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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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