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all_o affair_n and_o especial_o for_o judgement_n to_o condemn_v the_o just_a be_v not_o good_a nor_o to_o strike_v prince_n that_o have_v carry_v themselves_o just_o 26._o 〈◊〉_d 17_o v._n 26._o a_o excellent_a sentence_n and_o agree_v with_o our_o cause_n he_o call_v judge_n prince_n and_o in_o another_o place_n they_o aâ—e_v term_v god_n that_o if_o gâ—d_v make_v his_o justice_n to_o sâ—â—â—ne_v have_v since_o discover_v the_o murder_n yet_o have_v not_o the_o baker_n nor_o his_o wife_n any_o cause_n to_o complain_v of_o the_o court_n the_o eye_n of_o god_n infuse_v his_o knowledge_n into_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n in_o such_o measure_n as_o he_o please_v give_v unto_o some_o a_o neeâ—er_a light_n and_o as_o synecius_n bishop_n of_o cyrene_n say_v more_o approach_n unto_o thing_n which_o he_o do_v reveal_v to_o other_o far_o off_o we_o take_v moisture_n from_o the_o water_n heat_n from_o the_o fire_n firmness_n of_o the_o body_n from_o the_o earth_n &_o spirit_n from_o the_o air_n but_o justice_n come_v from_o god_n who_o be_v the_o only_a fountain_n of_o all_o good_a we_o have_v not_o this_o justice_n in_o we_o be_v it_o for_o the_o good_a of_o ourselves_o or_o for_o the_o perpetual_a and_o constant_a duty_n which_o we_o owe_v unto_o our_o neighbour_n to_o do_v every_o man_n right_o god_n only_o know_v all_o thing_n and_o all_o be_v hide_v from_o we_o but_o what_o he_o please_v there_o be_v none_o but_o he_o which_o know_v hide_a thing_n it_o be_v he_o who_o admirable_a name_n be_v above_o all_o other_o name_n it_o be_v he_o who_o daniel_n call_v a_o certain_a by_o the_o word_n palmoni_n of_o who_o the_o admirable_a name_n of_o jesus_n the_o saviour_n of_o the_o world_n be_v not_o reveal_v before_o that_o he_o be_v make_v man_n 8._o dan._n 8._o that_o son_n of_o justice_n who_o glory_n be_v incomprehensible_a it_o be_v he_o who_o by_o his_o light_n do_v open_v the_o judge_n eye_n when_o it_o please_v he_o 22.20_o job._n 22.20_o to_o the_o end_n they_o shall_v 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only_a searcher_n of_o heart_n 2._o ibid._n 19_o v._n 2._o there_o be_v many_o thought_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n but_o the_o only_a council_n of_o our_o lord_n god_n be_v firm_a and_o therefore_o saint_n augustin_n in_o hiâ—_n book_n of_o the_o city_n of_o god_n in_o the_o chapter_n which_o he_o have_v express_o make_v touch_v the_o error_n of_o human_a judgement_n make_v a_o complaint_n of_o the_o perplexity_n whereunto_o judge_n be_v reduce_v when_o to_o save_v a_o innocent_a they_o be_v force_v to_o condemn_v the_o accuse_a unto_o the_o rack_n and_o for_o a_o uncertain_a fact_n they_o cause_v he_o to_o suffer_v a_o certain_a pain_n the_o which_o he_o excuse_v say_v that_o a_o wise_a judge_n do_v not_o thing_n with_o a_o will_v to_o hurt_v but_o by_o necessity_n to_o judge_v that_o which_o he_o know_v not_o must_v cry_v unto_o god_n 17._o a_o gust_n lib._n 19_o c._n 〈◊〉_d civit_n dei_fw-la psal_n 25_o v._o 17._o deliver_v i_o from_o my_o extremity_n and_o care_n the_o which_o he_o speak_v not_o to_o blame_v the_o rack_n for_o he_o know_v it_o to_o be_v necessary_a but_o if_o it_o be_v not_o as_o we_o can_v right_o say_v do_v by_o malice_n yet_o be_v it_o a_o great_a misery_n and_o doubtless_o if_o