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inquisition_n to_o reveal_v against_o their_o own_o life_n in_o regard_n that_o every_o one_o several_o be_v to_o order_v their_o practice_n and_o course_n according_a to_o the_o rule_v proper_a and_o pertinent_a to_o their_o own_o condition_n and_o calling_n the_o law_n indeed_o accept_v of_o the_o malefactor_n answer_v of_o guilty_a and_o according_o proceed_v to_o condemn_v and_o execute_v he_o because_o by_o his_o confession_n give_v testimony_n and_o verdict_n against_o himself_o he_o cut_v of_o prevent_v and_o exclude_v himself_o from_o trial_n by_o other_o whereby_o he_o may_v be_v either_o clear_v or_o condemn_v in_o regard_n that_o it_o be_v just_o suppose_v that_o none_o other_o can_v know_v a_o man_n and_o his_o action_n so_o well_o as_o himself_o do_v and_o therefore_o the_o law_n for_o ease_n certainty_n &_o other_o politic_a respect_n do_v permit_v and_o accept_v of_o such_o a_o affirmative_a answer_n but_o neither_o command_n nor_o commend_v it_o because_o the_o law_n take_v notice_n of_o thing_n and_o censure_v they_o political_o and_o not_o theological_o consider_v 3._o objection_n 3._o three_o it_o may_v perhaps_o be_v here_o reply_v that_o when_o a_o man_n beside_o his_o own_o knowledge_n of_o his_o capital_a fact_n have_v upon_o examination_n before_o a_o justice_n confess_v the_o fact_n under_o his_o hand_n which_o be_v produce_v against_o he_o at_o the_o trial_n how_o can_v he_o plead_v negative_o to_o the_o indictment_n not_o guilty_a without_o lie_v either_o in_o the_o former_a or_o in_o the_o latter_a see_v of_o contradiction_n of_o necessity_n one_o must_v be_v false_a answer_n answer_n i_o answer_v that_o for_o such_o a_o one_o to_o answer_v at_o the_o bar_n not_o guilty_a be_v not_o a_o lie_n nor_o proper_o a_o contradiction_n to_o his_o former_a confession_n or_o to_o his_o own_o knowledge_n neither_o be_v that_o negative_a plea_n any_o concealment_n of_o the_o truth_n from_o be_v then_o and_o there_o know_v by_o such_o lawful_a mean_n as_o by_o law_n and_o the_o judge_n be_v intend_v for_o discovery_n of_o the_o same_o which_o be_v by_o other_o evidence_n than_o a_o man_n own_o confession_n for_o clear_v of_o the_o truth_n whereof_o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o the_o question_n make_v to_o he_o touch_v his_o fact_n be_v propound_v to_o he_o and_o he_o charge_v with_o the_o fact_n in_o his_o indictment_n in_o such_o a_o nature_n and_o form_n of_o law_n term_n as_o it_o may_v be_v he_o proper_o understand_v not_o as_o whether_o he_o be_v guilty_a of_o that_o treason_n felony_n burglary_n or_o the_o like_a in_o which_o respect_n or_o law_n notion_n put_v upon_o his_o fact_n his_o life_n be_v question_v and_o in_o danger_n to_o be_v take_v away_o and_o therefore_o when_o the_o question_n require_v a_o answer_n touch_v his_o fact_n as_o it_o be_v vest_v in_o that_o form_n or_o law_n term_v and_o notion_n he_o lie_v not_o nor_o contradict_v
page_n 210_o time_n badness_n a_o motive_n to_o spend_v our_o life_n well_o page_n 19_o conceit_v that_o time_n of_o grace_n be_v past_a how_o harmful_a page_n 218_o v._o venture_v life_n and_o in_o what_o case_n page_n 125_o virtue_n of_o virtue_n good_a against_o self-murder_n page_n 312_o unbelief_n of_o unbelief_n and_o whence_o it_o proceed_v 94._o it_o be_v a_o property_n of_o a_o self-murderer_n page_n 155_o it_o be_v a_o ground_n of_o self-deceit_n page_n 156_o how_o it_o cause_v self-murder_n page_n 225_o understanding_n object_n be_v both_o goodness_n and_o truth_n page_n 208_o ungodly_a shame_n page_z 2â—2_n vnreasonableness_n of_o self-murder_n page_n 228_o vnthriftiness_n as_o it_o tend_v