it_o be_v ever_o deem_v so_o honourable_a a_o service_n pro_fw-la patria_fw-la magnum_fw-la decus_fw-la est_fw-la profundere_fw-la vitam_fw-la say_v homer_n now_o such_o charge_n as_o be_v for_o the_o defence_n of_o our_o country_n as_o charge_n of_o chivalry_n or_o such_o like_a be_v necessary_a for_o we_o shall_v not_o enjoy_v our_o life_n wife_n or_o live_n without_o they_o hereof_o that_o mellifluous_a father_n say_v sumptus_fw-la pro_fw-la militia_n honorabilis_fw-la est_fw-la the_o charge_n for_o war_n be_v honourable_a the_o poor_a man_n be_v call_v pauper_fw-la as_o one_o say_v quasi_fw-la parum_fw-la potens_fw-la putans_fw-la aut_fw-la imperans_fw-la because_o he_o possess_v think_v or_o command_v little_a yet_o poverty_n be_v the_o subject_n to_o provoke_v mercy_n when_o riches_n be_v but_o object_n to_o procure_v envy_n therefore_o one_o say_v vivitur_fw-la paruo_fw-la bene_fw-la a_o man_n live_v best_a of_o a_o little_a if_o he_o can_v be_v content_a with_o his_o lot_n 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because_o he_o be_v a_o man_n lact._n lib._n 6._o cap._n 11._o and_o as_o the_o moon_n show_v her_o light_n she_o receive_v from_o the_o sun_n so_o shall_v man_n show_v their_o liberality_n of_o that_o they_o receive_v from_o god_n but_o see_v all_o creature_n in_o their_o kind_n be_v compassionate_a one_o to_o another_o and_o all_o law_n in_o commiseration_n provide_v for_o the_o relief_n of_o the_o poor_a i_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o urge_v the_o necessity_n of_o this_o charge_n by_o multiplicity_n of_o argument_n there_o be_v diverse_a other_o necessary_a charge_n which_o for_o brevity_n i_o forbear_v but_o all_o the_o rest_n may_v be_v reduce_v and_o comprehend_v under_o these_o head_n for_o if_o the_o prince_n be_v our_o father_n the_o country_n our_o mother_n and_o the_o poor_a our_o brethren_n we_o ought_v to_o supply_v their_o deficiency_n in_o such_o sort_n as_o may_v design_n our_o nature_n and_o serve_v their_o necessity_n chap._n 7._o 1._o what_o be_v mean_v by_o 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every_o city_n town_n village_n etc._n etc._n which_o charge_n differ_v from_o the_o former_a for_o that_o be_v do_v of_o benevolence_n this_o be_v to_o be_v pay_v volens_fw-la nolens_fw-la whether_o a_o man_n will_n or_o will_v hereof_o it_o be_v call_v a_o imposition_n quafi_n in_o populum_fw-la impositum_fw-la because_o it_o be_v impose_v upon_o the_o people_n by_o order_n of_o mandatum_fw-la precept_n commandment_n warrant_v or_o otherwise_o charge_n thus_o impose_v be_v to_o be_v pay_v auctoritatis_fw-la causa_fw-la though_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n to_o urge_v it_o as_o d._n chytraeus_n say_v for_o we_o be_v teach_v to_o obey_v the_o magistrate_n and_o he_o that_o do_v thus_o pay_v it_o non_fw-la peccat_fw-la qui_fw-la iniuriam_fw-la patitur_fw-la do_v not_o offend_v i_o remember_v a_o pretty_a say_n of_o saint_n augustine_n dam_fw-la quod_fw-la iubes_fw-la &_o iube_fw-la quod_fw-la velis_fw-la see_v these_o do_v aswell_o impart_v as_o impose_v charge_n the_o common_a sort_n must_v by_o supposition_n deem_v these_o charge_n to_o be_v necessary_a d._n p._n martyr_n report_v in_o his_o commentary_n upon_o the_o roman_n that_o magistrate_n have_v wont_a to_o be_v call_v patres_fw-la conscripti_fw-la appoint_v father_n and_o so_o in_o many_o place_n in_o the_o scripture_n they_o be_v phrased_a by_o the_o name_n of_o father_n to_o no_o other_o end_n but_o that_o their_o denomination_n may_v give_v they_o information_n velle_fw-la bonum_fw-la non_fw-la divellere_fw-la to_o help_n and_o not_o hinder_v but_o to_o show_v themselves_o as_o love_v to_o the_o people_n even_o as_o father_n be_v to_o their_o child_n hereof_o xenophon_n say_v bone_fw-la