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institute_v 450_o year_n since_o 1._o 20._o 1._o bodin_n republic_n l._n 3._o pag._n 262._o and_o 267._o godw._n ant._n lib._n 3._o sect_n 4._o cap._n 20._o the_o roman_n in_o their_o suit_n proceed_v in_o this_o manner_n 1._o they_o obtain_v a_o sum_n of_o course_n 2._o they_o ask_v leave_v to_o enter_v their_o plaint_n or_o action_n 3._o then_o the_o action_n be_v enter_v if_o it_o be_v allow_v of_o by_o the_o court._n 4._o which_o do_v both_o party_n put_v in_o pledge_n either_o in_o money_n or_o give_v security_n the_o one_o to_o prosecute_v the_o suit_n and_o the_o other_o to_o abide_v the_o judgement_n 20._o the_o proceed_n at_o geneva_n be_v much_o like_o the_o roman_n one_o court_n or_o other_o sit_v almost_o every_o day_n and_o the_o cause_n judge_v in_o three_o week_n or_o a_o month_n usual_o law_n geneva_n p._n 17_o 18_o 19_o 20._o the_o three_o court_n day_n regular_o the_o cause_n be_v hear_v and_o judged_n if_o the_o cause_n be_v criminal_a the_o praetor_n will_v not_o 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creature_n he_o prohibit_v under_o a_o severe_a penalty_n prov._n 12.10_o deut._n 14.21_o exod._n 23.19_o 66_o that_o menstealer_n be_v punish_v by_o loss_n of_o life_n and_o as_o the_o great_a felon_n in_o the_o world_n exod._n 21.16_o deut._n 24.7_o 1_o cor._n 6.6_o 67_o that_o marriage_n of_o child_n without_o parent_n consent_v be_v disannul_v and_o marriage_n with_o infidel_n prohibit_v ezra_n 9.14_o gen._n 27.46_o mal._n 2.11_o hest_n 1.22_o numb_a 30.5_o 68_o that_o strange_a fashion_n and_o whorish_a attire_n be_v prohibit_v by_o law_n and_o all_o person_n order_v to_o wear_v apparel_n fit_a for_o their_o degree_n and_o calling_n zeph._n 1.8_o isa_n 3.18.19_o prov._n 7.10_o gal._n 5_o 9_o deut._n 7.3_o 69_o that_o the_o matter_n of_o divorce_n be_v settle_v in_o the_o magistrate_n only_o in_o case_n of_o adultery_n that_o marriage_n likewise_o be_v solemnize_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o some_o public_a magistrate_n in_o a_o open_a place_n after_o due_a publication_n ruth_n 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32.1_o psal_n 16.4_o exod._n 23.13_o 76_o that_o the_o body_n of_o the_o law_n may_v be_v collect_v into_o a_o volume_n that_o it_o may_v be_v know_v to_o the_o supreme_a magistrate_n and_o to_o the_o judge_n and_o the_o people_n 1_o sam._n 10.25_o deut._n 17.18.19_o exod._n 20._o from_o verse_n 3._o to_o the_o 9_o verse_n of_o chap._n 23._o hester_n 1.19_o 77_o that_o all_o the_o tithe_n and_o gleab_n land_n with_o other_o thing_n call_v church_n due_n may_v be_v sell_v and_o that_o a_o more_o fit_a and_o lawful_a maintenance_n be_v provide_v for_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n hebr._n 7.9.12_o 1_o cor_fw-la 9.7.8_o 9_o 12.14_o gal_n 6_o 8._o 78_o that_o no_o monarch_n or_o supreme_a magistrate_n may_v usurp_v that_o impious_a privilege_n to_o pardon_v murder_n if_o ever_o any_o such_o pardon_n shall_v be_v grant_v in_o any_o age_n hereafter_o the_o same_o may_v be_v declare_v void_a numb_a 35.31_o levit._fw-la 24.17_o exod._n 21.12_o jam._n 4_o 12._o prov._n 28.17_o 79._o 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