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christian_n from_o such_o vow_n but_o that_o this_o true_a i_o say_v let_v bellarmine_n judge_v ibid._n judge_v bellarâ—_n ibid._n she_o that_o marry_v after_o a_o simple_a vow_n in_o some_o sort_n sin_v more_o grievous_o than_o she_o that_o commit_v fornication_n because_o mark_v his_o reason_n she_o that_o marry_v make_v herself_o unable_a to_o keep_v her_o vow_n which_o she_o do_v not_o that_o commit_v fornication_n thus_o it_o be_v plain_a popery_n vow_v against_o marriage_n not_o against_o whoredom_n adultery_n nor_o fornication_n and_o thus_o three_o great_a jesuite_n have_v make_v good_a what_o pighius_fw-la teach_v and_o that_o more_o plain_o and_o palpable_o than_o he_o do_v and_o to_o make_v up_o a_o mess_n of_o jesuite_n possevinus_n their_o grand_a censor_n come_v to_o give_v his_o censure_n of_o pighius_fw-la a._n pighius_fw-la possevinus_fw-la in_o appar_fw-la sac_fw-la tom_fw-mi 1._o lit_fw-fr a._n find_v many_o fault_n and_o error_n in_o his_o book_n but_o as_o for_o 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