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exchange_n call_v a_o able_a and_o a_o rich_a man_n a_o good_a man_n but_o as_o to_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o law_n &_o of_o the_o magistrate_n which_o shall_v be_v but_o one_o man_n be_v judge_v good_a or_o evil_n by_o their_o crime_n or_o by_o their_o cause_n not_o by_o their_o own_o person_n as_o the_o balance_n tell_v you_o not_o which_o be_v gold_n which_o iron_n but_o which_o be_v good_a weight_n and_o which_o too_o light_n and_o if_o in_o this_o diversity_n of_o opinion_n among_o we_o a_o magistrate_n bribe_v happy_o by_o his_o opinion_n to_o think_v all_o of_o his_o judgement_n or_o party_n good_a man_n and_o so_o give_v they_o the_o white_a stone_n and_o turn_v the_o edge_n of_o the_o axe_n towards_o other_o then_o upon_o that_o account_n it_o will_v follow_v that_o all_o the_o christian_n in_o the_o world_n shall_v be_v judge_v evil_a doer_n and_o all_o of_o