and_o foolish_a opinion_n and_o imagination_n of_o idolater_n &_o therefore_o the_o idol_n nor_o the_o foolish_a conceit_n that_o idolater_n have_v of_o their_o idol_n can_v not_o let_v the_o faithful_a from_o use_v the_o good_a creature_n of_o god_n but_o the_o ignorant_a which_o among_o the_o christian_n understand_v not_o that_o point_n so_o well_o as_o other_o and_o therefore_o it_o seem_v to_o they_o they_o can_v not_o use_v any_o thing_n that_o have_v be_v dedicate_v to_o idol_n but_o they_o shall_v testify_v they_o do_v some_o reverence_n to_o the_o idol_n and_o serve_v they_o wherefore_o they_o make_v conscience_n thereof_o &_o do_v eat_v of_o that_o flesh_n in_o doubt_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o ignorance_n this_o doubt_n &_o ignorance_n be_v the_o infirmity_n which_o s._n paul_n speak_v of_o in_o this_o place_n but_o when_o these_o ignorant_a saw_n other_o eat_v of_o the_o flesh_n they_o be_v move_v by_o their_o example_n to_o eat_v thereof_o as_o well_o as_o they_o with_o this_o doubt_n &_o scruple_n of_o conscience_n wherein_o they_o offend_v god_n for_o see_v they_o doubt_v there_o be_v no_o faith_n but_o there_o be_v contempt_n of_o god_n see_v they_o do_v it_o against_o their_o conscience_n what_o ignorance_n soever_o there_o be_v and_o therefore_o s._n paul_n reprove_v they_o that_o be_v the_o cause_n thereof_o moreover_o wherefore_o do_v s._n paul_n reproove_v sect._n sect._n s._n peter_n in_o antioch_n before_o all_o that_o be_v present_a for_o that_o he_o dissemble_v to_o eat_v flesh_n with_o the_o gentile_n when_o he_o see_v the_o jew_n enter_v which_o come_v from_o jerusalem_n to_o eat_v flesh_n and_o not_o to_o eat_v be_v a_o thing_n indifferent_a and_o therefore_o s._n peter_n make_v it_o no_o conscience_n to_o eat_v flesh_n with_o the_o gentile_n but_o fear_v to_o offend_v the_o jew_n which_o be_v weak_a and_o which_o understand_v not_o yet_o that_o liberty_n he_o withdraw_v himself_o from_o the_o table_n seem_v not_o to_o eat_v wherefore_o 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faithful_a shall_v offend_v god_n and_o their_o neighbour_n in_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o indifferent_a but_o altogether_o contrary_a to_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n and_o much_o more_o execrable_a than_o one_o will_v think_v as_o he_o manifest_o show_v for_o he_o have_v rather_o forbid_v in_o his_o law_n idolatry_n and_o the_o honour_n and_o reverence_n which_o be_v do_v to_o image_n than_o he_o have_v do_v murder_n and_o adultery_n then_o if_o saint_n paul_n have_v reproove_v and_o sect._n sect._n conden_v the_o corinthian_n who_o by_o their_o knowledge_n and_o example_n in_o abuse_v their_o liberty_n licentious_o have_v give_v occasion_n to_o the_o ignorant_a to_o eat_v flesh_n sacrifice_v unto_o idol_n with_o scruple_n and_o doubt_n of_o conscience_n what_o will_v he_o say_v of_o those_o which_o give_v not_o only_a occasion_n to_o other_o to_o honour_n and_o reverence_v idol_n against_o their_o conscience_n but_o do_v lead_v they_o to_o do_v so_o both_o by_o their_o 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clean_a to_o the_o faithful_a which_o account_v it_o so_o yet_o to_o they_o be_v it_o pollute_v and_o unclean_a for_o it_o be_v not_o purify_v to_o they_o by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n without_o the_o which_o every_o thing_n be_v unclean_a to_o we_o see_v they_o be_v not_o yet_o well_o assure_v thereby_o that_o they_o may_v eat_v thereof_o without_o offend_v god_n see_v that_o assurance_n do_v fail_v they_o which_o they_o can_v not_o have_v but_o by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n it_o follow_v that_o that_o they_o do_v be_v not_o do_v