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the_o recusants_n plea_n for_o absence_n answer_v luk._n 14.18_o but_o before_o we_o come_v to_o that_o to_o the_o censure_n it_o be_v fit_a we_o hear_v the_o recusants_n plea_n or_o give_v they_o leave_v to_o speak_v for_o themselves_o st._n luke_n say_v they_o all_o with_o one_o consent_n begin_v to_o make_v excuse_n to_o the_o servant_n that_o invite_v they_o one_o say_v i_o have_v buy_v a_o farm_n and_o go_v to_o see_v it_o 19_o 19_o i_o pray_v thou_o have_v i_o excuse_v 20._o 20._o another_o i_o have_v buy_v five_o yoke_n of_o ox_n and_o i_o go_v to_o prove_v they_o not_o the_o excuse_n of_o they_o in_o the_o not_o i_o pray_v thou_o have_v i_o excuse_v a_o three_o i_o have_v marry_v a_o wife_n and_o can_v come_v sr._n matthew_n in_o short_a sale_n they_o make_v light_n on_o it_o and_o go_v their_o way_n one_o to_o his_o farm_n â—_o vër_n â—_o another_o to_o his_o merchandise_n bad_a excuse_n all_o and_o not_o satisfactory_a for_o shall_v the_o marry_n of_o a_o carnal_a wife_n stay_v thou_o from_o the_o wedding_n of_o thy_o soul_n to_o christ_n shall_v the_o conjugal_a society_n in_o house_n or_o family_n be_v prefer_v before_o the_o comfortable_a communion_n with_o the_o bridegroom_n of_o thy_o soul_n in_o the_o sacrament_n or_o shall_v the_o countryfarm_n be_v prize_v above_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o a_o company_n of_o ox_n horse_n and_o swine_n be_v more_o desire_v than_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o saint_n and_o angel_n god_n call_v thou_o to_o come_v to_o he_o then_o et_fw-la post_fw-la ponitur_fw-la deus_fw-la bovibus_fw-la qui_fw-la te_fw-la aequavit_fw-la angelis_n and_o shall_v god_n be_v serve_v after_o the_o ox_n and_o beast_n that_o have_v make_v thou_o equal_a with_o the_o angel_n or_o will_v your_o merchandise_n answer_v