it_o be_v a_o mischief_n yet_o be_v it_o well_o ordain_v and_o by_o good_a law_n which_o be_v practise_v in_o all_o country_n whereas_o justice_n be_v well_o administer_v whereof_o of_o there_o be_v so_o many_o statute_n not_o only_o in_o this_o realm_n but_o in_o the_o estate_n of_o italy_n and_o in_o the_o neighbour_n country_n as_o in_o piedmont_n in_o saâ—oie_n and_o other_o part_n of_o christendom_n as_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n to_o doubt_v thereof_o neither_o be_v it_o lawful_a to_o argue_v the_o judge_n of_o rigour_n in_o this_o cause_n for_o beside_o the_o presumption_n which_o may_v move_v they_o who_o know_v whether_o the_o accuse_v have_v commit_v some_o other_o crime_n whereof_o god_n will_v suffer_v this_o accusation_n whereof_o the_o now_o complain_v shall_v be_v the_o punishment_n there_o be_v some_o generation_n which_o think_v to_o be_v free_a 12._o pro._n 30._o v._n 12._o and_o yet_o they_o be_v not_o cleanse_v from_o their_o filthiness_n and_o what_o be_v he_o that_o can_v say_v i_o have_v purge_v my_o heart_n i_o be_o cleanse_v from_o my_o sinne._n if_o thou_o say_v we_o do_v not_o know_v it_o 12._o ibid._n 24._o v._n 12._o he_o that_o weigh_v the_o heart_n shall_v not_o he_o understand_v it_o and_o reward_v every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o work_n in_o a_o other_o place_n the_o wise_a man_n say_v that_o he_o which_o walk_v innocent_o shall_v be_v save_v but_o the_o perverse_a walk_v by_o two_o way_n shall_v fall_v aristotle_n speak_v of_o the_o judge_n of_o greece_n say_v that_o they_o be_v accustom_v before_o sentence_n to_o swear_v that_o they_o shall_v judge_v by_o the_o best_a advice_n they_o can_v conceive_v the_o which_o demosthenes_n in_o his_o oration_n against_o aristocrates_n have_v say_v by_o the_o most_o just_a advice_n in_o which_o case_n although_o the_o areopagite_n do_v sometime_o judge_v as_o one_o will_v say_v against_o the_o law_n yet_o can_v they_o not_o be_v reprehend_v to_o have_v go_v against_o the_o oath_n take_v by_o they_o to_o judge_v well_o whether_o it_o be_v in_o the_o senate_n or_o in_o the_o assembly_n which_o they_o call_v heliaes_n no_o man_n be_v able_a to_o answer_v but_o for_o his_o own_o conscience_n and_o for_o this_o reason_n by_o the_o law_n of_o charlemain_n &_o of_o lewis_n the_o debonair_a our_o most_o christian_a king_n it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o blaspheme_v that_o be_v to_o say_v to_o accuse_v of_o false_a judgement_n &_o to_o blame_v the_o earl_n which_o be_v the_o title_n of_o judge_n in_o france_n if_o it_o do_v not_o appear_v that_o they_o do_v judge_n either_o by_o envy_n 1599_o 1599_o or_o by_o some_o bad_a occasion_n to_o conclude_v the_o judge_n which_o those_o great_a prince_n call_v fideles_fw-la be_v hold_v for_o good_a and_o without_o blemish_n when_o they_o be_v oneâ—y_o guide_v by_o the_o zeal_n of_o true_a justice._n so_o the_o demander_n do_v not_o complain_v of_o the_o judge_n but_o of_o the_o accuser_n against_o who_o if_o she_o have_v frame_v her_o accusation_n malicious_o and_o upon_o spleen_n she_o be_v then_o subject_a to_o that_o which_o be_v decree_v by_o the_o capitâ—lâ—rie_n which_o say_v penult_n capiâ—ulaâ—ium_fw-la carolâ—_n magni_fw-la lib_n 6_o cap._n penult_n that_o they_o which_o have_v accuse_v innocent_n either_o before_o the_o prince_n