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jurisdiction_n to_o tender_a or_o administer_v unto_o any_o person_n whatsoever_o the_o oath_n usual_o call_v the_o oath_n exit_fw-la officio_fw-la or_o any_o other_o oath_n whereby_o such_o person_n to_o who_o the_o same_o be_v tender_v or_o administer_v may_v be_v charge_v or_o compel_v to_o confess_v or_o accuse_v or_o to_o purge_v he_o or_o herself_o of_o any_o criminal_a matter_n or_o thing_n whereby_o he_o or_o she_o may_v be_v liable_a to_o censure_n or_o punishment_n any_o thing_n in_o this_o statute_n or_o any_o other_o law_n custom_n or_o usage_n heretofore_o to_o the_o contrary_a hereof_o in_o any_o wife_n notwithstanding_o sect._n 5._o provide_v always_o that_o this_o act_n or_o any_o thing_n therein_o contain_v shall_v not_o extend_v or_o be_v construe_v to_o extend_v to_o give_v unto_o any_o archbishop_n bishop_n or_o any_o other_o spiritual_a or_o ecclesiastical_a judge_n officer_n or_o other_o person_n or_o person_n aforesaid_a any_o power_n or_o authority_n to_o 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