in_o faith_n and_o consequent_o that_o it_o be_v sin_n for_o what_o soever_o be_v do_v without_o faith_n be_v sin_n and_o what_o soever_o be_v do_v without_o steadfast_a assurance_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n with_o doubt_n of_o conscience_n be_v do_v without_o faith_n wherefore_o follow_v the_o doctrine_n of_o s._n paul_n we_o can_v deny_v but_o that_o be_v sin_n for_o the_o faithful_a aught_o to_o do_v nothing_o nor_o take_v any_o thing_n in_o hand_n whereof_o he_o be_v not_o plain_o resolve_v and_o assure_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n otherwise_o he_o sin_v and_o therefore_o those_o which_o know_v the_o liberty_n they_o have_v to_o eat_v of_o that_o flesh_n flesh_n be_v cause_n by_o their_o example_n that_o the_o other_o do_v eat_v thereof_o with_o that_o doubt_n they_o have_v therein_o they_o be_v cause_n that_o these_o sin_v in_o that_o they_o which_o have_v the_o knowledge_n of_o their_o liberty_n have_v not_o sin_v if_o that_o they_o have_v not_o in_o that_o point_n be_v a_o offence_n to_o the_o other_o that_o be_v if_o they_o have_v not_o embolden_v they_o to_o eat_v against_o their_o conscience_n of_o that_o meat_n whereof_o they_o stand_v in_o doubt_n but_o those_o that_o do_v encourage_v other_o to_o communicate_v with_o idolater_n they_o do_v much_o worse_o without_o comparison_n for_o that_o idolatry_n which_o they_o commit_v can_v be_v account_v as_o a_o thing_n indifferent_a neither_o to_o they_o that_o have_v knowledge_n nor_o to_o the_o ignorant_a neither_o do_v i_o think_v that_o a_o man_n who_o have_v the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o gospel_n how_o little_a so_o ever_o it_o be_v can_v communicate_v there_o without_o scruple_n of_o conscience_n those_o they_o which_o induce_v they_o thither_o be_v they_o not_o offensive_a to_o they_o and_o if_o these_o outward_a adoration_n and_o hypocrisy_n sect._n sect._n be_v indifferent_a and_o lawful_a for_o christian_n to_o use_v the_o child_n of_o the_o hebrew_n and_o daniel_n also_o have_v be_v very_o rash_a and_o obstinate_a fool_n if_o to_o save_v their_o life_n they_o will_v not_o have_v feign_v to_o obey_v the_o king_n commandment_n as_o other_o do_v to_o allege_v against_o this_o that_o we_o be_v then_o bind_v to_o confess_v jesus_n christ_n manifest_o when_o we_o be_v require_v or_o constrain_v to_o deny_v he_o or_o confess_v he_o by_o some_o evident_a sign_n as_o they_o be_v constrain_v but_o that_o otherwise_o we_o may_v dissemble_v the_o matter_n especial_o when_o we_o be_v not_o know_v nor_o mark_v therein_o i_o know_v not_o what_o sure_a foundation_n these_o reason_n may_v have_v if_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o confess_v jesus_n christ_n be_v in_o danger_n of_o life_n i_o can_v understande_v how_o it_o can_v be_v lawful_a for_o we_o to_o deny_v he_o be_v far_o from_o danger_n but_o how_o can_v it_o be_v lawful_a for_o we_o to_o offend_v sect._n sect._n the_o faithful_a and_o to_o nourish_v and_o establish_v the_o faithful_a in_o the_o error_n of_o idolatry_n for_o fear_n of_o trouble_v and_o offend_v the_o infidel_n who_o we_o can_v in_o better_a sort_n offend_v then_o in_o cherish_v and_o confirm_v they_o in_o their_o superstition_n and_o abuse_n it_o seem_v to_o i_o that_o this_o fear_n of_o offend_v be_v like_a to_o the_o charity_n of_o some_o anabaptiste_n which_o
