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aliud_fw-la bonum_fw-la in_o that_o actus_fw-la peccati_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la ordinabilis_fw-la in_o bonum_fw-la finem_fw-la so_o thomas_n aquinas_n 3._o aquinas_n 2._o 2._o qu._n 110._o art_n 3._o and_o upon_o the_o egyptian_a midwife_n and_o rachel_n pious_a lie_n it_o be_v conclude_v by_o st_n augustine_n 5._o augustine_n sup_v ps_n 5._o peter_n lombard_n 38._o lombard_n lib._n 3._o do_v 38._o and_o thomas_n aquinas_n 3._o aquinas_n 2._o 2._o qu._n 110._o art_n 3._o that_o no_o man_n ought_v to_o tell_v a_o lie_n to_o preserve_v a_o life_n nor_o for_o any_o spiritual_a good_n though_o st._n augustine_n say_v witty_o joan._n witty_o tract_n 5._o tom._n 9_o super_fw-la joan._n nemo_fw-la habet_fw-la de_fw-la svo_fw-la nisi_fw-la mendacium_fw-la &_o peccatum_fw-la when_o all_o truth_n come_v from_o the_o fountain_n of_o it_o god_n 1._o god_n eccles_n 7._o jam._n 1._o and_o st._n ambrose_n 4._o ambrose_n tom._n 4._o upon_o those_o word_n quis_fw-la ex_fw-la vobis_fw-la arguit_fw-la i_o de_fw-la peccato_fw-la omne_fw-la mendacium_fw-la fugiendum_fw-la est_fw-la tam_fw-la in_o verbis_fw-la quam_fw-la in_o operibus_fw-la etc._n etc._n all_o outward_a dissimulation_n be_v to_o be_v avoid_v when_o opus_n exterius_fw-la naturaliter_fw-la significat_fw-la intentionem_fw-la 2._o intentionem_fw-la aquin._n 2._o 2._o qu._n 111._o art_n 11._o qu._n 111._o art_n 2._o and_o we_o shall_v be_v the_o more_o careful_a not_o to_o make_v hell_n the_o way_n to_o heaven_n vice_n to_o introduce_v virtue_n when_o even_o lawful_a action_n become_v sin_n if_o do_v with_o scandal_n to_o other_o and_o that_o some_o high_a end_n or_o duty_n determine_v not_o my_o choice_n in_o they_o as_o i_o have_v determine_v in_o another_o case_n of_o conscience_n concern_v action_n in_o themselves_o indifferent_a for_o the_o least_o defect_n or_o excess_n make_v a_o lawful_a action_n become_v sinful_a and_o a_o willing_a countenance_v of_o any_o sin_n draw_v on_o the_o toleration_n of_o all_o and_o 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4.19_o otherwise_o no_o man_n shall_v ever_o have_v the_o honour_n and_o reward_n of_o suffer_v for_o and_o with_o his_o saviour_n nor_o have_v mean_n to_o manifest_v and_o exercise_v his_o faith_n patience_n fortitude_n perseverance_n in_o well-doing_n and_o many_o other_o grace_n answ_n 3._o for_o the_o example_n bring_v out_o of_o the_o twelve_o of_o matthew_n to_o prove_v the_o human_a lawfulness_n of_o do_v a_o unlawful_a thing_n in_o case_n of_o necessity_n only_o to_o preserve_v a_o single_a person_n as_o in_o david_n which_o a_o fortiori_fw-la from_o the_o less_o to_o the_o great_a must_v be_v the_o more_o justifiable_a for_o the_o preservation_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n it_o appear_v that_o our_o saviour_n do_v approve_v of_o his_o disciple_n in_o gather_v the_o corn_n on_o the_o sabbath_n by_o david_n example_n as_o it_o be_v make_v lawful_a by_o a_o humane_a necessity_n in_o a_o ceremonial_a precept_n only_o nevertheless_o as_o lord_n of_o the_o sabbath_n he_o do_v then_o 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