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thou_o shall_v not_o murder_v thyself_o and_o though_o there_o be_v not_o in_o the_o law_n of_o god_n any_o precept_n more_o particular_a or_o more_o express_o prohibitive_a as_o to_o this_o act_n as_o neither_o be_v there_o upon_o very_a ground_n against_o several_a other_o most_o unnatural_a sin_n that_o may_v be_v name_v yet_o be_v there_o all_o reason_n in_o the_o world_n against_o it_o for_o let_v we_o faithful_o examine_v be_v the_o root_n whence_o this_o act_n proceed_v such_o from_o whence_o good_a fruit_n may_v be_v expect_v be_v its_o true_a cause_n at_o any_o time_n good_a or_o true_o praiseworthy_a be_v there_o ever_o person_n yet_o who_o lay_v violent_a hand_n upon_o himself_o who_o do_v it_o not_o either_o out_o of_o pride_n cowardice_n rashness_n or_o mad_a despair_n out_o of_o pride_n i_o say_v because_o either_o he_o will_v not_o crouch_v to_o his_o better_n or_o else_o see_v his_o equal_n become_v his_o superior_n or_o out_o of_o cowardice_n as_o afraid_a to_o 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excipitur_fw-la 3._o de_fw-fr aedilit_fw-la edict_n malus_n servus_n creditus_fw-la est_fw-la say_v ulpian_n qui_fw-la aliquid_fw-la facit_fw-la quo_fw-la magis_fw-la se_fw-la rebus_fw-la humanis_fw-la extrahat_fw-la ut_fw-la puta_fw-la laqueum_fw-la torsit_fw-la etc._n etc._n he_o be_v adjudge_v a_o ill_a servant_n by_o the_o civil_a law_n who_o but_o prepare_v any_o thing_n to_o dispatch_v himself_o out_o of_o this_o world_n as_o if_o he_o fit_v a_o halter_n mix_v poison_n or_o the_o like_a and_o much_o more_o such_o be_v he_o who_o destroy_v himself_o by_o any_o of_o these_o for_o such_o a_o servant_n plain_o steal_v himself_o thereby_o out_o of_o his_o master_n service_n and_o so_o do_v every_o man_n himself_o out_o of_o god_n who_o remove_v himself_o hence_o before_o god_n dismiss_v he_o nay_o the_o law_n we_o speak_v of_o go_v further_o as_o to_o this_o point_n affirm_v aquil._n affirm_v l._n libre_fw-la homo_fw-la 13._o §._o ad_fw-la l._n aquil._n neminem_fw-la dominum_fw-la membrorum_fw-la suorum_fw-la none_n to_o be_v lord_n of_o his_o own_o limb_n nor_o be_v it_o by_o they_o ordinary_o permit_v to_o any_o without_o the_o consent_n of_o his_o superior_n so_o much_o as_o to_o cut_v off_o a_o limb_n for_o the_o save_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o body_n which_o though_o possible_o in_o some_o circumstance_n too_o strict_a yet_o show_v according_a to_o the_o sense_n of_o those_o lawgiver_n who_o be_v repute_v and_o i_o believe_v not_o unjust_o some_o of_o the_o wise_a in_o the_o world_n that_o there_o be_v no_o one_o of_o so_o private_a a_o condition_n in_o who_o his_o prince_n and_o country_n may_v not_o so_o far_o challenge_v a_o right_n as_o to_o divest_v he_o of_o the_o sole_a power_n of_o dispose_n of_o himself_o i_o will_v conclude_v this_o point_n of_o self-slaughter_n which_o by_o this_o time_n i_o think_v i_o may_v be_v bold_a to_o style_v self-murder_n with_o a_o famous_a passage_n of_o st._n austin_n transcribe_v out_o of_o he_o into_o the_o body_n 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which_o may_v be_v hope_v for_o after_o death_n because_o a_o better_a life_n after_o death_n belong_v not_o to_o he_o who_o be_v guilty_a of_o his_o own_o death_n this_o then_o be_v our_o three_o conclusion_n no_o one_o be_v lord_n so_o much_o as_o of_o his_o own_o life_n four_o whosoever_o therefore_o pretend_v or_o exercise_v a_o power_n over_o other_o man_n life_n must_v either_o derive_v that_o power_n from_o the_o supreme_a magistrate_n to_o who_o dominion_n he_o belong_v or_o in_o case_n he_o do_v not_o he_o become_v by_o such_o exercise_n or_o attempt_n either_o a_o usurper_n or_o murderer_n or_o both_o if_o he_o pretend_v to_o a_o public_a power_n herein_o not_o derive_v it_o as_o aforesaid_a he_o be_v a_o usurper_n and_o that_o as_o general_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o all_o usurper_n be_v as_o much_o as_o a_o public_a murderer_n if_o he_o exercise_v only_o a_o private_a power_n as_o suppose_v in_o right_v or_o avenge_a himself_n or_o any_o three_o person_n against_o some_o 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can_v pray_v for_o nothing_o else_o in_o their_o behalf_n yet_o may_v we_o most_o charitable_o pray_v that_o god_n will_v give_v they_o faith_n and_o repentance_n though_o they_o come_v in_o even_o in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o eleven_o hour_n of_o the_o day_n there_o be_v indeed_o in_o the_o miraculous_a day_n a_o miraculous_a gift_n of_o discern_v of_o spirit_n and_o i_o will_v not_o say_v but_o st._n john_n and_o other_o like_v inspire_v person_n may_v be_v able_a hereby_o to_o perceive_v what_o man_n sin_v unto_o death_n and_o when_o how_o and_o in_o what_o act_n but_o i_o think_v there_o be_v none_o but_o mad_a man_n will_v in_o the_o present_a age_n pretend_v to_o this_o gift_n and_o then_o there_o will_v be_v no_o know_v who_o will_v sin_v unto_o death_n that_o be_v be_v final_o incredulous_a or_o impenitent_a except_o god_n shall_v reveal_v it_o to_o we_o beside_o as_o just_a now_o intimate_v none_o can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v incredulous_a or_o impenitent_a final_o that_o be_v to_o their_o end_n till_o their_o end_n that_o be_v till_o their_o death_n and_o we_o do_v not_o teach_v to_o pray_v for_o any_o person_n long_o wherefore_o it_o remain_v except_o god_n shall_v reveal_v to_o any_o of_o we_o that_o such_o and_o such_o particular_a person_n be_v incorrigible_a and_o by_o he_o eternal_o reject_v from_o all_o grace_n and_o so_o by_o immediate_a inspiration_n or_o voice_n from_o heaven_n interdict_v we_o to_o pray_v for_o they_o i_o conceive_v in_o the_o present_a â—â—ate_n of_o the_o church_n we_o stand_v bind_v in_o charity_n to_o pray_v for_o all_o man_n at_o least_o that_o god_n will_v give_v they_o repentance_n as_o long_o as_o they_o be_v in_o this_o life_n or_o on_o this_o side_n hell_n be_v they_o never_o so_o wicked_a further_n 2._o if_o that_o blasphemy_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o our_o lord_n have_v declare_v matt._n twelve_o 31_o 32._o shall_v not_o be_v forgive_v unto_o man_n either_o in_o this_o world_n or_o that_o which_o be_v 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