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if_o you_o suffer_v all_o adulterer_n and_o malefactor_n to_o sin_v till_o they_o be_v all_o slay_v with_o the_o sword_n of_o this_o new_a broach_v spirit_n england_n be_v like_a to_o swarm_v full_a of_o thief_n and_o adulterer_n to_o for_o what_o and_o if_o these_o sinner_n will_n not_o be_v touch_v wyâ—h_v the_o very_a sword_n of_o god_n spirit_n â—ut_v so_o violent_o resist_v it_o that_o they_o will_v turn_v the_o point_n thereof_o into_o the_o belly_n of_o the_o true_a teacher_n true_o your_o spirit_n be_v all_o to_o weak_a to_o enter_v where_o christ_n spirit_n take_v no_o place_n christ_n command_v not_o to_o geve_v so_o holy_a thing_n to_o dog_n nor_o to_o cast_v perel_n before_o swine_n but_o you_o will_v have_v your_o incurable_a adulterer_n not_o by_o fear_n of_o death_n to_o be_v bring_v to_o continency_n but_o by_o the_o word_n which_o they_o will_v neither_o hear_v ne_o believe_v but_o thrust_v it_o from_o they_o the_o original_a vice_n and_o sore_n of_o adultery_n say_v 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execute_v yea_o and_o that_o when_o the_o inward_a lust_n and_o concupiscence_n rage_n and_o be_v not_o mortify_v this_o spiritual_a sore_n meaning_n the_o concupiscence_n say_v he_o must_v be_v heal_v w_n to_o spiritual_a medicine_n that_o be_v with_o the_o word_n of_o god_n if_o this_o be_v true_a so_o will_v you_o have_v not_o seclare_v magistrate_n which_o thing_n the_o anabaptiste_n hold_v for_o what_o sin_n be_v there_o but_o it_o come_v out_o of_o the_o concupiscence_n of_o the_o spiritual_a part_n of_o man_n which_o be_v his_o soul_n consent_v to_o sin_n whereof_o sin_n gendr_v and_o death_n folowinge_v the_o man_n be_v call_v flesh_n and_o the_o sin_n the_o work_n of_o the_o flesh_n now_o call_v they_o carnal_a or_o spiritual_a sore_n as_o you_o list_v belike_o you_o call_v lechery_n a_o spiritual_a sore_n because_o the_o spiritualty_n after_o they_o have_v forsake_v their_o own_o wyve_n and_o vow_v their_o chastite_n and_o consyderinge_v none_o so_o like_a to_o live_v in_o adultery_n as_o themselves_o than_o they_o devolue_v the_o judgement_n of_o this_o spiritual_a sore_n of_o adultery_n from_o the_o laite_z into_o their_o own_o spiritual_a court_n that_o one_o lecherouse_a stalland_n may_v â—law_v each_o other_o bake_v and_o now_o be_v lechery_n call_v nomore_o a_o carnal_a sore_n but_o a_o spiritual_a to_o be_v heal_v with_o a_o spiritual_a medicine_n with_o what_o think_v you_o with_o the_o word_n of_o god_n no_o for_o they_o know_v it_o not_o they_o lay_v their_o own_o syge_a leaf_n thereto_o that_o be_v their_o daily_a dark_a confession_n penance_n satisfaction_n and_o miss_v and_o as_o they_o daily_o sin_v so_o be_v they_o day_n by_o day_n in_o healinge_v and_o never_o cure_v but_o he_o that_o be_v foul_a be_v every_o day_n the_o filthy_a as_o joan_n write_v â—hiâ—_n his_o apo._n then_o this_o man_n argue_v thus_o