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which_o he_o bear_v in_o he_o against_o his_o will_n as_o he_o express_v it_o afterward_o let_v m._n bishop_n therefore_o learn_v that_o there_o be_v a_o pollution_n and_o uncleanness_n which_o be_v not_o voluntary_a to_o he_o that_o be_v thereby_o unclean_a but_o lie_v as_o a_o punishment_n upon_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n for_o that_o sin_n that_o voluntary_o be_v commit_v in_o the_o begin_n by_o man_n which_o serve_v he_o for_o answer_v to_o those_o two_o place_n of_o austin_n which_o he_o allege_v two_o as_o he_o cit_v they_o but_o indeed_o but_o one_o and_o that_o in_o the_o book_n and_o chapter_n which_o he_o quote_v last_o for_o in_o the_o other_o place_n austin_n have_v no_o such_o word_n he_o say_v indeed_o that_o 2._o that_o august_n de_fw-fr vera_fw-la relig_n cap._n 14_o suprae_fw-la sect_n 2._o sin_n be_v so_o voluntary_a a_o evil_a as_o that_o in_o no_o wise_a it_o be_v sin_n if_o it_o be_v not_o voluntary_a and_o this_o be_v so_o manifest_a as_o that_o neither_o the_o 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