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brevis_fw-la est_fw-la voluptas_fw-la fornicationis_fw-la aeterna_fw-la poena_fw-la fornicationis_fw-la purchase_v his_o pilgr_n l._n 3._o c._n 10._o jer._n 5._o 6_o 7_o 8._o m._n hildersham_n on_o psal._n 51._o 4._o see_v willet_n on_o levit._n 20._o 10._o p._n 492._o &_o burr_n on_o hos._n 2._o 5._o p._n 294._o rivet_n in_o gen._n 30._o exercit._fw-la 13._o levit._fw-la 20._o 10._o deu._n 22._o 22_o 23_o isa._n 3._o 16._o ovid._n jer._n 7._o 6_o 7._o see_v pro._n 23._o 31_o &_o judas_n 8._o to_o 13._o venture_n mero_fw-la aestuans_fw-la facilè_fw-la despumat_fw-la in_o libidinem_fw-la hieron_n lot_n daughter_n have_v no_o other_o way_n to_o overcome_v the_o chastity_n of_o their_o age_a father_n but_o by_o make_v he_o drink_v wine_n theoninus_n insanus_fw-la &_o uxorius_fw-la homo_fw-la de_fw-la quo_fw-la ambrose_n cum_fw-la gravi_fw-la oculorum_fw-la incommodo_fw-la laboraret_fw-la &_o amaret_fw-la vxorem_fw-la interdict_v a_o sibi_fw-la à _fw-la medico_fw-la facultate_fw-la coeundi_fw-la cupiditatis_fw-la impatiens_fw-la sibi_fw-la moderari_fw-la non_fw-la potuit_fw-la oculos_fw-la amittere_fw-la quam_fw-la aestum_fw-la &_o impetum_fw-la suae_fw-la libidinis_fw-la reprimere_fw-la maluit_fw-la vale_fw-la inquit_fw-la amicum_fw-la lumen_fw-la humfr._n de_fw-fr jesuit_n part_n 2._o rat_n 4._o de_fw-la patribus_fw-la joan_n à _fw-la casu_fw-la florentinus_n sodomiae_n laudes_fw-la rythmis_fw-la italicis_fw-la celebravit_fw-la divinum_fw-la opus_fw-la appellans_fw-la nec_fw-la aliam_fw-la se_fw-la venâ—rem_fw-la experium_fw-la ait_fw-la ad._n hamiton_n apostate_n smetonii_fw-la orthod_n resp._n sixtus_n quartus_fw-la cardinalis_fw-la cuidam_fw-la sanctae_fw-la luciae_fw-la nisi_fw-la fallor_fw-la indulgentiam_fw-la fecit_fw-la clausulam_fw-la illam_fw-la fiat_fw-la ut_fw-la petitur_fw-la praepostera_fw-la venere_fw-la per_fw-la tres_fw-la aestivos_fw-la anni_fw-la menses_fw-la montac_n antidiat_a hinc_fw-la constat_fw-la omne_fw-la non_fw-la debere_fw-la esse_fw-la communia_fw-la ratio_fw-la est_fw-la quia_fw-la nullum_fw-la furtum_fw-la committi_fw-la posset_n nec_fw-la opus_fw-la esset_fw-la praecepto_fw-la de_fw-la furto_fw-la prohibendo_fw-la macrov_n loc_n commun_n c._n 9_o ford_z of_o the_o covenant_n between_o god_n and_o man_n vetatur_fw-la hic_fw-la omnes_fw-la illicita_fw-la usurpatio_fw-la rei_fw-la alienae_n august_n vide_fw-la august_n confess_v l._n 2._o c._n 4._o &_o 6._o furtum_fw-la est_fw-la ablatio_fw-la injusta_fw-la rei_fw-la alienae_n invito_fw-la domino_fw-la ephes._n 4._o 28._o ames_n medul_a lib._n 2._o cap._n 20._o gnanab_n propriè_fw-la est_fw-la clam_fw-la surripere_fw-la vel_fw-la occultè_fw-la subducere_fw-la unde_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la alius_fw-la dolosas_fw-la &_o clandestinas_fw-la actiones_fw-la transfertur_fw-la ut_fw-la 1_o sam._n 1._o 6._o &_o 2_o sam._n 19_o 3._o rivetus_n in_o exod._n 2._o varro_n l._n 14._o rerum_fw-la divinarum_fw-la furem_fw-la ex_fw-la eo_fw-la