magistratus_fw-la nihil_fw-la a_o bono_fw-mi patre_fw-la differt_fw-la a_o good_a magistrate_n do_v little_o differ_v from_o a_o good_a father_n which_o if_o they_o do_v then_o will_v they_o not_o impose_v any_o impertinent_a charge_n but_o that_o which_o be_v instant_a for_o the_o necessity_n convenient_a for_o the_o person_n and_o expedient_a for_o the_o place_n consider_v there_o be_v a_o father_n in_o heaven_n which_o oversee_v and_o observe_v the_o action_n of_o all_o the_o father_n upon_o earth_n chap._n 8._o 1._o of_o equal_a proportion_n 2._o how_o many_o way_n it_o be_v to_o be_v take_v 3._o that_o every_o one_o be_v to_o be_v tax_v in_o some_o equality_n to_o his_o ability_n equal_a proportion_n be_v to_o be_v take_v 3._o way_n proper_o comparative_o respective_o proper_o it_o be_v that_o charge_n which_o be_v impose_v upon_o any_o according_a to_o his_o own_o ability_n comparative_o be_v that_o charge_v lay_v upon_o one_o which_o agree_v in_o some_o equal_a proportion_n to_o the_o general_a taxation_n of_o other_o respective_o be_v that_o charge_n which_o be_v exact_v of_o any_o sortable_a to_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o sessment_n in_o land_n or_o good_n that_o portion_n which_o be_v proper_a to_o a_o man_n owner_n estate_n ought_v to_o be_v tax_v in_o some_o measure_n equal_a to_o his_o estate_n according_a to_o the_o common_a course_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o country_n and_o this_o be_v call_v a_o proportion_n proper_o the_o reason_n follow_v you_o shall_v read_v that_o in_o case_n of_o redemption_n the_o priest_n be_v to_o proportion_v the_o price_n according_a to_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o person_n as_o appear_v in_o levit._n 27._o 8._o where_o it_o be_v write_v if_o he_o be_v poor_a than_o thou_o have_v esteem_v he_o then_o shall_v he_o present_v himself_o unto_o the_o priest_n and_o the_o priest_n shall_v value_v he_o according_a to_o his_o ability_n now_o the_o priest_n he_o be_v call_v presbyter_n quasi_fw-la praebens_fw-la alijs_fw-la iter_fw-la of_o show_v other_o the_o way_n and_o therefore_o his_o action_n ought_v to_o give_v example_n to_o other_o in_o all_o charge_n to_o make_v a_o equal_a taxation_n in_o some_o proportion_n to_o the_o ability_n of_o the_o person_n it_o be_v note_v in_o the_o people_n of_o jerusalem_n that_o in_o a_o general_a charge_n for_o the_o common_a good_a they_o do_v not_o press_v themselves_o beyond_o their_o power_n for_o say_v they_o we_o according_a to_o our_o ability_n have_v do_v it_o neh._n 5._o 8._o which_o be_v a_o good_a precedent_n to_o be_v observe_v of_o all_o sessor_n to_o rate_n man_n according_a to_o their_o ability_n in_o dispence_v to_o the_o poor_a man_n be_v will_v to_o minister_v but_o according_a to_o their_o ability_n 1._o pet._n 4._o 11._o so_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v in_o all_o other_o charge_n man_n be_v not_o to_o be_v urge_v beyond_o their_o ability_n for_o in_o give_v away_o and_o in_o pay_v away_o there_o be_v no_o difference_n in_o the_o work_n but_o in_o the_o will_n for_o there_o be_v a_o depart_n from_o something_o in_o both_o save_v one_o be_v a_o free_a commmutation_n the_o other_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o coaction_n if_o the_o saddle_n be_v not_o set_v right_o on_o the_o horseback_n it_o will_v wring_v he_o if_o the_o balance_n be_v not_o equal_a in_o weight_n it_o will_v
