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and_o the_o opinion_n of_o some_o be_v that_o the_o axe_n and_o rod_n which_o be_v accustomable_o bear_v before_o the_o roman_a consul_n be_v bind_v about_o with_o band_n to_o declare_v that_o as_o there_o must_v be_v a_o time_n to_o unbind_v the_o axe_n before_o they_o can_v be_v use_v to_o the_o death_n of_o any_o man_n so_o ought_v there_o to_o be_v a_o time_n to_o deliberate_v for_o they_o that_o execute_v the_o law_n wherein_o they_o may_v consider_v whether_o that_o which_o the_o rigour_n of_o law_n command_v may_v not_o without_o impeachment_n of_o justice_n be_v temper_v and_o reduce_v to_o benignity_n and_o equity_n to_o conclude_v justice_n be_v she_o that_o maintain_v common_a utility_n that_o give_v the_o rule_n the_o order_n the_o measure_n and_o manner_n of_o all_o thing_n both_o public_a and_o private_a the_o band_n of_o humane_a conversation_n and_o friendship_n she_o it_o be_v that_o make_v man_n resemble_v god_n and_o so_o far_o extend_v her_o power_n in_o the_o conjunction_n of_o man_n mind_n that_o she_o not_o only_o knit_v honest_a man_n together_o in_o civil_a society_n but_o even_o wicked_a man_n and_o thief_n who_o company_n can_v not_o continue_v if_o among_o their_o injustice_n justice_n have_v not_o some_o place_n she_o be_v of_o so_o rare_a goodness_n and_o sincerity_n that_o she_o make_v man_n not_o only_o to_o abstain_v from_o take_v another_o good_n but_o also_o from_o covet_v the_o same_o indeed_o say_v m._n dormer_n if_o justice_n be_v such_o a_o virtue_n as_o you_o have_v describe_v i_o think_v that_o we_o have_v small_a need_n of_o other_o virtue_n for_o she_o comprehend_v they_o all_o within_o herself_o so_o do_v she_o answer_v i_o if_o she_o be_v general_o consider_v as_o before_o have_v be_v say_v but_o if_o we_o call_v she_o to_o the_o company_n of_o the_o other_o virtue_n as_o here_o we_o place_v she_o she_o have_v as_o much_o need_n of_o they_o as_o they_o of_o she_o if_o she_o shall_v produce_v those_o effect_n which_o 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