a_o man_n to_o mary_n his_o brother_n widow_n etc._n etc._n now_o you_o have_v hear_v by_o these_o holy_a father_n and_o man_n of_o great_a learn_v how_o that_o it_o be_v not_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n /_o for_o a_o man_n to_o marry_v his_o sister_n whereof_o folowith_v that_o it_o be_v not_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n for_o a_o man_n to_o marry_v his_o brother_n wife_n a_o widow_n leave_v with_o owte_n yssewe_v the_o hole_n universal_a number_a of_o expownder_n of_o holy_a scripture_n do_v affirm_v /_o that_o from_o the_o first_o institution_n of_o matrimony_n unto_o the_o time_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n there_o be_v no_o moo_o person_n except_o and_z forbid_a to_o mary_n to_o gether_o by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n but_o these_o /_o the_z father_n wythe_v the_o dowghter_n /_o and_o the_o mother_n with_o the_o soon_o /_o all_o other_o person_n may_v mary_n to_o gether_o in_o the_o side_n line_n yn_v eny_z manner_n of_o degree_n of_o consanguinite_n or_o affynite_a xlvij_o con_fw-mi fan_n li._n xxij_o ca._n xlvij_o wherefore_o saint_a augustyn_n do_v defend_v the_o holy_a patriarch_n jacobe_fw-la the_o which_o marry_v two_o sister_n and_o have_v they_o both_o at_o once_o and_o they_o be_v his_o never_a kynswoman_n /_o for_z in_o the_o second_o degree_n /_o and_o the_o one_o of_o they_o be_v join_v to_o he_o by_o alien_n in_o the_o first_o degree_n of_o affinite_a /_o and_z beside_o these_o two_o wife_n /_o this_o holy_a man_n jacob_n have_v oath_n r_o two_o wife_n and_o they_o be_v to_o he_o and_o among_o them self_o in_o the_o same_o degree_n of_o affinite_a and_o yet_o faint_a augustyn_n do_v justify_v this_o holy_a patriarch_n jacob_n in_o thus_o marry_v sa_v on_o this_o wise_a it_o be_v say_v on_o to_o jacob_n for_o a_o great_a offence_n that_o he_o have_v four_o wyve_n but_o he_o be_v cleryd_v and_o quite_o of_o this_o offence_n by_o a_o general_a proclamation_n first_o for_o asmoche_n /_o as_o when_o the_o manner_n and_o custom_n be_v to_o have_v moo_o wife_n than_o one_o /_o than_o to_o
of_o nature_n /_o for_o snaillis_fw-la be_v good_a and_o wholesome_a and_o be_v eten_v in_o many_o placis_fw-la /_o and_o so_o likewise_o /_o if_o a_o woman_n shall_v have_v wear_v a_o man_n germent_n she_o have_v do_v abominable_a in_o the_o old_a law_n /_o and_z for_o abomination_n it_o be_v forbid_a /_o and_o yet_o it_o be_v not_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o so_o be_v thing_n in_o that_o law_n callyd_v filthy_a and_o unclenly_a and_o forbid_a /_o and_o yet_o they_o be_v not_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n /_o xv_o leu_n xv_o as_o to_o touch_v caren_a of_o certain_a bests_n /_o and_o many_o other_o thing_n be_v forbid_v as_o fylthynes_n and_o foul_a thing_n /_o and_o final_o you_o must_v note_v that_o the_o great_a and_o grevous_a punyshementis_fw-la that_o be_v thretenyd_v yn_v the_o old_a law_n /_o be_v not_o always_o thretenyd_v for_o break_v of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n /_o as_o the_o child_n that_o be_v not_o circumcisyd_v be_v threten_v that_o he_o shall_v perish_v from_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o people_n /_o and_o yet_o a_o child_n that_o be_v not_o circumcisyd_v /_o doith_o not_o offend_v against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o yet_o beside_o all_o this_o you_o must_v note_v that_o the_o same_o thing_n that_o be_v one_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n /_o be_v always_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n /_o for_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n