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inducuntur_fw-la to_o sin_n have_v not_o so_o much_o perdition_n in_o it_o as_o to_o induce_v other_o to_o sin_n say_v saint_n chrysostome_n use_v judgement_n also_o that_o thou_o take_v not_o offence_n use_v 4_o it_o be_v grievous_a to_o give_v so_o to_o take_v scandal_n if_o there_o be_v not_o just_a cause_n bless_a be_v he_o that_o be_v not_o offend_v at_o i_o say_v our_o saviour_n and_o again_o these_o thing_n have_v i_o speak_v unto_o you_o that_o you_o shall_v not_o be_v offend_v and_o in_o another_o place_n woe_n unto_o the_o world_n because_o of_o offence_n there_o be_v sin_n on_o both_o side_n but_o special_o on_o the_o side_n of_o the_o party_n offend_v in_o indifferent_a thing_n and_o therefore_o wo_n tertullian_n say_v virgin_n tertul._n lib._n de_fw-la velan_n virgin_n bonae_fw-la res_fw-la neminem_fw-la scandalizant_fw-la nisi_fw-la malam_fw-la mentem_fw-la good_a thing_n and_o lawful_a offend_v none_o but_o they_o which_o have_v evil_a and_o corrupt_a mind_n where_o we_o 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that_o he_o thereby_o persuade_v to_o peace_n thus_o all_o meat_n be_v clean_o and_o therefore_o the_o weak_a have_v no_o cause_n to_o be_v offend_v in_o as_o much_o as_o they_o defile_v not_o the_o strong_a and_o the_o strong_a have_v no_o reason_n to_o stand_v so_o strict_o upon_o their_o liberty_n but_o that_o they_o may_v abstain_v because_o they_o be_v not_o the_o pure_a for_o eat_v and_o therefore_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o contend_v about_o meat_n but_o indeed_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o reason_n lie_v in_o the_o 15._o verse_n and_o be_v draw_v from_o charity_n and_o bring_v in_o by_o a_o prolepsis_n and_o this_o and_o all_o the_o rest_n urge_v upon_o the_o strong_a christian_a principal_o to_o this_o end_n that_o he_o shall_v moderate_v his_o liberty_n for_o his_o weak_a brother_n sake_n now_o the_o instance_n in_o all_o the_o argument_n be_v only_o of_o meat_n but_o to_o be_v apply_v unto_o all_o indifferent_a thing_n in_o the_o set_n down_o of_o this_o first_o 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14._o levi._n 11._o deut_n 14._o and_o interdict_v to_o the_o jew_n be_v call_v unclean_a diverse_a meat_n be_v forbid_v the_o jew_n and_o before_o christ_n be_v unclean_a to_o they_o as_o appear_v in_o the_o law_n which_o law_n have_v diverse_a reason_n of_o it_o 1_o it_o be_v for_o their_o health_n that_o they_o may_v avoid_v certain_a disease_n unto_o the_o which_o the_o temperament_n of_o that_o people_n primum_fw-la de_fw-fr his_fw-la omnibus_fw-la penè_fw-la consul_n th._n aqu._n prim_fw-la secund_a q._n 102._o art_n c._n ad_fw-la primum_fw-la by_o eat_v such_o thing_n may_v incline_v and_o so_o be_v hinder_v from_o the_o contemplation_n of_o heavenly_a thing_n and_o from_o the_o service_n of_o god_n and_o by_o distemper_n cause_v through_o ill_a ivice_n in_o the_o body_n be_v make_v sluggish_a unto_o good_a work_n all_o alike_o as_o if_o you_o put_v
a_o bright_a shine_a candle_n into_o a_o duskish_a lantern_n thus_o say_v the_o rabbin_n 2_o to_o distinguish_v they_o from_o other_o nation_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v avoid_v their_o company_n with_o who_o they_o may_v not_o feed_v on_o the_o same_o meat_n 3_o for_o a_o mystical_a signification_n of_o manner_n these_o meat_n not_o be_v by_o nature_n unclean_a but_o only_o in_o signification_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o saint_n augustine_n call_v the_o jew_n a_o prophetical_a people_n their_o very_a meat_n be_v a_o instruction_n they_o may_v not_o eat_v the_o swine_n to_o teach_v they_o to_o avoid_v sluttishnes_n nor_o the_o hawk_n to_o teach_v they_o to_o abhor_v rapacity_n etc._n etc._n so_o their_o garment_n they_o may_v not_o wear_v linsey_n woolsey_n to_o teach_v they_o sincerity_n 4_o to_o restrain_v their_o desire_n of_o dainty_a fare_n chrysost_n chrysost_n 5_o to_o inure_v they_o to_o obedience_n ambr._n ambr._n and_o to_o take_v down_o their_o pride_n and_o 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