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a_o sinner_n of_o the_o time_n of_o repentance_n but_o other_o there_o be_v again_o that_o urge_v that_o together_o with_o the_o life_n of_o a_o sinner_n all_o opportunity_n of_o repentance_n be_v quite_o cut_v off_o whereunto_o we_o answer_v that_o no_o man_n be_v so_o sudden_o snatch_v away_o but_o he_o be_v allot_v a_o certain_a time_n to_o make_v his_o peace_n with_o god_n and_o although_o he_o be_v not_o permit_v to_o make_v a_o real_a expression_n of_o his_o conversion_n by_o his_o life_n and_o conversation_n yet_o that_o god_n do_v sometime_o accept_v of_o the_o will_n for_o the_o deed_n in_o such_o case_n be_v most_o apparent_a by_o the_o example_n of_o the_o thief_n upon_o the_o cross_n and_o if_o it_o be_v yet_o object_v that_o a_o long_a life_n may_v haply_o conduce_v much_o to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n in_o the_o
perfect_a of_o this_o work_n of_o repentance_n in_o he_o i_o answer_v that_o god_n haply_o may_v as_o probable_o have_v receive_v as_o much_o dishonour_n in_o his_o recidivation_n or_o fall_v back_o to_o his_o accustom_a wicked_a course_n and_o so_o that_o of_o seneca_n may_v very_o fit_o be_v apply_v quod_fw-la unum_fw-la bonum_fw-la tibi_fw-la superest_fw-la representabimus_fw-la 15._o lib._n 1._o de_fw-la ira_fw-la c._n 16._o c._n 15._o mortem_fw-la that_o only_o good_a thing_n that_o thou_o be_v capable_a of_o we_o represent_v unto_o thou_o which_o be_v death_n and_o that_o also_o of_o the_o same_o seneca_n quo_fw-la uno_fw-la modo_fw-la possunt_fw-la desinant_fw-la esse_fw-la mali_fw-la there_o be_v no_o way_n leave_v for_o they_o to_o cease_v to_o sin_n but_o to_o cease_v to_o live_v whereunto_o we_o may_v add_v that_o which_o the_o same_o author_n say_v elsewhere_o talibus_fw-la ingeniis_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la exitus_fw-la remedium_fw-la est_fw-la optimumque_fw-la est_fw-la 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24._o sect._n 2._o that_o during_o the_o reign_n of_o johannes_n comnenus_n no_o malefactor_n be_v at_o any_o time_n put_v to_o death_n and_o when_o some_o rant_a donatist_n have_v kill_v two_o catholic_n priest_n most_o barbarous_o put_v out_o the_o eye_n and_o cut_v off_o the_o finger_n of_o one_o of_o they_o circumcelliones_fw-la grat._n l._n 23._o q._n 5._o circumcelliones_fw-la st_n augustine_n beseech_v count_n marcellinus_n not_o to_o punish_v they_o by_o that_o strict_a rule_n of_o retaliation_n whereby_o they_o shall_v suffer_v according_a to_o what_o they_o have_v do_v but_o that_o he_o will_v suffer_v they_o to_o live_v and_o to_o enjoy_v their_o limb_n yet_o to_o restrain_v they_o from_o the_o like_a outrage_n by_o some_o hard_a yet_o profitable_a labour_n or_o to_o reclaim_v they_o from_o their_o madness_n by_o some_o smart_a punishment_n for_o this_o also_o say_v he_o be_v call_v a_o condemnation_n and_o who_o understand_v not_o this_o to_o be_v as_o well_o a_o benefit_n 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 or_o that_o the_o sin_n be_v not_o such_o as_o require_v the_o impression_n of_o some_o necessary_a fear_n to_o preserve_v other_o from_o it_o then_o wherein_o soever_o it_o be_v that_o man_n offend_v it_o be_v not_o worth_a our_o study_n to_o inflict_v punishment_n for_o he_o seem_v thence_o to_o infer_v that_o punishment_n be_v needless_a if_o any_o one_o of_o these_o end_n be_v want_v whereas_o on_o the_o contrary_a all_o these_o end_n must_v cease_v that_o there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o punishment_n beside_o he_o omit_v this_o end_n namely_o when_o a_o incorrigible_a sinner_n 〈◊〉_d take_v away_o to_o the_o end_n that_o he_o may_v not_o commit_v more_o or_o great_a sin_n and_o