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accustom_v himself_o to_o gratuity_n for_o a_o just_a sentence_n will_v soon_o grow_v so_o dim-sighted_a as_o to_o receive_v bribe_n in_o a_o unjust_a cause_n these_o must_v be_v keep_v off_o by_o all_o way_n direct_o indirect_o nec_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la nec_fw-la per_fw-la alium_fw-la it_o will_v not_o serve_v the_o turn_n nor_o satisfy_v either_o god_n or_o the_o integrity_n of_o a_o man_n own_o conscience_n to_o say_v as_o adam_n the_o woman_n thou_o give_v i_o or_o the_o son_n or_o servant_n he_o or_o she_o receive_v it_o give_v it_o i_o and_o so_o i_o take_v it_o nor_o to_o say_v as_o the_o woman_n i_o see_v the_o offer_n be_v fair_a to_o the_o eye_n a_o present_a to_o be_v desire_v to_o make_v one_o rich_a i_o be_o sure_a not_o wise_a and_o so_o i_o take_v it_o no_o that_o curse_a serpent_n of_o covetousness_n in_o thy_o own_o breast_n beguile_v thou_o the_o devil_n tempt_v thou_o with_o all_o these_o i_o will_v give_v thou_o if_o thou_o will_v fall_v from_o thy_o integrity_n in_o judgement_n which_o god_n require_v be_v neither_o corrupt_v by_o indulgence_n and_o favour_n as_o david_n to_o absolom_n nor_o prejudice_n as_o david_n to_o mephibosheth_n nor_o hatred_n as_o the_o jew_n against_o christ_n nor_o fear_v as_o in_o pilate_n nor_o covetousness_n and_o popularity_n as_o in_o felix_n who_o fail_v of_o his_o money_n yet_o to_o do_v the_o jew_n a_o pleasure_n leave_v paul_n bind_v nay_o a_o upright_a judge_n may_v not_o feoff_v that_o as_o a_o favour_n which_o be_v indeed_o but_o justice_n and_o a_o duty_n nor_o challenge_v and_o own_o the_o thanks_o for_o a_o happy_a issue_n which_o indeed_o belong_v to_o the_o law_n and_o equity_n of_o the_o cause_n he_o do_v not_o know_v the_o price_n and_o value_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n who_o seek_v for_o a_o reward_n beyond_o that_o of_o do_v virtuous_o 3_o impartial_o naz._n {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o as_o the_o beauty_n and_o influence_n of_o heaven_n and_o light_n of_o the_o sun_n equal_o and_o indifferent_o fall_v on_o the_o poor_a and_o rich_a the_o palace_n and_o cottage_n the_o great_a and_o mean_a the_o learned_a and_o idiot_n without_o prefer_v one_o or_o disdain_v the_o other_o so_o shall_v the_o execution_n of_o true_a judgement_n judge_n be_v marry_v to_o the_o law_n to_o justice_n and_o to_o the_o commonweal_n and_o must_v forsake_v father_n mother_n friend_n and_o all_o relation_n and_o adhere_v to_o justice_n as_o levi_n in_o the_o execution_n of_o justice_n be_v commend_v that_o he_o know_v not_o father_n or_o brethren_n 33.9_o or_o kindred_n the_o magistrate_n must_v be_v as_o a_o upright_a bowl_n that_o have_v no_o bias_n as_o a_o true_a die_n fall_v square_a what_o hand_n soever_o cast_v it_o not_o warp_a or_o propend_v any_o way_n but_o as_o a_o straight_a rule_n or_o plumb-line_n indifferent_o show_v the_o rectitude_n or_o obliquity_n of_o what_o body_n soever_o it_o be_v apply_v to_o to_o have_v respect_n of_o person_n be_v not_o good_a i_o e._n 28.21_o it_o be_v very_o bad_a and_o sordid_a beyond_o expression_n so_o much_o debase_v the_o soul_n that_o for_o a_o morsel_n of_o bread_n such_o a_o man_n will_v transgress_v with_o god_n be_v no_o respect_n of_o person_n 14.14_o nor_o shall_v be_v with_o those_o umbratiles_fw-la dii_fw-la shadow_n and_o backpart_n of_o god_n who_o in_o judicature_n shall_v forget_v they_o be_v man_n and_o remember_v they_o be_v in_o the_o place_n of_o god_n as_o favour_n must_v not_o so_o nor_o personal_a offence_n may_v weigh_v in_o the_o balance_n of_o execute_v true_a judgement_n no_o particular_a distaste_n or_o desire_v of_o revenge_n may_v sour_a and_o sharpen_v the_o execution_n or_o sentence_n he_o that_o glad_o sacrifice_v a_o malefactor_n to_o his_o particular_a revenge_n and_o hatred_n under_o or_o with_o the_o name_n of_o public_a justice_n may_v be_v a_o murderer_n while_o he_o be_v a_o just_a judge_n while_o he_o satisfy_v his_o own_o revengeful_a mind_n together_o with_o the_o law_n this_o destroy_v the_o sinner_n but_o he_o the_o man_n and_o his_o neighbour_n 4_o speedy_o qui_fw-la tardè_fw-la vult_fw-la non_fw-la vult_fw-la ut_fw-la debeat_fw-la velle_fw-la judgement_n must_v be_v execute_v in_fw-la benigniore_fw-la parte_fw-la in_o the_o way_n of_o adjudication_n and_o restore_n to_o right_n of_o compensation_n of_o wrong_n and_o of_o remuneration_n of_o merit_n demur_n and_o procrastination_n beyond_o what_o be_v necessary_a be_v so_o far_o a_o injustice_n as_o it_o be_v