dictum_fw-la ait_fw-la quod_fw-la furvum_fw-la atrum_fw-la appellaverint_fw-la &_o fures_fw-la per_fw-la obscuras_fw-la noctes_fw-la atque_fw-la atras_fw-la facilius_fw-la furentur_fw-la quidam_fw-la tamen_fw-la à _fw-la ferâ—_n dictum_fw-la volunt_fw-la quod_fw-la ferat_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la auferat_fw-la res_fw-la alienas_fw-la furari_fw-la igitur_fw-la tam_fw-la apud_fw-la hebraeos_fw-la &_o graecos_n quam_fw-la apud_fw-la latino_n propriè_fw-la est_fw-la res_fw-la alienas_fw-la clanculum_fw-la auserre_fw-la zanch._n miscel._n de_fw-fr furto_fw-la furtum_fw-la propriè_fw-la est_fw-la actio_fw-la adversans_fw-la legi_fw-la dei._n quà _fw-la res_fw-la aliena_fw-la inscio_fw-la &_o invito_fw-la domino_fw-la clanculum_fw-la aufertur_fw-la ubi_fw-la vox_fw-la inscio_fw-la domino_fw-la &_o clanculum_fw-la discriminat_fw-la furtum_fw-la à _fw-la rapina_fw-la rapina_fw-la enim_fw-la est_fw-la actio_fw-la qua_fw-la res_fw-la aliena_fw-la invito_fw-la domino_fw-la apertâ_fw-la vi_fw-la aufertur_fw-la id._n ibid._n see_v dr._n willet_n on_o exod._n 32._o 1._o and_o on_o exod._n 22._o quest_n 3._o and_o estius_n on_o gen._n 31._o 32._o &_o on_o exod._n 22._o latrocinium_fw-la est_fw-la quando_fw-la aliquis_fw-la domino_fw-la praesente_fw-la &_o manifesta_fw-la vi_fw-la rapit_fw-la alienum_fw-la si_fw-la sit_fw-la in_o rebus_fw-la privatorum_fw-la est_fw-la furtum_fw-la simplex_fw-la si_fw-la in_o rebus_fw-la sacris_fw-la sacrilegium_fw-la si_fw-la in_o re_fw-mi publica_fw-la peculatus_fw-la si_fw-la in_o ablatione_fw-la jumentorum_fw-la &_o pecorum_fw-la abigeatus_fw-la si_fw-la in_o ablatione_fw-la hominum_fw-la plagiarius_fw-la lutherus_n in_o octavum_fw-la praeceptum_fw-la robbery_n be_v derive_v de_fw-fr la_fw-fr robe_n because_o in_o ancient_a time_n they_o bereave_v the_o true_a man_n of_o some_o of_o his_o robe_n or_o garment_n or_o money_n and_o good_n out_o of_o some_o part_n of_o his_o garment_n or_o robe_n about_o his_o person_n sir_n edward_n cook_n cook_n master_n mede_n on_o act_n 5._o 3_o 4_o 5._o the_o greek_a proverb_n be_v quot_fw-la servi_fw-la tot_fw-la sure_n a_o lewd_a priest_n when_o he_o be_v catch_v steal_v contrary_a to_o his_o own_o doctrine_n can_v present_o tell_v the_o reprover_n the_o eight_o commandment_n do_v not_o say_v i_o shall_v not_o steal_v but_o thou_o shall_v not_o steal_v steal_v vide_fw-la chemnit_fw-la &_o gerh._n loc_n commun_n demosthenes_n say_v to_o he_o that_o object_v that_o his_o speech_n smell_v of_o a_o candle_n i_o know_v my_o candle_n stand_v in_o your_o light_n the_o man_n be_v suspect_v for_o a_o thief_n varro_z say_v that_o fur_n be_v derive_v à _fw-la furvo_fw-la that_o be_v dark_a because_o thief_n do_v willing_o work_v by_o night_n ut_fw-la jugulent_fw-la homines_fw-la surgunt_fw-la de_fw-la nocte_fw-la latrones_fw-la the_o theatre_n of_o god_n judgement_n part_v 1._o cap._n 38._o gnanah_n respondere_fw-la significat_fw-la nominatim_fw-la igitur_fw-la de_fw-la ea_fw-la testimonii_fw-la specie_fw-la