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caietanus_n erasmus_n etc._n etc._n other_o understand_v it_o with_o reference_n to_o that_o ungodly_a resosolution_n let_v we_o do_v evil_a that_o good_a may_v come_v who_o damnation_n be_v just_a that_o be_v their_o damnation_n be_v just_a for_o the_o evil_n they_o do_v who_o adventure_n to_o do_v any_o evil_n under_o whatsoever_o pretence_n of_o good_a to_o come_v of_o it_o both_o exposition_n be_v good_a and_o i_o rather_o embrace_v both_o than_o prefer_v either_o i_o ever_o hold_v it_o a_o kind_n of_o honest_a spiritual_a thrift_n where_o there_o be_v two_o sense_n give_v of_o one_o place_n both_o agreeable_a to_o the_o analogy_n of_o faith_n and_o manner_n both_o so_o indifferent_o appliable_a to_o the_o word_n and_o scope_n of_o the_o place_n as_o that_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o say_v which_o be_v rather_o intend_v though_o there_o be_v but_o one_o intend_v yet_o to_o make_v use_n of_o both_o and_o so_o will_v we_o take_v it_o the_o first_o way_n and_o the_o slanderer_n may_v 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