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other_o way_n his_o erroneous_a 〈◊〉_d conscience_n bind_v he_o so_o as_o if_o he_o do_v not_o accor_v ding_o unto_o it_o he_o sin_v if_o he_o do_v according_a unto_o it_o he_o sin_v not_o which_o be_v johns_n case_n of_o worship_v the_o devil_n yet_o be_v there_o again_o some_o even_o of_o your_o side_n that_o say_v 〈◊〉_d where_o a_o man_n conscience_n bid_v he_o that_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n it_o bind_v he_o not_o to_o do_v it_o but_o bind_v he_o to_o lay_v away_o his_o conscience_n which_o if_o m._n owlet_n and_o his_o author_n and_o other_o our_o roman_a catholic_n at_o this_o day_n will_v have_v consult_v withal_o or_o hearken_v unto_o they_o will_v i_o suppose_v not_o have_v make_v so_o evil_a a_o choice_n as_o they_o do_v but_o have_v write_v otherwise_o then_o they_o usual_o now_o do_v follow_v herein_o the_o worse_a sort_n of_o their_o doctor_n the_o word_n of_o their_o own_o gloze_n in_o commentary_n upon_o the_o text_n of_o their_o canon_n not_o bear_v the_o untruth_n thereof_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o perplexity_n correct_v y_o e_o same_o so_o forcible_a be_v god_n truth_n in_o some_o even_o in_o most_o popish_a day_n the_o word_n of_o your_o gloze_n contrary_a to_o the_o text_n be_v these_o but_o we_o must_v say_v no_o man_n can_v be_v perplex_v between_o 13._o two_o evil_n because_o thence_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o some_o man_n of_o necessity_n shall_v be_v bind_v to_o do_v evil_a but_o the_o canon_n say_v that_o god_n will_v never_o render_v destruction_n except_o a_o man_n be_v find_v willing_o to_o have_v sin_v as_o 23._o q._n 4._o nabuchodonosor_n ver_fw-la vasis_fw-la irae_fw-la moreover_o if_o of_o necessity_n we_o be_v bind_v to_o do_v any_o thing_n the_o law_n that_o forbid_v it_o shall_v be_v impossible_a where_o as_o notwithstanding_o every_o law_n ought_v to_o be_v possible_a as_o before_o distinct_a 4._o erit_fw-la perplexity_n therefore_o as_o touch_v the_o thing_n itself_o be_v nothing_o but_o as_o touch_v the_o mind_n and_o foolish_a opinion_n of_o some_o man_n there_o be_v some_o perplexity_n wherefore_o the_o jew_n be_v not_o perplex_v unless_o in_o mind_n and_o therefore_o shall_v have_v ask_v counsel_n of_o the_o wise_a and_o better_o learn_v as_o of_o the_o apostle_n or_o holy_a scripture_n etc._n etc._n now_o return_v i._n m._n owlet_n to_o the_o particular_a examination_n of_o your_o word_n which_o that_o i_o be_v not_o drive_v to_o repeat_v i_o desire_v the_o reader_n to_o peruse_v a_o part_n as_o i_o have_v before_o set_v y_fw-fr e_o same_o down_o you_o make_v your_o entrance_n into_o this_o great_a &_o religious_a matter_n of_o conscience_n by_o a_o profane_a sentence_n take_v out_o of_o aristotle_n rhetoric_n but_o how_o ever_o this_o may_v serve_v philosophical_a and_o your_o school_n divinity_n wherewith_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o christ_n gospel_n have_v of_o some_o time_n be_v too_o much_o bastard_v yet_o thanks_n be_v to_o god_n he_o have_v open_v our_o eye_n to_o see_v and_o 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their_o own_o way_n or_o to_o do_v that_o which_o seem_v good_a in_o their_o own_o eye_n but_o that_o always_o and_o alone_o which_o be_v agreeable_a unto_o the_o lord_n upon_o who_o direction_n if_o we_o be_v he_o we_o whole_o depend_v there_o be_v hardly_o any_o thing_n more_o dangerous_a and_o hurtful_a for_o man_n to_o follow_v then_o that_o which_o be_v here_o make_v the_o fountain_n of_o all_o good_a unto_o they_o do_v not_o god_n to_o draw_v from_o following_z y_z e_z direction_n of_o man_n understanding_n in_o this_o life_n give_v his_o people_n holy_a law_n and_o commandment_n to_o distinguishe_v between_o good_a and_o evil_a and_o continual_o to_o direct_v they_o by_o that_o they_o may_v serve_v he_o in_o holiness_n and_o righteousness_n in_o his_o presence_n 75._o
