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that_o fornication_n be_v a_o sin_n afterward_n in_o moses_n la_o in_o many_o place_n fornication_n be_v forbid_v 23._o deuter._n 23._o and_o in_o the_o epistle_n of_o saint_n paul_n many_o time_n we_o read_v 5._o 1._o corint_fw-la 6.1_o thess_n gal._n 5._o ephes_n 5._o that_o fornicatoure_n shall_v not_o enter_v into_o the_o joy_n of_o paradise_n neither_o be_v it_o true_a that_o fornication_n do_v not_o damage_v any_o body_n for_o it_o do_v damage_v the_o woman_n herself_o which_o therbye_n remain_v infamous_a it_o hurt_v the_o child_n thereof_o bear_v which_o become_v illegitimate_a it_o do_v injury_n to_o christ_n for_o we_o be_v all_o his_o member_n who_o so_o commit_v fornication_n be_v cause_n that_o the_o membre_n of_o christ_n become_v membre_n of_o a_o harlotte_n 6._o 2._o corint_fw-la 6._o and_o final_o it_o do_v injury_n to_o the_o holyâ—_n ghoaste_n 3._o 1._o corint_fw-la 3._o because_o our_o body_n be_v once_o temple_n of_o the_o holy_a ghoaste_n who_o so_o do_v defile_v 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