to_o self-murder_n page_n 111_o w_n wager_v upon_o wager_v desperate_a attempt_n page_n 116_o want_v of_o mean_n of_o prevention_n of_o evil_a occasion_n self-murder_n page_n 164_o want_n occasion_v self-murder_n page_n 213_o war_n of_o war_n and_o of_o the_o doubtful_a event_n of_o it_o page_n 119_o 120_o of_o war_n for_o religion_n page_n 144_o watch_n man_n shall_v watch_v himself_o page_n 171_o wicked_a a_o self-murderer_n be_v wicked_a page_n 155_o wicked_a be_v subject_a to_o self-murder_n page_n 255_o will_n be_v the_o proper_a subject_n of_o conversion_n 31._o our_o will_n cost_v we_o dear_a 77_o the_o will_n object_n be_v good_a its_o faultiness_n 168._o variableness_n 169_o of_o god_n secret_a will_n and_o the_o use_n of_o it_o 203._o how_o our_o will_n move_v from_o our_o sense_n 208_o will_n of_o reason_n cross_v 220_o the_o subject_n of_o man_n will_n page_n 276_o witting_o that_o a_o self-murderer_n witting_o and_o willing_o kill_v himself_o page_n 161_o word_n the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v a_o mean_n of_o spiritual_a life_n page_n 29_o the_o use_n of_o the_o word_n for_o obedience_n page_n 37_o y_o yield_v of_o yield_v to_o suffer_v page_n 135_o when_o a_o ship_n in_o fight_n be_v to_o be_v yield_v up_o to_o the_o enemy_n page_n 140_o z_o zeal_n how_o zeal_n preserve_v spiritual_a life_n page_n 40_o how_o zeal_n be_v weaken_v and_o quicken_v page_n 41_o the_o fault_n of_o the_o press_n thus_o amend_v pag._n 21._o l._n 1._o r._n man_n life_n p._n 26._o l._n 31._o city_n the_o p._n 39_o l._n 23._o r._n so_o a_o man_n p._n 40._o margin_n r._n weakener_n of_o zeal_n p._n 41._o l._n 2_o r._n ill_a example_n and_o l._n 3._o r._n from_o the_o prevail_a ibid._n l._n 13._o antiperistasis_n p._n 44._o in_o the_o margin_n against_o §_o 2._o set_v first_o of_o the_o body_n ibid._n l._n 19_o r._n the_o take_v away_o p._n 45._o l._n 5._o r._n course_n ibid._n l._n 7._o r._n be_v guilty_a p._n 51._o in_o the_o margin_n against_o l._n 17._o set_v down_o second_o from_o the_o devil_n p._n 64._o after_o l._n 14._o and_o before_o the_o use_n insert_v §_o 9_o p._n 65._o l._n 34._o after_o theword_n thing_n add_v proper_a to_o their_o estate_n p._n 72_o l._n 27._o crooked_a wayesb._n p._n 88_o l._n 11._o r._n be_v direct_o under_o a_o common_a genus_fw-la or_o general_a partake_v p._n 94._o l._n 5._o omission_n p._n 123_o l._n 32._o r._n and_o some_o p._n 126._o l._n 33._o r._n cut_v off_o p._n 130._o l._n 19_o r._n tollet_fw-la p_o 138._o l_o ult_n r._n overcharge_v p._n 142_o l._n 13._o r._n opportunity_n to_o teach_v p._n 147._o l._n 33._o the_o will_n of_o superrour_n ib._n l._n 34._o r._n concur_v if_o it_o plain_o ibid._n l._n 35._o deal_n to_o p._n 152._o l_o 25._o r._n subjectô_o p._n 153._o l_o 29._o for_o proper_o r._n peremptory_o p._n 162._o l._n 12._o for_o conclude_v r._n include_v p._n 172._o l._n 6._o for_o four_o r._n five_o p._n 184._o l._n 13._o r._n forwardness_n p._n 197._o l._n 14._o for_o over_o r._n over_o p._n 204._o l._n 1._o for_o great_a r._n great_a p._n 207._o l._n 29._o for_o god_n r._n good_a p._n 235._o l._n 2._o r._n debilitate_v p._n 261._o l._n 23._o for_o essay_n r._n assay_v p._n 272._o l._n 10._o for_o the_o p._n 283._o l._n 7._o for_o fury_n r._n jury._n perlegi_fw-la hac_fw-la opus_fw-la cvi_fw-la titulus_fw-la life_n be_v preservative_n against_o self-killing_a in_o quo_fw-la non_fw-la reperio_fw-la quite_o quam_fw-la sanae_fw-la doctrinae_fw-la aut_fw-la bonis_fw-la moribus_fw-la contrarium_fw-la quo_fw-la minus_fw-la publicâ_fw-la cum_fw-la utilitate_fw-la imprimi_fw-la queat_fw-la octob._n 29._o 1636._o gulielm_n haywood_n rr._n p._n archiepisc_n cantuar._n cap._n dome_v