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that_o wear_v song_n hair_n to_o do_v any_o servile_a drudgery_n it_o be_v the_o mark_n of_o a_o freeman_n not_o to_o live_v under_o another_o we_o be_v also_o here_o to_o take_v in_o those_o thing_n that_o approach_v to_o virtue_n as_o be_v the_o same_o both_o in_o respect_n of_o praise_n and_o dispraise_v as_o wary_a timid_n and_o deceitful_a a_o fool_n and_o one_o good_a nature_a a_o person_n not_o sensible_a of_o pain_n and_o one_o mild_a and_o gentle_a and_o thus_o from_o the_o consequence_n according_a to_o that_o which_o be_v best_a as_o to_o call_v a_o hasty_a surious_a man_n silly_a a_o arrogant_a man_n magnificent_a and_o great_a and_o such_o as_o take_v the_o excess_n of_o virtue_n for_o the_o virtue_n themselves_o as_o if_o we_o shall_v call_v a_o rash_a man_n stout_a or_o a_o prodigal_a person_n liberal_a see_v that_o many_o so_o fallacious_o conclude_v from_o the_o cause_n outward_o appear_v for_o he_o that_o be_v so_o ready_a to_o run_v into_o danger_n when_o there_o 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for_o his_o interest_n to_o speak_v the_o truth_n concern_v these_o matter_n chap._n xvi_o of_o testimony_n a_o testimony_n be_v a_o voluntary_a confession_n of_o a_o know_a thing_n now_o of_o necessity_n it_o must_v be_v either_o probable_a or_o improbable_a or_o doubtful_a to_o be_v believe_v and_o in_o like_a manner_n the_o witness_n must_v be_v either_o credible_a or_o not_o to_o be_v believe_v or_o of_o doubtful_a credit_n now_o when_o the_o testimony_n seem_v probable_a and_o and_o the_o witness_v true_a the_o testimony_n need_v no_o epilogue_n unless_o for_o decorum_n sake_n you_o will_v make_v use_n of_o any_o sentence_n or_o enthymeme_n but_o if_o the_o witness_v be_v suspect_v than_o it_o must_v be_v urge_v that_o he_o have_v give_v his_o testimony_n neither_o out_o of_o affection_n for_o fear_v of_o torment_n nor_o for_o hope_n of_o gain_n and_o that_o it_o be_v no_o way_n advantageous_a to_o he_o to_o testify_v a_o untruth_n for_o the_o utmost_a he_o can_v expect_v can_v be_v but_o a_o small_a profit_n but_o to_o be_v convict_v of_o a_o perjury_n be_v a_o dangerous_a thing_n consider_v the_o punishment_n which_o the_o law_n inflict_v upon_o bribery_n and_o perjury_n and_o thus_o we_o shall_v render_v the_o witness_n credible_a they_o that_o contradict_v the_o witness_n be_v to_o detract_v from_o their_o life_n and_o conversation_n and_o to_o inquire_v into_o the_o testimony_n whether_o it_o be_v credible_a or_o to_o contradict_v both_o at_o once_o and_o to_o detect_v at_o once_o all_o the_o vice_n and_o enormity_n of_o the_o witness_n and_o his_o procurer_n it_o be_v also_o to_o be_v inquire_v into_o whether_o the_o witness_v be_v a_o friend_n to_o he_o for_o who_o he_o give_v his_o testimony_n or_o if_o he_o haveany_v deal_n with_o he_o or_o whether_o he_o be_v a_o enemy_n to_o he_o against_o who_o he_o give_v his_o testimony_n or_o whether_o he_o be_v a_o poor_a man_n for_o such_o as_o these_o may_v be_v suspect_v to_o swear_v false_a either_o for_o 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