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deni_v that_o the_o pope_n may_v absolve_v any_o man_n from_o a_o lawful_a oath_n 24._o tit._n de_fw-fr legato_fw-mi §._o nunc_fw-la ostendendum_fw-la n._n 24._o because_o the_o bond_n of_o keep_v a_o oath_n and_o perform_v it_o to_o god_n be_v of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o divine_a by_o this_o appear_v that_o just_a and_o lawful_a oath_n be_v such_o as_o may_v be_v prejudicial_a to_o a_o three_o person_n can_v be_v dispense_v withal_o but_o the_o church_n use_v to_o remit_v a_o oath_n extort_a by_o force_n or_o fear_n it_o may_v be_v answer_v that_o if_o such_o a_o oath_n extort_a be_v manifest_o unjust_a and_o will_v be_v against_o the_o law_n of_o god_n to_o be_v take_v without_o force_n or_o fear_n no_o violence_n or_o fear_n of_o lose_v good_n or_o life_n can_v make_v it_o lawful_a which_o doctrine_n be_v teach_v in_o the_o canon-law_n lib._n 1._o decretal_a de_fw-mi his_o quae_fw-la vi_fw-la metusue_v cap._n 2._o in_o glossa_fw-la and_o 15._o c.q._n 6._o in_o glossa_fw-la &_o extra_n de_fw-fr iureiurando_fw-la that_o for_o no_o fear_n it_o be_v lawful_a to_o incur_v e_o a_o mortal_a sin_n usuris_fw-la c._n super_fw-la co_fw-la de_fw-la usuris_fw-la which_o in_o another_o place_n be_v teach_v also_o of_o a_o venial_a sin_n therefore_o a_o oath_n extort_a of_o a_o thing_n unlawful_a the_o church_n use_v not_o to_o remit_v or_o release_v when_o as_o no_o man_n will_v think_v that_o unlawful_a oath_n be_v to_o be_v keep_v as_o have_v be_v say_v before_o what_o say_v you_o then_o to_o lawful_a oath_n yet_o compel_v by_o fear_n of_o lose_v good_n liberty_n &_o c_o if_o it_o be_v just_a and_o lawful_a which_o thou_o be_v require_v to_o do_v why_o do_v thou_o refuse_v to_o do_v it_o and_o why_o expect_v thou_o compulsion_n to_o make_v thou_o to_o perform_v that_o which_o in_o duty_n thou_o be_v bind_v i_o know_v thou_o will_v grant_v that_o a_o father_n may_v shake_v his_o rod_n threaten_v to_o correct_v his_o child_n and_o beat_v he_o if_o of_o stubburnnesse_n 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