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it_o be_v a_o great_a crime_n wherein_o ambrose_n lest_o he_o shall_v seem_v to_o abridge_v the_o spiritual_a pastor_n of_o the_o church_n for_o who_o sustenance_n they_o be_v first_o give_v he_o expound_v himself_o in_o these_o word_n templum_fw-la domini_fw-la laicis_fw-la tradi_fw-la non_fw-la debet_fw-la the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v give_v into_o lay_v man_n hand_n signify_v that_o we_o must_v give_v unto_o caesar_n those_o thing_n which_o be_v caesar_n and_o unto_o god_n those_o thing_n that_o be_v go_n amongst_o the_o heathen_a philosopher_n it_o be_v count_v the_o first_o point_n of_o justice_n 22._o to_o give_v to_o every_o man_n his_o own_o and_o lest_o among_o christian_n any_o in_o time_n shall_v prove_v so_o barbarous_a and_o utter_o void_a of_o grace_n that_o he_o shall_v lay_v violent_a hand_n on_o the_o good_n of_o poor_a innocent_n which_o can_v speak_v even_o the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n dedicate_v to_o the_o worship_n of_o his_o holy_a name_n beside_o the_o express_a commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o holy_a scripture_n the_o holy_a father_n and_o counsel_n have_v pronounce_v it_o a_o curse_a thing_n as_o the_o clear_a bage_n of_o he_o which_o have_v renounce_v heaven_n and_o take_v himself_o whole_o to_o serve_v this_o wicked_a world_n and_o the_o vanity_n thereof_o the_o council_n of_o gangrene_n grangren_n celebrate_v the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 324._o or_o there_o about_o according_a to_o the_o cannon_n of_o the_o apostle_n decree_v in_o this_o manner_n if_o any_o man_n shall_v presume_v to_o take_v any_o thing_n once_o offer_v to_o god_n unleast_o it_o be_v the_o bishop_n or_o his_o deputy_n appoint_v for_o the_o distribute_v of_o the_o church_n good_n to_o the_o poor_a let_v he_o be_v accurse_v in_o like_a manner_n also_o the_o three_o council_n of_o rome_n if_o any_o man_n covet_v or_o take_v away_o any_o revenue_n belong_v to_o the_o church_n or_o if_o any_o of_o the_o priest_n consent_n there_o to_o 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