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ought_v to_o have_v do_v these_o &_o c_o that_o you_o may_v know_v they_o shall_v have_v be_v give_v they_o and_o not_o you_o ☞_o ♣_o â§_o ¶_o and_o if_o you_o say_v they_o shall_v have_v be_v give_fw-ge they_o ergo_fw-la now_o you_o conclude_v folishlye_a because_o the_o law_n be_v abrogat_fw-la for_o they_o it_o shall_v follow_v that_o you_o shall_v have_v be_v cyrcumsysyd_v offeryd_v beast_n go_v to_o jerusalem_n on_o day_n appoint_v of_o the_o lord_n ergo_fw-la now_o if_o this_o consequente_a be_v nought_o nor_o the_o first_o ¶_o furthermore_o although_o faithful_a be_v not_o bind_v to_o gyve_v those_o thing_n to_o they_o yet_o rather_o than_o they_o shall_v stryve_v they_o shall_v have_v they_o at_o their_o request_n accord_v to_o that_o of_o luke_n 6._o from_o he_o that_o take_v away_o thy_o cloak_n do_v not_o forbyde_v thy_o coote_n to_o all_o that_o axythe_v the_o geve_v and_o of_o hin_n that_o take_v from_o the_o axe_n it_o not_o again_o ☞_o ¶_o they_o may_v you_o they_o 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who_o the_o man_n of_o sin_n commaundethe_v to_o be_v give_v â§_o ♣_o â§_o ¶_o i_o geve_v thê_n counsel_n to_o the_o faithful_a that_o of_o all_o they_o that_o receyve_v of_o the_o lord_n to_o gather_v tithe_n and_o dystrybute_n they_o into_o good_a use_n as_o to_o help_v the_o public_a weall_a to_o noryshe_v true_a byshoppe_n that_o true_o govern_v to_o help_v the_o fatherless_a puple_n and_o wydoe_n with_o other_o poor_a ¶_o we_o say_v this_o of_o they_o that_o be_v able_a for_o if_o they_o be_v poor_a let_v they_o pay_v nothing_o or_o else_o that_o which_o they_o may_v free_o chief_o for_o a_o common_a weall_a &_o mynyster_n of_o the_o word_n of_o who_o the_o great_a count_n must_v be_v give_v 1._o tim._n 5._o senyour_n that_o govern_v well_o be_v worthy_a double_a honour_n chief_o they_o that_o labour_n in_o the_o word_n and_o learning_a ¶_o princess_n ruler_n and_o noble_n to_o who_o as_o i_o say_v trybute_n &_o other_o shuldbe_n give_v by_o the_o law_n may_v not_o think_v they_o 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life_n and_o learn_v to_o dread_v the_o lord_n and_o their_o god_n and_o keep_v his_o precept_n as_o be_v say_v in_o deutryno_n 17._o of_o the_o table_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o it_o be_v not_o a_o sacrefyce_n and_o of_o wyke_v and_o usurus_fw-la custom_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o perdycyon_n utterlye_o to_o be_v pluckyd_v away_o and_o of_o purgatory_n capi._n 10._o the_o pope_n and_o his_o scole_n have_v dyffyne_v the_o table_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o be_v a_o sacryfyse_n and_o have_v deny_v in_o it_o to_o be_v the_o promise_n of_o grace_n and_o both_o kynde_n to_o be_v give_v to_o any_o other_o