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for_o whatsoever_o be_v not_o of_o faith_n be_v sin_n three_o we_o must_v not_o put_v a_o stumble_a block_n or_o a_o occasion_n to_o fall_v in_o our_o brother_n way_n 13._o or_o do_v any_o thing_n that_o may_v grieve_v or_o offend_v he_o 15._o for_o who_o christ_n have_v die_v but_o yet_o we_o must_v take_v heed_n that_o we_o have_v not_o so_o much_o regard_n unto_o man_n to_o please_v and_o bear_v with_o he_o in_o his_o weakness_n that_o we_o cherish_v he_o in_o his_o ignorance_n or_o infirmity_n 19_o but_o withal_o we_o must_v do_v those_o thing_n whereby_o one_o may_v edify_v another_o for_o even_o saint_n paul_n 22._o who_o make_v himself_o a_o jew_n for_o the_o jew_n and_o be_v make_v all_o thing_n to_o all_o man_n that_o he_o may_v by_o all_o mean_n save_o some_o yet_o resist_v peter_n to_o the_o face_n that_o be_v plain_o and_o open_o when_o he_o have_v not_o so_o due_a regard_n to_o edify_v of_o other_o as_o he_o shall_v have_v have_v 11._o as_o may_v appear_v in_o that_o 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therefore_o in_o such_o thing_n we_o must_v neither_o condemn_v or_o commend_v other_o and_o this_o be_v the_o ancient_a and_o catholic_a faith_n of_o rome_n which_o although_o it_o be_v by_o some_o man_n otherwise_o not_o evil_a dangerous_o assault_v and_o that_o not_o long_o after_o the_o day_n of_o thapostle_n yet_o the_o godly_a of_o those_o time_n do_v hold_v fast_o the_o liberty_n which_o they_o have_v by_o christ_n and_o will_v not_o suffer_v the_o church_n to_o be_v subject_v to_o such_o observation_n ignatius_n it_o may_v be_v gather_v by_o ignatius_n his_o epistle_n to_o the_o philadelphian_o and_o to_o heron_n that_o some_o there_o be_v then_o that_o put_v some_o holiness_n in_o eat_v or_o not_o eat_v against_o who_o he_o gyve_v this_o charge_n in_o both_o those_o epistle_n that_o they_o esteem_v not_o such_o as_o keep_v not_o fast_o the_o prescript_n rule_v to_o belong_v to_o christ_n but_o to_o be_v wolf_n in_o sheep_n clothing_n that_o seek_v to_o devour_v and_o yet_o 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