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the_o person_n of_o bless_a paul_n the_o apostle_n who_o be_v appeal_v before_o the_o high_a priest_n ananias_n for_o his_o divine_a and_o most_o eloquent_a exordium_n of_o his_o apology_n viva_fw-la voce_fw-la say_v that_o he_o have_v to_o that_o day_n serve_v god_n be_v malist_v or_o emulate_v rather_o by_o the_o judge_n which_o have_v dispiteous_o interrupt_v his_o period_n command_v a_o soldier_n then_o present_a to_o strike_v he_o who_o do_v according_o buffet_v his_o face_n whereupon_o paul_n in_o anguish_n of_o spirit_n move_v say_v to_o the_o high_a priest_n god_n will_v smite_v thou_o thou_o paint_a wall_n for_o thou_o sit_v to_o judge_v i_o according_a to_o the_o law_n and_o command_v thou_o i_o to_o be_v smite_v contrary_a to_o the_o law_n then_o certain_a that_o stand_v by_o tell_v he_o that_o he_o do_v not_o well_o to_o revile_v the_o high_a priest_n which_o he_o present_o acknowledge_v in_o ignorance_n as_o not_o have_v consider_v what_o magistrate_n he_o be_v say_v it_o be_v write_v thou_o shall_v not_o rail_v upon_o the_o judge_n 23._o nor_o speak_v evil_a of_o the_o ruler_n of_o the_o people_n from_o hence_o mature_v the_o disobedience_n of_o child_n and_o people_n towards_o parent_n magistrate_n and_o towards_o their_o country_n from_o whence_o issue_n scornfulnesse_n contempt_n of_o reverence_n and_o duty_n principal_a actor_n in_o this_o scene_n of_o devil_n be_v parricide_n traitor_n to_o their_o sovereign_n and_o country_n murderer_n and_o trecheror_n unto_o their_o master_n with_o other_o such_o as_o be_v of_o the_o venomous_a spirit_n of_o cain_n duty_n be_v by_o disobedience_n confront_v herein_o lose_v his_o prerogative_n that_o stubbornness_n which_o take_v root_n in_o pride_n contumelious_o reject_v it_o hence_o be_v that_o sottish_a selfe-doting_a love_a and_o over-pleasing_a of_o man_n with_o hypocritical_a obedience_n exhibit_v unto_o true_a virtue_n and_o a_o ready_a willingness_n to_o commit_v idolatry_n by_o the_o service_n of_o profane_a and_o dishonest_a affection_n immanitie_n with_o lenity_n combat_n against_o just_a vindication_n specify_v in_o these_o two_o property_n when_o the_o correction_n be_v great_a than_o
more_o extreme_a punishment_n than_o murderer_n a_o just_a judge_n therefore_o sit_v in_o judgement_n upon_o homicide_n shall_v in_o his_o right_a hand_n hold_v a_o jasper_n stone_n to_o staunch_v the_o blood_n of_o innocent_n &_o in_o the_o leave_v a_o sword_n to_o strike_v bloody_a murderer_n and_o slaughterer_n so_o that_o the_o sword_n be_v not_o more_o forcible_a than_o the_o stone_n lest_o his_o wrath_n conquer_v clemency_n when_o he_o revenge_v blood_n next_o unto_o murder_n be_v that_o ulcerous_a and_o unsatiable_a wolf_n usury_n which_o like_o a_o canker_n consume_v the_o flesh_n and_o bone_n of_o prince_n and_o people_n it_o be_v the_o extreme_a stink_a plague_n of_o any_o commonwealth_n and_o hence_o be_v it_o that_o marcus_n cato_n say_v how_o murder_n and_o usury_n be_v correlative_a which_o leprous_a botch_n for_o i_o can_v give_v it_o a_o term_n bad_a enough_o the_o roman_n punish_v more_o severe_o than_o felony_n and_o sallust_n likewise_o advise_v caesar_n in_o one_o 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how_o they_o have_v employ_v that_o part_n of_o the_o day_n and_o only_o permit_v such_o to_o receive_v meat_n who_o exercise_n they_o do_v approve_v thrust_v such_o out_o of_o door_n as_o have_v be_v find_v idle_a or_o loiterer_n that_o they_o may_v seek_v their_o food_n by_o labour_n where_o they_o can_v gain_v it_o hence_o be_v that_o law_n among_o the_o egyptian_n which_o diodorus_n mention_v lâ—…st_n that_o all_o the_o people_n be_v enjoin_v to_o make_v strict_a account_n unto_o the_o precedent_n of_o every_o province_n how_o they_o bestow_v their_o time_n &_o what_o art_n they_o do_v profess_v each_o man_n particular_a name_n and_o profession_n be_v enter_v into_o a_o book_n so_o that_o if_o any_o be_v find_v to_o give_v up_o a_o false_a account_n of_o his_o labour_n or_o be_v know_v to_o have_v loiter_v out_o his_o time_n he_o receive_v punishment_n of_o death_n and_o this_o be_v one_o of_o dracoes_n bloody_a law_n for_o honest_a exercise_n and_o study_n be_v a_o mean_a to_o 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