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a_o prey_n of_o man_n and_o give_v offence_n to_o their_o brethren_n et_fw-la si_fw-la quando_fw-la eye_v ad_fw-la peragrandum_fw-la ministerium_fw-la suum_fw-la à _fw-la fratribus_fw-la aut_fw-la subditis_fw-la aliquid_fw-la accipiendum_fw-la est_fw-la hoc_fw-la summoperè_fw-la observare_fw-la debent_fw-la nè_fw-la quem_fw-la scandalizent_fw-la aut_fw-la gravent_fw-la tanta_fw-la ergò_fw-la in_o hâc_fw-la re_fw-la discretio_fw-la tenenda_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la &_o verbi_fw-la dei_fw-la praedicator_n sumptus_fw-la ubi_fw-la proprli_fw-la desunt_fw-la à _fw-la fratribus_fw-la accipiat_fw-la &_o item_n fratres_fw-la illius_fw-la potentiâ_fw-la non_fw-la graventur_fw-la exemplo_fw-la apostoli_fw-la pauli_n qui_fw-la nè_fw-la quem_fw-la gravaret_fw-la arte_fw-la &_o manibus_fw-la victum_fw-la quaerebat_fw-la and_o if_o for_o the_o work_n of_o the_o ministry_n somewhat_o be_v to_o be_v receive_v either_o of_o their_o brethren_n or_o else_o of_o their_o inferior_n yet_o let_v they_o look_v to_o it_o that_o they_o neither_o burden_n any_o man_n nor_o give_v offence_n such_o prudence_n therefore_o be_v to_o be_v use_v in_o this_o affair_n that_o as_o on_o the_o one_o hand_n a_o preacher_n of_o god_n word_n may_v receive_v somewhat_o of_o his_o brethren_n to_o bear_v his_o charge_n when_o he_o have_v mark_v that_o no_o proper_a maintenance_n and_o revenue_n of_o his_o own_o so_o also_o his_o brethren_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v burden_v with_o his_o mightiship_n in_o imitation_n of_o the_o apostle_n paul_n who_o choose_v rather_o to_o get_v his_o live_n with_o his_o hand_n and_o trade_n then_o to_o be_v burdensome_a or_o chargeable_a to_o any_o get_v live_v with_o their_o hand_n there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o that_o bless_a be_v god_n for_o the_o munificence_n and_o legal_a provision_n be_v enough_o enough_o if_o avarice_n can_v possible_o have_v enough_o to_o glut_v man_n without_o be_v burdensome_a to_o poor_a priest_n and_o vicar_n indeed_o if_o these_o bishop_n and_o 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