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name_n a_o gross_a and_o palpable_a appearance_n of_o idolatry_n but_o because_o it_o may_v be_v except_v that_o most_o of_o these_o rigid_a and_o severe_a prohibition_n be_v give_v unto_o the_o jew_n under_o their_o pedagogie_n of_o ceremony_n and_o time_n of_o bondage_n and_o therefore_o far_o than_o in_o a_o moral_a admonition_n lie_v no_o restraint_n upon_o we_o christian_n see_v therefore_o all_o this_o second_v in_o the_o new_a testament_n by_o st_n judas_n verse_n 23._o where_o in_o reference_n to_o that_o legal_a pollution_n which_o come_v by_o touch_v the_o garment_n of_o one_o that_o be_v levitical_o unclean_a he_o exhort_v christian_n to_o hate_v the_o garment_n spot_v by_o the_o flesh_n that_o be_v say_v gualther_n quicquid_fw-la ingenium_fw-la car_fw-fr nis_fw-la sapit_fw-la whatsoever_o have_v but_o a_o smack_n or_o relish_v of_o the_o flesh_n all_o preparation_n and_o accessary_n of_o evil_a locum_fw-la locus_fw-la hic_fw-la qui_fw-la obscurus_fw-la alioqui_fw-la 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shall_v be_v offend_v for_o evil_a must_v not_o be_v do_v that_o good_a may_v come_v thereof_o 18.7_o thereof_o cal._n l._n 3._o inst_z c._n 19_o sect._n 13._o scandalun_n quod_fw-la oritur_fw-la ex_fw-la rebus_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la bonis_fw-la &_o necessariis_fw-la non_fw-la licet_fw-la evitare_fw-la quâ—a_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la faciendum_fw-la malum_fw-la ut_fw-la eveniat_fw-la bonum_fw-la bonum_fw-la enim_fw-la est_fw-la expeten_v dum_fw-la quatenus_fw-la bonum_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la expetitur_fw-la aurem_fw-la quatenâ—s_fw-la bonum_fw-la est_fw-la si_fw-la malum_fw-la simul_fw-la expetitur_fw-la nam_fw-la qui_fw-la expetit_fw-la bonum_fw-la abhorreâ—_n à _fw-la malo_fw-la qui_fw-la auten_o abhorret_fw-la à _fw-la malo_fw-la qua_fw-la malum_fw-la est_fw-la be_v nullo_n malo_fw-la quodcâ—nque_fw-la sit_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la allic_n jam_fw-la verò_fw-la nulla_fw-la sunt_fw-la resplanè_fw-la necessariae_fw-la pratereas_fw-la qua_fw-la sunt_fw-la in_o se_fw-la bonae_fw-la atque_fw-la ejusmodi_fw-la ut_fw-la nisi_fw-la volunt_fw-la as_o illas_fw-la expeâ—at_fw-la à _fw-la svo_fw-la vero_fw-la &_o proprio_fw-la objecto_fw-la abhorret_fw-la it_o aqâ—_n ut_fw-la maximen_fw-la tumul_fw-la tuetur_fw-la mundâ—â—_n tamen_fw-la omne_fw-la etiam_fw-la extreme_a a_o quaeque_fw-la subeunda_fw-la sunt_fw-la ut_fw-la sieâ—_n illsbata_fw-la deâ—_n gloria_fw-la cameron_n in_o electiora_fw-la quaedam_fw-la n_n test_n loca_fw-la tom._n 2._o in_o mat._n 18.7_o calvin_n tell_v we_o regard_v aught_o to_o be_v have_v of_o charity_n limit_n how_o far_o usque_fw-la ad_fw-la arras_n that_o be_v so_o for_o our_o brother_n sake_n we_o offend_v not_o god_n i_o may_v add_v so_o for_o our_o brother_n sake_n we_o endanger_v not_o our_o own_o soul_n to_o prevent_v scandal_n and_o sin_n in_o our_o brethren_n we_o may_v not_o run_v upon_o sin_n ourselves_o for_o a_o well_o order_v charity_n as_o aquinas_n give_v the_o reason_n 2_o 2_o ae_z q._n 43_o a._n 7._o begin_v ever_o at_o home_n make_v a_o man_n chief_o desire_v and_o endeavour_v the_o salvation_n of_o his_o