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that_o we_o may_v take_v of_o other_o for_o if_o we_o will_v take_v all_o that_o for_o offence_n which_o man_n will_v be_v displease_v at_o we_o can_v never_o serve_v god_n as_o we_o ought_v to_o do_v for_o as_o s._n paul_n say_v if_o we_o shall_v please_v man_n we_o can_v not_o 1_o gala._n 1_o be_v the_o seruamt_n of_o god_n the_o offence_n then_o which_o we_o ought_v to_o fear_v it_o be_v all_o let_v that_o we_o may_v put_v either_o to_o our_o salvation_n or_o to_o the_o salvation_n of_o our_o brother_n if_o they_o i_o enter_v into_o the_o brothel_n house_n 18._o mat._n 18._o with_o whoremonger_n &_o fear_v to_o offend_v they_o commit_v wickedness_n among_o they_o i_o give_v two_o offence_n in_o steed_n of_o avoid_v one_o first_o in_o that_o by_o my_o dissimulation_n or_o agreement_n i_o allow_v iniquity_n and_o in_o allow_v it_o yield_v myself_o partaker_n thereof_o &_o faulty_a for_o those_o sin_n not_o only_o which_o commit_v a_o wicked_a act_n but_o those_o which_o in_o any_o sort_n consent_n thereto_o &_o allow_v it_o and_z after_z the_o fort_n such_o a_o one_o be_v a_o offence_n to_o himself_o whereby_o he_o show_v not_o to_o have_v well_o understand_v &_o consider_v that_o which_o jesus_n christ_n say_v if_o thy_o eye_n thy_o hand_n or_o thy_o foot_n offend_v thou_o that_o be_v to_o 5._o mat._n 5._o say_v if_o there_o be_v any_o thing_n which_o hinder_v thy_o salvation_n see_v it_o ought_v to_o be_v as_o dear_a &_o as_o precious_a and_o necessary_a as_o thy_o eye_n thy_o hand_n or_o thy_o foot_n cut_v &_o pull_v away_o all_o that_o &_o loose_v it_o rather_o then_o whole_o to_o perish_v further_o he_o be_v offence_n to_o the_o wicked_a who_o he_o do_v more_o confirm_v in_o their_o iniquity_n for_o instead_o of_o reprehend_v of_o they_o to_o draw_v they_o out_o of_o the_o same_o they_o defend_v themselves_o by_o he_o &_o by_o he_o take_v occasion_n to_o approve_v it_o three_o he_o offend_v the_o faithful_a &_o chief_o the_o weak_a for_o when_o they_o see_v he_o in_o the_o brothel_n house_n &_o with_o idolater_n although_o his_o heart_n be_v far_o otherwise_o they_o he_o show_v himself_o outward_o yet_o they_o that_o see_v he_o &_o consider_v his_o outward_a work_n they_o be_v trouble_v therewith_o in_o conscience_n and_o be_v lead_v by_o his_o example_n either_o to_o do_v the_o like_a think_v that_o to_o be_v well_o do_v or_o to_o account_v he_o for_o a_o wicked_a person_n and_o so_o they_o can_v but_o but_o to_o be_v offend_v either_o one_o way_n or_o other_o for_o a_o man_n can_v judge_v of_o my_o heart_n according_a to_o my_o fancy_n but_o he_o will_v judge_v thereof_o according_a to_o his_o own_o and_o according_a to_o the_o testimony_n i_o give_v he_o by_o my_o work_n and_o whatsoever_o i_o think_v i_o can_v bind_v my_o neighbour_n to_o my_o thought_n and_o can_v enforce_v he_o to_o judge_v otherwise_o then_o he_o see_v and_o to_o think_v i_o a_o sheep_n when_o he_o see_v i_o clothe_v in_o a_o wolf_n skin_n for_o this_o cause_n s._n paul_n admonish_v we_o â—_o sect._n 8._o thes_n â—_o that_o we_o shall_v not_o only_o keep_v ourselves_o from_o evil_a but_o from_o all_o show_n and_o appearance_n of_o evil_a also_o for_o that_o cause_n he_o reprove_v the_o corinthian_n who_o do_v eat_v flesh_n offer_v unto_o idol_n although_o the_o thing_n be_v indifferent_a of_o itself_o and_o of_o itself_o be_v not_o evil_a as_o be_v idolatry_n which_o in_o no_o sort_n can_v be_v good_a for_o we_o can_v commit_v it_o but_o we_o must_v deny_v jesus_n christ_n s._n paul_n reproove_v not_o the_o corinthian_n for_o have_v sacrifice_v in_o the_o idol_n temple_n with_o idolater_n for_o that_o be_v to_o intolerable_a for_o a_o christian_a but_o he_o reprove_v they_o only_o for_o that_o they_o buy_v in_o the_o shambles_n and_o do_v eat_v at_o the_o table_n of_o idolater_n the_o flesh_n that_o have_v be_v offer_v to_o idol_n it_o be_v almost_o as_o if_o now_o we_o shall_v buy_v the_o candle_n of_o that_o good_a saint_n not_o to_o offer_v they_o up_o to_o idol_n but_o to_o light_v we_o as_o if_o we_o shall_v