Responsa for Gittin 67:4

אביי אמר ברוך הטוב והמטיב ולא בטל גיטא רבא אמר ברוך הטוב והמטיב ובטל גיטא

and Raba said, 'Blessed is He who is good and does good,' and the Get is cancelled. What is the point at issue between them? — The point at issue is the revealing of intention in respect of a Get. Abaye holds that the revealing of intention in respect of a Get makes a difference, and Raba held that it makes no difference. Said Raba: What makes me take this view? Because R. Shesheth compelled a man to consent to give a Get, and the man said afterwards [to the witnesses], I heard R. Shesheth say to you, 'Let the Get be cancelled,' and R. Shesheth forced him to give another Get.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Because he had made it clear that he did not desire the Get to be given. ');">⁴</span>

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