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2._o affirmative_o so_o that_o the_o virtue_n be_v
the_o righteous_a and_o condemn_v the_o wicked_a then_o that_o be_v mature_o without_o needless_a delay_n our_o saviour_n in_o the_o parable_n do_v note_v it_o as_o a_o mark_n of_o a_o unjust_a judge_n who_o be_v void_a of_o all_o fear_n of_o god_n 18._o luc._n 18._o and_o regard_n of_o man_n that_o he_o defer_v to_o do_v justice_n to_o the_o importunate_a widow_n judge_n and_o magistrate_n must_v in_o no_o wise_n be_v like_o unhappy_a faelix_fw-la 24.27_o act._n 24.27_o who_o leave_v paul_n in_o bond_n in_o hope_n of_o bribe_n but_o like_v unto_o festus_n his_o more_o equal_a successor_n who_o hear_v that_o paul_n be_v keep_v bind_v at_o cesaria_n promise_v to_o go_v very_o short_o thither_o and_o the_o very_a next_o day_n after_o his_o come_n thither_o 25.6_o act._n 25.6_o convent_v he_o examine_v and_o handle_v his_o cause_n though_o he_o fail_v in_o the_o process_n of_o this_o business_n for_o fear_n of_o the_o jew_n this_o unjust_a delay_n of_o judicial_a process_n have_v be_v a_o 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ulterius_fw-la quam_fw-la ad_fw-la triennij_fw-la spacium_fw-la extendi_fw-la iubentur_fw-la ibid._n and_o what_o a_o great_a and_o grievous_a both_o sin_n and_o shame_n be_v it_o especial_o in_o christian_a commonwealth_n that_o the_o son_n the_o age_a son_n shall_v not_o live_v long_o enough_o to_o see_v a_o end_n of_o the_o tedious_a suit_n of_o his_o entangle_a father_n who_o tread_v a_o maze_n in_o his_o endless_a prosecution_n of_o law_n for_o the_o relieve_n of_o his_o still_o unrighted_a wrong_n in_o matter_n of_o crime_n so_o say_v the_o ancient_a law_n impâ—edicit_fw-la sic_fw-la c._n l._n 1._o de_fw-la custodia_fw-la reorum_fw-la constantinus_n impâ—edicit_fw-la statim_fw-la debet_fw-la quaestio_fw-la fieri_fw-la ut_fw-la noxius_fw-la puniatur_fw-la innocens_fw-la absoluatur_fw-la arraignement_n ought_v speedy_o to_o be_v make_v that_o the_o guilty_a may_v be_v punish_v the_o innocent_a absolve_v and_o again_o decernunt_fw-la de_fw-fr his_fw-la quos_fw-la tenet_fw-la carcer_fw-la inclusos_fw-la aperta_fw-la definitione_n sancimus_fw-la ut_fw-la aut_fw-la convictos_fw-la velox_fw-la poena_fw-la subducat_fw-la aut_fw-la liberandos_fw-la custodiadiuturna_fw-la non_fw-la maceret_fw-la imp._n p._n p._n p._n gratian_n valentia_n &_o theodosius_n decernunt_fw-la concern_v those_o who_o be_v in_o prison_n we_o do_v by_o express_a definition_n enact_v that_o either_o speedy_a punishment_n shall_v make_v away_o the_o guilty_a or_o continual_a imprisonment_n shall_v not_o waste_v the_o innocent_a our_o law_n no_o doubt_n for_o decision_n of_o controversy_n be_v both_o as_o perfect_a and_o express_v as_o these_o and_o therefore_o be_v it_o not_o a_o foul_a offence_n and_o a_o fearful_a sin_n in_o any_o judge_n or_o lawyer_n or_o other_o minister_n of_o justice_n to_o set_v to_o sale_n their_o head_n and_o tongue_n their_o wit_n and_o word_n their_o place_n and_o function_n for_o the_o warp_a and_o weave_v on_o of_o the_o web_n of_o controversy_n &_o protract_v 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