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jur._n illud_fw-la decitum_fw-la quod_fw-la logibus_fw-la definitum_fw-la reg._n jur_n be_v not_o true_a and_o virtuous_a liberty_n but_o inordinatenesse_n and_o excess_n yea_o and_o in_o some_o case_n of_o severe_a restraint_n aust_n prudenter_fw-la aliquando_fw-la &_o liciâ—a_fw-la prohibenâ—tur_fw-la ne_fw-la si_fw-la permitterentur_fw-la eorum_fw-la ocâ—â—sâ—â—â—e_fw-la ad_fw-la illicita_fw-la perveniatur_fw-la reg._n jur._n joh._n 8.30_o free_a indeed_o libertâ—â—_n verâ—_n christianae_n â—â—ferâ—â—_n aut_fw-la extrinsecus_fw-la spoliari_fw-la nescit_fw-la quum_fw-la non_fw-la minus_fw-la parâ—endo_fw-la quam_fw-la agendo_fw-la exercetur_fw-la aust_n by_o which_o governor_n do_v indeed_o trench_v upon_o those_o rational_a or_o religious_a liberty_n which_o god_n have_v allow_v to_o man_n and_o christian_n yet_o in_o these_o case_n a_o true_a christian_a only_o wrap_v himself_o up_o in_o that_o liberty_n of_o patience_n which_o know_v when_o and_o how_o to_o suffer_v without_o 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have_v any_o such_o serious_a and_o holy_a tie_n upon_o man_n as_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o common_a good_a in_o which_o regard_n private_a christian_n be_v never_o so_o free_a as_o to_o have_v no_o yoke_n of_o christ_n upon_o they_o 41._o haretica_fw-la conversatio_fw-la quam_fw-la futilis_fw-la quam_fw-la terrena_fw-la quam_fw-la humana_fw-la sine_fw-la gravitate_fw-la sine_fw-la autoritate_fw-la sine_fw-la disciplina_fw-la cujus_fw-la penes_fw-la nos_fw-la curam_fw-la lenocinium_fw-la vocant_fw-la pacem_fw-la cum_fw-la omnibus_fw-la miscent_fw-la dum_fw-la ad_fw-la unius_fw-la veritatis_fw-la expugnationem_fw-la conspirant_a tertul_n de_fw-fr praes_fw-la ad_fw-la hae._n c._n 41._o no_o exercise_n of_o patience_n self-denial_n mortification_n meekness_n charity_n modesty_n and_o sobriety_n together_o with_o that_o comeliness_n and_o decorum_n which_o beseem_v religion_n and_o a_o christian_a spirit_n beyond_o which_o the_o most_o transport_v zeal_n may_v not_o expatiate_v for_o 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