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to_o believe_v it_o have_v be_v a_o little_a in_o thâ—_n wrong_v and_o to_o omit_v the_o speak_a 〈◊〉_d any_o thing_n which_o may_v offend_v they_o 〈◊〉_d will_v only_o say_v that_o their_o zeal_n haâ—_n have_v a_o little_a more_o of_o the_o smoke_n theâ—_n of_o the_o fire_n at_o the_o worst_a hand_n theâ—_n be_v no_o mischief_n without_o a_o remedy_n and_o when_o the_o objection_n be_v truâ—_n man_n shall_v rather_o apply_v a_o plaistâ—_n with_o some_o lenity_n then_o tear_v off_o thâ—_n arm_n which_o have_v some_o little_a hurt_n 〈◊〉_d it_o and_o which_o afterward_o may_v do_v good_a service_n be_v cure_v and_o restore_v to_o former_a health_n 2._o but_o i_o maintain_v that_o this_o be_v 〈◊〉_d mere_a and_o most_o ugly_a slander_n anâ—_n i_o hope_v that_o by_o the_o help_n of_o god_n i_o shall_v make_v the_o matter_n so_o clear_a thâ—_n no_o man_n of_o a_o good_a mind_n will_v be_v â—ble_n to_o refuse_v i_o his_o belief_n nor_o euâ—_n contradict_v i_o with_o reason_n there_o have_v not_o be_v any_o timâ—_n when_o the_o devil_n have_v not_o endeavours_n to_o put_v jealousy_n into_o the_o mind_n 〈◊〉_d the_o great_a and_o to_o make_v religious_a â—en_n who_o be_v his_o capital_a and_o irreconciliable_a enemy_n to_o be_v suspect_v who_o will_v ever_o have_v believe_v that_o â—n_n france_n there_o can_v have_v be_v find_v â—ny_a prelate_n who_o saint_n bernardâ—ight_v â—ight_z put_v into_o jealousy_n and_o pain_n and_o yet_o the_o while_n josilinus_n the_o bishop_n of_o soissons_fw-fr write_v back_o to_o he_o 213._o ep._n 213._o 〈◊〉_d terrible_a letter_n whereof_o the_o title_n â—_z this_o bernardo_n abbati_n salutem_fw-la â—n_fw-la domino_fw-la &_o non_fw-la spiritum_fw-la blaspheâ—iae_fw-la the_o poor_a abbot_n be_v strogen_v with_o this_o word_n as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v 〈◊〉_d point_a stone_n or_o
it_o you_o see_v i_o say_v all_o this_o in_o favour_n of_o regulars_n on_o the_o one_o side_n and_o on_o the_o other_o a_o petty_a canon_n of_o bolonia_n who_o in_o fine_a be_v not_o indeed_o contrary_a to_o we_o though_o he_o be_v so_o in_o appearance_n 14._o render_v therefore_o to_o my_o lord_n the_o prelate_n that_o which_o their_o quality_n deserve_v and_o their_o virtue_n require_v that_o which_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n ordain_v that_o which_o use_n right_a and_o custom_n have_v make_v to_o pass_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o law_n and_o honour_v parson_n and_o curate_n and_o love_v they_o with_o particular_a affection_n and_o withal_o exhort_v all_o devout_a man_n to_o do_v honour_n to_o their_o parson_n or_o curate_n to_o frequent_v their_o parish_n to_o pay_v in_o all_o their_o right_n and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o have_v those_o so_o authentical_a privilege_n in_o their_o hand_n and_o the_o possession_n of_o so_o many_o year_n why_o do_v man_n complain_v so_o much_o of_o 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they_o thus_o and_o make_v war_n upon_o they_o some_o of_o my_o lord_n the_o prelate_n have_v themselves_o be_v willing_a to_o hear_v confession_n and_o they_o have_v do_v it_o with_o great_a edification_n but_o we_o have_v know_v of_o very_a few_o who_o have_v long_o continue_v in_o that_o course_n so_o tough_a so_o dangerous_a and_o so_o great_o wearisome_a be_v that_o business_n 15._o as_o for_o we_o if_o we_o be_v to_o take_v our_o turn_n in_o plead_v certain_o i_o will_v cite_v no_o other_o canon_n then_o that_o of_o omnis_fw-la utriusque_fw-la sexus_fw-la with_o the_o gloss_n of_o one_o of_o our_o synod_n of_o france_n the_o text_n say_v that_o a_o man_n must_v confess_v himself_o to_o his_o proper_a priest_n or_o else_o have_v his_o leave_n to_o confess_v himself_o to_o another_o now_o who_o be_v this_o proper_a priest_n who_o may_v give_v the_o leave_n let_v we_o hear_v the_o synod_n of_o langre_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1421._o ne_fw-fr remaneat_fw-la aliqua_fw-la haestitatio_fw-la quis_fw-la proprius_fw-la dicatur_fw-la sacerdos_n declaramus_fw-la prout_fw-la etiam_fw-la jura_fw-la &_o doctores_fw-la declarant_fw-la quod_fw-la proprius_fw-la sacerdos_n est_fw-la papa_n ejus_fw-la legatus_fw-la paenitentiarius_n diocesanus_fw-la &_o vicarius_fw-la generalis_fw-la &_o ille_fw-la cvi_fw-la cura_fw-la suae_fw-la parochialis_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la est_fw-la commissa_fw-la after_o this_o i_o beseech_v you_o what_o can_v more_o be_v say_v 16._o there_o rest_v only_o now_o this_o complaint_n that_o parish_n be_v forsake_v and_o that_o consequent_o priest_n study_v not_o that_o man_n go_v not_o to_o their_o sermon_n that_o for_o spite_n they_o leave_v all_o that_o religious_a man_n devour_v all_o and_o that_o their_o church_n swell_v with_o people_n while_o parish_n be_v forsake_v to_o the_o great_a contempt_n of_o the_o hierarchy_n of_o the_o church_n that_o now_o few_o be_v find_v who_o will_v be_v parson_n or_o vicar_n especial_o in_o village_n and_o 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time_n under_o this_o burden_n and_o know_v not_o how_o to_o apply_v good_a and_o effectual_a remedy_n 17._o behold_v here_o great_a store_n of_o crime_n huddle_v up_o one_o upon_o another_o and_o behold_v a_o grievous_a mortal_a sin_n whereof_o by_o mischance_n the_o regulars_n mean_v not_o to_o confess_v themselves_o to_o be_v guilty_a and_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o they_o know_v it_o not_o and_o they_o find_v themselves_o upon_o this_o that_o non_fw-la entis_fw-la proprié_fw-fr non_fw-la est_fw-la scientia_fw-la and_o they_o make_v good_a that_o they_o be_v not_o the_o cause_n of_o these_o mischief_n in_o the_o strength_n of_o these_o maxim_n of_o law_n which_o be_v receive_v throughout_o the_o whole_a world_n qui_fw-la utitur_fw-la jure_fw-la svo_fw-la nemini_fw-la facit_fw-la iniuriam_fw-la for_o what_o shall_v it_o not_o be_v lawful_a for_o i_o to_o do_v well_o for_o fear_v lest_o other_o do_v ill_o for_o spite_n what_o will_v you_o say_v if_o god_n have_v send_v religious_a 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