own_o soul_n and_o consequent_o more_o solicitous_a to_o avoid_v sin_n in_o himself_o than_o to_o prevent_v it_o in_o other_o i_o may_v not_o then_o omit_v or_o neglect_v necessary_a duty_n because_o to_o some_o they_o seem_v but_o needless_a nicety_n i_o must_v not_o fly_v true_a holiness_n and_o the_o power_n of_o godliness_n because_o unto_o the_o world_n it_o appear_v but_o brainesicke_a peevishness_n and_o a_o irrational_a preciseness_n other_o error_n may_v not_o be_v second_v and_o countenance_v with_o my_o impiety_n and_o disobedience_n of_o this_o matter_n none_o speak_v so_o full_o and_o clear_o as_o the_o schoolman_n in_o 2_o dam_n 2_o da_fw-mi q._n 43._o a._n 7._o where_o thomas_n and_o all_o his_o interpreter_n debate_v this_o question_n an_fw-mi bona_fw-la spiritualia_fw-la sint_fw-la propter_fw-la scandalum_fw-la dimittenda_fw-la not_o to_o mention_v their_o rot_a distinction_n between_o matter_n of_o council_n and_o matter_n of_o precept_n we_o will_v only_o out_o of_o they_o take_v notice_n that_o there_o be_v a_o difference_n between_o transgression_n of_o a_o precept_n and_o a_o temporary_a partial_a or_o occasional_a forbearance_n of_o the_o matter_n command_v by_o a_o precept_n no_o precept_n whatsoever_o whether_o of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n or_o else_o but_o positive_a be_v for_o eschew_v the_o scandal_n of_o any_o whether_o weak_a or_o malicious_a to_o be_v true_o break_v and_o transgress_v and_o a_o precept_n be_v transgress_v whensoever_o what_o be_v enjoin_v in_o it_o be_v omit_v at_o such_o a_o time_n and_o in_o such_o a_o case_n when_o all_o the_o particular_a circumstance_n which_o we_o ought_v to_o regard_v be_v consider_v we_o be_v tie_v to_o performance_n of_o it_o wiggers_n it_o opera_fw-la divinâ—_n praecepti_fw-la affirmativi_fw-la qd_n non_fw-la pro_fw-la semper_fw-la obligat_fw-la debent_fw-la aliquando_fw-la deferri_fw-la pro_fw-la 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observe_v may_v sometime_o last_v postquam_fw-la reddita_fw-la est_fw-la ratio_fw-la facti_fw-la after_o a_o reason_n of_o the_o fact_n whereat_o they_o be_v scandalize_v be_v render_v to_o they_o for_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o extreme_a ignorance_n and_o slowness_n of_o understanding_n they_o may_v be_v utter_o incapable_a of_o information_n and_o instruction_n or_o else_o some_o opinion_n or_o practice_n whereunto_o they_o have_v be_v long_o accustom_v may_v cast_v such_o a_o mist_n before_o their_o weak_a judgement_n as_o that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v able_a present_o to_o apprehend_v the_o reason_n that_o be_v give_v of_o the_o action_n at_o which_o they_o stumble_v and_o we_o shall_v so_o far_o pity_v the_o simplicity_n of_o such_o poor_a soul_n as_o to_o abstain_v from_o that_o which_o scandalize_v they_o if_o by_o such_o abstinence_n there_o accrue_v not_o to_o we_o any_o great_a loss_n or_o inconvenience_n petrus_n de_fw-fr lorica_fw-la do_v roundly_o and_o full_o express_v this_o matter_n verve_n est_fw-la say_v he_o quod_fw-la cajetanus_n advertit_fw-la scandalum_fw-la pusillorum_fw-la perseverare_fw-la posse_fw-la adhuc_fw-la post_fw-la quam_fw-la reddita_fw-la est_fw-la ratio_fw-la facti_fw-la vel_fw-la quia_fw-la rationem_fw-la