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occasion_n of_o sin_v it_o have_v many_o branch_n too_o many_o to_o be_v so_o much_o as_o name_v but_o some_o fruit_n from_o some_o of_o they_o we_o shall_v gather_v activum_fw-la and_o present_v you_o first_o in_o our_o first_o the_o active_a scandal_n to_o do_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v natural_o ill_a formal_o sin_n whereby_o another_o may_v be_v occasion_v or_o encourage_v by_o my_o example_n to_o do_v the_o like_a this_o be_v the_o active_a scandal_n most_o evident_o and_o most_o direct_o and_o this_o be_v morbus_fw-la complicatus_fw-la a_o disease_n that_o carry_v another_o disease_n in_o it_o a_o fever_n exalt_v to_o a_o frenzy_n it_o be_v peccatum_fw-la pragnans_fw-la peccatum_fw-la gravidum_fw-la a_o spaun_a sin_n a_o sin_n of_o multiplication_n to_o sin_n purposely_o to_o lead_v another_o into_o tentation_n but_o there_o be_v a_o less_o degree_n than_o this_o and_o it_o be_v a_o active_a scandal_n too_o to_o do_v any_o thing_n that_o in_o itself_o be_v indifferent_a and_o 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grow_v in_o i_o and_o i_o give_v the_o scandal_n and_o there_o be_v a_o low_a degree_n than_o this_o and_o yet_o be_v a_o active_a scandal_n too_o origen_n have_v express_v it_o thus_o scandalum_fw-la est_fw-la quo_fw-la scandentium_fw-la pedes_fw-la offenduntur_fw-la to_o hinder_v the_o foot_n of_o another_o that_o will_v go_v far_o or_o climb_v high_a in_o the_o way_n of_o godliness_n but_o for_o i_o to_o say_v to_o any_o man_n what_o need_v you_o be_v so_o pure_a so_o devout_a so_o godly_a so_o zealous_a will_v this_o make_v you_o rich_a will_v this_o bring_v you_o to_o preferment_n this_o be_v a_o active_a scandal_n in_o i_o though_o he_o that_o i_o speak_v to_o be_v not_o damnify_v by_o i_o of_o which_o kind_n of_o scandal_n 23._o there_o be_v a_o evident_a and_o a_o illustrious_a example_n between_o saint_n peter_n and_o christ_n christ_n call_v peter_n a_o scandal_n unto_o he_o when_o peter_n rebuke_v christ_n for_o offer_v to_o go_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n in_o a_o time_n of_o 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