the_o order_n of_o eqvalitie_n contrive_v and_o diwlge_v as_o a_o general_a directory_n for_o common_a sessement_n serve_v for_o the_o indifferent_a defray_n tax_v and_o rate_v of_o common_a imposition_n and_o charge_n liable_a to_o city_n town_n or_o village_n that_o they_o may_v be_v do_v in_o some_o equal_a and_o proportionable_a order_n for_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n very_o necessary_a for_o all_o person_n to_o who_o the_o execution_n and_o apprehension_n of_o this_o business_n appertain_v 1._o corinth_n 14._o 40._o let_v all_o thing_n be_v do_v honest_o and_o by_o order_n hinc_fw-la lucem_fw-la et_fw-la pocula_n sacra_fw-la alma_fw-la mater_fw-la canta_n brigia_n print_v by_o john_n legat_n printer_n to_o the_o university_n of_o cambridge_n 1604._o and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o crown_n in_o paul_n churchyard_n by_o simon_n waterson_n to_o all_o judicial_a and_o indifferent_a reader_n it_o be_v no_o marvel_n that_o the_o heathen_a man_n xenophon_n will_v every_o one_o aequalitatem_fw-la colere_fw-la to_o honour_v equality_n see_v it_o serve_v so_o much_o to_o the_o commend_v of_o a_o civil_a life_n to_o the_o manage_n of_o common_a affair_n to_o the_o conserve_n of_o popular_a unity_n which_o be_v so_o excellent_a in_o comparison_n so_o general_a in_o comprehension_n so_o necessary_a in_o all_o action_n that_o no_o common_a wealth_n can_v do_v well_o without_o it_o yet_o such_o be_v the_o error_n of_o this_o age_n that_o more_o be_v ready_a to_o confess_v then_o to_o express_v this_o equality_n in_o any_o of_o their_o action_n there_o be_v no_o common_a weal_n can_v flourish_v without_o imposition_n of_o charge_n for_o they_o be_v as_o necessary_a say_v plato_n as_o artery_n or_o sinew_n to_o the_o body_n but_o inequality_n in_o the_o sess_n and_o rate_v of_o these_o charge_n be_v but_o a_o enemy_n to_o a_o commonwealth_n for_o they_o be_v as_o ill_o as_o prick_v or_o thorn_n to_o the_o body_n every_o one_o be_v 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that_o iniquity_n of_o inequality_n for_o to_o deal_v unequal_o in_o private_a calling_n be_v not_o tolerable_a but_o to_o use_v inequality_n in_o public_a case_n be_v far_o more_o detestable_a because_o the_o injury_n be_v more_o general_a as_o the_o schoolman_n say_v quanto_fw-la iniquitas_fw-la in_o plures_fw-la extenditur_fw-la tanto_fw-la gravius_fw-la peccat_fw-la the_o sin_n be_v the_o great_a the_o more_o it_o be_v extend_v and_o disperse_v and_o therefore_o such_o as_o be_v take_v therein_o tardy_a ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la in_o the_o deed_n do_v or_o as_o the_o civilian_n term_v it_o in_o flagrâ—nti_fw-la crimine_fw-la in_o the_o apparent_a fault_n be_v to_o be_v punish_v exempli_fw-la causa_fw-la if_o it_o be_v but_o for_o example_n sake_n that_o iâ—_n may_v restrain_v the_o rest_n according_a to_o the_o old_a canon_n ut_fw-la unius_fw-la poena_fw-la metus_fw-la fit_a multorum_fw-la that_o the_o punishment_n of_o one_o may_v be_v a_o terror_n to_o many_o and_o to_o this_o end_n s._n paul_n say_v they_o that_o sin_n rebuke_v open_o that_o the_o rest_n also_o may_v fear_v 1._o tim._n 4._o 20._o for_o among_o many_o sinner_n some_o must_v be_v make_v example_n there_o be_v no_o man_n doubt_v but_o that_o inequality_n have_v some_o intercourse_n and_o continual_a current_n in_o common_a sessment_n some_o that_o can_v see_v into_o it_o suffer_v it_o other_o that_o be_v favour_v in_o it_o wink_v at_o it_o those_o that_o be_v wrong_v in_o it_o murmur_n at_o it_o howsoever_o it_o be_v they_o must_v with_o patience_n take_v this_o pill_n of_o virgil_n omnis_fw-la fortuna_fw-la superanda_fw-la ferendo_fw-la learn_v to_o suffer_v that_o they_o can_v remedy_v for_o this_o cause_n have_v some_o object_n of_o inequality_n offer_v to_o my_o eye_n i_o can_v not_o forbear_v my_o pen_n without_o impiety_n consider_v that_o mellifluous_a father_n say_v est_fw-la consentire_fw-la silere_fw-la cum_fw-la arguere_fw-la possis_fw-la to_o be_v secret_a where_o one_o may_v say_v something_o be_v a_o sin_n in_o consent_n and_o to_o conceal_v verity_n est_fw-la aurum_fw-la sepelire_fw-la be_v no_o