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and_o capacity_n first_o then_o concern_v the_o tenor_n and_o purport_n of_o this_o judicial_a law_n and_o here_o if_o my_o obligation_n to_o discourse_v of_o this_o particular_a law_n will_v permit_v i_o to_o speak_v of_o law_n in_o general_a among_o many_o other_o thing_n that_o may_v be_v say_v i_o shall_v not_o omit_v to_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o opinion_n the_o heathen_n themselves_o have_v of_o the_o sacredness_n and_o of_o the_o necessity_n of_o law_n of_o the_o sacredness_n of_o law_n in_o that_o the_o prime_n heathen_a lawgiver_n endeavour_v to_o persuade_v the_o people_n that_o their_o law_n be_v of_o divine_a extraction_n among_o the_o greek_n minos_n feign_v to_o have_v receive_v his_o law_n from_o jupiter_n lycurgus_n his_o from_o apollo_n and_o zaleuchus_n his_o from_o minerva_n as_o 352._o as_o strom._n lib._n 1â—_n p._n 352._o clemens_n alexandrinus_n tell_v we_o and_o for_o the_o roman_n numa_n pompilius_n his_o fame_a address_n to_o the_o goddess_n egeria_n for_o instruction_n in_o make_v of_o law_n be_v notorious_a to_o all_o foresee_v belike_o the_o importance_n of_o that_o truth_n the_o 8._o the_o curtius_n l._n 8._o historian_n acute_o observe_v as_o the_o reason_n why_o the_o persian_n be_v wont_a to_o deify_v their_o king_n majestatem_fw-la imperii_fw-la salutis_fw-la esse_fw-la tutelam_fw-la their_o opinion_n of_o the_o necessity_n of_o law_n be_v infer_v from_o their_o conceit_n that_o 19_o that_o euseb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vid._n sca._n animad_fw-la p._n 19_o phoroneus_n who_o they_o fancy_v to_o be_v the_o first_o lawgiver_n be_v likewise_o the_o first_o man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o etc._n as_o lib._n 32._o 1._o phoronâ—us_n moist_a antiquior_fw-la 300._o a_o sic_fw-la euseb_n &_o aug._n docent_fw-la cum_fw-la tamen_fw-la proecessâ—â—unt_fw-la regna_fw-la assyâ—_n argyv_n egypt_n sed_fw-la regna_fw-la legibus_fw-la priore_fw-la liv._o l._n 3._o just_a l._n 1_o etc._n etc._n nonnus_n call_v he_o as_o if_o all_o that_o live_v before_o he_o have_v not_o be_v man_n for_o want_n of_o law_n what_o think_v you_o will_v they_o have_v think_v of_o they_o who_o will_v not_o live_v like_o man_n under_o just_a law_n but_o the_o due_a regard_n of_o method_n have_v confine_v i_o within_o narrow_a bound_n i_o shall_v in_o as_o few_o word_n as_o convenient_o i_o may_v endeavour_v full_o to_o explain_v this_o law_n by_o insist_v on_o these_o four_o particular_n or_o integrant_fw-la part_n of_o law_n 1._o interdictum_fw-la 2._o censura_fw-la 3._o sanctio_n 4._o ratio_fw-la finalis_fw-la legis_fw-la the_o 1._o interdict_v 2._o censure_n 3._o sanction_n and_o 4._o final_a reason_n of_o this_o law_n 1._o the_o interdict_v of_o this_o law_n be_v this_o that_o if_o it_o happen_v either_o through_o the_o ambiguity_n of_o word_n or_o exception_n of_o case_n that_o there_o arise_v any_o doubt_n of_o the_o extent_n or_o meaning_n of_o any_o judicial_a or_o ceremonial_a law_n in_o inferior_a or_o local_a court_n of_o judicature_n the_o question_n be_v to_o be_v bring_v before_o the_o great_a sanhedrin_n or_o council_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o there_o a_o definitive_a sentence_n be_v make_v all_o both_o judge_n and_o litigant_n be_v bind_v under_o pain_n of_o death_n not_o to_o reject_v and_o contradict_v the_o same_o but_o it_o be_v to_o be_v put_v upon_o record_n as_o a_o rule_n in_o such_o case_n for_o the_o future_a to_o make_v this_o more_o plain_a we_o will_v suppose_v a_o case_n that_o may_v be_v easy_o