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a_o prey_n to_o those_o fiend_n that_o be_v by_o error_n to_o become_v their_o scorn_n and_o laughter_n chap._n iii_o yet_o addict_v to_o astrology_n and_o by_o a_o learned_a physician_n dissuade_v from_o it_o but_o on_o the_o other_o side_n those_o planet-gazer_n who_o they_o style_v mathematician_n be_v free_o and_o unscrupulous_o consult_v by_o i_o because_o in_o their_o divination_n forsooth_o no_o sacrifice_n no_o prayer_n be_v make_v to_o any_o spirit_n which_o be_v notwithstanding_o christian_n and_o true_a piety_n by_o consequence_n renounce_v and_o condemn_v for_o since_o it_o be_v a_o good_a thing_n to_o confess_v unto_o thou_o o_o lord_n and_o to_o say_v â—_o psal_n 41._o â—_o have_v mercy_n upon_o i_o and_o heal_v my_o soul_n for_o i_o have_v sin_v against_o thou_o and_o then_o to_o take_v heed_n of_o not_o abuse_v the_o indulgency_n of_o thy_o forgiveness_n to_o a_o further_a licence_n of_o sin_v but_o to_o remember_v the_o say_n of_o our_o lord_n behold_v thou_o be_v 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