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〈◊〉_d n._n 22._o or_o seek_v the_o other_o death_n or_o be_v dangerous_o furious_a or_o final_o if_o the_o one_o party_n shall_v draw_v the_o other_o in_o whatsoever_o manner_n unto_o deadly_a sin_n and_o can_v not_o be_v reform_v and_o in_o these_o case_n when_o necessity_n urge_v the_o wife_n may_v forsake_v her_o husband_n without_o judgement_n of_o the_o church_n for_o it_o stand_v she_o upon_o to_o avoid_v so_o imminent_a danger_n of_o body_n or_o soul_n she_o may_v when_o she_o be_v in_o safety_n more_o convenient_o procure_v the_o divorce_n but_o of_o the_o last_o case_n it_o do_v especial_o behoove_v we_o to_o speak_v a_o little_a for_o of_o that_o it_o be_v which_o our_o saviour_n say_v if_o any_o one_o come_v unto_o i_o and_o hate_v not_o his_o father_n and_o mother_n and_o wife_n etc._n etc._n 14._o luc._n 14._o he_o can_v be_v my_o disciple_n also_o in_o another_o place_n 18._o mat._n 18._o if_o thy_o eye_n scandilize_v thou_o pluck_v it_o out_o and_o cast_v it_o from_o 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nor_o child_n nor_o friend_n nor_o any_o affection_n which_o may_v exclude_v we_o from_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n before_o the_o love_n of_o our_o lord_n every_o faithful_a know_v what_o hurt_v he_o or_o wherein_o his_o mind_n be_v trouble_v &_o often_o tempt_v it_o be_v better_a to_o lead_v a_o solitary_a life_n than_o for_o the_o necessity_n of_o this_o life_n to_o loose_v the_o everlasting_a thus_o s._n hierome_n wherefore_o i_o do_v conclude_v that_o in_o case_n a_o woman_n by_o her_o husband_n beurged_a to_o go_v to_o the_o church_n or_o to_o do_v any_o unlawful_a act_n of_o religion_n much_o more_o than_o in_o other_o carnal_a sin_n she_o may_v yea_o and_o be_v bind_v to_o forsake_v he_o least_o love_a danger_n she_o perish_v therein_o 3_o eccle._n 3_o yet_o if_o she_o perceive_v herself_o by_o god_n grace_n to_o be_v so_o strong_a and_o constant_a that_o she_o fear_v no_o perversion_n at_o all_o she_o be_v bind_v for_o to_o remain_v with_o he_o and_o so_o to_o seek_v to_o 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even_o as_o the_o hear_v in_o our_o body_n do_v seem_v superfluous_a and_o without_o detriment_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v shave_v away_o so_o whatsoever_o a_o furious_a ruler_n can_v do_v unto_o thou_o account_v that_o among_o thy_o superfluity_n he_o take_v away_o thy_o poverty_n do_v he_o take_v away_o thy_o riches_n thy_o poverty_n and_o thy_o riches_n be_v in_o thy_o hart_n thy_o superfluity_n he_o may_v take_v away_o he_o may_v damnify_v they_o and_o be_v permit_v even_o hurt_v thy_o body_n life_n a_o christian_n shall_v make_v no_o account_n of_o his_o life_n for_o this_o life_n to_o those_o which_o think_v of_o another_o life_n even_o this_o life_n i_o say_v be_v to_o be_v account_v among_o superfluity_n for_o the_o martyr_n contemn_v even_o it_o also_o they_o loase_z not_o their_o life_n but_o they_o find_v it_o assure_v yourselves_o my_o brethren_n that_o enemy_n be_v not_o admit_v against_o the_o faithful_a but_o in_o as_o much_o as_o be_v profitable_a to_o tempt_v and_o 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he_o dare_v not_o but_o he_o devise_v crafty_o other_o thing_n prepare_v thy_o hair_n he_o whet_v his_o razor_n he_o be_v ready_a to_o take_v away_o thy_o superfluity_n to_o shave_v away_o whatsoever_o thou_o must_v once_o leave_v let_v he_o take_v that_o which_o shall_v remain_v if_o he_o can_v what_o have_v this_o unjust_a ruler_n take_v from_o thou_o what_o great_a thing_n have_v he_o take_v that_o which_o the_o thief_n that_o which_o the_o burglar_a and_o if_o he_o go_v to_o the_o uttermost_a that_o with_o the_o murderer_n take_v if_o he_o be_v permit_v to_o kill_v the_o very_a body_n what_o take_v he_o from_o thou_o but_o that_o with_o the_o murderer_n take_v i_o favour_v he_o when_o i_o call_v he_o murderer_n for_o every_o murderer_n how_o heinous_a soever_o be_v a_o man_n that_o which_o the_o ague_n which_o the_o scorpion_n which_o the_o poison_a todstoole_n take_v all_o this_o their_o might_n when_o they_o rage_n against_o we_o be_v to_o do_v like_o the_o todstoole_n man_n 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