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soul_n who_o yet_o forbear_v to_o receive_v the_o sacrament_n at_o his_o parish-church_n 1._o either_o because_o he_o do_v not_o like_o kneel_v in_o the_o act_n of_o receive_v or_o because_o he_o shall_v declare_v himself_o one_o body_n with_o some_o profane_a person_n or_o give_v offence_n to_o other_o conscientious_a person_n etc._n etc._n and_o in_o that_o be_v blameless_a and_o do_v what_o he_o ought_v be_v at_o liberty_n but_o under_o sucha_fw-mi circumstance_n as_o this_o he_o must_v do_v it_o or_o starve_v himself_o and_o family_n or_o lie_v in_o a_o goal_n all_o his_o life_n he_o may_v do_v it_o many_o thing_n be_v lawful_a which_o no_o good_a christian_n ought_v to_o choose_v and_o there_o be_v many_o thing_n which_o under_o some_o circumstance_n he_o may_v choose_v which_o under_o other_o be_v wickedness_n for_o he_o to_o choose_v nor_o will_n superior_n command_n justify_v the_o do_v those_o act_n which_o other_o circumstance_n will_v justify_v superior_n command_n will_v 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from_o ignorance_n and_o want_v of_o right_a understanding_n our_o religion_n from_o undue_a timerousness_n or_o unsettledness_n of_o mind_n from_o melancholy_n or_o unreasonable_a prejudices_fw-la and_o mistake_v about_o the_o nature_n of_o thing_n what_o be_v what_o can_v be_v a_o tenderness_n of_o conscience_n but_o a_o fear_n of_o offend_a the_o great_a and_o living_n god_n it_o be_v true_a it_o be_v possible_a this_o may_v be_v too_o much_o and_o often_o be_v when_o advantage_v from_o melancholy_a which_o natural_o influence_v the_o mind_n with_o fear_n it_o be_v as_o true_a that_o fear_n may_v sometime_o arise_v from_o ignorance_n and_o that_o all_o fear_n respect_v action_n to_o be_v do_v do_v so_o there_o will_v therefore_o be_v no_o such_o fear_n in_o heaven_n where_o we_o shall_v no_o long_o know_v in_o part_n but_o as_o we_o be_v know_v but_o knowledge_n in_o part_n be_v our_o high_a attainment_n in_o this_o life_n which_o give_v a_o just_a ground_n of_o fear_n and_o 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who_o shall_v judge_v of_o that_o the_o want_n of_o this_o externus_fw-la judex_n spoil_v all_o and_o where_o to_o find_v he_o we_o can_v tell_v for_o he_o be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v in_o rome_n itself_o as_o to_o thing_n to_o be_v do_v if_o a_o man_n be_v own_o conscience_n must_v be_v judge_n as_o to_o his_o practice_n a_o overfearfulness_n be_v rather_o a_o man_n misfortune_n than_o his_o wilful_a sin_n i_o shall_v not_o have_v adventure_v to_o call_v it_o a_o crazy_a temper_n lest_o some_o shall_v think_v that_o i_o shall_v think_v that_o much_o fear_n of_o god_n can_v make_v man_n mad_a 2._o it_o be_v very_o true_a that_o a_o overmuch_o serupulosity_n may_v be_v sometime_o a_o sign_n of_o hypocrisy_n but_o never_o be_v so_o unless_o in_o the_o case_n he_o mention_n of_o the_o pharisee_n when_o man_n strain_v at_o gnat_n and_o swallow_v camel_n let_v those_o who_o do_v so_o bear_v their_o blame_v and_o endure_v the_o imputation_n of_o hypocrite_n but_o want_n do_v this_o concern_v 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