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that_o be_v herein_o negligent_a incur_v the_o like_a penalty_n but_o they_o be_v present_o absolve_v lest_o it_o shall_v become_v a_o snare_n and_o a_o offence_n unto_o other_o and_o to_o restrain_v they_o to_o sobriety_n herein_o the_o court_n have_v power_n to_o punish_v he_o that_o do_v it_o rash_o from_o these_o private_a excommunication_n their_o superior_n rabbin_n and_o chief_a lawyer_n be_v exempt_a for_o these_o have_v a_o privilege_n to_o excommunicate_v and_o absolve_v themselves_o the_o form_n both_o of_o extrajudicial_a and_o legal_a excommunication_n be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o which_o be_v this_o n._n let_v he_o be_v excommunicate_a and_o the_o excommunicate_a upon_o repentance_n be_v absolve_v in_o this_o form_n n._n thou_o have_v absolution_n or_o thy_o offence_n be_v forgive_v thou_o but_o at_o the_o time_n of_o absolution_n the_o court_n have_v power_n to_o correct_v the_o trespasser_n with_o stripe_n the_o second_o kind_n of_o excommunication_n be_v call_v 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