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remissive_a case_n if_o such_o crime_n be_v notorious_a or_o be_v otherwise_o sufficient_o discover_v by_o fame_n etc._n etc._n then_o be_v he_o bind_v to_o answer_v it_o upon_o his_o oath_n now_o if_o it_o be_v move_v criminal_o to_o the_o intent_n of_o public_a punishment_n it_o be_v either_o touch_v a_o crime_n altogether_o hide_v or_o a_o crime_n which_o in_o some_o sort_n be_v bruit_v abroad_o and_o manifest_v if_o it_o be_v simple_o hide_v and_o secret_a the_o 1._o the_o l_o qui_fw-la iurassè_fw-la §._o si_fw-mi pater_fw-la d._n c._n inquisitionis_fw-la ex_fw-la de_fw-fr accusat_fw-la c._n dudum_fw-la el._n 2._o the_o electione_n gl_o &_o innoc._n ibi_fw-la specultit_fw-la de_fw-la positionibus_fw-la §._o 7._o nu_fw-la 40._o &_o est_fw-la communis_fw-la regula_fw-la secundum_fw-la decium_n l._n sin_n c._n de_fw-fr edendo_fw-la c._n qualiter_fw-la el._n 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr accusat_fw-la c._n si_fw-la peccaverit_fw-la 2._o q._n 1._o rule_n be_v that_o a_o man_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o answer_v such_o crime_n upon_o his_o oath_n quia_fw-la nemo_fw-la tenetur_fw-la propriam_fw-la turpitudinem_fw-la revelare_fw-la and_o it_o be_v dico_fw-la be_v de_fw-fr poenitentis_fw-la do_v 1._o c._n quis_fw-la aliquando_fw-la ibi_fw-la non_fw-la tibi_fw-la dico_fw-la allege_v out_o of_o chrysostome_n in_o the_o decree_n non_fw-la tibi_fw-la dico_fw-la ut_fw-la te_fw-la prodas_fw-la in_o publicum_fw-la etc._n etc._n one_o reason_n hereof_o be_v omne_fw-la be_v arg._n 6._o q._n 1._o c._n si_fw-la omne_fw-la because_o mecre_n secret_a sin_n need_v not_o be_v publish_v but_o be_v to_o be_v leave_v unto_o god_n alone_o de_fw-fr occultis_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la non_fw-la iudicat_fw-la and_o another_o canon_n to_o like_a effect_n 32._o effect_n vrbanus_n 〈◊〉_d c._n erubescant_fw-la do_v 32._o say_v thus_o we_o speak_v of_o sin_n manifest_v but_o as_o for_o mere_a secret_n god_n alone_o be_v he_o that_o know_v they_o and_o will_v judge_v they_o where_o by_o secret_a sin_n he_o understand_v 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inquisition_n be_v barthol_n in_o d._n l._n marcellus_n abb._n in_o c._n cum_fw-la super_fw-la de_fw-la confessis_fw-la specula_fw-la tit_n de_fw-fr positionibus_fw-la §._o 7._o nu_fw-la 40._o be_v when_o the_o hide_a crime_n be_v such_o as_o do_v by_o law_n hinder_v the_o execution_n of_o function_n ecclesiastical_a or_o the_o retain_v of_o a_o benfice_n as_o simony_n irregularity_n or_o such_o like_a a_o example_n poenitentibus_fw-la example_n conc._n cartha_n 4._o relatum_fw-la a_o gratiano_n di_fw-it 50._o c._n ex_fw-la poenitentibus_fw-la hereof_o we_o have_v also_o in_o the_o old_a canon_n of_o counsel_n where_o it_o be_v thus_o decree_v though_o he_o be_v otherwise_o a_o very_a good_a man_n yet_o let_v not_o such_o be_v ordain_v a_o clerk_n which_o be_v a_o solemn_a penitent_a viz._n such_o as_o for_o some_o crime_n have_v be_v put_v to_o such_o grievous_a and_o public_a penance_n as_o be_v very_o usual_a in_o those_o straight_a time_n but_o if_o such_o happen_v to_o be_v 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the_o second_o be_v excommunicatio_fw-la hominis_fw-la when_o as_o the_o censure_n
proverb_n of_o solomon_n for_o proof_n that_o a_o adjuration_n &_o curse_n make_v but_o indefinite_o &_o general_o against_o any_o whonsoever_o that_o have_v commit_v a_o offence_n do_v before_o god_n bind_z y_z e_z offender_n for_o avoid_v of_o sin_n to_o reveal_v y_z e_o matter_n though_o it_o concern_v even_o his_o own_o turpitude_n he_o 24._o he_o prou._n 29._o v._o 24._o that_o be_v partner_n with_o a_o thief_n say_v solomon_n hate_v his_o own_o soul_n he_o hear_v curse_v and_o declare_v it_o not_o to_o be_v partner_n with_o a_o thief_n be_v no_o doubt_n a_o filthy_a crime_n and_o such_o a_o man_n can_v be_v apt_o say_v to_o hate_v his_o own_o soul_n unless_o the_o fault_n itself_o be_v a_o grievous_a sin_n the_o reason_n why_o such_o one_o be_v note_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n so_o grievous_o to_o sin_n as_o