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romaâ—_n provin_n societatis_fw-la jesu_n thus_o much_o in_o general_a touch_v the_o doctrine_n of_o recusancy_n mantayn_v by_o diveâ—_n learned_a protestant_n and_o practise_v with_o losâ—_n of_o life_n by_o many_o reverend_a priest_n here_o 〈◊〉_d england_n and_o fortify_v with_o the_o iudgmeâ—â—_n of_o these_o three_o former_a most_o learned_a pious_a and_o godly_a men._n animadversion_n clxxix_o â—he_v most_o common_a abuse_n in_o england_n of_o take_v a_o second_o wife_n during_o the_o life_n of_o â—e_n first_o commit_v fornication_n induce_v â—e_n to_o expound_v those_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n â—om_n whence_o the_o offender_n herein_o seem_v to_o â—arrant_v their_o sensual_a proceed_n for_o thus_o â—â—r_a saviour_n in_o matthew_n 19_o speak_v whosoeâ—er_o shall_v put_v away_o his_o wife_n except_o it_o be_v for_o forâ—â—tation_n and_o shall_v marry_v another_o do_v commit_v adultery_n from_o which_o word_n our_o aduersaâ—es_n seem_v to_o infer_v that_o who_o do_v put_v away_o â—s_a wife_n for_o fornication_n and_o marry_v another_o do_v not_o commit_v adultery_n but_o this_o be_v â—hus_o answer_v to_o wit_n that_o this_o exception_n 〈◊〉_d fornication_n be_v only_o to_o show_v that_o for_o this_o â—use_n a_o man_n may_v put_v away_o his_o wife_n for_o eâ—er_n but_o not_o that_o he_o may_v marry_v another_o as_o 〈◊〉_d most_o plain_a in_o 5._o mark_v c._n 10._o
and_o practice_n of_o necromantic_a magi_n or_o wizard_n and_o witch_n which_o swarm_n in_o all_o country_n for_o these_o through_o certain_a ceremony_n and_o verse_n be_v able_a to_o call_v up_o the_o devil_n and_o do_v cause_n that_o they_o do_v not_o â—ly_o show_v strange_a effect_n which_o necessary_o â—ply_v their_o preâ—ence_n but_o also_o make_v they_o to_o â—peare_v in_o a_o visible_a form_n yea_o here_o in_o enâ—and_n in_o lancashire_n about_o some_o six_o or_o seaâ—n_o and_o twenty_o year_n since_o there_o be_v apâ—ehended_v about_o twenty_o witch_n all_o confesâ—â—g_a their_o witchcraft_n by_o help_n of_o the_o devil_n &_o 〈◊〉_d hang_v at_o lancaster_n in_o like_a manner_n some_o â—â—ree_a year_n since_o or_o there_o about_o there_o â—ere_z certain_a witch_n apprehend_v in_o the_o â—me_n shire_n and_o condemn_v to_o death_n by_o the_o judge_n of_o that_o circuit_n three_o the_o same_o â—erity_n of_o spirit_n or_o devil_n be_v evict_v from_o â—hose_n who_o be_v call_v 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