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move_v the_o magistrate_n so_o to_o punish_v this_o greâ—ouse_n crime_n addinge_a that_o the_o decree_n and_o law_n of_o god_n be_v abrogate_a &_o of_o no_o strength_n so_o to_o punish_v the_o sin_v and_o yet_o be_v they_o not_o so_o abrogate_a but_o they_o y_fw-mi â—_o ruler_n and_o prince_n may_v now_o execute_v the_o same_o law_n if_o they_o will_v which_o thing_n speedy_o with_o all_o diligence_n to_o do_v god_n geve_v they_o grace_v thereby_o to_o rote_n out_o this_o pestilent_a and_o nâ—oste_o detestable_a crime_n out_o of_o christ_n church_n that_o holy_a matrimony_n may_v be_v restore_v to_o her_o dew_n honour_n integrite_n and_o purite_n accord_v to_o god_n institution_n so_o be_v it_o i._o corinth_n ui_o be_v not_o deceyve_v for_o neither_o fornicator_n nor_o image_n worshipper_n nor_o whormonger_n neither_o softeâ—ings_n nor_o bugger_n nor_o thief_n nor_o greedy_a covetuose_fw-la insatiable_a deceytfull_a gatherer_n nor_o dronckerd_n nor_o evyll_n speaker_n nor_o pyller_n and_o poller_n shall_v inherit_v the_o kingedom_n of_o god_n ¶_o prynt_v at_o london_n by_o george_n joy_n nun_n xxâ—_n psal_n xviij_o â—_o â—xviij_fw-la psa_fw-la 〈◊〉_d â—um_fw-la xxu_o â—u_n xxxiij_o gen._n xxxuâ—â—_n go_v twelve_o go_v twenty_o go_v xxxiâ—_n job_n xxxi_o levi_n twenty_o deute_n xx_o the_o leprians_n law_n zaleucus_n german_n opilius_n his_o law_n lex_fw-la julia._n proverb_n vi_o â—xodi_fw-la xxxij_o â—nd_v two_o â—um_fw-la xxu_o 〈◊〉_d timon_n i_o 〈◊〉_d i._o timon_n i_o i._o petri_n ii_o â—â—_o deuter_n uâ—â—â—_n xi_o leviti_fw-la v_o ij_o 〈◊〉_d ix_o fayth_n aâ—d_a love_n contain_v in_o the_o iudicialle_n can_v not_o be_v abrogate_a mat_n twenty_o â—nd_n twenty-five_o the_o place_n ij_o collo_fw-la he_o understand_v â—ot_n roma_fw-it xiij_o râ—man_n xiiâ—_n luce_n xiiâ—_n deute_n xâ—â—_n â—temer_n â—zechiel_fw-fr three_o deuter_n four_o deu_fw-la vi_o &_o xi_o â—_o â—ala_fw-la three_o deu_fw-la xix_o the_o opinion_n of_o a_o certain_a sect_n now_o sprongen_fw-mi up_o â—_o corin_z three_o â—olossen_n two_o