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a._n that_o wheresoever_o we_o be_v prohibit_v to_o do_v any_o thing_n ourselves_o as_o sinful_a there_o we_o be_v to_o take_v care_n that_o we_o be_v not_o partaker_n of_o other_o man_n gild_n who_o do_v commit_v what_o be_v so_o prohibit_v by_o advise_v assist_v encourage_v or_o otherwise_o aid_v and_o abet_v they_o in_o it_o nay_o we_o must_v not_o so_o much_o as_o give_v any_o countenance_n to_o the_o evil_n which_o they_o do_v by_o make_v excuse_n for_o and_o extenuate_v their_o gild_n by_o hide_v or_o conceal_v of_o it_o lest_o by_o so_o do_v we_o make_v ourselves_o accessary_a to_o it_o and_o contract_n to_o ourselves_o a_o stain_n by_o it_o sect_n xxiii_o q._n you_o say_v that_o the_o first_o table_n contain_v those_o commandment_n which_o concern_v our_o duty_n towards_o god_n what_o be_v the_o first_o of_o these_o a._n thou_o shall_v have_v none_o other_o god_n but_o me._n q._n be_v this_o all_o that_o belong_v to_o this_o commandment_n a._n yes_o it_o be_v q._n what_o then_o 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