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that_o evil_a must_v not_o be_v do_v that_o good_a may_v come_v of_o it_o rom._n 3._o when_o lot_n prostitute_v his_o daughter_n he_o intend_v good_a in_o it_o and_o that_o be_v the_o preservation_n of_o the_o law_n of_o hospitality_n and_o the_o security_n of_o his_o guest_n but_o he_o can_v be_v justify_v in_o it_o because_o the_o thing_n which_o he_o do_v be_v simple_o unlawful_a in_o itself_o i_o know_v what_o be_v say_v that_o of_o two_o evil_n he_o do_v choose_v the_o less_o he_o desire_v that_o they_o shall_v coire_fw-la secundùm_fw-la naturam_fw-la see_v their_o wicked_a resolution_n that_o they_o shall_v keep_v the_o course_n of_o nature_n rather_o than_o è_fw-la contra_fw-la at_o once_o to_o violate_v nature_n and_o hospitality_n but_o this_o will_v not_o serve_v the_o turn_n for_o though_o in_o evil_n that_o be_v poena_fw-la evil_n of_o punishment_n a_o man_n may_v choose_v the_o less_o ubi_fw-la homo_fw-la inermis_fw-la invenitur_fw-la say_v saint_n gregory_n as_o gregory_n 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another_o chastity_n
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