better_a than_o to_o bury_v gold_n as_o enagrius_fw-la say_v i_o spleen_n no_o man_n person_n but_o his_o unequal_a proceed_n i_o inveigh_v not_o against_o common_a imposition_n and_o charge_n but_o against_o unequal_a proportion_n in_o the_o tax_n i_o aim_v not_o at_o any_o one_o man_n because_o i_o speak_v general_o to_o all_o and_o it_o be_v a_o principle_n in_o all_o art_n he_o that_o speak_v general_o speak_v to_o none_o when_o david_n hear_v the_o general_a report_n of_o the_o parable_n the_o delinquent_n say_v he_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n he_o little_o think_v it_o concern_v himself_o until_o nathan_n tell_v he_o he_o be_v the_o man_n when_o judah_n hear_v the_o common_a clamour_n against_o thamar_n let_v she_o be_v burn_v say_v he_o he_o do_v not_o suspect_v himself_o to_o be_v criminal_a until_o thamar_n show_v he_o his_o ring_n his_o cloak_n and_o his_o staff_n gen._n 38._o so_o by_o these_o example_n we_o may_v perceive_v that_o general_a speech_n can_v detect_v none_o unless_o he_o be_v name_v though_o they_o may_v touch_v any_o if_o they_o be_v taint_v with_o guilt_n such_o as_o be_v gall_v may_v take_v reformation_n by_o this_o and_o conceal_v it_o for_o i_o can_v say_v he_o be_v the_o man_n such_o as_o be_v not_o guilty_a may_v take_v information_n by_o this_o to_o continue_v so_o for_o it_o be_v rare_a to_o see_v such_o a_o man_n notwithstanding_o it_o be_v pity_n that_o so_o common_a a_o evil_a as_o inequality_n which_o by_o custom_n be_v make_v no_o sin_n shall_v be_v test_n up_o and_o down_o from_o one_o to_o a_o other_o like_o a_o tennis_n ball_n and_o pass_v without_o any_o check_n or_o reproof_n the_o fowl_n of_o the_o air_n will_v bewray_v eccles._n 10._o 20._o the_o stone_n in_o the_o wall_n will_v cry_v out_o haba_n 2._o 11._o nay_o the_o very_a dumb_a beast_n will_v speak_v rather_o than_o sin_n shall_v pass_v unreprooved_a 2._o pet._n 2._o 16._o the_o great_a work_n be_v sometime_o wrought_v by_o the_o weak_a instrument_n as_o goliath_n be_v slay_v by_o à _fw-fr little_a stone_n with_o á_o slinge_n when_o no_o cumbatant_n dare_v encounter_v with_o he_o and_o as_o the_o elephant_n be_v say_v to_o be_v affright_v at_o the_o grunt_a of_o à _fw-fr pig_n so_o man_n may_v sometime_o be_v terrify_v and_o reclaim_v by_o mere_a trifle_n and_o make_v true_a penitentes_fw-la by_o the_o dash_n of_o à _fw-fr pen_n as_o peter_n be_v stroke_n with_o sorrow_n at_o the_o crow_n of_o the_o cock_n i_o desire_v nothing_o but_o that_o my_o pen_n may_v be_v as_o à _fw-fr prick_n to_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o guilty_a to_o see_v their_o fault_n and_o that_o my_o prayer_n may_v be_v as_o à _fw-fr mean_v to_o have_v their_o heart_n open_v with_o lydia_n to_o amend_v their_o fault_n so_o god_n shall_v be_v much_o glorify_v by_o their_o conversion_n the_o agent_n more_o esteem_v by_o their_o action_n and_o the_o author_n well_o satisfy_v for_o his_o pain_n c._n gibbon_n the_o content_n or_o chief_a head_n handle_v in_o this_o treatise_n as_o the_o same_o be_v distribute_v into_o 12._o chapter_n 1_o of_o the_o signification_n and_o sundry_a acception_n of_o the_o word_n equality_n 2_o of_o the_o excellency_n of_o equality_n 3_o of_o the_o generality_n of_o equality_n 4_o of_o the_o necessity_n of_o equality_n 5_o what_o equality_n be_v as_o it_o extend_v to_o common_a imposition_n and_o charge_n 6_o what_o charge_n signify_v that_o they_o must_v be_v necessary_a with_o description_n of_o such_o necessary_a charge_n 7_o what_o be_v mean_v by_o imposition_n of_o charge_n and_o wherein_o they_o differ_v from_o voluntary_a charge_n 8_o of_o equal_a proportion_n how_o it_o be_v to_o be_v take_v proper_o comparative_o and_o respective_o and_o that_o every_o one_o be_v to_o be_v rate_v proper_o in_o some_o equality_n to_o his_o
