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that_o the_o death_n itself_o may_v not_o hurt_v they_o who_o be_v punish_v by_o it_o but_o the_o sin_n diminish_v which_o be_v like_o rather_o to_o be_v increase_v in_o they_o if_o they_o shall_v have_v live_v long_o three_o accusation_n by_o a_o christian_a ought_v to_o be_v refer_v only_o to_o the_o public_a benefit_n of_o the_o common_a weal_n in_o this_o behalf_n plato_n be_v but_o a_o heathen_a philosopher_n have_v a_o very_a severe_a say_n euthyph_n say_n plato_n in_o euthyph_n it_o be_v a_o holy_a thing_n say_v he_o to_o draw_v they_o into_o judgement_n that_o have_v commit_v any_o murder_n or_o sacrilege_n whether_o it_o be_v thy_o father_n mother_n or_o any_o other_o whosoever_o that_o have_v so_o offend_v so_o it_o be_v do_v for_o this_o end_n to_o rid_v the_o common_a weal_n of_o they_o as_o of_o a_o
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fault_n if_o he_o have_v deal_v therein_o corrupt_o and_o fraudulent_o and_o another_o 10._o another_o 27._o h._n 8._o ca._n 10._o statute_n though_o stand_v repeal_v yet_o give_v good_a testimony_n that_o not_o only_a enquirie_n at_o a_o ordinary_n visitation_n but_o also_o that_o the_o party_n own_o examination_n of_o who_o the_o enquiry_n criminal_a ex_fw-la officio_fw-la be_v make_v be_v hold_v for_o a_o due_a course_n of_o the_o law_n ecclesiastical_a not_o disallow_v of_o by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o realm_n and_o such_o examination_n be_v do_v by_o oath_n according_a both_o to_o that_o law_n and_o to_o the_o temporal_a in_o like_a behalf_n as_o have_v be_v show_v out_o of_o justice_n brookes_n abridgement_n moreover_o 2._o moreover_o 1._o eliz._n ca._n 2._o ordinary_n be_v authorize_v to_o inquire_v &_o to_o punish_v etc._n etc._n the_o violation_n of_o the_o act_n make_v for_o uniformity_n of_o common_a prayer_n how_o even_o as_o heretofore_o have_v be_v use_v in_o like_a case_n 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gap_n for_o the_o proof_n of_o this_o their_o assertion_n that_o where_o winess_n may_v be_v have_v there_o a_o man_n may_v not_o be_v examine_v upon_o his_o oath_n first_o they_o say_v for_o judge_n find_v out_o by_o inquisition_n what_o be_v speak_v or_o do_v they_o find_v two_o way_n in_o scripture_n one_o by_o witness_n of_o other_o where_o they_o may_v be_v have_v which_o they_o go_v about_o to_o prove_v by_o these_o 19_o these_o deut._n 13._o v._o 12._o &_o 15._o deut._n 17_o v._o 2._o &_o 7._o num._n 35._o v._n 30._o deut._n 19_o v._o 15._o joan._n 18._o v._n 20._o &_o 21._o 1._o tim._n 5._o v._n 19_o place_n quote_v in_o the_o margin_n the_o other_o way_n by_o the_o party_n own_o testimony_n where_o witness_n can_v be_v have_v for_o the_o thing_n speak_v or_o do_v whereof_o necessary_a inquisition_n be_v make_v which_o they_o will_v prove_v by_o these_o other_o 19_o other_o josu._n 7._o v._o 19_o exod._n 22._o v._o 7._o 8._o 10._o &_o 11._o num._n 5._o v._n 13._o &_o 19_o 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