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divisuâ—_n sit_fw-la so_o bellarm._n dâ—_n rom._n pont._n l._n 2.12_o vetusta_fw-la coâ—suetudo_fw-la servetur_fw-la ut_fw-la hic_fw-la episcopus_fw-la rom._n
the_o beam_n of_o his_o spirit_n in_o the_o light_n of_o truth_n as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o heat_n of_o love_n how_o and_o where_o and_o to_o who_o he_o will_v yea_o and_o oft_o do_v reveal_v his_o secret_a and_o hide_a thing_n not_o to_o the_o wise_a and_o learned_a but_o to_o the_o babe_n and_o foolish_a therefore_o a_o public_a liberty_n at_o least_o and_o fair_a toleration_n ought_v to_o be_v grant_v to_o any_o man_n to_o opine_n to_o teach_v and_o according_o to_o act_v as_o they_o be_v inward_o persuade_v and_o move_v and_o this_o without_o any_o such_o tyrannous_a restraint_n as_o common_o learned_a man_n and_o scholar_n minister_n especial_o have_v seek_v themselves_o and_o teach_v magistrate_n to_o lay_v upon_o both_o the_o judgement_n conscience_n and_o practice_n of_o people_n both_o in_o their_o first_o education_n and_o after_o profession_n study_v to_o make_v all_o thing_n in_o religion_n or_o manner_n as_o bastard_n and_o illegitimate_a which_o have_v not_o their_o 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carnificina_fw-la est_fw-la charitas_fw-la nec_fw-la potest_fw-la veritas_fw-la cum_fw-la vi_fw-la aut_fw-la justitia_fw-la cum_fw-la crudelitate_fw-la conjungi_fw-la defendenda_fw-la est_fw-la religio_fw-la non_fw-la occidenda_fw-la sed_fw-la monendo_fw-la non_fw-la savitia_fw-la sed_fw-la sapientia_fw-la non_fw-la scelere_fw-la sed_fw-la fide_fw-la si_fw-mi animus_n a_o versus_fw-la sit_fw-la jam_fw-la sublata_fw-la est_fw-la jam_fw-la nulla_fw-la religio_fw-la lactant._n li._n just_o 5._o c._n 20._o religionis_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la cogere_fw-la religionem_fw-la quae_fw-la spend_v suscipi_fw-la debet_fw-la non_fw-la vi_fw-la tertul._n l._n ad_fw-la scap._n so_o constâ—â—tine_n the_o great_a will_v have_v no_o man_n compel_v but_o persuade_v to_o religion_n ally_v est_fw-la certamen_fw-la pro_fw-la religione_fw-la sponte_fw-la suscipere_fw-la aliud_fw-la supplicii_fw-la metu_fw-la cogi_fw-la euseb_n eccl._n l._n 10._o cap._n 5._o there_o be_v no_o jewel_n which_o swine_n delight_v 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