what_o he_o there_o say_v concern_v the_o loss_n of_o the_o dignity_n of_o the_o person_n against_o who_o the_o sin_n be_v commit_v be_v to_o be_v extend_v to_o other_o damage_n which_o we_o may_v have_v just_a occasion_n to_o fear_v 21._o de_fw-fr clem._n lib._n 1._o c._n 21._o much_o better_a be_v that_o partition_n which_o seneca_n make_v in_o revenge_a injury_n say_v he_o the_o law_n look_v at_o three_o thing_n which_o every_o magistrate_n ought_v likewise_o to_o pursue_v namely_o that_o either_o he_o who_o we_o punish_v shall_v amend_v his_o life_n punish_v three_o end_n of_o punish_v or_o that_o by_o his_o punishment_n other_o shall_v be_v meliorate_v or_o that_o incorrigible_a malefactor_n be_v take_v away_o they_o that_o be_v innocent_a shall_v live_v more_o secure_o legatione_n in_o legatione_n the_o two_o former_a of_o these_o philo_n commemorate_v punishment_n ofttimes_o correct_v and_o amend_v a_o malefactor_n but_o if_o this_o fail_v it_o do_v certain_o meliorate_v those_o that_o come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n thereof_o for_o many_o man_n be_v instruct_v by_o other_o man_n harm_n and_o grow_v more_o watchful_a over_o themselves_o by_o fear_n of_o the_o like_a suffering_n but_o in_o that_o division_n of_o seneca_n if_o by_o those_o that_o be_v innocent_a we_o understand_v as_o well_o those_o who_o may_v hereafter_o be_v injure_v as_o those_o who_o have_v already_o be_v injure_v we_o have_v a_o full_a and_o perfect_a partition_n especial_o if_o to_o those_o two_o word_n take_v away_o we_o add_v or_o suppress_v for_o both_o exile_n imprisonment_n and_o whatsoever_o else_o it_o be_v whereby_o a_o man_n be_v disable_v to_o do_v wrong_n may_v be_v hither_o refer_v but_o that_o distribution_n which_o seneca_n elsewhere_o make_v be_v more_o imperfect_a where_o he_o say_v that_o in_o punishment_n this_o rule_n be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o some_o be_v inflict_v to_o reclaim_v those_o that_o be_v wicked_a other_o to_o take_v they_o away_o and_o yet_o that_o of_o quintilian_n be_v yet_o more_o imperfect_a that_o every_o punishment_n appertain_v not_o so_o much_o to_o the_o sin_n as_o for_o example_n fourteen_o not_o lawful_a for_o private_a christian_n to_o inflict_v capital_a punishment_n though_o by_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n they_o may_v from_o what_o have_v
even_o these_o internal_a act_n as_o they_o have_v their_o influence_n upon_o the_o external_a act_n of_o the_o body_n have_v their_o estimation_n not_o proper_o of_o their_o own_o but_o as_o those_o external_a act_n deserve_v more_o or_o less_o punishment_n according_a to_o these_o internal_a one_o of_o the_o mind_n xix_o such_o as_o be_v inevitable_a to_o humane_a nature_n those_o act_n that_o be_v inevitable_a to_o humane_a nature_n be_v not_o to_o be_v punish_v by_o humane_a law_n for_o though_o nothing_o be_v impute_v to_o we_o as_o a_o sin_n but_o what_o have_v the_o concurrence_n of_o the_o will_n and_o be_v do_v free_o yet_o to_o abstain_v altogether_o and_o at_o all_o time_n from_o sin_n and_o over_o all_o temptation_n still_o to_o emerge_fw-la conqueror_n be_v above_o the_o strength_n and_o condition_n of_o humane_a nature_n whence_o it_o be_v that_o all_o sort_n and_o sect_n of_o man_n have_v esteem_v it_o natural_a for_o man_n to_o sin_n as_o among_o philosopher_n sopater_n hierocles_n seneca_n among_o jew_n philo_n among_o historian_n thucydides_n and_o among_o christian_n very_o many_o have_v leave_v we_o their_o testimony_n upon_o record_n 14._o sen._n de_fw-fr ira_fw-la c._n 14._o there_o be_v no_o man_n to_o be_v find_v that_o can_v in_o all_o thing_n justify_v himself_o say_v seneca_n a_o little_a before_o he_o have_v say_v 9_o c._n 9_o among_o