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a_o prey_n of_o they_o 5._o therefore_o as_o we_o tender_v the_o salvation_n of_o our_o body_n and_o soul_n our_o estate_n in_o this_o life_n and_o in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v let_v we_o take_v heed_n how_o we_o play_v at_o the_o hole_n of_o the_o cockatrice_n and_o do_v familiar_o converse_v with_o the_o great_a whore_n or_o with_o any_o of_o her_o minion_n lest_o they_o draw_v we_o to_o naughtiness_n and_o spiritual_a lewdness_n 6._o let_v we_o have_v no_o part_n with_o they_o that_o have_v no_o part_n in_o god_n or_o who_o have_v part_n with_o abominable_a idol_n 7._o nay_o furthermore_o let_v we_o detect_v such_o person_n to_o public_a authority_n that_o they_o may_v learn_v not_o to_o blaspheme_v the_o truth_n of_o our_o religion_n nor_o seduce_v his_o majesty_n subject_n from_o