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xviij_o chapter_n of_o the_o levitical_a say_v that_o the_o pope_n may_v dispense_v in_o all_o the_o degreis_n of_o affinite_a contain_v in_o the_o leviticall_a /_o for_o all_o thigh_n degrey_n say_v he_o seem_v to_o be_v forbid_v by_o the_o law_n posytive_a and_o now_o you_o may_v see_v by_o this_o doctors_n mind_n that_o marriage_n between_o the_o brother_n widow_n and_o the_o brothere_n /_o be_v not_o against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n for_o this_o doctor_n say_v that_o the_o pope_n may_v dispense_v in_o that_o degree_n of_o affinite_a and_o where_o as_o he_o say_v that_o the_o pope_n can_v not_o dispense_v that_o a_o man_n shall_v marry_v his_o brother_n wife_n a_o widow_n leave_v without_o yssewe_v here_o he_o say_v the_o contrary_a for_o he_o say_v the_o pope_n may_v dispense_v in_o all_o degreis_n of_o affinite_a that_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o leviticall_a law_n also_o where_o as_o he_o say_v that_o the_o pope_n have_v no_o more_o power_n to_o dispense_v with_o a_o man_n to_o 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brother_n wife_n widow_n leave_v etc._n etc._n &_o that_o upon_o a_o great_a pain_n /_o &_o therefore_o it_o be_v false_a to_o say_v that_o almighty_a god_n do_v command_v in_o the_o old_a law_n that_o no_o man_n shall_v marry_v his_o brother_n widow_n etc._n etc._n &_o so_o therefore_o be_v this_o false_a that_o the_o pope_n have_v no_o power_n to_o dispense_v upon_o such_o marriage_n which_o these_o person_n will_v conclude_v upon_o there_o false_a proposition_n in_o the_o c_o &_o xlu_o leif_fw-mi of_o their_o book_n these_o person_n write_v that_o the_o levitical_a prohibition_n that_o a_o man_n shall_v not_o marry_v his_o brother_n wife_n a_o widow_n etc._n etc._n thus_o they_o must_v understand_v it_o or_o else_o it_o be_v not_o to_o the_o purpose_n though_o it_o be_v lymyte_v &_o restrain_v of_o almighty_a god_n in_o the_o deuteronomi_fw-la /_o yet_o for_o all_o that_o because_o afterward_o the_o say_v restraynt_n be_v take_v away_o of_o god_n himself_o by_o the_o come_v of_o 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