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but_o far_o great_a the_o grief_n &_o displeasure_n which_o they_o ought_v to_o have_v of_o their_o offence_n ought_v they_o not_o to_o call_v into_o practice_v all_o mean_n serve_v for_o their_o delivery_n yea_o if_o they_o tarry_v till_o they_o be_v lead_v to_o the_o scaffold_n their_o hand_n and_o foot_n bind_v with_o other_o attire_n of_o high_a offender_n &_o be_v ready_a to_o be_v offer_v to_o the_o execution_n there_o be_v small_a hope_n or_o expectation_n of_o mercy_n let_v they_o go_v themselves_o with_o their_o halter_n about_o their_o neck_n and_o take_v their_o best_a friend_n to_o solicit_v in_o their_o intercession_n to_o the_o prince_n let_v they_o discover_v true_a effect_n of_o contrition_n and_o implore_v the_o free_a mercy_n of_o the_o prince_n let_v they_o offer_v restitution_n to_o the_o party_n offend_v and_o better_a obedience_n and_o behaviour_n here_o after_o in_o themselves_o so_o shall_v they_o with_o david_n not_o suffer_v the_o utter_v most_o rigour_n of_o 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unto_o chapter_n viij_o i_o will_v we_o be_v as_o good_a philosopher_n touch_v our_o faith_n as_o physician_n be_v in_o their_o medicine_n and_o physic_n then_o will_v we_o apply_v as_o good_a spiritual_a cure_n against_o sin_n as_o by_o they_o be_v minister_v temporal_a remedy_n to_o heal_v and_o preserve_v body_n from_o disease_n they_o assoon_o as_o they_o deserve_v the_o second_o cause_n of_o a_o sickness_n apply_v present_a provision_n to_o the_o place_n where_o they_o remain_v they_o minister_v purgation_n to_o keep_v body_n from_o corruption_n by_o evil_a humour_n they_o cause_v the_o street_n and_o straight_a corner_n of_o the_o town_n to_o be_v cleanse_v lest_o the_o air_n congeal_v infection_n they_o make_v fierce_a abroad_o to_o mortify_v and_o purge_v evil_a smell_n and_o within_o house_n disperse_v and_o strew_v perfume_n they_o prescribe_v sobriety_n and_o forbid_v excess_n they_o banish_v all_o unsavoury_a meat_n &_o bring_v in_o abstinence_n from_o cohabitation_n they_o 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their_o father_n 27_o in_o which_o case_n there_o be_v no_o resolution_n set_v down_o in_o the_o law_n the_o same_o serve_v as_o matter_n of_o advertisement_n to_o examine_v exact_o such_o controversy_n and_o hard_a cause_n as_o the_o law_n have_v no_o hability_n to_o decide_v beseech_v god_n according_a to_o the_o advice_n of_o the_o scripture_n so_o to_o lighten_v their_o inward_a reason_n that_o they_o may_v bring_v forth_o true_a and_o perfect_a judgement_n but_o when_o judge_n will_v not_o begin_v by_o this_o advertisement_n nor_o conform_v themselves_o to_o this_o justice_n of_o god_n &_o his_o judgement_n let_v they_o look_v for_o that_o terrible_a severity_n which_o he_o have_v thunder_v upon_o those_o judge_n &_o country_n where_o he_o find_v negligence_n in_o punishment_n to_o those_o sort_n of_o crime_n 4._o hely_n the_o great_a governor_n and_o judge_n of_o israel_n because_o he_o do_v not_o justice_n upon_o his_o child_n break_v his_o neck_n his_o child_n be_v kill_v 8._o 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as_o civil_a be_v unfaithful_a and_o have_v forswear_v themselves_o yea_o even_o they_o that_o have_v take_v oath_n to_o do_v good_a justice_n and_o have_v not_o observe_v it_o but_o be_v become_v companion_n of_o robber_n and_o have_v share_n in_o their_o prey_n 1._o they_o all_o love_v bribe_n and_o follow_v recompense_n because_o they_o have_v do_v pleasure_n in_o judgement_n to_o the_o rich_a but_o even_o those_o as_o they_o be_v the_o chief_a in_o honour_n and_o superiority_n so_o also_o be_v they_o first_o take_v captive_n murder_v their_o house_n and_o good_n suffer_v spoil_v and_o they_o more_o than_o other_o deface_v with_o ignominy_n contempt_n and_o all_o sort_n of_o wretchedness_n these_o be_v the_o misery_n which_o happen_v to_o wicked_a judge_n and_o their_o child_n and_o for_o their_o abuse_n to_o town_n country_n and_o kingdom_n so_o that_o with_o good_a cause_n i_o may_v recommend_v as_o a_o last_o advertisement_n to_o all_o judge_n 81._o to_o remember_v the_o say_n of_o david_n in_o this_o sort_n god_n assistes_fw-la the_o assembly_n of_o the_o god_n who_o be_v the_o judge_n and_o governor_n of_o his_o people_n under_o who_o they_o exercise_v the_o judgement_n which_o be_v proper_a to_o god_n the_o true_a and_o eternal_a judge_n and_o therefore_o be_v they_o as_o partaker_n of_o a_o divine_a authority_n by_o entertain_v &_o rule_v his_o people_n by_o that_o justice_n and_o sovereignty_n so_o that_o as_o god_n be_v in_o the_o court_n of_o his_o judge_n and_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o they_o so_o he_o judge_v they_o whereby_o be_v mean_v that_o he_o condemn_v they_o if_o they_o judge_v not_o according_a to_o god._n 3_n david_n also_o pursue_v they_o cry_v in_o this_o sort_n how_o long_o oh_o you_o perverse_a judge_n will_v you_o judge_v so_o wicked_o will_v you_o not_o acknowledge_v yourselves_o in_o your_o false_a judgement_n will_v you_o always_o have_v regard_n to_o the_o face_n of_o offender_n give_v they_o support_v and_o absolution_n of_o 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