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and_o shameful_a fault_n of_o their_o fellow_n apostle_n indeed_o carnal_a man_n love_v to_o rip_v up_o other_o man_n vice_n either_o to_o satisfy_v their_o own_o envy_n and_o malice_n whereby_o they_o be_v move_v to_o disgrace_n and_o defame_v their_o brethren_n or_o to_o commend_v their_o own_o righteousness_n and_o holiness_n above_o other_o man_n as_o the_o proud_a pharisie_n deal_v with_o the_o poor_a publican_n but_o far_o be_v it_o from_o we_o to_o imagine_v 1.21_o luke_n 18.11_o 2._o tim._n 3.16_o 2._o pet._n 1.21_o that_o so_o holy_a man_n be_v inspire_v and_o as_o it_o be_v lead_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n shall_v be_v carry_v either_o with_o envy_n or_o arrogancy_n in_o this_o case_n but_o as_o their_o heart_n and_o pen_n be_v guide_v by_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o scripture_n so_o no_o doubt_n they_o be_v also_o direct_v in_o this_o particular_a and_o that_o for_o the_o public_a benefit_n and_o great_a good_a of_o the_o whole_a church_n 15.4_o rom._n 15.4_o 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must_v he_o depart_v out_o of_o this_o life_n without_o his_o warrant_n that_o have_v give_v it_o he_o lest_o he_o shall_v seem_v to_o refuse_v the_o charge_n which_o god_n have_v assign_v he_o yea_o it_o be_v condemn_v by_o the_o general_a consent_n of_o all_o christian_a kingdom_n where_o if_o a_o man_n offer_v violence_n to_o himself_o in_o this_o manner_n all_o his_o good_n be_v confiscate_v and_o himself_o be_v deny_v christian_a burial_n and_o indeed_o if_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o apostle_n as_o peter_n martyr_n witness_v do_v condemn_v they_o that_o wilful_o do_v geld_v themselves_o and_o call_v they_o no_o better_a than_o selfe-murderer_n and_o if_o the_o apostle_n reprove_v they_o that_o in_o a_o colour_n of_o religion_n do_v not_o spare_v their_o body_n col._n 2.23_o but_o superstitious_o do_v excruciate_v they_o without_o any_o necessity_n as_o the_o priest_n of_o baal_n do_v 1._o king_n 18.28_o and_o as_o the_o papist_n many_o of_o they_o do_v at_o this_o day_n how_o much_o more_o be_v they_o to_o be_v condemn_v that_o utter_o kill_v and_o destroy_v the_o body_n and_o therefore_o saint_n augustine_n 20._o augustine_n in_o sanctis_fw-la canonicis_fw-la libris_fw-la nusquam_fw-la nobis_fw-la divinitus_fw-la praeceptum_fw-la aut_fw-la permâ—ssum_fw-la reperiri_fw-la potest_fw-la ut_fw-la uâ—l_fw-la â—psius_fw-la adâ—pisâ—â—ndae_fw-la immortalitatis_fw-la vel_fw-la ullius_fw-la carendâ—_n cavendive_n mali_fw-la causa_fw-la nobis_fw-la mâ—tipsiâ—_n necem_fw-la iuferamus_fw-la de_fw-fr civet_n dei_fw-la lib._n 1_o cap._n 20._o be_v very_o peremptory_a in_o this_o case_n affirm_v that_o there_o be_v neither_o precept_n nor_o permission_n to_o be_v find_v in_o all_o the_o canonical_a scripture_n that_o either_o for_o attain_v of_o immortality_n or_o for_o prevent_v or_o avoid_v of_o any_o misery_n we_o may_v procure_v our_o own_o death_n as_o the_o pleasure_n of_o this_o world_n though_o never_o so_o great_a shall_v not_o make_v we_o love_v this_o life_n more_o than_o we_o ought_v so_o all_o the_o calamity_n that_o the_o world_n can_v lay_v upon_o we_o shall_v not_o cause_v we_o to_o abridge_v the_o time_n of_o our_o life_n yea_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o faith_n of_o christian_n do_v endue_v they_o with_o heroical_a constancy_n no_o misery_n nor_o