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etc._n better_o know_v than_o i_o that_o in_o meat_n there_o be_v no_o part_n of_o goodlynes_n or_o ungodliness_n and_o yet_o if_o i_o perceyve_v this_o ieopardye_o nigh_o that_o by_o occasion_n thereof_o my_o brother_n as_o yet_o somewhat_o give_v to_o superstition_n may_v be_v provoke_v to_o eat_v such_o thing_n as_o he_o eat_v with_o a_o grudge_a conscience_n i_o will_v rather_o all_o my_o life_n whole_o abstayn_v from_o eat_v of_o flesh_n than_o through_o i_o christ_n own_o member_n shall_v be_v in_o ieoperdy_o meat_n offer_v unto_o a_o idol_n defile_v not_o yâ—_z conscience_n of_o the_o strong_a yâ—_z eat_v of_o it_o i_o grant_v but_o the_o despise_v of_o any_o brother_n ieoperdie_o defile_v he_o yâ—_z eat_v who_o we_o be_v bind_v aswell_o to_o love_v as_o ourselves_o ¶_o the_o
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