conceive_v to_o arise_v out_o of_o the_o law_n of_o their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o second_o tithing_n deut._n 14.22_o the_o word_n of_o the_o law_n be_v these_o thou_o shall_v true_o tithe_v all_o the_o increase_n of_o thy_o seed_n that_o thy_o field_n bring_v forth_o year_n by_o year_n upon_o this_o law_n it_o may_v be_v doubt_v whether_o by_o a_o direct_a consequence_n draw_v from_o this_o law_n the_o jew_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o pay_v unto_o the_o levite_n in_o their_o first_o tithing_n the_o ten_o of_o all_o such_o thing_n as_o grow_v in_o their_o garden_n the_o reason_n of_o which_o doubt_n may_v be_v first_o for_o that_o prudent_a man_n may_v conceive_v that_o the_o law_n intend_v no_o more_o but_o a_o fit_a maintenance_n for_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n unto_o which_o such_o small_a thing_n will_v but_o little_o conduce_v and_o therefore_o that_o they_o be_v not_o include_v in_o the_o law_n for_o payment_n of_o tithe_n and_o second_o because_o by_o the_o uncertainty_n of_o their_o estimation_n they_o may_v raise_v contention_n betwixt_o the_o priest_n and_o the_o people_n or_o occasion_n unnecessary_a scruple_n in_o man_n conscience_n and_o thereby_o introduce_v that_o post_n humou_n way_n of_o expiate_v involuntary_a sacrilege_n by_o mortuary_n as_o among_o we_o and_o three_o because_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o law_n which_o be_v render_v a_o field_n be_v sometime_o though_o but_o seldom_o find_v to_o signify_v a_o garden_n now_o if_o the_o great_a sanhedrin_n at_o jerusalem_n shall_v determine_v that_o the_o jew_n be_v bind_v to_o pay_v tithe_n of_o those_o minute_n thing_n which_o grow_v in_o their_o garden_n the_o people_n be_v oblige_v by_o virtue_n of_o this_o law_n in_o the_o text_n to_o submit_v their_o practice_n unto_o that_o decree_n and_o if_o upon_o pretence_n of_o error_n therein_o some_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d some_o contumacious_a doctor_n as_o the_o loc._n the_o grot._fw-la ad_fw-la loc._n jew_n call_v he_o the_o same_o with_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o 16._o the_o can._n 16._o apostle_n canon_n shall_v factious_o oppose_v the_o same_o such_o a_o one_o be_v by_o this_o law_n to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n this_o council_n at_o jerusalem_n be_v the_o same_o with_o that_o the_o text_n style_n the_o priest_n or_o the_o judge_n for_o in_o the_o ancient_a state_n of_o that_o government_n as_o constit_fw-la as_o lib._n de_fw-fr prin._n constit_fw-la philo_n and_o 2._o and_o advers._fw-la ap._n lib._n 2._o josephus_n tell_v we_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o priest_n have_v the_o hear_n and_o determine_v of_o all_o controversy_n in_o the_o ordinary_a way_n of_o judicature_n which_o course_n as_o 143._o as_o in_o chron._n o_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d idem_fw-la baron_n ex_fw-la phil._n l._n 2._o de_fw-fr temp._n de_fw-fr huius_fw-la libri_fw-la authoritate_fw-la vid._n baron_n ad_fw-la an._n ch._n 1._o p._n 83._o n._n 20_o plant._n &_o add_v an._n chr._n 32._o p._n 143._o eusebius_n note_v be_v observe_v among_o they_o though_o not_o without_o some_o mixture_n of_o the_o laity_n till_o the_o reign_n of_o herod_n the_o great_a in_o who_o time_n the_o sceptre_n be_v about_o to_o depart_v from_o judah_n the_o authority_n whereof_o have_v be_v till_o then_o preserve_v in_o this_o sanhedrin_n and_o the_o assamonaei_n and_o 15._o and_o p._n 10._o n._n 15._o baronius_n in_o his_o apparatus_fw-la show_v you_o how_o herod_n i_o