equal_a proportion_n in_o the_o work_n it_o can_v be_v no_o exquisite_a build_n do_v we_o not_o see_v by_o experience_n that_o in_o vegetative_a creature_n where_o tree_n be_v unequal_o plant_v in_o the_o orchyard_n they_o never_o prosper_v well_o that_o in_o sensitive_a creature_n where_o ox_n be_v unequal_o yoke_v in_o the_o plough_n they_o never_o draw_v well_o that_o in_o senseless_a creature_n where_o stone_n be_v unequal_o lay_v in_o masonry_n they_o never_o couch_v well_o then_o much_o less_o among_o rational_a creature_n can_v there_o be_v any_o concordance_n without_o the_o use_n of_o equality_n to_o conclude_v let_v this_o suffice_v that_o all_o law_n all_o creature_n in_o their_o kind_n yea_o all_o art_n and_o science_n for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v ordain_v and_o do_v aim_n at_o this_o end_n to_o reduce_v thing_n to_o a_o general_a uniformity_n and_o equality_n chap._n 5._o what_o equality_n be_v if_o i_o shall_v discourse_v of_o equality_n according_a to_o the_o curious_a definition_n and_o division_n of_o philosopher_n as_o they_o controvert_v their_o aequaliae_fw-la and_o inaequalia_fw-la in_o logical_a manner_n it_o be_v tedious_a and_o frivolous_a see_v my_o purpose_n be_v summary_o to_o entreat_v only_o of_o that_o equality_n which_o tend_v to_o the_o tax_n and_o rate_v of_o common_a imposition_n &_o charge_n liable_a to_o city_n town_n village_n etc._n etc._n because_o this_o may_v convict_v the_o conscience_n of_o such_o as_o use_v no_o equality_n at_o all_o in_o these_o action_n equality_n thus_o consider_v be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o necessary_a charge_n impose_v in_o some_o equal_a proportion_n upon_o every_o one_o respective_o in_o this_o definition_n or_o rather_o description_n we_o may_v observe_v 4._o thing_n concur_v in_o the_o word_n 1._o the_o charge_n 2._o the_o imposition_n 3_o the_o proportion_n 4._o the_o collection_n that_o it_o be_v necessary_a lawful_a equal_a general_n must_v have_v reference_n to_o the_o cause_n authority_n ability_n person_n chap._n 6._o 1._o what_o charge_n signify_v 2._o how_o charge_n ought_v to_o be_v necessary_a 3._o what_o charge_n be_v necessary_a charge_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o depart_n from_o something_o to_o the_o benefit_n or_o use_v of_o other_o from_o the_o dominion_n of_o the_o owener_n and_o this_o may_v be_v do_v either_o as_o the_o lawyer_n say_v in_o pecunijs_fw-la numeratis_fw-la in_o ready_a money_n or_o as_o the_o schoolman_n say_v pecunia_fw-la mensurabile_fw-la of_o that_o which_o may_v be_v value_v for_o money_n this_o charge_n be_v according_a to_o the_o occasion_n say_v to_o be_v impensae_fw-la mitior_fw-la aut_fw-la acerbior_fw-la lesser_o or_o great_a it_o be_v call_v a_o charge_n of_o onus_fw-la which_o come_v of_o one_o a_o ass_n to_o signify_v that_o heavy_a burden_n be_v fit_a for_o the_o ass_n but_o necessary_a burden_n be_v fit_a for_o man_n and_o therefore_o heavy_a burden_n be_v condemn_v in_o the_o scripture_n you_o lay_v heavy_a burden_n matth._n 23._o 4._o as_o there_o be_v a_o logical_a necessity_n in_o the_o precept_n of_o art_n a_o physical_a necessity_n in_o the_o order_n of_o nature_n so_o there_o be_v a_o political_a necessity_n in_o disburse_v of_o charge_n to_o work_v upon_o the_o sabbath_n if_o it_o be_v necessary_a it_o be_v tolerable_a to_o give_v alm_n where_o it_o be_v necessary_a it_o be_v charitable_a and_o so_o to_o pay_v charge_n if_o they_o be_v necessary_a it_o be_v profitable_a which_o the_o heathen_a man_n observe_v when_o he_o say_v emas_fw-la non_fw-la quod_fw-la opus_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la quod_fw-la necesse_fw-la seneca_n lib._n 14._o epist_n 34._o he_o will_v have_v we_o to_o lay_v out_o money_n not_o