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as_o do_v a_o gangrene_n the_o gangrene_n some_o assimilate_v to_o a_o canker_n or_o a_o wolf_n which_o spread_v further_o and_o further_o to_o the_o consumption_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n the_o original_a as_o hesichius_n observe_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d depascor_fw-la scultet_fw-la depascor_fw-la gangraenam_fw-la medici_fw-la de_fw-la carnosa_fw-la parte_fw-la inflammationis_fw-la &_o emortuâ_fw-la intelligunt_fw-la scultet_fw-la scultetus_n say_v that_o by_o gangrene_n physician_n understand_v a_o fleshy_a and_o dead_a part_n of_o inflammation_n what_o further_o i_o shall_v say_v be_v this_o that_o as_o a_o gangrene_n fret_v the_o flesh_n run_v through_o the_o blood_n and_o creep_v further_a and_o further_o till_o it_o infect_v the_o whole_a body_n so_o heresy_n infect_v the_o whole_a man_n speedy_o mortal_o and_o uncurable_o wherefore_o let_v not_o any_o make_v a_o slight_a matter_n of_o error_n and_o heresy_n and_o plead_v that_o every_o one_o shall_v have_v liberty_n of_o judgement_n and_o that_o a_o toleration_n of_o all_o sort_n of_o opinion_n