that_o he_o be_v thereby_o account_v a_o enemy_n to_o his_o own_o soul_n be_v because_o he_o hear_v curse_v and_o reveal_v not_o the_o theft_n wherein_o he_o be_v partaker_n 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aquinas_n 2._o aquinas_n the._n aquinâ—…_n 2._o 2._o expound_v the_o true_a meaning_n of_o that_o place_n of_o the_o proverb_n say_v that_o such_o matter_n as_o tend_v to_o the_o corrupt_a either_o of_o the_o soul_n or_o body_n of_o a_o number_n or_o to_o the_o great_a detriment_n of_o any_o one_o private_a person_n a_o man_n that_o know_v they_o be_v in_o conscience_n bind_v straightway_o to_o reveal_v they_o thus_o far_o in_o answer_n of_o their_o reason_n who_o of_o such_o as_o profess_v the_o gospel_n give_v the_o first_o example_n of_o disobedience_n in_o our_o day_n by_o refusal_n to_o take_v oath_n in_o this_o respect_n viz._n for_o that_o they_o be_v urge_v to_o testify_v of_o their_o fellow_n aswell_o as_o of_o their_o own_o action_n whereof_o they_o be_v interrogated_a but_o a_o example_n of_o william_n thorpe_n who_o be_v say_v by_o y_z e_o treatisor_n to_o have_v refuse_v a_o oath_n about_o 160_o year_n since_o upon_o this_o consideration_n amongst_o other_o do_v most_o apt_o i_o think_v take_v his_o place_n here_o for_o when_o editi_fw-la when_o fox_n fol._n 146._o 147._o 148._o 1._o editi_fw-la archbishop_n arundel_n before_o who_o he_o be_v convent_v under_o pretence_n of_o lollardie_a offer_v he_o favour_n if_o amongst_o other_o matter_n he_o will_v be_v swear_v to_o forsake_v his_o opinion_n to_o withstand_v all_o such_o as_o shall_v hold_v the_o same_o opinion_n &_o in_o case_n they_o shall_v not_o be_v reform_v to_o put_v they_o up_o in_o every_o diocese_n where_o he_o come_v unto_o the_o bishop_n he_o refuse_v this_o favour_n upon_o any_o such_o condition_n because_o he_o will_v not_o as_o he_o say_v become_v every_o bishop_n espy_v and_o summoner_n of_o all_o england_n nor_o give_v such_o offence_n as_o to_o be_v account_v to_o have_v forsake_v the_o truth_n in_o answer_v whereof_o i_o say_v that_o this_o be_v but_o a_o favour_n voluntary_o offer_v unto_o he_o upon_o that_o condition_n and_o that_o oath_n be_v none_o otherwise_o exact_v of_o 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to_o enforce_v 309._o enforce_v tindal_n in_o respon_n ad_fw-la moruâ—…_n pag._n 309._o tindall_n authority_n against_o we_o in_o this_o behalf_n for_o he_o write_v that_o if_o a_o wicked_a judge_n ask_v he_o that_o have_v swear_v of_o thing_n hurtful_a to_o his_o neighbour_n and_o against_o the_o love_n that_o be_v in_o christ_n then_o he_o must_v repent_v that_o he_o have_v swear_v but_o not_o sin_n again_o to_o fulfil_v his_o oath_n i_o make_v no_o doubt_n nor_o do_v gainsay_v it_o but_o if_o my_o answer_n shall_v be_v both_o against_o the_o love_n that_o be_v in_o christ_n &_o also_o to_o my_o neighbour_n hurtful_a that_o a_o oath_n can_v tie_v i_o to_o answer_v in_o such_o a_o case_n yet_o if_o tindall_n think_v y_z e_z whatsoever_o may_v bring_v punishment_n upon_o my_o neighbour_n be_v of_o that_o nature_n then_o must_v he_o give_v i_o leave_v to_o doubt_v of_o the_o soundness_n of_o his_o judgement_n herein_o no_o less_o then_o the_o notegatherer_n himself_o will_v do_v upon_o the_o point_n afore_o touch_v and_o many_o other_o contain_v in_o tindalle_n work_n and_o no_o less_o than_o he_o will_v do_v upon_o the_o rhemish_a note_n agree_v whole_o with_o tindall_n here_o and_o touch_v by_o i_o afore_o he_o seek_v also_o to_o overthrow_v howbeit_o but_o general_a oath_n which_o none_o defend_v by_o compare_v they_o to_o the_o do_n of_o longland_n sometime_o bishop_n of_o lincoln_n against_o who_o he_o most_o bitter_o invei_v for_o constrain_a child_n by_o oath_n to_o accuse_v their_o parent_n etc._n etc._n of_o heresy_n whereof_o some_o he_o say_v choose_v rather_o to_o be_v forswear_a and_o bring_v master_n fox_n his_o condemnation_n thereof_o but_o i_o guess_v what_o it_o be_v which_o chief_o pinch_v the_o man_n in_o this_o sort_n belike_o because_o certain_a of_o his_o client_n who_o he_o will_v patronize_v be_v late_o require_v to_o discover_v their_o complice_n in_o