for_o all_o thing_n we_o need_v but_o for_o those_o which_o be_v most_o needful_a and_o necessary_a charge_n ought_v to_o be_v necessary_a for_o these_o reason_n it_o be_v far_o more_o difficult_a capere_fw-la quam_fw-la fundere_fw-la to_o get_v good_n then_o to_o give_v they_o away_o as_o the_o philosopher_n say_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v no_o less_o discretion_n quam_fw-la querere_fw-la partae_fw-la tueri_fw-la after_o they_o be_v once_o get_v to_o be_v careful_a in_o the_o dispose_n of_o they_o as_o the_o poet_n say_v so_o true_a be_v it_o that_o tacitus_n say_v many_o know_v how_o to_o dispend_v but_o not_o to_o dispose_v tacit._n lib._n 1._o hist_o the_o wiseman_n say_v the_o riches_n of_o the_o godly_a be_v precious_a prou._n 12._o 17._o and_o therefore_o as_o we_o will_v not_o use_v a_o pearl_n like_o a_o pebble_n so_o we_o must_v regard_v how_o we_o impart_v our_o riches_n see_v they_o be_v so_o precious_a even_o as_o naboth_n be_v loath_a to_o depart_v with_o his_o patrimony_n &_o we_o must_v not_o abuse_v they_o with_o the_o prodigal_a son_n but_o use_v they_o as_o god_n blessing_n in_o all_o necessary_a occasion_n when_o the_o general_a auditor_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n shall_v take_v a_o computation_n of_o all_o his_o steward_n how_o they_o have_v bestow_v his_o good_n for_o the_o gold_n be_v i_o say_v he_o hag._n 2._o 9_o this_o will_v be_v a_o lawful_a discharge_n for_o such_o as_o impose_v and_o pay_v charge_n to_o plead_v they_o be_v necessary_a and_o that_o may_v be_v infer_v from_o that_o say_n in_o math._n 25._o 40._o for_o as_o much_o as_o you_o have_v do_v these_o thing_n come_v and_o enter_v etc._n etc._n those_o charge_n be_v say_v to_o be_v necessary_a which_o concern_v a_o common_a wealth_n in_o the_o charge_n of_o a_o common_a wealth_n respect_n must_v be_v have_v unto_o the_o prince_n the_o country_n the_o poor_a etc._n etc._n the_o prince_n be_v call_v princeps_fw-la quasi_fw-la principalis_fw-la because_o he_o be_v the_o principal_a person_n amongst_o the_o people_n as_o the_o head_n be_v the_o principal_a part_n of_o the_o body_n now_o as_o the_o head_n in_o some_o natural_a sort_n provide_v for_o the_o body_n so_o ought_v the_o subject_n in_o a_o reciprocal_a sort_n to_o provide_v for_o their_o prince_n for_o he_o that_o be_v princeps_fw-la ought_v to_o be_v particeps_fw-la boni_fw-la for_o this_o cause_n we_o be_v command_v to_o give_v to_o caesar_n that_o which_o be_v caesar_n aliud_fw-la est_fw-la sceptrum_fw-la aliud_fw-la est_fw-la plectrum_fw-la it_o be_v this_o make_a king_n seleucus_n say_v he_o that_o know_v what_o a_o diadem_n be_v will_v not_o take_v it_o from_o the_o ground_n to_o set_v upon_o his_o head_n for_o a_o crown_n be_v accompany_v with_o many_o care_n and_o cumbrance_n david_n have_v less_o trouble_n with_o his_o sheephook_n they_o his_o sceptre_n and_o therefore_o every_o prince_n in_o this_o case_n may_v say_v to_o his_o subject_n as_o moses_n do_v how_o can_v i_o alone_o bear_v your_o cumbrance_n and_o your_o charge_n deut._n 1._o 12._o for_o which_o cause_n he_o be_v the_o first_o that_o ordain_v magistrate_n under_o he_o to_o extenuate_v his_o trouble_n and_o the_o first_o that_o invent_v tribute_n amongst_o the_o israelite_n to_o support_v his_o charge_n as_o polidor_n virgil_n report_v it_o be_v first_o call_v tribute_n à _fw-la tribu_fw-la because_o it_o be_v impose_v upon_o all_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n to_o signify_v that_o all_o man_n ought_v to_o contribute_v to_o their_o prince_n according_a to_o that_o say_n in_o rom._n 13._o 5._o give_v tribute_n to_o who_o tribute_n belong_v and_o therefore_o subsidy_n and_o such_o like_a charge_n be_v necessary_o grant_v by_o the_o commons_o quasi_fw-la subsidium_fw-la