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at_o the_o time_n of_o their_o ignorance_n act._n 17.30_o it_o be_v true_o say_v of_o philo_n that_o every_o man_n own_o religion_n seem_v to_o he_o the_o best_a because_o he_o judge_v of_o it_o not_o by_o reason_n but_o by_o affection_n like_o those_o philosopher_n of_o who_o cicero_n speak_v who_o like_v no_o discipline_n but_o their_o own_o so_o we_o take_v our_o religion_n not_o by_o choice_n but_o by_o chance_n be_v engage_v to_o that_o of_o the_o clime_n wherein_o we_o be_v bear_v before_o our_o judgement_n be_v awaken_v to_o discern_v truth_n from_o falsehood_n as_o they_o then_o be_v rather_o to_o be_v pity_v than_o by_o humane_a law_n punish_v who_o have_v receive_v no_o law_n from_o god_n nor_o have_v any_o knowledge_n of_o he_o shall_v worship_v either_o the_o power_n of_o heaven_n by_o who_o grateful_a heat_n light_n and_o influence_n all_o thing_n be_v produce_v both_o for_o delight_n and_o nourishment_n or_o the_o power_n of_o any_o other_o natural_a cause_n or_o of_o 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stripe_n and_o punishment_n as_o gregory_n bishop_n of_o rome_n write_v unto_o the_o bishop_n of_o constantinople_n and_o we_o may_v read_v of_o many_o french_a bishop_n who_o be_v by_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o church_n condemn_v for_o call_v in_o the_o civil_a power_n against_o the_o priscillianist_n as_o sulpitius_n severus_n relate_v it_o and_o of_o a_o whole_a council_n in_o the_o east_n that_o be_v condemn_v because_o they_o consent_v to_o the_o burn_a of_o bogomilus_n it_o be_v therefore_o wise_o say_v of_o plato_n errantis_fw-la poena_fw-la est_fw-la doceri_fw-la if_o there_o be_v any_o punishment_n due_a to_o error_n it_o be_v to_o be_v instruct_v trag._n sen_n trag._n quis_fw-la nomen_fw-la unquam_fw-la sceleris_fw-la errori_fw-la dedit_fw-la who_o ever_o think_v it_o criminous_a to_o err_v it_o be_v very_o true_a what_o seneca_n say_v 14._o de_fw-fr ira._n lib._n 14._o no_o wise_a man_n ever_o hate_v those_o that_o err_v for_o if_o so_o he_o must_v necessary_o sometime_o 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this_o among_o other_o be_v give_v as_o one_o cause_n of_o the_o peloponesian_a war_n between_o the_o athenian_n and_o lacedaemonian_n and_o of_o that_o war_n which_o philip_n of_o macedon_n make_v against_o the_o phocian_o who_o sacrilege_n be_v so_o execrable_a that_o as_o justine_n say_v 8._o lib._n 8._o orbis_n viribus_fw-la expiari_fw-la debuit_fw-la the_o whole_a world_n ought_v to_o have_v contribute_v to_o the_o expiation_n of_o it_o and_o it_o be_v st_n hierom_n observation_n upon_o the_o six_o of_o daniel_n that_o whilst_o the_o vessel_n remain_v in_o the_o idol_n temple_n at_o babylon_n the_o lord_n be_v not_o angry_a 16._o diod._n lib._n 16._o for_o the_o error_n be_v in_o the_o understanding_n and_o not_o in_o the_o will_n and_o affection_n though_o they_o err_v in_o their_o opinion_n concern_v god_n yet_o be_v those_o vessel_n employ_v to_o that_o use_n whereunto_o they_o be_v primary_o consecrate_v but_o no_o soon_o be_v they_o make_v use_v of_o in_o a_o common_a and_o 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