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action_n as_o also_o the_o right_a mean_n how_o to_o do_v it_o according_a to_o the_o proportion_n of_o man_n knowledge_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v fit_o compare_v to_o the_o other_o three_o virtue_n as_o salt_n be_v to_o meat_n or_o as_o the_o sun_n to_o the_o world_n and_o so_o you_o see_v how_o the_o whole_a man_n be_v order_v by_o these_o four_o moral_a virtue_n his_o understanding_n by_o prudence_n his_o will_n by_o justice_n his_o irascible_a power_n by_o fortitude_n and_o his_o concupiscible_a power_n by_o temperance_n 16._o but_o since_o many_o man_n have_v little_a knowledge_n and_o so_o want_v that_o skill_n which_o be_v call_v prudence_n ought_v such_o man_n to_o have_v a_o scruple_n of_o the_o action_n which_o they_o do_v true_o though_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o not_o any_o action_n do_v without_o skill_n can_v be_v complete_o good_a yet_o they_o need_v not_o make_v scruple_n of_o what_o be_v pass_v because_o they_o do_v their_o endeavour_n but_o before_o the_o action_n 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supply_v the_o godfather_n and_o godmother_n place_n no_o the_o church_n do_v exprsse_o forbid_v it_o as_o declare_v by_o this_o ceremony_n the_o great_a difference_n betwixt_o the_o spiritual_a life_n of_o man_n and_o the_o corporal_a life_n which_o the_o parent_n give_v who_o love_n and_o care_n be_v oftentimes_o more_o sensual_a and_o carnal_a towards_o their_o child_n then_o spiritual_a in_o seek_v the_o worldly_a interest_n of_o their_o body_n more_o than_o their_o eternal_a and_o spiritual_a profit_n 9_o do_v the_o godfather_n and_o godmother_n contract_v by_o baptism_n a_o spiritual_a affinity_n to_o the_o party_n baptize_v yes_o and_o not_o only_o to_o he_o but_o also_o to_o his_o father_n and_o mother_n so_o likewise_o he_o that_o baptize_v be_v ally_v to_o the_o child_n and_o to_o his_o father_n and_o mother_n 10._o how_o