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doctrine_n that_o he_o will_v preserve_v your_o grace_n to_o â—he_v end_v that_o puriâ—ie_n may_v be_v reestablish_v in_o his_o church_n and_o prosper_v yâ—u_fw-mi in_o all_o your_o undertake_n and_o at_o the_o bottom_n be_v their_o seal_n with_o the_o name_n ensue_v â—iz_o turgis_n dean_n of_o chrisâ—endome_n and_o curé_v of_o st._n vivian_n du_n tour_n cuâ—é_n of_o st._n maclou_n du_n perroy_n curé_n of_o st._n stephen_n les_fw-fr tonneliers_n sancier_n cuâ—é_fw-la of_o st._n deny_v voisin_n curé_n of_o stâ—_n michael_n thierry_n curé_n of_o st._n john_n chretien_n cuâ—é_n of_o st._n patrick_n le_fw-fr clerc_n curé_n of_o st._n andrew_n picquais_n curé_fw-fr of_o st._n saviour_n lorraine_n curé_n of_o st._n martin_n le_fw-fr pont_n avicen_n cuâ—é_n of_o st._n lo._n de_fw-fr sahurs_n curé_n of_o st._n peter_n du_fw-ge chastel_n le_fw-fr febure_n curé_n of_o st._n vincent_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr vigne_n curé_n of_o st._n peter_n le_fw-mi portier_n nicolas_n tallebot_n curé_n of_o st._n andrew_n pres_fw-fr canchoise_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr fosse_n dean_n and_o curé_n of_o our_o lady_n church_n dela_n ronde_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr haye_n curé_n of_o st._n amand._n marâ—_n curé_n of_o st._n martin_n sur_fw-fr renelle_n tirel_n curé_n of_o the_o holy_a cross_n des_fw-fr pelletier_n le_fw-fr prevost_n curé_n of_o st_n herbeland_n artus_n curé_n of_o st._n vigour_n gueroult_a curé_n of_o st._n nicalse_a des_fw-mi maret_n curé_v of_o the_o holy_a cross_n st._n owen_n cotteret_n curé_n of_o st._n candus_fw-la the_o young_a de_fw-fr fieux_fw-fr curé_fw-fr of_o st._n laurence_n teveneau_n curé_n of_o st._n stephen_n the_o great_a church_n le_fw-fr cuiller_n curé_v of_o st._n mary_n the_o lesser_a faucillon_n curé_n of_o st._n nicholuâ—â—_n the_o say_a petition_n be_v communicate_v to_o the_o proctor_n according_a to_o the_o order_n of_o his_o â—race_n the_o archbishop_n of_o roven_n make_v at_o his_o archi-episcopal_a palace_n of_o gâ—lllon_n august_n 28_o 1656._o a_o catalogue_n of_o the_o proposition_n contain_v in_o a_o extract_v make_v of_o some_o of_o the_o most_o dangerous_a proposition_n of_o diverse_a late_a casuist_n in_o point_n of_o morality_n faithful_o take_v out_o of_o their_o work_n i._o saint_n thomas_n aquinas_n have_v â—_o clear_o taughtâ—_n quodlib_n 8._o a._n 13._o and_o quodlib_n 3._o â—_o 10._o that_o the_o opinion_n of_o â—_z hinder_v not_o but_o that_o a_o man_n may_v be_v guilty_a of_o sin_n when_o he_o act_n against_o the_o law_n of_o god_n these_o casuist_n on_o the_o contrary_a teach_v that_o a_o opinion_n be_v probable_a when_o it_o be_v maintain_v only_o by_o one_o grave_a doctor_n and_o that_o a_o man_n may_v be_v confident_a he_o do_v not_o sin_n though_o he_o quit_v a_o opinion_n which_o he_o know_v to_o be_v true_a and_o be_v the_o more_o safe_a to_o follow_v that_o which_o be_v contrary_a thereto_o and_o consequent_o less_o probable_a and_o less_o safe_a this_o be_v affirm_v by_o filliucius_n a_o jesuit_n mor._n qu._n tr_fw-la 21._o c._n 4._o n._n 128._o tannerus_n a_o jes._n theol_n schol._n tom._n 2._o disp_n 2._o q._n 6._o dub_v 2._o sanchez_n jes._n in_o sum._n l._n 1._o c._n 9_o n._n 7._o layman_n jes._n theol._n mor._n l._n 1._o tr_fw-la 1._o c._n 5._o sect._n 2._o n_o 6._o ii_o of_o a_o strange_a imagination_n which_o these_o casuist_n have_v that_o their_o opinion_n be_v suppose_v probable_a do_v make_v that_o which_o be_v sin_n before_o not_o to_o be_v such_o any_o long_o caramuel_n in_o epist._n ad_fw-la ant._n dianam_fw-la iii_o that_o the_o casuist_n be_v at_o liberty_n to_o answer_v according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o otherâ—_n though_o they_o think_v they_o erroneous_a when_o they_o be_v likely_a to_o prove_v more_o acceptable_a to_o those_o that_o consulâ—_n they_o that_o be_v to_o say_v they_o may_v answer_v one_o while_n according_a to_o one_o man_n judgement_n and_o another_o according_a to_o another_o though_o contrary_a thereto_o layman_n â—es_o theol._n mâ—râ—_n l._n 1._o tr_fw-la 1._o c._n 5._o sect._n