their_o disciplinarie_a assembly_n i_o can_v easy_o yield_v that_o where_o great_a presumption_n or_o peril_n of_o perjury_n be_v rather_o than_o a_o man_n will_v discover_v a_o truth_n that_o there_o and_o unto_o such_o it_o be_v no_o good_a discretion_n to_o minister_v a_o oath_n but_o especial_o against_o the_o life_n of_o those_o who_o attain_v so_o near_o unto_o we_o in_o proximity_n of_o blood_n or_o other_o no_o less_o strong_a affection_n for_o the_o civil_a law_n say_v filius_fw-la non_fw-la torquetur_fw-la in_o caput_fw-la patris_fw-la a_o child_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v torture_v in_o a_o point_n of_o peril_n unto_o his_o father_n life_n and_o the_o like_a reason_n which_o be_v in_o torture_n may_v by_o some_o perhaps_o be_v think_v to_o be_v also_o in_o a_o oath_n against_o his_o father_n life_n but_o we_o may_v not_o make_v this_o a_o general_a doctrine_n as_o if_o in_o no_o case_n whatsoever_o a_o child_n or_o such_o like_a may_v be_v examine_v in_o a_o point_n capital_a to_o
this_o principle_n be_v thereby_o whole_o destroy_v when_o as_o the_o detection_n make_v by_o fame_n by_o denunciation_n or_o presentment_n etc._n etc._n come_v from_o other_o and_o be_v not_o a_o man_n own_o detection_n of_o himself_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o limitation_n proper_o but_o rather_o a_o true_a exposition_n how_o that_o rule_n ought_v to_o be_v understand_v by_o as_o good_a reason_n it_o may_v be_v say_v that_o because_o a_o man_n be_v not_o at_o first_o by_o any_o course_n of_o justice_n bind_v to_o discover_v the_o very_a fact_n against_o himself_o that_o therefore_o be_v call_v into_o question_n and_o touch_v by_o great_a presumption_n and_o arraign_v for_o it_o there_o be_v no_o justice_n to_o urge_v he_o to_o plead_v either_o not_o guilty_a and_o so_o to_o lie_v or_o else_o guilty_a and_o so_o to_o bewray_v himself_o for_o proof_n of_o a_o abuse_n of_o god_n name_n and_o majesty_n by_o purgation_n he_o say_v to_o offer_v a_o oath_n unto_o 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and_o undiscretion_n in_o the_o magistrate_n to_o offer_v a_o oath_n which_o may_v appear_v by_o decisorie_a oath_n or_o wager_n of_o law_n in_o action_n real_a or_o personal_a for_o land_n and_o good_n be_v such_o thing_n which_o be_v as_o deep_o by_o most_o man_n tender_v and_o affect_v as_o their_o own_o good_a name_n or_o honest_a reputation_n three_o it_o be_v too_o grievous_a a_o charge_n to_o bring_v every_o lightness_n or_o undiscretion_n of_o a_o magistrate_n within_o the_o compass_n of_o abuse_v god_n name_n &_o majesty_n though_o this_o be_v admit_v to_o be_v such_o lightness_n four_o no_o law_n presume_v so_o uncharitable_o as_o though_o every_o one_o detect_v or_o present_v of_o corrupt_a life_n be_v straightway_o of_o necessity_n and_o in_o very_a deed_n guilty_a of_o such_o crime_n nor_o yet_o be_v it_o to_o be_v intend_v that_o most_o which_o be_v in_o truth_n guilty_a will_v rather_o forswear_v themselves_o then_o confess_v the_o truth_n consider_v the_o penalty_n 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upon_o enditement_n of_o felony_n or_o other_o criminal_a cause_n perjury_n will_v overflowe_v the_o land_n i_o be_o also_o of_o this_o mind_n that_o if_o for_o matter_n of_o life_n &_o death_n a_o man_n may_v be_v acquit_v upon_o his_o own_o oath_n and_o his_o compurgator_n that_o many_o wilful_a perjury_n will_v be_v commit_v but_o oath_n of_o purgation_n be_v not_o impose_v any_o more_o at_o the_o ecclesiastical_a law_n than_o they_o be_v at_o the_o common_a law_n in_o any_o matter_n capital_a and_o as_o purgation_n be_v only_o a_o presumptive_a kind_n of_o clear_v to_o remove_v the_o offence_n &_o for_o safeguard_n of_o his_o credit_n who_o be_v infamed_a can_v just_o and_o true_o perform_v it_o so_o be_v it_o no_o such_o final_a acquittal_n but_o that_o the_o party_n purge_v may_v again_o be_v convent_v for_o the_o same_o if_o any_o man_n by_o law_n allow_v will_v undertake_v the_o proof_n not_o of_o the_o same_o but_o of_o the_o very_a crime_n and_o offence_n itself_o whereof_o 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