discontentment_n whatsoever_o shall_v cause_v they_o to_o lay_v violent_a hand_n upon_o themselves_o and_o indeed_o it_o be_v to_o be_v fear_v least_o while_n by_o this_o mean_v they_o seek_v to_o shun_v a_o temporal_a calamity_n they_o fall_v into_o a_o eternal_a and_o everlasting_a misery_n as_o the_o fish_n that_o leap_v out_o of_o the_o boil_a pan_n into_o the_o burn_a fire_n and_o therefore_o if_o any_o be_v so_o assault_v as_o they_o begin_v to_o loathe_v their_o life_n and_o which_o be_v worse_o intend_v to_o be_v more_o cruel_a to_o themselves_o then_o homicide_n let_v they_o remember_v that_o they_o have_v somewhat_o more_o to_o loose_v then_o a_o temporal_a life_n woe_n be_v to_o they_o say_v the_o wiseman_n ecclesiasticus_fw-la 2.15_o that_o have_v lose_v their_o patience_n much_o more_o in_o such_o a_o desperate_a and_o distrustful_a manner_n as_o this_o be_v neither_o be_v it_o true_a fortitude_n and_o courage_n what_o so_o ever_o foolish_a man_n pretend_v to_o the_o contrary_n the_o heathen_a poet_n can_v say_v mori_fw-la say_v furor_fw-la est_fw-la no_o moriare_fw-la mori_fw-la it_o be_v a_o madness_n by_o death_n to_o prevent_v death_n and_o saint_n augustine_n say_v 22_o say_v magis_fw-la mens_fw-la infirma_fw-la quae_fw-la far_o non_fw-la potest_fw-la vel_fw-la duram_fw-la corporis_fw-la seruitutem_fw-la vel_fw-la stultam_fw-la vulgi_fw-la opinionem_fw-la maiorque_fw-la animus_n merito_fw-la dicendus_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la vitam_fw-la aerumnosam_fw-la magis_fw-la potest_fw-la far_o quà m_fw-la fugere_fw-la de_fw-fr civet_n dei_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 22_o it_o be_v rather_o a_o weak_a and_o abject_a mind_n that_o can_v endure_v either_o the_o thraldom_n of_o the_o body_n or_o the_o foolish_a opinion_n of_o the_o common_a people_n and_o that_o be_v worthy_o to_o be_v call_v a_o more_o stout_a &_o valiant_a mind_n that_o can_v rather_o endure_v a_o wretched_a life_n then_o shun_v it_o 24._o it_o regulus_n maluit_fw-la host_n far_o seruiendo_fw-la quam_fw-la eye_n se_fw-la auserre_fw-la moriendo_fw-la victores_fw-la dommosferre_v quam_fw-la mortem_fw-la sibi_fw-la inserre_fw-la maluit_fw-la ibid._n cap._n 24._o and_o therefore_o he_o prefer_v the_o constancy_n of_o regulus_n far_o before_o cato_n for_o that_o he_o have_v rather_o endure_v his_o enemy_n by_o serve_v of_o they_o then_o by_o death_n to_o rid_v himself_o out_o of_o their_o hand_n again_o they_o that_o by_o this_o mean_n desire_v either_o to_o revenge_v or_o to_o eschew_v another_o man_n sin_n it_o be_v to_o be_v fear_v they_o fall_v into_o their_o own_o 25._o own_o nun_n satius_fw-la est_fw-la flagitium_fw-la committere_fw-la quod_fw-la penitendo_fw-la sanctur_n quam_fw-la tale_n facinus_fw-la ubi_fw-la locus_fw-la salubris_fw-la penitentiae_fw-la non_fw-la relinquitur_fw-la aug._n ibid._n cap._n 25._o and_o be_v it_o not_o better_o for_o they_o as_o one_o say_v to_o commit_v a_o sin_n that_o may_v be_v heal_v by_o repentance_n and_o therefore_o saint_n augustine_n conclude_v this_o question_n in_o this_o manner_n 26._o manner_n ibid._n cap._n 26._o this_o we_o say_v this_o we_o affirm_v this_o we_o approve_v by_o all_o mean_n that_o no_o man_n ought_v willing_o to_o kill_v himself_o neither_o for_o avoid_v of_o temporal_a misery_n lest_o he_o fall_v into_o perpetual_a nor_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o another_o man_n lest_o he_o that_o be_v not_o defile_v by_o another_o be_v