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it_o we_o must_v not_o do_v it_o e._n g._n i_o a_o private_a man_n must_v not_o take_v upon_o i_o to_o punish_v another_o man_n child_n or_o servant_n though_o his_o father_n or_o master_n or_o the_o magistrate_n may_v by_o what_o have_v be_v say_v may_v appear_v how_o far_o this_o precept_n of_o study_v to_o be_v quiet_a be_v obligatory_a and_o it_o do_v appear_v to_o be_v of_o a_o large_a extent_n for_o there_o be_v few_o instance_n wherein_o we_o can_v say_v concern_v ourselves_o that_o it_o be_v better_a and_o more_o conduce_v to_o our_o happiness_n that_o we_o be_v in_o trouble_v than_o in_o quiet_a and_o there_o be_v few_o in_o which_o we_o can_v pronounce_v thus_o concern_v other_o man_n who_o be_v less_o know_v to_o we_o than_o ourselves_o and_o where_o we_o can_v come_v to_o any_o certainty_n concern_v they_o yet_o for_o the_o most_o part_n we_o want_v wisdom_n to_o manage_v their_o disturbance_n to_o such_o a_o advantage_n or_o warrant_v from_o the_o law_n to_o undertake_v 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