non_fw-la capiunt_fw-la ob_fw-la mentis_fw-la tarditatem_fw-la vel_fw-la ob_fw-la consuetudinem_fw-la diu_fw-la firmatam_fw-la in_fw-la quo_fw-la casu_fw-la docet_fw-la cajetanus_n omittendam_fw-la esse_fw-la actionem_fw-la ex_fw-la qua_fw-la scandalum_fw-la accipiunt_fw-la vel_fw-la differendam_fw-la donec_fw-la ad_fw-la saniorem_fw-la mentem_fw-la venerint_fw-la quod_fw-la solùm_fw-la verum_fw-la si_fw-la actio_fw-la omitti_fw-la potest_fw-la sine_fw-la jactura_fw-la nostrae_fw-la utilitatis_fw-la si_fw-mi enim_fw-la magna_fw-la uti_fw-la tilitas_fw-la temporalis_fw-la vel_fw-la spiritualis_fw-la interveniat_fw-la contemni_fw-la potest_fw-la scandalum_fw-la pusillorum_fw-la post_fw-la quam_fw-la sufficienter_fw-la 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etiam_fw-la aliqua_fw-la &_o penè_fw-la intolerabili_fw-la difficultate_fw-la spectatâ_fw-la quoque_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la conditione_n personae_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o indeed_o i_o think_v he_o speak_v reasonable_o for_o improbable_a seem_v it_o that_o the_o sweet_a moderation_n which_o be_v in_o the_o yoke_n of_o divine_a law_n shall_v consist_v with_o so_o great_a a_o rigour_n as_o in_o all_o matter_n whatsoever_o not_o simple_o unlawful_a to_o exact_v not_o only_o a_o brotherly_a but_o also_o a_o fervile_a compliancy_n with_o every_o supposed_a weak_a one_o who_o weakness_n may_v be_v but_o pretend_v by_o those_o that_o be_v willing_a to_o speak_v favourable_o of_o they_o for_o the_o humour_v &_o content_v of_o every_o suppose_a weakling_n in_o all_o matter_n at_o which_o he_o take_v offence_n i_o conceive_v not_o myself_o bind_v to_o endanger_v my_o life_n to_o hazard_v my_o estate_n and_o fortune_n or_o to_o incur_v any_o other_o great_a or_o notable_a inconvenience_n for_o 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author_n of_o evil_a and_o therefore_o in_o dishonour_n of_o the_o memory_n of_o his_o creation_n press_v fast_v on_o saturday_n upon_o which_o the_o jew_n feast_v in_o memory_n of_o the_o creation_n finish_v but_o then_o the_o saturday_n fast_o be_v in_o the_o western_a church_n as_o strict_o enjoin_v because_o there_o feast_v on_o that_o day_n will_v have_v countenence_v the_o jewish_a solemn_a observation_n of_o the_o old_a sabbath_n as_o festival_n bring_v of_o cake_n and_o wine_n into_o the_o church_n be_v in_o africa_n usual_a and_o inoffensive_a but_o yet_o in_o milan_n by_o ambrose_n prohibit_v monica_n because_o there_o it_o be_v esteem_v to_o have_v much_o resemblance_n of_o the_o parentalia_fw-la offering_n of_o the_o pagan_n which_o be_v make_v at_o the_o tomb_n of_o their_o parent_n .86_o ad_fw-la quamcunque_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la veneritis_fw-la inquit_fw-la ejus_fw-la morem_fw-la servate_a sipati_fw-la scandalum_fw-la non_fw-la vultis_fw-la aut_fw-la facere_fw-la august_n e_fw-it .86_o and_o to_o their_o ghost_n according_a to_o place_n therefore_o in_o indifferent_a matter_n we_o may_v vary_v our_o practice_n it_o be_v the_o advice_n of_o ambrose_n unto_o austin_n and_o monica_n respect_v by_o austin_n as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v the_o answer_n of_o a_o heavenly_a oracle_n into_o whatsoever_o church_n you_o shall_v