as_o a_o help_n to_o uphold_v their_o prince_n which_o every_o one_o ought_v to_o bear_v because_o he_o be_v partaker_n of_o the_o benefit_n come_v by_o it_o bullinger_n decad._n 6_o precept_n one_o demand_v of_o diogenes_n what_o country_n man_n he_o be_v say_v he_o be_v civis_fw-la mundi_fw-la a_o citizen_n of_o the_o world_n paul_n say_v he_o be_v no_o citizen_n but_o a_o soiourner_n in_o the_o world_n yet_o common_o we_o account_v that_o our_o country_n where_o we_o have_v our_o birth_n bring_v up_o and_o abode_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v call_v our_o nation_n à _fw-la natu_fw-la because_o it_o be_v as_o it_o be_v natale_fw-la solum_fw-la our_o native_a country_n but_o more_o proper_o it_o be_v call_v our_o country_n à _fw-la patriae_fw-la which_o be_v derive_v of_o pater_fw-la to_o signify_v that_o in_o both_o kind_n our_o country_n be_v the_o father_n and_o the_o mother_n of_o we_o all_o and_o this_o shall_v make_v we_o regard_v our_o native_a country_n as_o our_o natural_a parent_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o pythagoras_n be_v ask_v how_o he_o shall_v demean_v himself_o to_o his_o country_n he_o answer_v ut_fw-la ergamatrem_fw-la as_o to_o my_o mother_n and_o photion_n say_v that_o he_o will_v have_v a_o son_n tam_fw-la patriae_fw-la quam_fw-la patri_fw-la every_o way_n as_o loyal_a and_o dutiful_a to_o his_o country_n as_o his_o father_n the_o example_n be_v infinite_a of_o such_o as_o have_v lose_v their_o life_n for_o their_o country_n
condemn_v in_o the_o law_n of_o god_n inequality_n be_v condemn_v by_o positive_a and_o national_a law_n if_o you_o have_v recourse_n to_o the_o statute_n make_v in_o anno_fw-la 43._o of_o our_o late_a sovereign_a lady_n of_o famous_a memory_n queen_n elizabeth_n there_o be_v a_o clause_n concern_v the_o sessement_n of_o subsidy_n insert_v in_o these_o word_n the_o say_a commissioner_n to_o who_o it_o shall_v appertain_v shall_v indifferent_o set_v tax_v and_o sesse_v themselves_o and_o the_o say_a assessor_n this_o be_v speak_v demonstrative_o to_o show_v that_o indifferency_n &_o not_o inequality_n shall_v be_v use_v in_o all_o sessement_n to_o all_o person_n for_o indifference_n est_fw-la quasi_fw-la non_fw-la differens_fw-la that_o be_v there_o ought_v to_o be_v no_o difference_n in_o these_o deal_n in_o regard_n of_o person_n but_o that_o every_o one_o shall_v have_v a_o proportionable_a pennyworth_n according_a to_o his_o portion_n as_o well_o as_o another_o what_o shall_v i_o speak_v more_o of_o inequality_n do_v we_o not_o see_v that_o as_o cock_n can_v fight_v well_o that_o be_v unequal_o match_v so_o man_n can_v never_o agree_v well_o that_o be_v unequal_o charge_v for_o whereas_o equality_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o love_n and_o be_v therefore_o call_v unitatis_fw-la nutrix_fw-la the_o nurse_n of_o unity_n this_o inequality_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o cause_n of_o discontent_n and_o be_v therefore_o call_v seditionis_fw-la altrix_fw-la the_o nurse_n of_o sedition_n for_o as_o wheel_n go_v upon_o unequal_a ground_n will_v make_v a_o rumble_a so_o man_n press_v with_o unequal_a rate_n will_v make_v a_o murmur_a as_o appear_v by_o the_o labourer_n in_o the_o vineyard_n for_o if_o they_o do_v murmur_n in_o receive_v of_o money_n because_o their_o wage_n be_v equal_a when_o their_o work_n be_v unequal_a what_o will_v they_o do_v in_o depart_v from_o money_n where_o their_o estate_n be_v equal_a if_o they_o be_v unequal_o tax_v chap._n 10._o that_o every_o one_o be_v to_o be_v charge_v respective_o according_a to_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o sessement_n whether_o it_o be_v in_o land_n or_o good_n as_o every_o one_o ought_v to_o be_v tax_v proper_o according_a to_o his_o own_o estate_n