a_o hindrance_n and_o so_o great_a that_o oftentime_o the_o delay_n countervaile_n if_o not_o exceed_v the_o benefit_n of_o the_o judgement_n st._n bernard_n counsel_n to_o eugenius_n be_v good_a and_o will_v be_v a_o great_a ease_n to_o subject_n frustratorias_fw-la et_fw-la vexatorias_fw-la praecide_fw-la dilationes_fw-la to_o circumcise_v the_o superfluity_n of_o suit_n and_o plea_n and_o cut_v off_o all_o those_o tedious_a and_o expenseful_a attendance_n of_o person_n adjournment_n of_o cause_n when_o they_o be_v ripe_a for_o judgement_n and_o execution_n which_o unnecessary_a detention_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n but_o the_o stratagem_n and_o wind_n of_o under-officer_n who_o like_o dishonest_a surgeon_n will_v not_o cure_v their_o patient_n till_o they_o have_v cure_v their_o purse_n though_o with_o the_o other_o molestation_n and_o torment_n no_o less_o than_o charge_n and_o expense_n non_fw-la missura_fw-la cutem_fw-la nisi_fw-la plena_fw-la cruoris_fw-la hirudo_fw-la you_o may_v know_v the_o leech_n be_v full_a when_o they_o let_v go_v their_o hold_n but_o a_o noble_a and_o just_a judge_n that_o love_v justice_n for_o itself_o and_o tender_v the_o good_a and_o quiet_a of_o his_o poor_a countryman_n will_v make_v a_o short_a work_n of_o it_o and_o hasten_v judgement_n that_o he_o may_v add_v charity_n to_o equity_n that_o it_o may_v appear_v not_o evicta_fw-la but_o lata_fw-la sententia_fw-la a_o judgement_n as_o true_a and_o just_a so_o not_o extort_a by_o importunity_n but_o easy_o obtain_v by_o the_o merit_n of_o the_o cause_n 5_o yet_o leisurely_o and_o full_a of_o caution_n shall_v the_o execution_n of_o judgement_n be_v if_o punitive_a especial_o capital_a ultimo_fw-la supplicio_fw-la nulla_fw-la unquam_fw-la de_fw-la morte_fw-la hominis_fw-la cunctatio_fw-la long_fw-la est_fw-la iuven._n man_n be_v {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o a_o creature_n of_o great_a value_n than_o to_o be_v rash_o and_o precipitant_o cast_v away_o and_o tender_o too_o there_o must_v be_v all_o the_o grain_n of_o allowance_n of_o time_n mercy_n and_o clemency_n that_o justice_n and_o law_n will_v permit_v imple_a christiane_n iudex_fw-la pii_fw-la patris_fw-la officium_fw-la sic_fw-la succense_fw-la iniquitati_fw-la august_n ut_fw-la humanitati_fw-la consulere_fw-la memineris_fw-la rigour_n of_o justice_n be_v unjust_a where_o mitigation_n may_v be_v show_v clemency_n be_v a_o debt_n magistrate_n owe_v to_o our_o nature_n and_o the_o common_a infirmity_n of_o mankind_n 6_o last_o compassionate_o execute_v judgement_n though_o severe_a and_o such_o as_o can_v just_o or_o safe_o admit_v any_o further_a delay_n or_o remission_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o heinousness_n and_o atrocity_n of_o the_o fact_n yet_o do_v it_o as_o st._n basil_n speak_v {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o with_o all_o meekness_n and_o demonstration_n of_o pity_n and_o sense_n of_o humanity_n not_o with_o insolence_n and_o elation_n {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o nothing_o be_v less_o human_a and_o more_o barbarous_a and_o truculent_a than_o for_o any_o man_n much_o more_o the_o gravity_n of_o a_o judge_n to_o jest_v upon_o and_o make_v himself_o merry_a with_o poor_a man_n misery_n of_o the_o same_o mould_n and_o mettle_n with_o himself_o or_o to_o triumph_v in_o their_o calamity_n and_o suffering_n by_o scornful_a and_o contumelious_a language_n far_o from_o that_o of_o joshua_n to_o achan_n my_o son_n give_v glory_n to_o god_n etc._n etc._n a_o noble_a and_o ingenuous_a heart_n dolet_fw-la quoties_fw-la cogitur_fw-la esse_fw-la ferox_fw-la will_v discover_v that_o what_o he_o do_v severe_o it_o be_v of_o necessity_n not_o propensity_n magis_fw-la officii_fw-la compulsus_fw-la necessitate_fw-la quà m_fw-la judicandi_fw-la libidine_fw-la as_o st._n bernard_n advise_v the_o earl_n of_o theobald_n 37·_fw-la it_o be_v all_o the_o solace_n leave_v to_o cast_v and_o condemn_v creature_n to_o see_v their_o sin_n have_v not_o yet_o deprive_v they_o of_o the_o pity_n and_o prayer_n of_o the_o judge_n and_o court_n though_o it_o have_v of_o their_o liberty_n or_o life_n peccata_fw-la interficio_fw-la homines_fw-la amplector_fw-la be_v the_o magistrate_n motto_n a_o friend_n to_o man_n a_o enemy_n to_o their_o sin_n in_o your_o gate_n we_o have_v see_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o execution_n but_o where_o must_v this_o be_v do_v in_o your_o gate_n that_o be_v those_o place_n that_o be_v appoint_v for_o public_a execution_n of_o justice_n