agitur_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o judiciâ—s_fw-la de_fw-la causa_fw-la aliqua_fw-la interrogati_fw-la proferimâ—_n gerh._n loc_n commun_n quia_fw-la adjurati_fw-la &_o interrogati_fw-la perâ—ibebant_fw-la testimonium_fw-la grotius_n in_o exod._n c._n 20._o synecdochice_v sub_fw-la una_fw-la falsi_fw-la testimonij_fw-la forensis_fw-la specie_fw-la quod_fw-la reliquis_fw-la pestilentiuâ—_n continetur_fw-la in_fw-la genere_fw-la detestatio_fw-la omnis_fw-la mendacii_fw-la leu._n 19_o 11._o matth._n 19_o 18._o marc._n 10._o 19_o rom._n 3._o 19_o chaldaeus_n vertit_fw-la non_fw-la testaberis_fw-la grâ—ci_n uno_fw-la verbo_fw-la dixerunt_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d non_fw-la falsò_fw-la testaberis_fw-la testes_fw-la falsi_fw-la sunt_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la tantùm_fw-la falsa_fw-la fingunt_fw-la verum_fw-la etiam_fw-la qui_fw-la vera_fw-la depravant_fw-la matth._n 26._o 61._o vel_fw-la affirmant_fw-la incomperta_fw-la vel_fw-la qui_fw-la veritatem_fw-la malitiosè_fw-la occultant_fw-la ita_fw-la 3_o reg._n 21._o 11._o mat._n 27._o 13._o act._n 7._o 6._o dan._n 6._o 13._o &_o 13._o 36._o prov._n 25._o 18._o chemnit_fw-la loc_n commun_n commun_n the_o godly_a in_o time_n of_o tentation_n think_v themselves_o to_o be_v but_o hypocrite_n and_o that_o they_o have_v no_o true_a grace_n in_o they_o at_o all_o and_o so_o they_o bear_v false_a witness_n against_o themselves_o elton_n on_o this_o commandment_n isa._n 5._o 20._o prov._n 19_o 5_o 9_o &_o 6._o 19_o &_o 21._o 28._o good_n be_v necessary_a for_o life_n truth_n and_o good_a name_n for_o comfortable_a life_n therefore_o be_v this_o commandment_n set_v after_o the_o former_a esty._n of_o tame_a beast_n say_v diogeve_n a_o flatterer_n be_v worst_a and_o of_o wild_a beast_n a_o backbiter_n or_o slanderer_n see_v dr._n sclater_n on_o rom._n 1._o 29._o hebraei_n vocant_fw-la linguam_fw-la sycophantae_fw-la linguam_fw-la tertiam_fw-la linguam_fw-la tertiam_fw-la memorat_fw-la autâ—r_fw-la translationis_fw-la chaldaicae_n psal._n 10._o 15._o &_o 140._o 12._o vir_fw-la quâ—_n loquor_fw-la lingua_fw-la tertia_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la delator_n quod_fw-la tribus_fw-la noceat_fw-la deferenti_fw-la accipienti_fw-la &_o ei_fw-la de_fw-la quo_fw-la drus._n quaest_n ebraic_n l._n 1._o quaest_n 4._o the_o chaldee_n paraphra_v call_v a_o backbiter_n a_o man_n with_o a_o threefold_a tongue_n or_o a_o tongue_n which_o have_v three_o string_n the_o jew_n give_v a_o example_n of_o it_o in_o doeg_n who_o kill_v three_o at_o once_o with_o his_o evil_a report_n saul_n to_o who_o he_o make_v the_o evil_a report_n the_o priest_n of_o who_o he_o make_v it_o himself_z who_o make_v it_o weemes_n significat_fw-la ea_fw-la vox_fw-la &_o actâ—â—_n dolâ—sos_fw-la quibble_n alienum_fw-la invertituâ—_n &_o sonsuâ—_n sublimiore_fw-la appetitus_fw-la etiam_fw-la huno_n sensum_fw-la quia_fw-la fermè_fw-la â—egligebant_fw-la hebrâ—i_fw-la id_v christus_fw-la ostendit_fw-la