doith_v never_o move_v nor_o altere_fw-la her_o self_n in_o no_o manner_n of_o time_n sens_fw-fr adam_n fall_v firthermore_o you_o must_v mark_v and_o note_v that_o sayncte_n jerome_n say_v in_o the_o prologue_n upon_o oseas_n that_o almyghty_a god_n doith_v command_v no_o thing_n but_o that_o which_o be_v honest_a /_o nor_o almyghty_a god_n command_v unhoneste_a thingis_fw-la doith_v not_o make_v they_o honest_a such_o as_o be_v foul_a of_o them self_o wherefore_o by_o this_o it_o folowith_v that_o for_o a_o man_n to_o marry_v his_o brother_n wife_n a_o widow_n /_o be_v new_a r_o foul_a nor_o evil_a of_o itself_o /_o for_o than_o it_o can_v never_o have_v be_v good_a thowghe_o almyghty_a god_n have_v commaundid_a it_o never_o so_o much_o but_o almyghty_a god_n do_v command_v such_o marriage_n /_o wherefore_o such_o marriage_n can_v not_o be_v against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n /_o so_o now_o these_o few_o rewly_v you_o must_v take_v /_o and_z they_o shall_v help_v yowe_o to_o perceve_v the_o falsite_a of_o thigh_n deceyvers_a now_o where_o as_o these_o deceyver_n in_o the_o xx_o seife_n of_o their_o book_n say_v /_o forsoith_o if_o a_o man_n will_v way_n well_o and_o examine_v these_o foresaid_a thing_n religious_o and_o with_o good_n consciens_fw-la and_o so_o as_o they_o owght_fw-mi to_o be_v /_o how_o can_v he_o but_o approve_v the_o truth_n &_o allow_v the_o conclusion_n and_o determination_n of_o thigh_n universite_n &_o think_v certain_o that_o it_o be_v forbid_v both_o by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n that_o a_o christian_a man_n shall_v marry_v his_o brother_n wife_n a_o widow_n this_o be_v these_o person_n sa_v to_o the_o which_o thus_o i_o answer_v /_o forsoith_o if_o a_o man_n will_v way_n well_o this_o case_n of_o matrimony_n /_o if_o a_o cristen_n man_n may_v marry_v his_o brother_n wife_n a_o widow_n leave_v with_o out_o yssew_n /_o and_o examyn_v it_o with_o good_a consciens_fw-la as_o it_o owght_fw-mi to_o be_v /_o how_o shall_v he_o not_o straight_o way_n reprove_v and_o disallow_v the_o conclusion_n and_o determination_n of_o thigh_n universite_n that_o say_v the_o contrary_a /_o and_o to_o think_v certain_o that_o it_o be_v nether_a against_o the_o law_n of_o god_n nor_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n for_o a_o christian_a man_n to_o marry_v his_o brother_n wife_n a_o widow_n &_o ceterus_fw-la this_o shall_v every_o lernyd_v man_n that_o haith_v good_a consciens_fw-la iuge_n to_o be_v true_a moreover_o where_o as_o thigh_n deceyvers_a in_o the_o xxi_o lief_o of_o their_o book_n say_v that_o the_o sonnis_n of_o cayn_v the_o which_o be_v drouwnyd_v in_o noys_n flowid_v /_o they_o be_v so_o punysh_v by_o cause_n they_o do_v foul_o abuse_v their_o sister_n and_o their_o brother_n wife_n /_o wherefore_o these_o person_n will_v conclude_v that_o it_o be_v against_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n for_o a_o man_n to_o marry_v his_o brother_n wife_n a_o widow_n etc._n etc._n here_o you_o may_v see_v a_o goodly_a argument_n cayn_n sonnys_n do_v foul_o abuse_v their_o sister_n and_o their_o brother_n wife_n /_o wherefore_o it_o be_v ageyn_v the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n for_o a_o man_n to_o marry_v his_o brother_n wife_n a_o widow_n &_o cet_fw-fr what_o shall_v a_o man_n say_v to_o so_o lewid_v a_o argument_n but_o as_o the_o conclusion_n be_v manifest_a false_a /_o so_z be_v all_o that_o the_o maker_n of_o the_o argument_n go_v abowt_n to_o prove_v also_o where_o as_o they_o say_v in_o the_o same_o leif_fw-mi of_o 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