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A33339 A mirrour or looking-glasse both for saints and sinners held forth in about two thousand examples wherein is presented as Gods wonderful mercies to the one, so his severe judgments against the other collected out of the most classique authors both ancient and modern with some late examples observed by my self : whereunto are added the wonders of nature and the rare ... / by Sa. Clark ... Clarke, Samuel, 1599-1682. 1654 (1654) Wing C4549; ESTC R22652 370,512 672

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away_o from_o you_o which_o you_o take_v so_o late_o for_o bribe_n plut._n in_o vita_fw-la cicer._n p._n 872._o there_o be_v a_o law_n among_o the_o roman_n that_o if_o a_o judge_n take_v a_o bribe_n to_o pervert_v justice_n he_o shall_v die_v for_o it_o and_o if_o any_o bear_v false_a witness_n he_o shall_v be_v throw_v down_o from_o the_o tarpeian_a rock_n by_o the_o julian_n law_n de_fw-fr ambitu_fw-la among_o the_o ancient_a roman_n it_o be_v enact_v that_o if_o any_o attain_v to_o honour_n or_o office_n by_o bribe_n he_o shall_v be_v punish_v with_o a_o great_a mulct_n and_o also_o for_o ever_o be_v make_v infamous_a severus_n the_o roman_a emperor_n so_o hate_v bribery_n and_o judge_n which_o use_v it_o that_o he_o will_v vomit_v when_o he_o see_v they_o and_o be_v ready_a with_o his_o two_o finger_n to_o put_v out_o their_o eye_n tacitus_n use_v to_o say_v that_o never_o any_o man_n come_v to_o a_o office_n or_o high_a place_n by_o bribery_n or_o ●inister_a mean_n but_o he_o 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