comparative_o according_a to_o general_a taxation_n so_o he_o must_v be_v use_v respective_o according_a to_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o sessement_n whether_o it_o be_v in_o terris_fw-la or_o bonis_fw-la or_o else_o it_o be_v no_o better_a than_o inequality_n if_o a_o levy_n be_v make_v for_o a_o common_a charge_n in_o money_n and_o the_o direction_n or_o warrant_v be_v general_a to_o collect_v six_o penny_n in_o the_o pound_n as_o well_o of_o land_n as_o good_n without_o difference_n this_o be_v mere_a injury_n because_o that_o proportion_n be_v not_o observe_v which_o aim_v at_o equality_n for_o the_o statute_n itself_o concern_v sessement_n of_o subsidy_n do_v make_v a_o diaphora_fw-it or_o distinction_n therein_o for_o land_n be_v at_o four_o shilling_n and_o good_n at_o two_o shilling_n and_o eight_o penny_n the_o pound_n and_o therefore_o to_o make_v land_n and_o good_n all_o at_o one_o rate_n in_o other_o charge_n be_v repugnant_a to_o the_o equality_n and_o equity_n of_o the_o law_n aequalitas_fw-la quam_fw-la magistratus_fw-la statuit_fw-la seruanda_fw-la which_o as_o hemingius_n say_v aught_o to_o be_v observe_v but_o yet_o this_o be_v make_v but_o a_o superficial_a and_o light_a matter_n in_o many_o place_n amongst_o such_o no_o doubt_n as_o be_v more_o forward_o to_o impose_v then_o to_o pay_v charge_n which_o that_o learned_a man_n d._n chytraeus_n note_v in_o his_o time_n and_o therefore_o he_o leave_v this_o sentence_n to_o all_o sessor_n quae_fw-la alijs_fw-la praecipis_fw-la ipse_fw-la facere_fw-la primus_fw-la videare_fw-la that_o which_o thou_o do_v command_v other_o to_o do_v see_v that_o thou_o thyself_o first_o do_v it_o for_o that_o common_a wealth_n must_v needs_o do_v well_o where_o precept_n and_o precedent_n go_v together_o as_o plato_n say_v the_o rate_n of_o the_o subsidy_n be_v or_o aught_o to_o be_v aequabilitatis_fw-la normam_fw-la the_o very_a rule_n of_o equality_n to_o derive_v and_o direct_v all_o other_o charge_n by_o for_o this_o cause_n many_o respect_v not_o altogether_o the_o proportion_n observe_v in_o the_o subsidy_n but_o because_o in_o most_o place_n especial_o in_o city_n or_o great_a town_n collection_n be_v make_v common_o by_o the_o rate_n of_o the_o subsidy_n such_o as_o be_v therein_o unequal_o tax_v be_v make_v subject_a to_o infinite_a inequality_n and_o injury_n in_o all_o other_o charge_n in_o common_a charge_n to_o see_v one_o that_o be_v set_v at_o twenty_o shilling_n to_o pay_v four_o penny_n when_o another_o of_o his_o value_n pai_v two_o shilling_n by_o the_o rate_n of_o the_o subsidy_n to_o see_v one_o that_o may_v dispend_v in_o annual_a revenue_n two_o hundred_o pound_n tax_v at_o two_o shilling_n when_o another_o that_o have_v not_o the_o tithe_n of_o his_o live_n lay_v as_o much_o by_o the_o rate_n of_o the_o subsidy_n what_o great_a inequality_n and_o injury_n can_v there_o be_v that_o these_o which_o disdain_v to_o consort_v with_o the_o low_a in_o case_n of_o countenance_n shall_v be_v link_v with_o the_o low_a in_o matter_n of_o charge_n so_o the_o old_a proverb_n be_v still_o approve_a the_o weak_a must_v to_o the_o wall_n for_o as_o worm_n breed_v soon_o in_o the_o soft_a wood_n so_o wrong_n be_v soon_o offer_v to_o the_o weak_a person_n these_o inequality_n be_v so_o apparent_a that_o in_o most_o place_n when_o a_o charge_n be_v impose_v the_o better_a sort_n with_o the_o constable_n of_o the_o town_n assemble_v together_o about_o the_o equal_a taxation_n and_o collection_n of_o it_o if_o it_o be_v in_o hundred_o they_o divide_v themselves_o into_o village_n if_o in_o great_a town_n they_o divide_v themselves_o into_o ward_n and_o so_o tax_v man_n not_o according_a to_o the_o rate_n in_o the_o subsidy_n but_o 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