subject_n therefore_o wrest_v not_o the_o law_n respect_v no_o person_n have_v command_v magistrate_n to_o judge_v righteous_a judgement_n and_o forbid_v they_o to_o wrest_v the_o law_n to_o wrong_v judgement_n he_o now_o give_v they_o warning_n of_o two_o thing_n that_o common_o draw_v they_o the_o wrong_a way_n the_o first_o be_v respect_v of_o person_n the_o second_o be_v respect_n of_o reward_n there_o be_v something_o that_o move_v magistrate_n to_o give_v wrong_a judgement_n now_o these_o be_v the_o common_a thing_n therefore_o it_o be_v say_v respect_n no_o person_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v thou_o shall_v not_o look_v to_o the_o strength_n to_o the_o beauty_n to_o the_o riches_n or_o alliance_n of_o any_o man_n nor_o to_o the_o letter_n he_o bring_v from_o any_o man_n to_o spare_v he_o if_o he_o be_v worthy_a to_o be_v punish_v nor_o to_o punish_v he_o if_o he_o be_v to_o be_v spare_v but_o look_v to_o his_o cause_n therefore_o in_o exodus_fw-la it_o be_v say_v thou_o 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and_o this_o posy_n write_v in_o serve_v other_o i_o waste_v myself_o therefore_o cirus_n king_n of_o persia_n sometime_o say_v if_o a_o man_n do_v know_v the_o infi_fw-la 〈…〉_o e_o care_n that_o be_v under_o the_o imperial_a cro_fw-it 〈…〉_o he_o think_v he_o will_v not_o stoop_v to_o â—â—e_v it_o up_o and_o augustus_n wish_v rather_o to_o lead_v a_o private_a life_n than_o a_o kingly_a condition_n for_o as_o a_o magistrate_n be_v call_v to_o a_o great_a office_n so_o to_o a_o great_a business_n as_o he_o be_v call_v from_o aprivate_a to_o a_o public_a place_n so_o he_o must_v as_o it_o be_v lay_v aside_o private_a and_o look_v to_o public_a affair_n therefore_o the_o senator_n of_o rome_n where_o wont_a to_o find_v it_o thus_o write_v in_o their_o seat_n in_o the_o senate_n house_n put_v off_o private_a affair_n and_o put_v on_o public_a when_o thou_o come_v hither_o but_o i_o will_v some_o do_v not_o rather_o use_v their_o public_a office_n to_o their_o private_a advantage_n therefore_o the_o wife_n of_o aristides_n wish_v that_o her_o husband_n house_n be_v the_o common_a wealth_n or_o that_o the_o common_a wealth_n be_v his_o house_n because_o he_o care_v only_o for_o that_o but_o as_o it_o be_v odious_a to_o usurp_v authority_n that_o be_v to_o deal_v as_o a_o officer_n and_o have_v no_o office_n so_o to_o have_v a_o office_n and_o neglect_v the_o duty_n of_o it_o such_o a_o one_o be_v like_o gâ—rge_n on_o horseback_n that_o have_v a_o sword_n in_o his_o hand_n &_o never_o strike_v though_o a_o dragon_n be_v before_o he_o as_o it_o be_v a_o great_a commendation_n to_o be_v a_o good_a common_a wealth_n man_n so_o for_o a_o public_a person_n to_o bear_v public_a annoyance_n be_v a_o great_a infamy_n the_o end_n of_o maiestracie_n general_a be_v that_o man_n may_v lead_v â—_o godly_a and_o peaceable_a life_n under_o they_o 2._o 1._o tim._n 2._o first_o a_o godly_a life_n than_o a_o peaceable_a life_n because_o the_o people_n be_v natural_o incline_v to_o 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diogenes_n answer_v he_o true_o and_o witty_o he_o be_v but_o a_o god_n of_o earth_n the_o magistrate_n be_v high_o to_o be_v esteem_v of_o other_o because_o he_o be_v the_o ordinace_n of_o god_n to_o do_v justice_n but_o he_o must_v not_o esteem_v himself_o so_o hey_o to_o go_v from_o justice_n the_o third_o and_o last_o reason_n to_o move_v the_o magistrate_n to_o execute_v right_a judgement_n be_v that_o god_n sit_v in_o 82_o psalm_n 82_o their_o assembly_n and_o behold_v what_o be_v do_v and_o how_o every_o thing_n be_v do_v for_o as_o he_o be_v present_a every_o where_n so_o especial_o in_o public_a and_o judicial_a place_n &_o as_o he_o behold_v all_o thing_n so_o especial_o public_a and_o judicial_a cause_n &_o if_o they_o give_v right_a judgement_n he_o will_v approve_v it_o
and_o if_o they_o give_v wrong_a judgement_n he_o will_v reverse_v it_o and_o as_o nehemy_n do_v reproove_v and_o reform_v 7._o neh._n 5._o 7._o the_o under_o officer_n that_o have_v oppress_v and_o injure_v the_o people_n which_o precedent_n be_v to_o be_v follow_v of_o all_o superior_a magistrate_n so_o god_n will_v reproove_v and_o punish_v all_o those_o that_o shall_v execute_v wrong_a judgement_n for_o which_o cause_n it_o be_v require_v that_o magistrate_n shall_v fear_v god_n therefore_o 18._o exod._n 18._o as_o it_o be_v a_o godly_a order_n of_o judge_n and_o justice_n in_o many_o place_n to_o hear_v a_o sermon_n before_o their_o assize_n and_o cession_n so_o i_o will_v think_v it_o no_o small_a increase_n of_o their_o virtue_n if_o when_o they_o sit_v down_o upon_o the_o judgement_n seat_n they_o will_v make_v a_o short_a prayer_n themselves_o that_o it_o may_v public_o and_o evident_o appear_v they_o set_v god_n before_o they_o and_o desire_v his_o discretion_n that_o he_o 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but_o