say_v upon_o reason_n of_o state_n slay_v they_o all_o but_o one_o and_o substitute_v a_o council_n of_o proselyte_n in_o their_o stead_n let_v no_o man_n think_v that_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n either_o take_v too_o much_o upon_o they_o or_o have_v too_o much_o confer_v upon_o they_o by_o this_o honour_n of_o judicature_n it_o be_v no_o more_o than_o the_o heathen-world_n bestow_v upon_o their_o ignorant_a and_o idolatrous_a priest_n for_o the_o ethiopian_n 17._o ethiopian_n lib._n 17._o strabo_n for_o the_o egyptian_n 14._o egyptian_n lib._n 14._o aelian_a for_o the_o persian_n chron_n persian_n in_o chron_n eusebius_n for_o the_o athenian_n ant._n athenian_n lib._n 14._o ant._n josephus_n for_o the_o gaul_n and_o britain_n 6_o britain_n lib._n 6_o caesar_n for_o the_o roman_n legib_n roman_n lib._n 2_o do_v legib_n cicero_n be_v authentic_a witness_n nor_o be_v the_o impostor_n mahomet_n want_v to_o the_o
the_o first_o magnitude_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sin_n of_o presumption_n qui_fw-la autem_fw-la superbierit_fw-la nolens_fw-la obedire_fw-la so_o the_o vulgar_a read_v the_o text_n and_o before_o that_o the_o septuagint_n after_o the_o *_o original_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o therefore_o 86.9.3_o therefore_o 22._o q._n 86.9.3_o aquinas_n do_v right_o define_v contempt_n to_o be_v nolle_fw-la subjici_fw-la legi_fw-la not_o to_o submit_v one_o self_n to_o just_a law_n and_o so_o 13._o so_o suar_fw-la de_fw-la legib_fw-la c._n 28._o n._n 13._o peccare_fw-la ex_fw-la contemptu_fw-la est_fw-la peccare_fw-la ex_fw-la voluntate_fw-la non_fw-la se_fw-la subjiciendi_fw-la alteri_fw-la to_o be_v guilty_a of_o the_o sin_n of_o contempt_n be_v wilful_o to_o refuse_v to_o submit_v ourselves_o to_o they_o that_o have_v a_o just_a and_o lawful_a authority_n over_o we_o this_o sin_n be_v first_o brood_a and_o hatch_v in_o the_o understanding_n when_o that_o person_n or_o his_o authority_n to_o who_o we_o ought_v to_o submit_v be_v less_o esteem_v than_o he_o or_o that_o aught_o to_o be_v next_o it_o descend_v into_o the_o inward_a affection_n and_o passion_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o there_o grow_v and_o strengthen_v itself_o from_o a_o desire_n and_o contrivance_n of_o opportunity_n to_o express_v it_o and_o to_o invite_v other_o to_o the_o same_o attempt_n and_o last_o it_o come_v out_o and_o show_v itself_o to_o be_v a_o fiery_a fly_a serpent_n ready_o fledge_v and_o prepare_v for_o action_n and_o discover_v as_o much_o by_o overt_a act_n as_o the_o law_n call_v they_o whereby_o this_o pride_n and_o malice_n of_o the_o heart_n become_v discernible_a to_o all_o a_o sin_n it_o be_v that_o of_o all_o other_o carry_v with_o it_o the_o great_a provocation_n both_o with_o god_n and_o man_n it_o be_v not_o always_o so_o much_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v do_v as_o the_o mind_n 27._o mind_n tunc_fw-la non_fw-la peccati_fw-la species_n sed_fw-la peccantis_fw-la intentio_fw-la pensat_fw-la d._n bern._n l._n 1._o de_fw-fr precept_n &_o disp_n c._n 14._o v._n 27._o wherewith_o it_o be_v do_v that_o give_v unto_o this_o sin_n its_o true_a estimate_n and_o size_n when_o god_n make_v saul_n king_n there_o be_v some_o that_o bring_v he_o no_o present_n 1_o sam._n 10._o the_o exchequer_n it_o be_v like_a complain_v not_o for_o want_v of_o they_o yet_o the_o holy_a ghost_n call_v those_o man_n son_n of_o belial_n as_o have_v a_o eye_n upon_o the_o venom_n that_o lie_v in_o their_o heart_n they_o do_v it_o not_o because_o they_o despise_v he_o we_o read_v of_o one_o that_o