other_o the_o calamity_n that_o attend_v mortal_n this_o be_v one_o namely_o the_o darkne_v of_o the_o understanding_n which_o betray_v we_o not_o only_o to_o a_o necessity_n of_o err_a but_o to_o the_o love_n of_o error_n 17._o c._n 17._o and_o present_o after_o quis_fw-la ille_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la se_fw-la profitetur_fw-la omnibus_fw-la legibus_fw-la innocentem_fw-la who_o be_v he_o that_o can_v plead_v his_o innocency_n to_o all_o the_o law_n and_o in_o another_o place_n 8._o de_fw-fr clem._n l._n 1._o c._n 8._o peccavimus_fw-la omnes_fw-la etc._n etc._n we_o have_v all_o sin_v some_o more_o some_o less_o some_o intentional_o other_o haply_o by_o the_o persuasion_n of_o other_o or_o violent_o carry_v away_o by_o the_o lewdness_n of_o another_o some_o of_o we_o through_o levity_n not_o adhere_v to_o good_a counsel_n and_o some_o upon_o the_o sudden_a approach_n of_o danger_n lose_v our_o innocency_n though_o unwilling_o and_o not_o without_o some_o reluctancy_n neither_o do_v we_o sin_v only_o for_o the_o present_a but_o we_o will_v continue_v sin_v to_o our_o death_n and_o although_o a_o man_n do_v purge_v his_o conscience_n never_o so_o well_o so_o that_o nothing_o do_v either_o disturb_v or_o deceive_v he_o yet_o be_v it_o but_o by_o sin_v that_o we_o arrive_v at_o this_o innocency_n thus_o likewise_o belisarius_n in_o procopius_n not_o at_o all_o to_o sin_n fall_v not_o under_o the_o power_n of_o humane_a nature_n neither_o can_v our_o weakness_n bear_v it_o si_fw-mi puniendus_fw-la est_fw-la 3._o goth._n 3._o cuique_fw-la pravum_fw-la maleficumque_fw-la ingenium_fw-la est_fw-la poena_fw-la neminem_fw-la excipiet_fw-la if_o say_v seneca_n every_o man_n that_o be_v of_o a_o deprave_a nature_n be_v to_o be_v necessary_o punish_v no_o man_n will_v go_v unpunished_a to_o the_o same_o purpose_n be_v that_o of_o sopater_n he_o that_o will_v so_o punish_v as_o if_o he_o will_v have_v man_n altogether_o without_o fault_n must_v needs_o exceed_v the_o natural_a bound_n of_o correction_n of_o the_o same_o mind_n be_v diodorus_n siculus_n strict_o to_o observe_v whatever_o be_v do_v amiss_o and_o severe_o to_o punish_v every_o offence_n be_v a_o wrong_n do_v to_o humane_a frailty_n and_o to_o forget_v the_o weakness_n that_o be_v common_a to_o all_o mankind_n for_o as_o the_o same_o sopater_n say_v wise_o our_o lesser_a and_o as_o it_o be_v daily_o slip_v of_o infirmity_n be_v rather_o to_o be_v connive_v at_o than_o punish_v and_o indeed_o it_o may_v well_o be_v doubt_v whether_o such_o as_o these_o may_v proper_o be_v call_v sin_n because_o though_o we_o 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punish_v not_o so_o much_o for_o themselves_o as_o for_o some_o former_a error_n as_o either_o for_o neglect_v the_o remedy_n whereby_o they_o may_v have_v be_v prevent_v or_o because_o those_o disease_n of_o the_o mind_n be_v voluntary_o contract_v lot_n daughter_n make_v he_o drink_v and_o then_o lie_v with_o he_o inebriaverunt_fw-la grat._n can._n 15._o q._n 1._o c._n inebriaverunt_fw-la but_o he_o know_v it_o not_o whereupon_o st._n aug._n pass_v this_o sentence_n on_o he_o that_o he_o deserve_v to_o be_v punish_v not_o for_o his_o incest_n but_o for_o his_o drunkenness_n xx._n nor_o those_o that_o be_v neither_o direct_o nor_o indirect_o destructive_a to_o humane_a society_n three_o neither_o be_v those_o sin_n to_o be_v punish_v by_o humane_a law_n which_o be_v neither_o direct_o nor_o indirect_o against_o humane_a society_n or_o against_o any_o other_o man_n because_o there_o can_v be_v no_o reason_n assign_v why_o such_o offence_n shall_v not_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o supreme_a 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esse_fw-la