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quod_fw-la poenitendo_fw-la sanetur_fw-la quam_fw-la tale_n facinus_fw-la ubi_fw-la locus_fw-la salubris_fw-la poenitentiae_fw-la non_fw-la relinquitur_fw-la aug._n the_o civ_o dei_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 25._o 4._o 4._o four_o if_o to_o prevent_v sin_n any_o man_n may_v lawful_o kill_v himself_o than_o all_o man_n and_o woman_n in_o the_o world_n may_v kill_v themselves_o because_o so_o long_o as_o we_o live_v we_o do_v sin_n and_o be_v liable_a to_o gross_a fall_v many_o time_n but_o if_o all_o might_n upon_o that_o reason_n kill_v themselves_o if_o their_o heart_n will_v serve_v they_o than_o all_o mankind_n may_v present_o be_v extinct_a and_o the_o church_n of_o god_n on_o earth_n be_v abolish_v and_o so_o the_o continuance_n and_o number_n of_o the_o same_o shall_v depend_v upon_o the_o will_n of_o man_n themselves_o rather_o than_o upon_o the_o will_n of_o god_n which_o be_v a_o thing_n most_o absurd_a and_o impious_a 5._o 5._o five_o to_o prevent_v sin_n we_o be_v command_v 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as_o we_o will_v have_v good_a come_v of_o it_o we_o must_v be_v careful_a to_o use_v
rage_v passion_n furious_a preposterous_a zeal_n and_o by_o the_o foggy_a mist_n of_o misprision_n and_o horror_n overspread_v man_n understanding_n and_o conscience_n whereby_o a_o man_n become_v spiritual_o frantic_a which_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o learning_n that_o make_v mad_a 26.24_o mad_a act._n 26.24_o all_o wilful_a sin_n be_v a_o spice_n of_o spiritual_a or_o moral_a madness_n note_n note_n in_o which_o respect_n david_n confess_v of_o himself_o that_o he_o be_v as_o a_o beast_n before_o god_n 73.22_o god_n psal_n 73.22_o conscience_n 2._o distress_n of_o conscience_n the_o second_o cause_n of_o spiritual_a frenzy_n that_o occasion_n self-murder_n be_v inextricable_a perplexity_n of_o distress_n of_o conscience_n proceed_v from_o want_n of_o all_o sensible_a feel_n of_o grace_n of_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n of_o comfort_n or_o hope_v and_o from_o apprehension_n of_o god_n heavy_a displeasure_n and_o of_o fearful_a subjection_n to_o eternal_a damnation_n and_o misery_n in_o 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certain_a that_o example_n of_o commendable_a person_n and_o such_o as_o we_o love_v be_v a_o strong_a motive_n to_o draw_v man_n to_o the_o like_a practice_n note_n note_n but_o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o they_o be_v neither_o the_o best_a man_n nor_o the_o wise_a that_o be_v lead_v by_o example_n as_o by_o their_o supreme_a rule_n without_o respect_n of_o more_o warrantable_a direction_n and_o reason_n but_o of_o this_o see_v more_o afterward_o cap._n 17._o §_o 7._o arg_n 17._o and_o cap._n 18._o §_o 4._o josephus_n report_n how_o eleazar_n by_o this_o motive_n encourage_v himself_o and_o other_o to_o kill_v themselves_o 28._o de_fw-fr bello_fw-la judaico_fw-la lib._n 7._o cap._n 28._o in_o these_o word_n let_v we_o see_v the_o example_n of_o the_o wise_a sort_n as_o he_o call_v they_o of_o the_o indian_n who_o he_o say_v be_v just_a man_n do_v tolerate_v this_o life_n as_o a_o necessary_a office_n of_o nature_n for_o a_o certain_a time_n though_o against_o their_o will_n 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