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upon_o and_o diligent_o observe_v they_o to_o the_o thought_n of_o the_o more_o sublime_a and_o lofty_a thing_n and_o excite_v their_o faith_n and_o love_n towards_o they_o for_o which_o reason_n there_o shall_v the_o more_o care_n and_o pain_n be_v take_v that_o the_o faithful_a may_v be_v make_v right_o to_o know_v and_o understand_v the_o mean_v of_o the_o ceremony_n which_o be_v use_v in_o each_o of_o the_o sacrament_n now_o it_o follow_v explain_v xvii_o why_o the_o number_n of_o sacrament_n be_v to_o be_v explain_v that_o we_o teach_v the_o number_n of_o the_o sacrament_n the_o knowledge_n whereof_o bring_v this_o profit_n that_o the_o people_n may_v with_o so_o much_o the_o great_a devotion_n bend_v all_o the_o power_n of_o their_o soul_n to_o praise_v and_o magnify_v the_o singular_a goodness_n of_o god_n
dissemble_v forbid_v in_o the_o former_a part_n of_o this_o commandment_n dissemble_v be_v forbid_v and_o not_o only_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v speak_v dissemble_o but_o which_o be_v do_v so_o be_v join_v with_o this_o sin_n for_o as_o well_o word_n as_o action_n be_v note_n and_o certain_a sign_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v in_o the_o mind_n of_o any_o one_o and_o for_o this_o reason_n our_o lord_n often_o chide_v the_o pharisee_n call_v they_o hypocrite_n and_o thus_o much_o of_o the_o former_a law_n of_o this_o commandment_n which_o have_v relation_n to_o thing_n forbid_v vide._n d._n thom._n 2.2_o q._n 211._o per_fw-la totam_fw-la now_o we_o will_v explain_v what_o the_o lord_n command_v in_o the_o other_o and_o the_o force_n and_o virtue_n of_o this_o part_n of_o this_o commandment_n tend_v hither_o commandment_n xx._n the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o commandment_n that_o all_o judgement_n of_o court_n be_v just_o exercise_v and_o according_a to_o law_n and_o that_o man_n do_v not_o wrest_v and_o usurp_v judgement_n for_o it_o will_v not_o be_v fit_a to_o judge_n another_o man_n servant_n 14.4_o xxi_o a_o judge_n can_v condemn_v one_o not_o subject_a to_o he_o rom._n 14.4_o as_o the_o apostle_n write_v lest_o they_o give_v sentence_n before_o the_o matter_n or_o cause_n be_v know_v in_o which_o respect_n the_o counsel_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o scribe_n be_v fault_n y_o who_o give_v judgement_n concern_v s._n stephen_n and_o this_o be_v the_o fault_n also_o of_o the_o philippian_n magistrate_n of_o who_o the_o apostle_n say_v 16.37_o act._n 7_o 59_o act._n 16.37_o they_o have_v send_v we_o after_o have_v be_v public_o beat_v into_o prison_n be_v roman_n and_o uncondemned_a and_o now_o they_o will_v thrust_v we_o away_o privy_o vide_fw-la in_o 6_o lib._n 5._o titul_n 7._o de_fw-la privilegiis_fw-la c._n 1._o &_o ibid._n lib._n 2._o light_v 2._o de_fw-la foro_fw-la competenti_fw-la let_v they_o not_o condemn_v the_o innocent_a judge_n xxii_o what_o be_v 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the_o truth_n 7.19_o jos_n 7.19_o say_v my_o son_n give_v glory_n to_o the_o lord_n the_o god_n of_o israel_n vide._n d._n thom._n 2.2_o q._n 96._o per_fw-la totos_fw-la 4._o articulos_fw-la but_o because_o this_o commandment_n chief_o concern_v the_o witness_n here_o xxiv_o the_o witness_n chief_o concern_v here_o the_o curate_n shall_v diligent_o treat_v concern_v they_o also_o for_o such_o be_v the_o force_n of_o the_o commandment_n that_o it_o not_o only_o forbid_v false_a testimony_n but_o also_o command_v the_o truth_n to_o be_v tell_v for_o in_o human_a affair_n there_o