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afraid_a in_o his_o libel_n to_o be_v a_o little_a too_o peremptory_a with_o he_o and_o to_o traduce_v he_o under_o the_o name_n of_o the_o curez_n of_o roven_n the_o next_o thing_n he_o quarrel_v at_o be_v that_o we_o be_v guilty_a of_o a_o frivolous_a busy_v of_o ourselves_o to_o weed_v out_o the_o corruption_n that_o may_v be_v find_v in_o book_n while_o they_o grow_v and_o thrive_v in_o man_n soul_n whence_o we_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o root_v they_o up_o this_o be_v a_o indeterminate_a charge_n of_o our_o idleness_n and_o want_n of_o courage_n in_o our_o function_n but_o without_o the_o least_o consideration_n that_o these_o lesbian_a maxim_n purposely_o sorew_v up_o to_o a_o compliance_n with_o sinner_n whereof_o we_o find_v the_o book_n of_o the_o casuâ—sts_v but_o too_o full_a be_v the_o fatal_a seed_n of_o so_o many_o corruption_n and_o scandal_n as_o be_v predominant_a in_o this_o unhappy_a age_n and_o that_o our_o time_n can_v haply_o be_v better_o employ_v then_o in_o 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be_v to_o be_v hope_v this_o censorious_a libeler_n will_v not_o think_v it_o much_o we_o shall_v give_v they_o a_o charitable_a interpretation_n and_o shall_v avoid_v upon_o this_o occasion_n that_o reproachable_a waxinesse_n of_o nature_n as_o he_o observe_v himself_o that_o be_v so_o easy_o wrought_v upon_o at_o to_o hearken_v to_o and_o countenance_n calumny_n though_o he_o himself_o have_v not_o much_o endeavour_v to_o avoid_v it_o here_o some_o more_o know_v and_o better_a divine_n than_o he_o differ_v very_o much_o from_o his_o opinion_n of_o those_o hour_n because_o they_o be_v not_o prepossess_v against_o they_o as_o he_o be_v who_o suppose_v that_o the_o son_n of_o god_n be_v therein_o degrade_v from_o the_o title_n of_o the_o redeemer_n of_o all_o man_n because_o it_o be_v not_o there_o express_v in_o the_o version_n of_o certain_a hymn_n though_o the_o same_o thing_n be_v find_v in_o several_a other_o place_n and_o particular_o in_o the_o seven_o ver_fw-la of_o the_o 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prayer_n of_o these_o hour_n the_o intercession_n of_o the_o saint_n be_v therein_o very_a often_o insist_v upon_o what_o probability_n be_v there_o then_o that_o if_o some_o of_o our_o parishioner_n make_v use_v of_o they_o it_o must_v needs_o he_o to_o the_o great_a reproach_n of_o faith_n and_o scandal_n of_o the_o church_n he_o will_v â—urther_v put_v we_o into_o a_o alarm_n against_o the_o memory_n of_o the_o late_a abbot_n of_o sâ—_n cyran_n who_o he_o charge_v with_o the_o revive_n of_o certain_a proposition_n of_o wiclef_n which_o blast_n the_o dignity_n of_o our_o character_n but_o let_v he_o take_v good_a heed_n that_o this_o accusation_n which_o he_o advance_v to_o put_v a_o flurre_n upon_o he_o proceed_v not_o either_o from_o want_n of_o diligence_n in_o the_o read_n of_o his_o work_n or_o a_o excess_n of_o passion_n against_o that_o great_a man_n incline_v he_o â—o_o disparage_v they_o as_o there_o be_v not_o hardly_o any_o one_o that_o be_v unaquaint_v with_o his_o 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the_o suppression_n it_o be_v not_o lay_v to_o the_o
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with_o he_o in_o order_n to_o a_o clandestine_v marriage_n against_o her_o father_n consent_n bauny_a theol._n moral_a tr_fw-la 12._o de_fw-la impedimento_fw-la rapiûs_fw-la p._n 721._o xl._o that_o it_o be_v probable_a by_o authority_n and_o certain_a in_o reason_n that_o a_o husband_n may_v without_o any_o sin_n kill_v his_o wife_n surprise_v in_o adultery_n and_o a_o father_n his_o daughter_n and_o that_o the_o law_n of_o the_o church_n which_o condemn_v that_o action_n oblige_v only_a ecclesiastic_n who_o can_v have_v wife_n or_o daughter_n and_o not_o secular_a person_n caramuel_n theol._n fundam_fw-la p._n 737._o xli_o that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o a_o man_n in_o order_n to_o the_o preservation_n of_o his_o voice_n to_o make_v himself_o a_o eunuch_n contrary_a to_o all_o civil_a and_o canonical_a law_n which_o express_o forbid_v it_o what_o good_a opinion_n these_o casuist_n have_v one_o of_o another_o caramuel_n theol._n fundam_fw-la p._n 555._o and_o 556._o xlii_o that_o if_o 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