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of_o public_a relation_n i_o now_o contract_v my_o discourse_n to_o the_o lesser_a circle_n of_o it_o in_o domestic_a concern_v which_o though_o they_o be_v less_o considerable_a be_v not_o at_o all_o less_o necessary_a our_o salvation_n depend_v upon_o every_o part_n of_o that_o justice_n as_o much_o as_o the_o other_o loyalty_n to_o a_o prince_n or_o conformity_n to_o the_o church_n can_v make_v we_o just_a if_o we_o do_v wrong_v at_o home_n to_o our_o wife_n child_n or_o servant_n now_o the_o christian_a justice_n of_o the_o family-relation_n be_v the_o reciprocal_a due_n of_o husband_n and_o wife_n parent_n and_o child_n master_n and_o servant_n bread_n to_o dog_n throw_v it_o away_o in_o luxurious_a expense_n or_o if_o both_o or_o either_o of_o they_o by_o their_o carelesseness_n in_o education_n or_o by_o evil_a example_n shall_v endanger_v the_o loss_n of_o their_o child_n soul_n if_o the_o child_n on_o the_o other_o side_n grow_v rough_a and_o untractable_a make_v no_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o guilty_a of_o injustice_n by_o the_o rule_n of_o distributive_a we_o shall_v now_o examine_v the_o action_n of_o man_n by_o the_o liâ—â—â—_n of_o commutative_a justice_n which_o aquinas_n define_v to_o be_v that_o by_o which_o a_o man_n be_v direct_v in_o such_o right_n as_o be_v interchangeable_o to_o be_v pay_v from_o one_o man_n to_o another_o now_o the_o ground_n of_o this_o justice_n be_v this_o god_n have_v so_o order_v it_o in_o his_o wise_a disposition_n of_o the_o world_n that_o the_o well_o be_v of_o every_o man_n shall_v depend_v on_o the_o mutual_a help_n of_o one_o another_o to_o the_o performance_n of_o which_o all_o man_n be_v oblige_v by_o right_a reason_n and_o religion_n it_o become_v every_o man_n right_a to_o be_v do_v to_o he_o in_o christian_a justice_n as_o his_o duc_fw-fr upon_o this_o st._n paul_n ground_n his_o exhortaâ—â—â—_n to_o his_o philippian_n to_o look_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d phil._n 2._o 4._o to_o the_o good_a and_o 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hinder_v the_o salvation_n 〈◊〉_d another_o by_o neglect_v those_o 〈◊〉_d or_o shall_v real_o prevent_v it_o by_o scandal_n ill_a example_n or_o by_o tempt_v he_o to_o assist_v in_o social_a sin_n 〈◊〉_d uncleanness_n conspiracy_n and_o the_o like_a that_o man_n have_v wrong_v a_o soul_n he_o have_v destroy_v his_o brother_n for_o who_o christ_n die_v rom._n 14._o 15._o and_o so_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o unjust_a person_n on_o that_o sad_a account_n 2._o we_o owe_v the_o right_n in_o christian_a justice_n of_o preserve_v one_o another_o in_o our_o temporal_a well-being_n and_o the_o first_o of_o those_o next_o our_o neighbour_n life_n which_o we_o suppose_v to_o be_v a_o case_n too_o apparent_a to_o need_v our_o present_a consideration_n be_v his_o honour_n he_o therefore_o that_o shall_v defraud_v he_o of_o that_o precious_a jewel_n either_o by_o eclipse_v a_o innocent_a worth_n through_o a_o subtle_a detraction_n or_o wound_v his_o credit_n by_o dispersion_n of_o false_a 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in_o christian_a justice_n oblige_v to_o pay_v to_o one_o another_o without_o the_o mutual_a performance_n of_o which_o a_o body_n of_o man_n can_v be_v call_v no_o more_o a_o church_n than_o a_o tumult_n can_v be_v call_v a_o army_n or_o a_o ungoverned_a rout_n a_o city_n now_o as_o it_o be_v in_o civil_n though_o the_o king_n be_v supremus_fw-la judex_n chief_a judge_n in_o the_o law_n yet_o he_o administer_v jujustice_n by_o his_o commission_v justicer_n to_o who_o also_o a_o obedience_n be_v due_a on_o that_o account_n so_o in_o ecclesiastic_n he_o exercise_v his_o supreme_a authority_n for_o the_o care_n of_o the_o church_n by_o proper_a officer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d set_v apart_o for_o that_o design_n who_o call_v though_o it_o be_v govern_v and_o protect_v by_o prince_n be_v yet_o immediate_o from_o heaven_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d heb._n 5._o 4._o they_o be_v call_v of_o god_n to_o it_o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d act_v 20._o 28._o who_o the_o holy_a 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