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and_o weak_a person_n suffer_v such_o misery_n &_o be_v forsake_v of_o their_o kindred_n as_o now_o they_o be_v then_o shall_v not_o murder_v whoredom_n and_o adultery_n be_v buy_v out_o for_o money_n then_o shall_v not_o the_o great_a defraud_n and_o wrong_v the_o small_a neither_o the_o rich_a oppress_v the_o poor_a by_o usury_n and_o little_a wage_n then_o shall_v not_o man_n bring_v up_o and_o inherit_v other_o child_n instead_o of_o their_o own_o neither_o shall_v a_o honest_a man_n be_v force_v to_o live_v with_o a_o whore_n instead_o of_o a_o honest_a wife_n nor_o yet_o a_o honest_a woman_n be_v force_v to_o live_v with_o a_o whorekeeper_n in_o stead_n of_o a_o honest_a husband_n then_o shall_v not_o servant_n be_v force_v from_o marriage_n by_o bond_n nor_o yet_o be_v bind_v to_o servitude_n long_o than_o six_o year_n neither_o shall_v they_o be_v bring_v up_o contrary_a to_o covenant_n nor_o post_v from_o one_o quarter_n or_o one_o year_n to_o another_o for_o their_o freedom_n and_o in_o the_o end_n be_v force_v to_o buy_v it_o of_o their_o master_n or_o else_o to_o go_v without_o it_o too_o then_o shall_v neither_o prince_n nor_o people_n be_v disinherit_v for_o not_o be_v of_o the_o church_n well_o note_v well_o neither_o shall_v they_o be_v hold_v lawless_a person_n though_o excommunicate_v neither_o shall_v any_o man_n dare_v kill_v they_o as_o now_o they_o may_v and_o be_v quit_v by_o law_n neither_o shall_v any_o man_n fear_v to_o have_v his_o mouth_n stop_v for_o preach_v the_o truth_n then_o shall_v no_o man_n need_v to_o flee_v out_o of_o his_o native_a country_n and_o fatherland_n for_o persecution_n sake_n then_o shall_v all_o man_n live_v in_o peace_n under_o his_o own_o vine_n 21.25_o act._n 15.28.29_o &_o 21.25_o laud_v and_o praise_v god_n honour_v and_o obey_v the_o king_n then_o also_o will_v no_o blood_n be_v eat_v among_o christian_n whereby_o the_o jew_n shall_v have_v just_a cause_n to_o stumble_v or_o be_v offend_v neither_o shall_v any_o relic_n of_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n as_o tithe_n and_o offering_n &c._n &c._n be_v any_o long_o in_o use_n whereby_o the_o jew_n shall_v be_v harden_v in_o their_o unbelief_n persecution_n jew_n keep_v back_o from_o the_o faith_n by_o persecution_n and_o keep_v from_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o messiah_n then_o shall_v the_o jew_n inhabit_v &_o dwell_v under_o his_o majesty_n dominion_n to_o the_o great_a profit_n of_o his_o realm_n and_o to_o their_o furtherance_n in_o the_o faith_n the_o which_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o seek_v in_o all_o love_n and_o peace_n so_o well_o as_o other_o to_o our_o utmost_a endeavour_n for_o christ_n have_v command_v to_o teach_v all_o nation_n etc._n etc._n and_o they_o be_v the_o first_o last_o then_o shall_v not_o so_o many_o man_n and_o woman_n be_v deceive_v by_o false_a minister_n neither_o by_o their_o