be_v very_o great_a use_n of_o the_o testimony_n of_o truth_n witness-bearing_a xxv_o the_o chief_a use_n of_o witness-bearing_a because_o there_o be_v innumerable_a thing_n whereof_o we_o must_v needs_o be_v ignorant_a unless_o we_o know_v they_o by_o the_o credit_n of_o witness_n wherefore_o there_o be_v nothing_o so_o necessary_a as_o the_o truth_n of_o testimony_n in_o those_o thing_n which_o we_o neither_o know_v of_o ourselves_o and_o yet_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v ignorant_a of_o concern_v which_o the_o sentence_n of_o s._n austin_n be_v memorable_a he_o that_o conceal_v the_o truth_n and_o he_o that_o utter_v a_o lie_n be_v each_o of_o they_o guilty_a the_o one_o because_o he_o will_v do_v no_o good_a the_o other_o because_o he_o will_v do_v hurt_v haec_fw-la sententia_fw-la citabatur_fw-la olim_fw-la a_o gratiano_n ex_fw-la august_n sed_fw-la apud_fw-la august_n non_fw-la est_fw-la inuenta_fw-la similiter_fw-la legitur_fw-la apud_fw-la isidorrm_n lib._n 3._o c._n 59_o yet_o sometime_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o conceal_v the_o truth_n truth_n xxvi_o when_o we_o may_v conceal_v the_o truth_n but_o out_o of_o judgement_n for_o in_o judgement_n when_o the_o witness_n be_v lawful_o ask_v by_o the_o judge_n the_o truth_n be_v whole_o to_o be_v lay_v open_a yet_o here_o the_o witness_n be_v to_o take_v heed_n xxvii_o xxvii_o lest_o trust_v too_o much_o to_o their_o own_o memory_n note_v they_o affirm_v that_o for_o certain_a which_o they_o be_v not_o well_o assure_v of_o the_o rest_n be_v counsellor_n and_o advocate_n attorney_n and_o solicitor_n counsellor_n xxviii_o what_o be_v require_v of_o counsellor_n these_o therefore_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v want_v in_o their_o labour_n and_o defence_n when_o man_n have_v need_n of_o they_o and_o kind_o to_o help_v those_o that_o be_v needy_a not_o to_o undertake_v to_o defend_v unjust_a cause_n nor_o by_o calumny_n to_o prolong_v suit_n nor_o for_o gain_n sake_n to_o encourage_v they_o and_o as_o to_o the_o reward_n of_o their_o labour_n and_o service_n note_v let_v they_o measure_v it_o according_a to_o justice_n and_o equity_n vide_fw-la 14._o q._n 5._o c._n non_fw-la sane_fw-la d._n thom._n 2.2_o q._n 71._o art_n 5._o solicitor_n and_o accuser_n be_v to_o be_v admonish_v not_o to_o create_v danger_n to_o any_o one_o by_o unjust_o charge_v they_o with_o crime_n solicitor_n xxix_o what_o require_v of_o officer_n and_o solicitor_n 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sense_n in_o which_o place_n and_o other_o like_a we_o be_v not_o to_o understand_v that_o god_n do_v thus_o but_o only_o that_o he_o suffer_v it_o to_o be_v so_o vide_fw-la iren._n lib._n 4._o contra_fw-la haret_fw-la c._n 48._o tertul._n lib._n 2._o contra_fw-la mar._n 14._o aug._n lib._n de_fw-fr praedest_fw-la &_o gratia_fw-la cap._n 1._o &_o de_fw-fr praed_n sanct._n cap._n 9_o &_o lib._n the_o great_a &_o lib._n arbitr_n cap._n 21_o 22_o 23._o d._n thom._n 2._o p._n q._n 87._o a._n 2._o &_o 2.2_o q._n 15._o these_o thing_n be_v consider_v note_v it_o will_v not_o be_v hard_a to_o know_v what_o we_o beg_v in_o this_o part_n of_o prayer_n nor_o do_v we_o pray_v that_o we_o may_v not_o be_v tempt_v at_o all_o for_o the_o life_n of_o man_n upon_o the_o earth_n be_v but_o one_o continual_a temptation_n now_o this_o be_v profitable_a and_o advantageous_a to_o mankind_n profitable_a xxii_o temptation_n be_v profitable_a for_o in_o temptation_n we_o know_v ourselves_o i._n e._n our_o 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