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but_o in_o this_o with_o their_o will_n in_o other_o thing_n the_o deceive_v do_v of_o themselves_o soon_o espy_v the_o cozenage_n and_o seek_v to_o help_v themselves_o but_o in_o this_o many_o be_v deceive_v continual_o and_o yet_o can_v discern_v it_o yea_o if_o another_o tell_v they_o of_o it_o yet_o will_v they_o not_o believe_v it_o in_o other_o fraud_n the_o deceiver_n be_v most_o in_o fault_n but_o here_o the_o deceive_v be_v in_o great_a fault_n for_o riches_n deceive_v you_o not_o through_o their_o own_o craft_n 〈◊〉_d through_o your_o corruption_n not_o through_o their_o fraudulent_a persuasion_n but_o through_o your_o fond_a affection_n not_o through_o their_o bad_a practice_n but_o through_o your_o mad_a behaviour_n riches_n be_v no_o cause_n but_o occasion_n of_o the_o deceit_n man_n take_v occasion_n by_o they_o &_o use_v they_o as_o mean_n to_o deceive_v themselves_o 7.11_o rom._n 7.11_o as_o paul_n say_v of_o sin_n and_o the_o law_n sin_n take_v occasion_n by_o the_o 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of_o the_o cardinal_n 〈…〉_o cardinal_n de_fw-fr morâ—ch_n liâ—_n 〈…〉_o who_o in_o that_o his_o argument_n can_v conjoin_v these_o two_o father_n together_o as_o if_o they_o both_o expound_v the_o place_n alike_o and_o both_o commend_a virginity_n alike_o though_o the_o cardinal_n &_o likewise_o the_o rhemist_n do_v also_o for_o the_o same_o purpose_n join_v augustine_n with_o jerome_n yet_o he_o differ_v more_o from_o he_o than_o cyprian_n do_v in_o one_o place_n 9_o place_n contâ—sâ—m_fw-la â—martycum_fw-la propter_fw-la sâ—tiâ—tatem_fw-la â—â—tae_fw-la vel_fw-la câ—ntempâ—um_fw-la mâ—ntâ—s_fw-la sexag_fw-mi â—simum_fw-la virginum_fw-la proptâ—r_fw-la oâ—â—um_fw-la iâ—temâ—es_fw-la quâ—â—_n non_fw-la pâ—gnant_fw-la contra_fw-la consuctudin_fw-fr caruâ—â—_n trâ—ceâ—mum_fw-la â—ouâ—â—gâ—torum_fw-la quia_fw-la heaâ—_n est_fw-la aetas_fw-la praae_n â—â—tuâ—m_v quâ—st_n evangâ—lâ—â—a_fw-la 1._o cap._n 9_o he_o say_v the_o hundred_o fold_n belong_v to_o martyr_v for_o the_o society_n of_o life_n &_o contempt_n of_o deaâ—â—â—â—_n the_o sixty_o fold_n to_o virgin_n for_o their_o inward_a rest_n because_o they_o fight_v not_o against_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o flesh_n the_o thirty_o fold_n to_o marryed-folke_n because_o this_o be_v the_o age_n of_o warryers_n in_o a_o other_o place_n 45._o place_n â—â—uicquid_fw-la significâ—t_fw-la fecun_fw-la loathe_v illa_fw-la diverâ—itâ—s_fw-la 〈◊〉_d qui_fw-la haec_fw-la melius_fw-la quam_fw-la nos_fw-la â—â—â—â—igunt_fw-la sive_z etc._n etc._n sive_fw-la quod_fw-la probabili_fw-la be_v miâ—â—_n videtur_fw-la quoâ—â—â—m_fw-la divine_a gratiae_fw-la â—â—ulia_fw-la sunt_fw-la munâ—ra_fw-la &_o est_fw-la aliud_fw-la alâ—o_fw-la manus_fw-la &_o melius_fw-la und_fw-ge aiâ—t_fw-ge apostolus_fw-la aemulamin_n autem_fw-la dona_fw-la meliora_fw-la de_fw-fr virginit_fw-la lib._n 45._o he_o propound_v the_o matter_n very_o doubtful_o and_o scarce_o dare_v determine_v it_o say_v thus_o what_o that_o diversity_n of_o fruitfulness_n signify_v 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