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sacerdos_fw-la 2._o sacerdos_fw-la virg._n aencid_n l._n 2._o 5._o the_o sun_n be_v the_o grecian_n god_n and_o in_o athens_n once_o the_o chief_a city_n in_o greece_n the_o court_n or_o place_n of_o judgement_n be_v to_o be_v open_a without_o any_o cover_n in_o full_a view_n of_o the_o sun_n hold_v that_o the_o judge_n will_v not_o dare_v to_o give_v wrong_a judgement_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o sun_n who_o be_v say_v by_o homer_n to_o have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o revenge_a eye_n and_o who_o see_v all_o thing_n and_o hear_v all_o thing_n according_a to_o the_o say_v blind_a hemer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 3._o 〈◊〉_d hom._n iliad_n l._n 3._o which_o to_o do_v say_v plato_n be_v the_o power_n of_o none_o but_o of_o god_n 2._o god_n plat._n de_o legih_o l._n 2._o the_o court_n of_o judgement_n aforesaid_a have_v its_o name_n from_o the_o sun_n and_o so_o have_v the_o judge_n also_o the_o one_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o their_o philosopher_n for_o the_o generality_n of_o they_o hold_v