si_fw-la necessaria_fw-la sit_fw-la since_o to_o be_v thankful_a be_v a_o thing_n eminent_o honest_a it_o will_v cease_v to_o be_v so_o be_v it_o necessary_a which_o he_o thus_o explain_v in_o the_o subsequent_a word_n for_o say_v he_o if_o to_o be_v unthankful_a be_v punishable_a no_o man_n will_v more_o commend_v a_o thankful_a man_n than_o he_o do_v that_o man_n that_o restore_v what_o be_v deposit_v with_o he_o in_o trust_n or_o that_o man_n that_o pay_v his_o just_a debt_n neither_o whereof_o can_v with_o honesty_n be_v detain_v and_o therefore_o be_v not_o courtesy_n but_o debt_n which_o whoso_o willing_o pay_v we_o do_v not_o so_o proper_o commend_v as_o discharge_v he_o non_fw-la erat_fw-la res_fw-la gloriosa_fw-la gratum_fw-la esse_fw-la 23._o lib._n 4._o cont._n 23._o nisi_fw-la ingratum_fw-la fuisse_fw-la tutum_fw-la fit_n it_o be_v not_o so_o lovely_a so_o grateful_a a_o thing_n to_o be_v thankful_a if_o to_o be_v unthankful_a be_v not_o safe_a he_o that_o provide_v alimony_n for_o his_o wife_n and_o child_n or_o that_o feed_v and_o pay_v his_o servant_n for_o their_o labour_n deserve_v not_o thereby_o the_o honour_n of_o be_v repute_v liberal_a or_o charitable_a because_o haply_o he_o do_v it_o for_o fear_n of_o the_o law_n which_o have_v power_n to_o force_v he_o to_o do_v it_o but_o he_o that_o relieve_v the_o poor_a clothes_v the_o naked_a redeem_v the_o captive_a we_o common_o magnify_v and_o extol_v for_o his_o charity_n 24._o contr._n l._n 4._o contr._n 23._o controu._n 24._o because_o these_o act_n depend_v whole_o upon_o the_o freedom_n of_o the_o will_n and_o if_o he_o do_v they_o not_o no_o law_n can_v punish_v he_o so_o seneca_n the_o father_n thou_o will_v say_v unto_o i_o we_o be_v not_o where_o command_v to_o do_v this_o whereunto_o he_o answer_v huius_fw-la rei_fw-la aestimatio_fw-la immensa_fw-la est_fw-la itaque_fw-la nulla_fw-la vindicte_fw-la est_fw-la because_o the_o esteem_n of_o a_o grateful_a man_n be_v so_o precious_a for_o as_o
petty_a fault_n with_o rod_n of_o wire_n whereunto_o we_o may_v add_v that_o of_o cicero_n to_o brutus_n 1._o see_v to_o this_o purpose_n the_o speech_n of_o the_o melanois_n in_o guicc_n lib._n 17._o vid._n sup_v sect._n 11._o &_o lib._n 3._o c._n 11._o sect_n 1._o there_o be_v say_v he_o a_o moderation_n to_o be_v use_v as_o well_o in_o punish_v as_o in_o other_o thing_n and_o therefore_o papinianus_n call_v punishment_n the_o valuation_n of_o a_o crime_n and_o 2._o and_o leuct_v 2._o aristides_n say_v that_o it_o be_v agreeable_a to_o humane_a nature_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v bound_n prescribe_v beyond_o which_o revenge_n shall_v never_o stray_v in_o imitation_n of_o god_n himself_o who_o when_o he_o proceed_v to_o judgement_n be_v say_v to_o lay_v judgement_n to_o the_o rule_n and_o righteousness_n to_o the_o balance_n as_o if_o he_o will_v retale_v it_o as_o it_o be_v by_o weight_n and_o measure_n but_o demosthenes_n in_o his_o epistle_n for_o lycurgus_n child_n do_v not_o 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wickedness_n sake_n only_o sure_o he_o be_v not_o so_o proper_o a._n man_n as_o a_o devil_n the_o great_a part_n of_o mankind_n be_v lead_v unto_o sin_n by_o their_o affection_n 1.15_o jam_fw-la 1.15_o so_o say_v st._n james_n lust_n conceive_v and_o bring_v forth_o sin_n where_o under_o this_o notion_n lust_n or_o appetite_n i_o comprehend_v also_o that_o vehement_a desire_n of_o decline_v every_o thing_n that_o may_v hurt_v we_o which_o of_o all_o other_o be_v the_o most_o natural_a and_o so_o the_o most_o innocent_a ofttime_n a_o man_n be_v almost_o enforce_v upon_o a_o sin_n to_o avoid_v some_o present_a danger_n as_o when_o to_o avoid_v death_n imprisonment_n torment_n