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as_o a_o punishment_n whereby_o neither_o be_v the_o reins_o let_v loose_a to_o licentious_a cruelty_n nor_o that_o wholesome_a physic_n withhold_v that_o shall_v work_v malefactor_n to_o repentance_n a_o house_n of_o correction_n strike_v more_o terror_n to_o a_o idle_a rogue_n than_o the_o gallow_n and_o to_o be_v chain_v to_o a_o oar_n than_o death_n itself_o xiii_o the_o imperfect_a division_n of_o punishment_n reject_v by_o that_o division_n which_o we_o have_v make_v of_o the_o end_n for_o which_o punishment_n be_v ordain_v it_o seem_v that_o somewhat_o be_v omit_v by_o the_o philosopher_n taurus_n out_o of_o who_o gellius_n say_v thus_o whensoever_o there_o shall_v appear_v in_o a_o malefactor_n great_a hope_n of_o reformation_n without_o punishment_n or_o no_o hope_n at_o all_o of_o his_o amendment_n or_o that_o there_o be_v no_o necessary_a cause_n to_o fear_v the_o dignity_n of_o the_o person_n against_o who_o the_o offence_n be_v commit_v shall_v be_v slight_v or_o contemn_v 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acknowledge_v he_o as_o god_n who_o thou_o can_v not_o deny_v to_o be_v so_o we_o be_v all_o of_o we_o though_o untaught_a natural_o persuade_v that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n say_v julian_n to_o heraclitus_n unto_o who_o we_o look_v unto_o who_o we_o run_v and_o towards_o who_o i_o believe_v our_o soul_n do_v as_o natural_o turn_v as_o our_o eye_n to_o the_o light_n or_o as_o the_o needle_n to_o the_o north._n thus_o do_v dion_n prusiensis_fw-la ground_n his_o belief_n that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n first_o upon_o natural_a reason_n and_o then_o upon_o universal_a tradition_n 10._o de_fw-fr coelo_fw-la l._n 3._o de_fw-fr leg_n 10._o and_o plutarch_n call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o ancient_a persuasion_n than_o which_o nothing_o can_v be_v more_o certain_a for_o as_o aristotle_n say_v all_o man_n have_v natural_o some_o persuasion_n that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n of_o the_o same_o opinion_n be_v plato_n now_o to_o detract_v from_o the_o authority_n of_o so_o many_o and_o so_o 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