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man_n no_o more_o than_o the_o plaintiff_n jurer_n executioner_n be_v guilty_a for_o it_o be_v say_v rom._n 13.4_o the_o magistrate_n bear_v not_o the_o sword_n in_o vain_a but_o private_a man_n upon_o private_a quarrel_n be_v here_o restrain_v 3._o observe_v that_o bloodshed_n be_v here_o put_v for_o itself_o and_o other_o sin_n for_o this_o power_n of_o the_o magistrate_n be_v not_o restrain_v only_o to_o murder_n and_o other_o cause_v capital_a yea_o and_o to_o criminal_a but_o to_o civil_a also_o else_o there_o will_v be_v no_o use_n of_o any_o bench_n but_o that_o which_o be_v for_o life_n and_o death_n here_o then_o other_o cause_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v although_o denominatio_fw-la fit_v à _fw-la principaliori_fw-la parte_fw-la this_o main_a offence_n be_v brand_v by_o name_n as_o be_v inconsistent_a with_o society_n so_o that_o this_o be_v a_o principal_a not_o the_o only_a sin_n for_o magistrate_n to_o punish_v as_o usual_o the_o oath_n at_o large_a be_v give_v to_o the_o foreman_n and_o all_o the_o rest_n be_v imply_v although_o god_n be_v a_o patient_a god_n 15.5_o rom._n 15.5_o yea_o the_o god_n of_o patience_n and_o when_o we_o make_v bold_a to_o express_v he_o by_o borrow_a speech_n we_o say_v he_o have_v leaden_a foot_n he_o come_v soft_o and_o convent_v adam_n deliberate_o yet_o he_o will_v not_o suffer_v the_o murderer_n to_o stay_v till_o the_o great_a assize_n at_o doomsday_n but_o he_o must_v be_v punish_v here_o by_o his_o lieutenant_n man_n this_o hateful_a sin_n be_v be_v name_v here_o we_o see_v for_o all_o the_o rest_n when_o saint_n paul_n have_v a_o viper_n upon_o his_o hand_n 28.4_o act_n 28.4_o the_o barbarian_n cry_v no_o doubt_v this_o man_n be_v a_o murderer_n they_o think_v murder_v to_o be_v the_o non-such_a of_o sin_n
as_o moses_n here_o set_v down_o the_o pedigree_n of_o authority_n so_o our_o saviour_n set_v down_o the_o descent_n of_o murder_n john_n 8.44_o he_o go_v high_a than_o cain_n yea_o be_v of_o your_o father_n the_o devil_n he_o be_v homicida_fw-la a_o manslayer_n from_o the_o beginning_n let_v those_o then_o who_o be_v as_o prodigal_a of_o their_o own_o and_o other_o blood_n as_o dog_n and_o cock_n consider_v how_o murder_n be_v here_o brand_v by_o name_n and_o so_o it_o may_v well_o be_v for_o it_o be_v injurious_a to_o five_o 1._o to_o god_n who_o institution_n be_v violate_v and_o his_o image_n cancel_v and_o deface_v 2._o to_o the_o magistrate_n who_o sword_n be_v take_v out_o of_o his_o hand_n and_o he_o make_v like_o the_o sign_n of_o saint_n george_n if_o a_o man_n be_v injure_v be_v there_o not_o court_n of_o justice_n both_o for_o our_o profit_n &_o for_o our_o honour_n what_o nonsense_n then_o be_v it_o for_o a_o man_n in_o rage_n or_o passion_n which_o be_v a_o short_a 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at_o his_o death_n with_o our_o saviour_n publicol_n epist_n 154._o ad_fw-la publicol_n consummatum_fw-la est_fw-la for_o without_o bitter_a repentance_n he_o leap_v out_o of_o the_o pan_n into_o the_o fire_n saint_n augustine_n do_v so_o dislike_v manslaughter_n that_o he_o say_v non_fw-la sibiprobari_fw-la illud_fw-la consilium_fw-la ut_fw-la quispiam_fw-la alium_fw-la interficiat_fw-la nè_fw-la ab_fw-la illo_fw-la occidatur_fw-la 5._o a_o blood-shedder_n mortal_o and_o wilful_o be_v injurious_a to_o his_o wife_n and_o child_n by_o forfait_v his_o estate_n and_o deprive_v they_o of_o that_o which_o shall_v be_v for_o their_o comfortable_a livelihood_n and_o maintenance_n thomas_n aquinas_n of_o every_o beast_n expound_v it_o of_o beastly_a man_n intimate_v that_o murderer_n be_v metaphorical_o like_o beast_n rash_a violent_a furious_a inconsiderate_a cruel_a unreasonable_a and_o unprovident_a as_o they_o see_v then_o that_o god_n spirit_n by_o moses_n have_v stigmatise_v this_o 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hand_n these_o word_n by_o man_n be_v rare_o leave_v out_o usual_o put_v in_o always_o understand_v by_o man_n the_o magistrate_n so_o the_o chaldee_n paraphrase_n per_fw-la sententiam_fw-la judicum_fw-la and_o so_o cornelius_n à _fw-la lapide_fw-la upon_o these_o word_n quote_v it_o and_o expound_v it_o calvin_n acknowledge_v the_o magistrate_n authority_n to_o be_v hence_o derive_v sed_fw-la verba_fw-la plus_fw-la complecti_fw-la dicit_fw-la by_o man_n the_o magistrate_n disjunctive_o or_o some_o other_o way_n by_o man_n for_o it_o be_v say_v psalm_n 55.23_o bloodthirsty_a man_n shall_v not_o live_v out_o half_a their_o day_n so_o that_o if_o the_o murderer_n escape_v by_o flight_n or_o that_o the_o magistrate_n be_v too_o remiss_a or_o indulgent_a yet_o either_o in_o war_n or_o quarrel_n duel_n or_o other_o casualty_n the_o murderer_n life_n be_v take_v away_o thus_o junius_n expound_v these_o word_n by_o man_n in_o his_o analysis_n of_o this_o chapter_n he_o say_v there_o be_v law_n 1._o natural_a of_o the_o creature_n subjection_n verse_n the_o second_o 2._o ceremonial_a verse_n the_o four_o forbid_v blood-eating_a 3._o civil_a and_o political_a verse_n the_o six_o quum_fw-la deus_fw-la manum_fw-la svi_fw-la magistratûs_fw-la instruit_fw-la ad_fw-la ulciscendum_fw-la musculus_fw-la give_v a_o unanswerable_a reason_n why_o by_o man_n we_o be_v to_o understand_v the_o magistrate_n if_o a_o private_a man_n kill_v the_o murderer_n and_o another_o private_a man_n he_o and_o so_o in_o infinitum_fw-la what_o will_v become_v of_o the_o species_n of_o mankind_n god_n therefore_o depute_v the_o magistrate_n to_o do_v it_o and_o there_o be_v a_o end_n neither_o say_v the_o same_o author_n be_v this_o a_o fault_n in_o the_o magistrate_n to_o use_v a_o sword_n either_o defensive_a or_o offensive_a to_o malefactor_n it_o be_v not_o say_v quicunque_fw-la effuderit_fw-la sanguinem_fw-la homicidae_fw-la latronis_fw-la venefici_fw-la etc._n etc._n for_o these_o putrify_a 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