in_o some_o more_o than_o in_o other_o some_o be_v so_o incontinent_a that_o their_o own_o wife_n can_v serve_v they_o but_o be_v like_v feed_v horse_n neigh_v after_o their_o neighbour_n wife_n some_o be_v so_o intemperate_a that_o they_o become_v 8._o jere._n 5._o 8._o like_o swine_n in_o drunkenness_n and_o gormandise_v some_o be_v so_o furious_a as_o they_o care_v not_o who_o they_o revile_v and_o rail_v upon_o some_o be_v so_o covetous_a that_o they_o will_v be_v guile_n and_o deceive_v everye_o one_o they_o deal_v withal_o other_o natural_a man_n be_v more_o civil_a in_o show_n but_o no_o better_o in_o deed_n some_o be_v in_o word_n as_o love_v as_o jonathan_n but_o in_o heart_n as_o spiteful_a as_o absalon_n some_o be_v in_o word_n as_o honest_a as_o susanna_n but_o in_o deed_n though_o secret_o as_o unchaste_a as_o dalyla_n some_o have_v new_a face_n but_o old_a heart_n a_o new_a cloak_n but_o a_o old_a coat_n yea_o those_o that_o have_v the_o best_a natural_a gift_n as_o wit_n cloquence_n knowledge_n of_o human_a science_n and_o in_o some_o point_n doâ—_n seem_v to_o show_v forth_o special_a virtue_n as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o socrates_n he_o be_v so_o temperate_a that_o he_o will_v never_o eat_v but_o when_o he_o be_v hungry_a and_o so_o patient_a that_o he_o be_v never_o see_v to_o be_v angry_a scipio_n affricanus_fw-la be_v say_v to_o have_v be_v so_o pitiful_a that_o he_o use_v his_o captive_n as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v his_o own_o soldier_n there_o be_v also_o great_a thing_n speak_v of_o the_o justice_n of_o aristides_n of_o the_o liberality_n of_o mespania_n and_o of_o the_o chastity_n of_o lucretia_n but_o these_o or_o whatsoever_o such_o thing_n have_v be_v find_v in_o heathen_n they_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o gild_a sin_n because_o they_o proceed_v from_o flesh_n that_o be_v to_o say_v from_o pride_n love_n of_o praise_n and_o such_o like_a corruption_n of_o nature_n and_o not_o from_o regeneration_n 1._o mat._n 6._o 1._o and_o the_o spirit_n of_o sanctification_n therefore_o say_v our_o saviour_n christ_n that_o which_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o flesh_n be_v flesh_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v there_o be_v nothing_o but_o corruption_n in_o a_o natural_a man_n neither_o in_o his_o thought_n in_o his_o word_n nor_o in_o his_o work_n if_o we_o can_v but_o see_v the_o heart_n and_o the_o corner_n and_o course_n of_o a_o natural_a man_n life_n as_o it_o be_v indeed_o it_o will_v seem_v more_o odious_a unto_o we_o then_o any_o thing_n that_o ever_o we_o see_v for_o all_o that_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o flesh_n be_v flesh_n and_o not_o only_o all_o that_o be_v in_o a_o man_n when_o he_o be_v bear_v be_v corrupt_a but_o all_o that_o afterward_o he_o do_v think_v speak_v or_o do_v according_a to_o his_o first_o birth_n that_o be_v according_a to_o his_o natural_a judgement_n natural_a affection_n and_o natural_a conversation_n therefore_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o the_o estate_n of_o all_o natural_a man_n say_v there_o be_v none_o that_o 3._o rom._n 3._o do_v good_a no_o not_o one_o for_o which_o cause_n we_o be_v command_v in_o the_o scripture_n to_o put_v off_o the_o corruption_n of_o our_o nature_n paul_n say_v to_o the_o ephesian_n put_v of_o the_o old_a man_n which_o be_v corrupt_a 4._o ephe._n 4._o to_o purge_v they_o as_o the_o same_o apostle_n say_v to_o the_o corinthian_n purge_v the_o old_a â—evin_n of_o 5._o 1._o cor._n 5._o maliciousness_n and_o wickedness_n to_o deny_v they_o as_o our_o saviour_n christ_n say_v he_o 8._o mark_n 8._o that_o will_v be_v my_o disciple_n let_v he_o deny_v himself_o that_o be_v his_o own_o corrupt_a judgement_n and_o affection_n to_o
cast_v they_o away_o as_o the_o author_n to_o the_o hebrew_n say_v cast_v away_o 12._o 〈◊〉_d 12._o the_o thing_n that_o press_v down_o to_o mortify_v â—hem_fw-mi as_o it_o be_v say_v to_o the_o collâ—sians_n mortify_v your_o earthly_a member_n and_o name_n diveis_fw-la 3._o col._n 3._o particular_n to_o abstain_v from_o they_o as_o peter_n 2._o 1._o pet._n 2._o say_v abstain_v from_o fleshly_a lust_n that_o fight_v against_o the_o soul_n to_o have_v no_o fellowship_n with_o they_o as_o to_o the_o ephesian_n paul_n 5._o ephe._n 5._o say_v have_v no_o fellowship_n with_o the_o unfruitful_a work_n of_o darkness_n but_o reproove_v they_o rather_o to_o cleanse_v they_o as_o the_o holy_a ghost_n say_v by_o â—ames_n cleanse_v your_o hand_n 4._o jam._n 4._o you_o sinner_n and_o purge_v your_o heart_n you_o wauâ—ring_v mind_v there_o be_v some_o thing_n in_o nature_n indeed_o that_o must_v not_o be_v cast_v off_o as_o the_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o member_n of_o the_o body_n but_o 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