or_o before_o the_o judge_n if_o they_o be_v spiritual_a man_n they_o be_v to_o be_v degrade_v if_o they_o be_v lay_v man_n they_o must_v be_v condemn_v to_o the_o like_a punishment_n which_o they_o shall_v have_v suffer_v that_o be_v accuse_v but_o this_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o accusation_n wherein_o there_o be_v malice_n in_o which_o case_n the_o falâ—e_n and_o malicious_a accuser_n deserve_v that_o which_o the_o accuse_v suffer_v for_o the_o slanderer_n resemble_v unto_o the_o wicked_a which_o be_v represent_v by_o the_o wise_a man_n watch_v secret_o for_o the_o innocent_a 11._o prou._n 1._o v._n 11._o and_o persecute_v he_o without_o cause_n in_o which_o case_n such_o as_o slander_v to_o vex_v and_o to_o get_v money_n by_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o roman_a emperor_n be_v punish_v with_o the_o same_o punishment_n it_o be_v therefore_o no_o reason_n that_o the_o complaynant_n shall_v trouble_v the_o defendresse_fw-fr for_o the_o accusation_n which_o she_o have_v make_v see_v it_o be_v not_o with_o any_o intent_n of_o slâ—nder_n but_o they_o must_v take_v their_o trouble_n as_o a_o accident_n send_v of_o god_n as_o a_o mischance_n which_o the_o grecian_n call_v a_o
divine_a fortune_n we_o must_v not_o use_v the_o inhumanity_n of_o gneus_fw-la peso_o although_o he_o be_v a_o upright_a man_n and_o free_a from_o many_o vice_n but_o have_v not_o the_o true_a rule_n of_o reason_n he_o take_v rigour_n for_o a_o resolution_n of_o severity_n who_o be_v advertise_v that_o two_o soldier_n go_v forth_o together_o the_o one_o be_v return_v without_o his_o companion_n he_o condemn_v he_o as_o a_o murderer_n of_o he_o that_o be_v absent_a and_o as_o the_o condemn_a man_n be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o executioner_n at_o the_o place_n of_o justice_n his_o companion_n who_o they_o hold_v to_o be_v dead_a return_v this_o rigorous_a judge_n hear_v that_o the_o officer_n have_v protract_v the_o execution_n he_o cause_v he_o to_o be_v apprehend_v &_o to_o be_v bring_v unto_o the_o scaffold_n &_o with_o he_o the_o companion_n take_v for_o a_o pretext_n that_o he_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o mischief_n by_o his_o absence_n and_o to_o he_o he_o add_v the_o 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for_o so_o they_o use_v they_o that_o be_v unjust_o bind_v a_o speech_n of_o a_o worthy_a prince_n witness_v by_o the_o history_n of_o josephus_n worthy_a to_o be_v speak_v before_o a_o great_a king_n and_o well_o approve_v of_o by_o the_o emperor_n as_o true_a lip_n please_v king_n and_o they_o love_v he_o that_o speak_v just_a thing_n with_o a_o pure_a heart_n 13.22.11_o pro._n 16_o v._n 13.22.11_o and_o therefore_o to_o make_v a_o end_n of_o the_o plaintiff_n misery_n with_o that_o of_o joseph_n the_o court_n if_o it_o pleaâ—e_v have_v in_o some_o sort_n regard_n unto_o their_o request_n shall_v set_v they_o at_o liberty_n declare_v they_o innocent_n of_o the_o crime_n of_o hospitality_n violate_v and_o of_o the_o murder_n whereof_o they_o have_v be_v accuse_v without_o adjudge_v unto_o they_o notwithstanding_o any_o reparation_n charge_n damage_n and_o interest_n against_o the_o accuser_n see_v she_o have_v not_o nor_o can_v be_v judge_v a_o slanderer_n so_o either_o party_n 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