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public_a benefit_n of_o their_o service_n be_v due_o administer_v there_o need_v no_o other_o demonstration_n to_o show_v the_o worthiness_n of_o their_o call_n that_o be_v justiser_n of_o peace_n than_o the_o signification_n of_o their_o office_n distribution_n or_o administration_n of_o the_o right_n precious_a blessing_n peace_n they_o be_v number_v among_o the_o eight_o beatitude_n that_o be_v peacemaker_n for_o they_o shall_v be_v 16._o call_v the_o child_n of_o god_n the_o great_a pear_n of_o england_n take_v not_o scorn_n of_o the_o office_n yea_o by_o statute_n be_v choose_v for_o that_o service_n and_o to_o the_o intent_n that_o necessity_n in_o such_o as_o lack_v live_v may_v be_v no_o cause_n of_o injustice_n it_o be_v provide_v that_o no_o person_n that_o can_v dispend_v xx_o pound_n land_n by_o the_o year_n shall_v be_v a_o justiser_n of_o peace_n unless_o they_o be_v certain_a celected_a man_n barrator_n and_o man_n of_o evil_a name_n shall_v not_o be_v assign_v 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the_o cause_n that_o there_o be_v so_o many_o bad_a lawyer_n which_o be_v present_o answer_v question_n because_o there_o be_v so_o few_o good_a preacher_n in_o deed_n although_o most_o minister_n will_v general_o speak_v against_o discord_n of_o nighbor_n in_o the_o church_n few_o of_o they_o do_v travel_n to_o bring_v peace_n unto_o their_o house_n their_o godly_a persuasion_n no_o doubt_n may_v profit_v with_o the_o honest_a sort_n but_o the_o credit_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o other_o magistrate_n will_v prevail_v against_o the_o most_o obstinate_a wrangler_n i_o know_v in_o bedfordshire_n and_o in_o some_o other_o place_n exercise_n that_o once_o a_o week_n sundry_a of_o the_o principal_a magistrate_n and_o of_o the_o chief_a divine_v meet_v the_o one_o to_o instruct_v the_o people_n in_o the_o rule_n of_o christianity_n and_o the_o other_o to_o appease_v the_o controversy_n of_o neighbour_n if_o the_o example_n be_v general_a this_o general_a benefit_n will_v follow_v the_o 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which_o the_o pope_n at_o all_o adventure_n say_v and_o publish_v that_o he_o take_v the_o name_n and_o part_n of_o the_o gibelines_n which_o do_v he_o make_v cruel_a war_n upon_o the_o gelphe_n and_o by_o mean_n of_o this_o declaration_n all_o italy_n be_v divide_v into_o these_o two_o name_n through_o which_o there_o be_v in_o every_o city_n mortal_a fray_n yea_o in_o particular_a house_n the_o son_n be_v arm_v against_o the_o father_n and_o brother_n against_o brother_n and_o only_o in_o affect_v the_o one_o party_n of_o the_o gelphe_n and_o the_o other_o of_o the_o gibilenes_n the_o one_o strive_v to_o confound_v the_o other_o the_o strong_a always_o overthrow_v and_o levil_v the_o house_n of_o the_o weak_a with_o the_o earth_n in_o which_o envious_a quarrel_n there_o be_v never_o more_o cruelty_n show_v among_o infidel_n than_o be_v then_o among_o christian_n among_o who_o no_o advantage_n be_v spare_v anthony_n archbishop_n of_o florence_n write_v that_o through_o this_o 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