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and_o consummate_v as_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v will_v arm_v we_o against_o the_o assault_n of_o these_o thief_n which_o steal_v in_o by_o night_n and_o more_o wisdom_n it_o be_v etiam_fw-la quae_fw-la tuta_fw-la sunt_fw-la pertimescere_fw-la to_o be_v jealous_a of_o that_o which_o will_v not_o hurt_v we_o and_o to_o think_v that_o a_o fault_n which_o be_v none_o than_o to_o say_v of_o these_o sin_n as_o lot_n do_v of_o zoar_n be_v they_o not_o little_a one_o and_o my_o soul_n shall_v live_v or_o to_o sit_v down_o with_o the_o resolution_n of_o the_o casuist_n in_o almost_o the_o same_o case_n modicum_fw-la pro_fw-la nihilo_fw-la est_fw-la a_o small_a sin_n be_v in_o esteem_n as_o good_a as_o none_o at_o all_o for_o by_o thus_o slight_v they_o sin_n multiply_v and_o gather_v strength_n &_o numero_fw-la vincunt_fw-la what_o they_o want_v in_o bulk_n they_o supply_v in_o number_n and_o overwhelm_v thou_o if_o not_o as_o great_a yet_o as_o many_o small_a expense_n say_v aristotle_n if_o 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