or_o extreme_a poverty_n he_o do_v some_o act_n of_o violence_n or_o injustice_n and_o then_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o evil_a that_o pursue_v he_o seem_v to_o render_v his_o sin_n the_o more_o excusable_a whereupon_o demosthenes_n infer_v that_o if_o a_o rich_a man_n be_v unjust_a he_o deserve_v double_o to_o be_v punish_v in_o respect_n of_o what_o he_o suffer_v for_o the_o like_a sin_n who_o be_v oppress_v with_o poverty_n for_o before_o such_o judge_n as_o have_v any_o sentiment_n of_o humanity_n the_o poor_a man_n necessity_n plead_v strong_o for_o pardon_n whereas_o they_o who_o surfeit_v with_o abundance_n sin_n mere_o out_o of_o wantonness_n can_v have_v no_o excuse_n at_o all_o for_o their_o wickedness_n thus_o do_v polybius_n excuse_v the_o acarnanae_n that_o to_o avoid_v that_o imminent_a danger_n that_o threaten_v they_o be_v enforce_v to_o break_v the_o article_n of_o their_o league_n with_o the_o grecian_n against_o the_o aetolian_n the_o more_o vehement_a the_o temptation_n be_v the_o more_o pardonable_a be_v the_o crime_n a_o woman_n of_o smyrna_n as_o gellius_n tell_v the_o story_n 17._o gell._n l._n 12._o c._n 17._o be_v convent_v before_o cn._n dolabella_n the_o proconsul_n of_o asia_n for_o poison_v her_o husband_n and_o his_o son_n at_o the_o same_o time_n the_o fact_n she_o confess_v allege_v that_o she_o have_v good_a cause_n so_o to_o do_v because_o her_o husband_n and_o his_o son_n have_v betray_v and_o murder_v she_o own_o son_n by_o a_o former_a husband_n be_v a_o young_a man_n innocent_a and_o of_o singular_a hope_n which_o fact_n be_v so_o clear_a that_o it_o can_v not_o be_v deny_v dolabella_n call_v a_o council_n but_o none_o dare_v pass_v sentence_n in_o so_o doubtful_a a_o case_n for_o the_o woman_n fact_n be_v confess_v they_o think_v ought_v not_o to_o go_v unpunished_a and_o yet_o the_o revenge_n she_o take_v for_o the_o murder_n of_o her_o son_n appear_v to_o be_v but_o just_a in_o conclusion_n dolabella_n send_v she_o to_o athens_n to_o be_v judge_v by_o the_o areopagite_n as_o be_v the_o most_o know_a and_o experience_a judge_n of_o that_o age_n who_o upon_o a_o full_a hear_n of_o the_o cause_n adjourn_v the_o determination_n of_o it_o for_o a_o hundred_o year_n by_o which_o mean_n they_o neither_o acquit_v the_o woman_n of_o her_o crime_n against_o the_o law_n nor_o condemn_v she_o though_o guilty_a because_o the_o violence_n of_o the_o temptation_n plead_v for_o pardon_n the_o less_o of_o provocation_n a_o man_n have_v to_o do_v evil_a the_o great_a be_v his_o sin_n whence_o aristotle_n infer_v that_o the_o sin_n of_o incontinence_n be_v great_a than_o that_o commit_v through_o fear_n because_o it_o be_v more_o voluntary_a for_o what_o a_o man_n do_v out_o of_o fear_n be_v to_o preserve_v himself_o from_o destruction_n and_o in_o such_o a_o case_n there_o be_v a_o force_n upon_o the_o will_n 32._o see_v prov._n 6.30_o 31_o 32._o but_o lust_n be_v conceive_v within_o we_o and_o therefore_o have_v the_o more_o of_o evil_n because_o it_o have_v a_o large_a share_n of_o the_o will_n with_o who_o accord_v philo_n upon_o the_o decalogue_n all_o other_o vehement_a perturbation_n of_o the_o mind_n be_v occasion_v by_o the_o assault_n of_o some_o outward_a temptation_n which_o seem_v to_o happen_v against_o our_o will_n only_o our_o lust_n because_o they_o be_v conceive_v within_o we_o can_v be_v impute_v to_o none_o but_o ourselves_o all_o sin_n say_v chrysostome_n merit_v not_o the_o same_o punishment_n but_o those_o deserve_v the_o great_a which_o may_v easy_a be_v resist_v hence_o it_o be_v that_o in_o another_o place_n he_o infer_v that_o the_o slanderer_n be_v a_o great_a sinner_n than_o a_o fornicator_n a_o thief_n or_o a_o homicide_n