not_o long_o after_o the_o commandment_n for_o observe_v the_o sabbath_n be_v give_v have_v gather_v stick_n upon_o that_o day_n and_o be_v therefore_o by_o god_n especial_a appointment_n stone_v to_o death_n num._n 15._o the_o fact_n be_v but_o small_a but_o his_o pride_n be_v great_a he_o do_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d too_o out_o of_o presumption_n and_o so_o fall_v under_o their_o 7._o their_o caninius_n disquis_fw-la c._n 7._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d their_o judicium_fw-la animarum_fw-la as_o the_o jew_n call_v it_o for_o he_o that_o despise_a moses_n law_n be_v to_o die_v without_o mercy_n as_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o heb._n 10.28_o and_o it_o be_v the_o sanction_n of_o this_o law_n even_o that_o man_n shall_v die_v which_o be_v our_o three_o particular_a 3._o law_n have_v general_o in_o they_o a_o double_a power_n directive_n and_o coercive_a the_o first_o describe_v and_o appoint_v the_o duty_n the_o second_o determine_v the_o punishment_n to_o be_v suffer_v if_o the_o duty_n be_v not_o perform_v upon_o this_o follow_v a_o 6._o a_o dr._n sanderson_n praelect_a 6._o double_a obligation_n of_o the_o subject_a by_o law_n the_o first_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d obedience_n the_o second_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d subjection_n the_o former_a we_o common_o style_v active_a the_o late_a passive_a obedience_n active_a obedience_n be_v do_v the_o duty_n passive_a obedience_n be_v submit_v to_o the_o punishment_n if_o we_o do_v it_o not_o the_o first_o positive_a law_n that_o ever_o be_v make_v in_o the_o world_n have_v these_o two_o the_o directive_n and_o coercive_a part_n gen._n 2.17_o of_o the_o tree_n of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o good_a and_o evil_n thou_o shall_v not_o eat_v there_o be_v the_o directive_n part_n for_o in_o the_o day_n that_o thou_o eat_v thereof_o thou_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n there_o be_v the_o coercive_a part_n these_o two_o part_n of_o law_n have_v respect_n to_o that_o twofold_a power_n which_o be_v in_o every_o man_n soul_n the_o understanding_n and_o the_o will_v the_o understanding_n be_v the_o card_n and_o compass_n the_o will_n hold_v the_o rudder_n and_o steer_v the_o course_n of_o man_n action_n that_o direct_v this_o execute_v now_o because_o the_o will_n be_v a_o free_a power_n and_o may_v choose_v to_o do_v or_o not_o do_v therefore_o the_o coercive_a part_n of_o law_n be_v add_v to_o restrain_v the_o will_n from_o evil_a in_o do_v contrary_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o law_n for_o if_o the_o will_n have_v no_o freedom_n in_o her_o action_n all_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o man_n be_v at_o best_o impertinent_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n as_o origen_n true_o speak_v and_o with_o he_o two_o great_a father_n of_o the_o church_n in_o his_o â—1_n his_o ch._n â—1_n philocalia_n and_o st._n cyril_n of_o alexandria_n of_o as_o good_a authority_n as_o any_o say_v as_o much_o in_o his_o six_o book_n de_fw-fr adoratione_n in_o spiritu_fw-la &_o veritate_fw-la if_o this_o be_v not_o true_a with_o reverence_n to_o your_o lordship_n be_v it_o speak_v you_o will_v return_v from_o your_o circuit_n with_o sin_n upon_o your_o conscience_n of_o the_o same_o colour_n with_o your_o robe_n i_o mean_v sin_n of_o blood_n scarlet_a sin_n as_o the_o 1.18_o the_o isa_n 1.18_o prophet_n call_v they_o it_o be_v utter_o unreasonable_a and_o therefore_o 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