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the_o law_n political_o and_o external_o teach_v the_o people_n that_o if_o they_o be_v but_o justi_fw-la ad_fw-la legem_fw-la righteous_a according_o to_o the_o law_n in_o the_o sense_n that_o seneca_n use_v the_o word_n say_v exignum_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la legem_fw-la bonum_fw-la esse_fw-la that_o be_v righteous_a so_o far_o as_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n be_v to_o compel_v they_o by_o temporal_a punishment_n as_o all_o those_o be_v that_o have_v commit_v none_o of_o those_o crime_n that_o be_v exclude_v from_o attain_v temporal_a pardon_n by_o sacrifice_n and_o have_v offer_v sacrifice_n for_o their_o other_o external_n fault_n they_o be_v as_o perfect_o righteous_a before_o god_n as_o their_o law_n in_o any_o sense_n require_v they_o to_o be_v so_o because_o the_o law_n as_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n appoint_v no_o punishment_n for_o one_o that_o put_v away_o his_o wife_n for_o any_o light_a cause_n so_o he_o do_v but_o set_v she_o whole_o at_o liberty_n by_o a_o bill_n of_o divorce_n to_o marry_v another_o they_o be_v teach_v it_o be_v no_o sin_n so_o to_o put_v away_o a_o wife_n mat._n 5._o 31._o also_o because_o the_o law_n as_o the_o commonwealth_n law_n give_v man_n liberty_n to_o require_v a_o eye_n for_o a_o eye_n and_o tooth_n for_o tooth_n and_o if_o they_o so_o require_v it_o the_o magistrate_n be_v bind_v to_o inflict_v it_o deut._n 19_o 21._o they_o be_v teach_v it_o be_v no_o sin_n to_o seek_v this_o revenge_n in_o any_o case_n and_o so_o that_o the_o command_v of_o forgive_a injury_n be_v but_o counsel_n as_o prov._n 24._o 29._o and_o chap._n 20._o 22._o say_v not_o i_o will_v do_v to_o he_o as_o he_o have_v do_v to_o i_o leu._n 19_o 17_o 18._o thou_o shall_v not_o hate_v thy_o brother_n in_o thy_o heart_n thou_o shall_v not_o avenge_v nor_o bear_v any_o grudge_n etc._n etc._n but_o shall_v love_v thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o rev._n 25._o 21._o if_o thy_o enemy_n hunger_n give_v he_o meat_n etc._n etc._n exod._n 23._o 4_o 5._o if_o 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