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be_v which_o a_o man_n know_v to_o be_v sin_n yet_o he_o do_v they_o because_o some_o passion_n or_o great_a tentation_n provoke_v he_o thereunto_o so_o likewise_o there_o be_v other_o sin_n which_o proceed_v of_o ignorance_n as_o those_o be_v which_o a_o man_n through_o his_o own_o negligence_n know_v not_o to_o be_v any_o sin_n true_a it_o be_v when_o a_o man_n do_v what_o lie_v in_o he_o to_o understande_v the_o truth_n of_o that_o which_o he_o be_v bind_v to_o know_v and_o yet_o can_v come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n thereof_o because_o he_o can_v find_v any_o that_o be_v able_a to_o teach_v he_o then_o be_v he_o very_o well_o excuse_v from_o all_o danger_n of_o sin_n but_o when_o a_o man_n do_v not_o what_o for_o his_o part_n he_o ought_v to_o do_v to_o know_v the_o truth_n as_o because_o he_o do_v not_o inquire_v of_o such_o as_o he_o shall_v nor_o ask_v counsel_n of_o who_o he_o ought_v neither_o use_v other_o such_o mean_n as_o be_v necessary_a that_o god_n may_v give_v he_o 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