light_v ourselves_o by_o other_o or_o as_o if_o we_o shall_v buy_v bread_n hallow_v by_o the_o priest_n or_o of_o their_o hallow_a candle_n to_o serve_v our_o turn_n in_o the_o house_n like_o other_o without_o any_o superstition_n or_o as_o if_o we_o shall_v go_v banquet_n at_o a_o friar_n house_n prepare_v for_o the_o honour_n of_o some_o saint_n with_o the_o other_o friar_n &_o yet_o not_o do_v it_o for_o any_o devotion_n we_o bear_v to_o the_o saint_n the_o corinthian_n do_v it_o not_o for_o devotion_n nor_o for_o any_o confidence_n they_o have_v in_o the_o idol_n nor_o yet_o to_o make_v the_o idolater_n believe_v that_o they_o do_v any_o thing_n honour_n or_o reverence_v they_o that_o they_o may_v the_o better_o be_v among_o they_o they_o do_v not_o that_o for_o any_o religion_n nor_o as_o a_o divine_a service_n but_o they_o do_v it_o to_o serve_v their_o necessity_n of_o their_o body_n and_o as_o a_o civil_a thing_n wherefore_o as_o touch_v themselves_o and_o their_o own_o conscience_n they_o sin_v not_o before_o god_n nor_o against_o the_o first_o table_n if_o there_o be_v no_o other_o respect_n but_o to_o they_o only_o but_o because_o their_o work_n become_v offence_n to_o their_o neighbour_n they_o sin_v against_o their_o neighbour_n &_o against_o the_o second_o table_n &_o by_o consequent_a against_o the_o first_o table_n against_o jesus_n christ_n &_o against_o god_n who_o will_v that_o we_o shall_v serve_v to_o his_o glory_n &_o to_o the_o charity_n of_o our_o neighbour_n which_o be_v join_v therewith_o these_o than_o offend_v not_o god_n in_o use_v their_o christian_n liberty_n know_v that_o that_o flesh_n do_v not_o differ_v from_o the_o other_o seeing_z they_o nothing_o esteem_v the_o idol_n but_o they_o offend_v he_o in_o that_o they_o abuse_v this_o liberty_n to_o the_o offence_n of_o the_o simple_a the_o ignorant_a and_o the_o weak_a who_o they_o enforce_v to_o do_v thing_n 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therefore_o that_o i_o can_v apply_v to_o better_a use_n that_o which_o the_o ignorant_a and_o idolater_n have_v abuse_v about_o idol_n and_o therefore_o those_o which_o have_v more_o understanding_n of_o christian_n liberty_n among_o the_o corinthian_n make_v no_o conscience_n to_o use_v those_o thing_n which_o be_v offer_v unto_o idol_n for_o they_o do_v it_o not_o for_o honour_n to_o the_o idol_n nor_o for_o any_o opinion_n they_o have_v in_o the_o idol_n for_o they_o know_v well_o that_o the_o idol_n be_v nothing_o but_o in_o the_o imagination_n of_o he_o that_o think_v it_o somewhat_o wherefore_o the_o idol_n be_v nothing_o to_o they_o which_o have_v this_o understanding_n &_o be_v deliver_v from_o the_o error_n
opinion_n and_o suspicion_n of_o she_o which_o may_v redound_v to_o the_o dishonest_n and_o defame_v as_o well_o of_o she_o as_o of_o her_o husband_n ought_v we_o not_o to_o content_v ourselves_o to_o have_v sect._n sect._n live_v so_o long_o &_o beve_v conversant_a in_o the_o brothel_a house_n of_o satan_n and_o to_o have_v continue_v in_o our_o fornication_n and_o adultery_n but_o that_o we_o must_v return_v thither_o again_o every_o day_n and_o every_o hour_n as_o though_o of_o set_a purpose_n we_o have_v determine_v to_o provoke_v the_o lord_n to_o jealousy_n &_o to_o anger_n make_v our_o member_n servant_n to_o all_o filthiness_n uncleanness_n idolatry_n and_o superstition_n how_o be_v it_o possible_a that_o we_o shall_v acknowledge_v the_o great_a grace_n and_o mercy_n that_o god_n have_v bestow_v on_o we_o in_o withdraw_v we_o out_o of_o this_o sink_n full_a of_o blasphemy_n and_o abomination_n in_o steed_n of_o reject_v we_o and_o cast_v we_o of_o as_o a_o adulteress_n which_o 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