And rob in the behalf of charity]
This is so oddly confused in the folio, that I transcribe it as a specimen of incorrectness:
—do not count it holy,
To hurt by being just; it were as lawful
For we would count give much to as violent thefts,
And rob in the behalf of charity.
V.iii.23 (133,3)
Cas. It is the purpose that makes strong the vow;
But vows to every purpose must not hold]
The mad prophetess speaks here with all the coolness and judgment of a skilful casuist. "The essence of a lawful vow, is a lawful purpose, and the vow of which the end is wrong must not be regarded as cogent."