guilty_a of_o a_o grievous_a sin_n himself_o nor_o for_o his_o own_o sin_n past_a in_o regard_n whereof_o he_o stand_v more_o in_o need_n to_o live_v that_o they_o may_v be_v heal_v by_o repentance_n nor_o for_o the_o desire_n of_o a_o better_a life_n after_o death_n because_o they_o that_o be_v guilty_a of_o their_o own_o death_n can_v hardly_o look_v for_o a_o better_a life_n afterward_o objection_n objection_n but_o it_o will_v be_v object_v that_o in_o the_o first_o persecution_n of_o the_o church_n there_o be_v example_n of_o many_o that_o to_o preserve_v themselves_o from_o sin_n have_v procure_v their_o own_o death_n as_o namely_o 12_o namely_o euseb_n eccles_n hist_o lib._n 8._o cap._n 12_o in_o antioch_n a_o certain_a noble_a woman_n with_o her_o two_o daughter_n that_o be_v virgin_n cast_v themselves_o into_o a_o river_n lest_o they_o shall_v be_v compel_v to_o offer_v sacrifice_n to_o idol_n and_o two_o other_o godly_a virgin_n rather_o than_o they_o will_v endure_v the_o violate_v of_o their_o chastity_n drown_v themselves_o in_o the_o wave_n of_o the_o sea_n 17._o sea_n ibid._n cap._n 17._o and_o one_o sophronia_n who_o husband_n be_v governor_n of_o rome_n under_o maxentius_n when_o the_o emperor_n by_o his_o messenger_n entice_v she_o to_o whoredom_n make_v her_o husband_n acquaint_v with_o the_o matter_n and_o perceive_v that_o he_o for_o fear_n of_o the_o tyrant_n have_v give_v his_o consent_n she_o entreat_v the_o messenger_n to_o stay_v till_o she_o have_v make_v her_o ready_a and_o go_v into_o her_o chamber_n and_o first_o on_o her_o knee_n make_v her_o prayer_n to_o god_n she_o fall_v upon_o a_o sword_n and_o kill_v herself_o these_o and_o many_o such_o like_a example_n be_v high_o commend_v by_o writer_n of_o those_o time_n as_o though_o these_o fact_n have_v be_v do_v by_o the_o instinct_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n as_o samson_n who_o procure_v his_o own_o death_n to_o to_o be_v revenge_v of_o the_o philistines_n but_o we_o be_v to_o know_v that_o the_o comparison_n hold_v not_o between_o samson_n and_o these_o person_n for_o it_o be_v certain_a indeed_o that_o that_o which_o samson_n do_v he_o be_v move_v to_o it_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n for_o at_o his_o prayer_n god_n restore_v he_o his_o former_a strength_n which_o before_o he_o have_v lose_v 11.32_o judg._n 16.28.29.30_o heb._n 11.32_o and_o the_o author_n of_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n give_v testimony_n of_o his_o faith_n and_o piety_n and_o reckon_v he_o in_o the_o kalander_n of_o the_o saint_n but_o the_o like_a can_v be_v true_o say_v of_o any_o of_o these_o nay_o saint_n augustine_n seem_v utter_o to_o disallow_v the_o fact_n speak_v of_o lucretia_n 19_o lucretia_n si_fw-mi non_fw-la est_fw-la ea_fw-la impudicitia_fw-la qua_fw-la invita_fw-la comprimitur_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la haec_fw-la iustitia_fw-la qua_fw-la casta_fw-la punitur_fw-la de_fw-fr civit._n dei_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 19_o that_o if_o it_o be_v not_o inchastity_n when_o a_o woman_n be_v ravish_v against_o her_o will_n it_o be_v no_o justice_n when_o a_o chaste_a person_n be_v punish_v the_o like_a example_n have_v we_o of_o judge_n hales_n in_o our_o own_o story_n who_o as_o we_o have_v hear_v before_o 1393._o before_o fox_n mart._n pag._n 1393._o have_v for_o fear_v consent_v to_o the_o bishop_n in_o queen_n mary_n time_n be_v afterward_o so_o