because_o these_o may_v have_v vehement_a temptation_n but_o the_o slanderer_n none_o but_o his_o own_o will._n man_n do_v not_o despise_v a_o thief_n if_o he_o steal_v to_o satisfy_v his_o own_o soul_n when_o he_o be_v hungry_a but_o he_o that_o commit_v adultery_n with_o a_o woman_n lack_v understanding_n he_o that_o do_v it_o destroy_v his_o own_o soul_n prov._n 6.30_o 32._o all_o other_o appetite_n do_v tend_v to_o some_o good_a either_o real_a or_o imaginary_a those_o thing_n that_o be_v real_o good_a beside_o virtue_n and_o their_o action_n which_o can_v entice_v unto_o sin_n be_v always_o at_o peace_n among_o themselves_o be_v either_o delectable_a as_o pleasure_n or_o such_o as_o be_v desirable_a in_o order_n to_o thing_n that_o be_v delectable_a which_o we_o call_v thing_n profitable_a as_o abundance_n of_o all_o outward_a enjoyment_n those_o that_o be_v imaginary_a only_o and_o not_o real_o good_a be_v either_o the_o excellency_n that_o we_o think_v we_o have_v above_o other_o as_o it_o be_v separate_v from_o virtue_n and_o profit_n or_o revenge_n both_o which_o the_o more_o devious_a from_o nature_n they_o be_v the_o worse_o they_o be_v naturalia_fw-la desideria_fw-la finita_fw-la sunt_fw-la ex_fw-la falsa_fw-la opinion_n nascentia_fw-la ubi_fw-la desinant_fw-la non_fw-la habent_fw-la our_o natural_a want_n say_v seneca_n be_v easy_o sum_v up_o but_o those_o that_o be_v ground_v upon_o a_o false_a opinion_n be_v infinite_a st_n john_n collect_v all_o the_o provocation_n to_o sin_n under_o these_o three_o head_n 2.16_o 1_o joh._n 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by_o example_n v._o the_o right_n of_o suppliant_n belong_v to_o the_o unfortunate_a and_o not_o to_o the_o guilty_a with_o its_o exception_n vi_o suppliant_n be_v to_o be_v defend_v till_o their_o cause_n be_v know_v and_o by_o what_o law_n this_o knowledge_n be_v to_o be_v gain_v vii_o how_o subject_n may_v partake_v of_o the_o fault_n of_o their_o ruler_n or_o the_o member_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n and_o how_o their_o punishment_n differ_v viii_o how_o long_o the_o right_n of_o punish_v may_v continue_v against_o a_o people_n ix_o whether_o a_o punishment_n may_v be_v inflict_v upon_o such_o as_o partake_v not_o of_o the_o fault_n x._o a_o distinction_n between_o that_o punishment_n that_o be_v inflict_v direct_o and_o that_o which_o come_v by_o consequence_n xi_o that_o which_o come_v by_o occasion_n of_o a_o fault_n distinguish_v from_o that_o which_o be_v inflict_v for_o the_o fault_n xii_o proper_o no_o man_n can_v be_v just_o punish_v for_o the_o fault_n of_o another_o xiii_o 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blame-worthy_a as_o he_o that_o injure_v he_o yet_o be_v not_o such_o covenant_n to_o be_v so_o far_o extend_v as_o to_o engage_v we_o in_o a_o war_n if_o there_o be_v no_o just_a cause_n 36._o amb._n de_fw-fr off._n l._n 1._o c._n 36._o wherefore_o the_o lacedaemonian_n before_o they_o have_v make_v war_n against_o the_o athenian_n refer_v the_o justice_n of_o their_o cause_n to_o the_o judgement_n of_o all_o their_o confederate_n 34._o liv._o l._n 34._o so_o do_v the_o roman_n before_o they_o begin_v their_o war_n against_o nabis_n make_v the_o grecian_a city_n judge_n in_o their_o case_n so_o simler_n simler_n simler_n concern_v the_o commonwealth_n of_o the_o swisser_n if_o the_o lord_n shall_v make_v war_n against_o any_o man_n and_o it_o be_v know_v that_o his_o cause_n be_v just_a or_o if_o it_o be_v doubt_v whether_o it_o be_v so_o the_o vassal_n shall_v be_v bind_v to_o assist_v his_o lord_n but_o if_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o the_o war_n be_v unreasonable_a then_o be_v 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