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these_o i_o say_v be_v against_o establish_v judgement_n in_o the_o gate_n for_o how_o shall_v wholesome_a law_n be_v put_v in_o execution_n without_o such_o information_n give_v to_o magistrate_n the_o great_a transgressor_n will_v be_v far_o from_o come_v to_o accuse_v themselves_o they_o will_v think_v themselves_o safe_a enough_o if_o there_o be_v no_o punishment_n to_o be_v inflict_v on_o they_o but_o upon_o their_o confession_n of_o the_o fact_n and_o such_o if_o they_o have_v a_o knowledge_n of_o magistrate_n that_o be_v for_o keep_v up_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o law_n and_o for_o execute_v justice_n on_o offender_n they_o will_v be_v most_o shy_a of_o they_o that_o they_o be_v not_o take_v transgress_v within_o their_o view_n so_o that_o bar_n information_n and_o then_o the_o sword_n of_o justice_n may_v rust_v in_o the_o scabbard_n or_o however_o it_o will_v be_v so_o seldom_o draw_v as_o to_o be_v no_o terror_n to_o evil_a doer_n when_o not_o one_o offender_n of_o ten_o 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in_o the_o least_o than_o that_o religion_n shall_v suffer_v and_o the_o name_n of_o god_n be_v never_o so_o high_o dishonour_v but_o be_v you_o assure_v it_o will_v be_v find_v in_o the_o great_a day_n of_o trial_n a_o great_a honour_n as_o one_o say_v to_o have_v be_v a_o faithful_a informer_n against_o vice_n than_o a_o base_a conniver_n at_o it_o and_o a_o wretched_a betrayer_n of_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n and_o religion_n object_n 3._o many_o of_o your_o information_n be_v clandestine_v and_o offender_n be_v oft_o convict_v and_o punish_v without_o know_v their_o accuser_n what_o shall_v we_o say_v to_o this_o answ_n 1._o here_o it_o shall_v be_v consider_v that_o it_o may_v be_v a_o act_n of_o real_a kindness_n and_o charity_n to_o inform_v against_o common_a swearer_n drunkard_n etc._n etc._n to_o bring_v they_o under_o the_o rebuke_n of_o the_o law_n and_o justice_n when_o there_o be_v no_o other_o likely_a mean_n to_o reclaim_v or_o restrain_v they_o from_o their_o wicked_a 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