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14.19_o and_o 20.18_o and_o 24.7_o against_o all_o intiser_n to_o idolatry_n as_o also_o by_o other_o law_n for_o death_n against_o less_o transgression_n both_o of_o the_o first_o and_o also_o of_o the_o second_o table_n and_o touch_v that_o place_n deut._n 24.7_o against_o man_n stealer_n and_o maker_n of_o merchandise_n of_o they_o who_o do_v so_o high_o offend_v in_o this_o kind_n as_o papist_n that_o steal_v man_n from_o god_n from_o their_o sovereign_n and_o make_v merchandise_n of_o their_o soul_n to_o the_o devil_n do_v they_o not_o also_o rob_v man_n of_o their_o temporal_a good_n to_o enrich_v their_o pope_n and_o jesuit_n whereby_o the_o kingdom_n of_o darkness_n may_v be_v the_o strong_a against_o all_o other_o king_n and_o kingdom_n be_v not_o such_o papist_n murderer_n oftentimes_o of_o prince_n even_o of_o their_o own_o religion_n as_o also_o repentance_n of_o
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149._o cal._n epist_n 103.104.299_o and_o the_o israelit_n be_v often_o forbid_v to_o make_v marriage_n for_o themselves_o or_o for_o their_o child_n with_o any_o of_o the_o heathen_a nation_n border_v upon_o they_o and_o that_o all_o other_o sin_n for_o which_o the_o lord_n drown_v the_o whole_a world_n but_o eight_o person_n be_v attribute_v to_o the_o marriage_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n that_o be_v professor_n of_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n with_o the_o daughter_n of_o man_n that_o be_v of_o the_o heathen_a and_o idolater_n forasmuch_o further_o as_o for_o this_o sin_n nehemiah_n cause_v such_o of_o the_o jew_n as_o have_v make_v such_o marriage_n and_o have_v also_o child_n by_o such_o marriage_n to_o put_v away_o their_o wife_n as_o also_o that_o some_o king_n of_o israel_n be_v condemn_v for_o marry_v with_o heathen_a woman_n and_o so_o likewise_o of_o the_o king_n of_o juda_n for_o like_a marriage_n with_o the_o daughter_n of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n and_o that_o the_o 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by_o the_o name_n of_o quadragesima_fw-la but_o wherefore_o i_o confess_v i_o know_v not_o second_o i_o do_v refer_v to_o your_o wisdom_n whether_o it_o be_v not_o fit_a for_o some_o mitigation_n of_o the_o usual_a strictness_n thereof_o and_o that_o some_o liberty_n may_v be_v grant_v for_o the_o eat_n of_o foules_n as_o some_o be_v wont_a to_o eat_v of_o water_n foules_n and_o of_o coney_n and_o some_o great_a meat_n the_o eat_v whereof_o may_v not_o be_v prejudicial_a to_o the_o state_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n because_o some_o not_o well_o able_a to_o purchase_v licence_n to_o eat_v flesh_n be_v of_o weak_a body_n not_o able_a to_o feed_v of_o fish_n neither_o be_v fish_n wholesome_a for_o they_o neither_o will_v this_o hinder_v the_o preservation_n of_o calf_n and_o lamb_n but_o rather_o further_o the_o same_o because_o there_o be_v more_o liberty_n of_o other_o thing_n man_n will_v be_v the_o better_a content_n to_o forbear_v they_o three_o even_o touch_v this_o thing_n also_o 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