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this_o i_o confess_v seem_v to_o be_v but_o a_o foolish_a thief_n but_o a_o thief_n he_o be_v yea_o and_o not_o in_o rob_v himself_o only_o for_o he_o rob_v other_o too_o for_o the_o poor_a man_n if_o he_o be_v marry_v or_o keep_v a_o house_n must_v thus_o think_v that_o which_o he_o get_v his_o wife_n and_o family_n have_v their_o part_n therein_o and_o so_o in_o spend_v their_o part_n he_o be_v a_o thief_n and_o rob_v they_o if_o he_o have_v copie-hold_a or_o free_a land_n or_o any_o inheritance_n other_o who_o he_o leave_v behind_o have_v interest_n therein_o and_o so_o the_o child_n unborn_a be_v rob_v by_o such_o unthrift_n foolish_a therefore_o and_o false_a be_v that_o which_o they_o think_v and_o say_v sometime_o that_o they_o spend_v nought_o but_o their_o own_o for_o they_o spend_v that_o also_o that_o belong_v to_o their_o family_n &_o to_o their_o posterity_n and_o thus_o much_o of_o theft_n that_o be_v do_v or_o commit_v q._n be_v there_o also_o theft_n by_o omission_n 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in_o stead_n thereof_o deliver_v man_n tradition_n much_o like_o the_o harlot_n 3.20_o 1._o king_n 3.20_o which_o rise_v in_o the_o night_n steal_v away_o the_o live_a child_n from_o the_o true_a mother_n and_o lay_v the_o dead_a child_n in_o the_o room_n of_o it_o next_o unto_o these_o be_v judge_n if_o they_o judge_v not_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o widow_n and_o fatherless_a but_o either_o for_o fear_n dare_v not_o or_o because_o they_o favour_v great_a one_o that_o be_v adversary_n to_o their_o cause_n will_v not_o or_o for_o any_o other_o worldly_a respect_n care_v not_o to_o do_v speedy_a right_n to_o they_o as_o their_o state_n require_v and_o the_o equity_n of_o their_o cause_n shall_v move_v they_o to_o do_v this_o their_o duty_n be_v common_o require_v of_o they_o in_o the_o scripture_n so_o that_o i_o need_v not_o bring_v particular_n of_o that_o i_o say_v herein_o if_o a_o man_n find_v a_o thing_n and_o make_v not_o restitution_n it_o be_v sin_n to_o he_o 6.3_o levit._fw-la 6.3_o and_o therefore_o a_o breach_n of_o this_o commandment_n and_o because_o this_o as_o all_o other_o of_o the_o commandment_n require_v love_n thou_o shall_v not_o see_v thy_o brother_n ass_n or_o his_o ox_n fall_v down_o by_o the_o way_n and_o withdraw_v thyself_o 22.4_o deu._n 22.4_o but_o shall_v lift_v he_o up_o with_o he_o yea_o if_o thou_o meet_v thy_o enemy_n ox_n or_o ass_n go_v astray_o 23.4_o exod._n 23.4_o thou_o shall_v bring_v he_o to_o he_o again_o for_o the_o omission_n of_o such_o duty_n be_v a_o breach_n of_o this_o law_n q._n now_o let_v we_o hear_v somewhat_o of_o the_o nine_o commandment_n thou_o shall_v not_o bear_v false_a witness_n against_o thy_o neighbour_n a._n as_o the_o last_o commandment_n whereof_o i_o have_v speak_v restrain_v our_o deed_n and_o action_n from_o do_v wrong_n so_o this_o teach_v our_o tongue_n not_o to_o speak_v any_o thing_n whereby_o our_o neighbour_n may_v be_v wrong_v and_o in_o effect_n it_o require_v that_o which_o s._n paul_n 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