not_o guilty_a of_o whoredom_n because_o blindness_n be_v like_a ignorance_n but_o if_o cast_v a_o dart_n or_o shut_v he_o hap_v in_o play_n etc._n etc._n to_o kill_v any_o man_n he_o be_v guilty_a say_v he_o of_o murder_n this_o be_v good_a divinity_n among_o our_o english_a roman_a catholic_n 1._o at_o this_o day_n as_o beside_o those_o that_o now_o write_v may_v be_v see_v in_o m._n harding_n a_o proctor_n even_o for_o the_o stew_n and_o a_o maintainer_n and_o enlarger_n of_o that_o filthy_a common_a say_n if_o detection_n you_o live_v not_o chaste_o do_v it_o chary_o which_o he_o rall_v good_a counsel_n and_o pertain_v to_o layefolke_n aswell_o as_o to_o clerk_n cautè_fw-la oh_o gentle_a companion_n but_o to_o keep_v i_o to_o the_o angelical_a doctor_n friar_n thomas_n our_o man_n great_a author_n thus_o in_o this_o matter_n of_o a_o erroneous_a conscience_n not_o disagree_v from_o the_o rest_n write_v he_o in_o his_o sum_n if_o reason_n or_o conscience_n err_v in_o this_o that_o 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that_o these_o man_n use_v to_o prove_v this_o matter_n by_o even_o the_o +_o to_o the_o roman_n that_o we_o may_v see_v their_o faithful_a and_o holy_a exposition_n the_o abuse_n of_o the_o text_n itself_o i_o examine_v in_o his_o place_n for_o the_o question_n and_o resolution_n of_o a_o erroneous_a conscience_n bind_v let_v the_o reader_n remember_v what_o i_o have_v before_o set_v down_o out_o of_o d._n thomas_n his_o example_n 〈◊〉_d be_v if_o a_o man_n think_v he_o sin_n mortal_o except_o he_o steal_v or_o commit_v fornication_n whether_o he_o may_v do_v against_o that_o he_o think_v or_o against_o this_o his_o erroneous_a conscience_n as_o he_o name_v it_o without_o mortal_o sin_v or_o not_o he_o object_v after_o his_o manner_n first_o the_o law_n of_o god_n which_o forbid_v fornication_n and_o 〈◊〉_d bind_v strenglyer_n then_o conscience_n next_o he_o 〈◊〉_d perplexity_n in_o sin_v every_o way_n in_o commit_v fornication_n against_o god_n law_n and_o in_o not_o commit_v 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conscience_n do_v not_o appoint_v any_o thing_n to_o be_v do_v or_o avoid_v but_o that_o it_o believe_v the_o same_o be_v the_o law_n of_o god_n for_o the_o law_n be_v not_o apply_v to_o our_o do_n but_o by_o mean_n of_o our_o conscience_n and_o yet_o gentle_a d._n thomas_n as_o little_a account_n as_o you_o make_v of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n the_o authority_n thereof_o and_o bond_n over_o man_n conscience_n here_o equal_v the_o bond_n of_o a_o naughty_a and_o lie_a conscience_n therewith_o if_o it_o be_v the_o commandment_n of_o your_o church_n of_o prelate_n it_o bind_v though_o conscience_n be_v to_o the_o contrary_n beside_o if_o a_o prelate_n command_v any_o thing_n that_o your_o subject_n conscience_n tell_v he_o to_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n it_o be_v answer_v according_a to_o bonaventure_n that_o he_o be_v bind_v to_o lay_v away_o his_o conscience_n etc._n etc._n and_o obey_v yea_o if_o he_o have_v probable_a and_o discreet_a though_o not_o manifest_a and_o 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