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A36292 Biathanatos a declaration of that paradoxe or thesis, that selfe-homicide is not so naturally sinne, that it may never be otherwise : wherein the nature and the extent of all those lawes, which seeme to be violated by this act, are diligently surveyed / written by Iohn Donne ... Donne, John, 1572-1631.; Donne, John, 1604-1662. 1644 (1644) Wing D1858; ESTC R13744 139,147 240

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have_v it_o seem_v he_o ought_v to_o have_v permit_v the_o keeper_n to_o proceed_v to_o facilitate_v thereby_o his_o way_n of_o escape_v sect_n iii_o which_o also_o infer_v some_o answer_n to_o another_o 8._o place_n of_o saint_n paul_n where_o he_o deliver_v and_o discharge_v himself_o and_o his_o fellow_n apostle_n of_o have_v teach_v this_o doctrine_n that_o a_o man_n may_v do_v evil_a that_o good_a may_v come_v thereof_o and_o consequent_o it_o be_v well_o and_o by_o just_a collection_n pronounce_v that_o he_o forbid_v that_o doctrine_n and_o we_o also_o humble_o subscribe_v to_o that_o rule_n and_o accept_v it_o so_o as_o saint_n paul_n intend_v it_o that_o good_a be_v in_o thing_n which_o nature_n and_o not_o circumstance_n make_v evi●…l_a and_o in_o these_o also_o when_o any_o such_o circumstance_n do_v make_v they_o evil_a as_o another_o circumstance_n to_o the_o contrary_n do_v not_o praeponderate_a and_o over-rule_v this_o this_o therefore_o we_o must_v have_v liberty_n to_o 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