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18._o ezek._n 12._o 24._o and_o 13._o 6._o 7._o 8._o hos._n 10._o 4._o jon_n 2._o 9_o zeah._n 10._o 2._o and_o that_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shava_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d shakar_n mentiri_fw-la differ_v little_a appear_v in_o the_o nine_o commandment_n where_o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sheker_fw-mi mendacium_fw-la use_v in_o exod._n be_v put_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o deut._n both_o which_o the_o 70._o render_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d false_a witness_n therefore_o philo_n in_o explication_n of_o this_o place_n have_v say_v that_o we_o must_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o take_v the_o name_n of_o god_n in_o vain_a add_v by_o way_n of_o explication_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o to_o call_v god_n to_o witness_v a_o lie_n be_v most_o wicked_a so_o likewise_o aben_n ezra_n so_o in_o exo._n 23._o 1._o for_o the_o hebe_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vain_a the_o targum_fw-la hierosol_n reads_z 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d false_a so_o in_o psalm_n 24._o 4._o and_o psalm_n 12._o 3._o zachary_n 10._o 2._o and_o in_o many_o other_o place_n the_o hebrew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v render_v falsehood_n or_o lie_a and_o that_o by_o hierom_n himself_o our_o saviour_n himself_o so_o render_v these_o word_n mat._n 5._o 33._o thou_o shall_v not_o 〈◊〉_d thyself_o speak_v of_o the_o literal_a sense_n of_o this_o law_n as_o it_o be_v give_v by_o moses_n which_o he_o amplify_v and_o enlarge_n for_o that_o which_o some_o late_a expositor_n say_v that_o he_o recite_v and_o reject_v only_o the_o corrupt_a gloss_n of_o the_o jewish_a doctor_n be_v against_o '_o the_o current_n of_o antiquity_n and_o against_o the_o text_n as_o may_v easy_o be_v prove_v and_o therefore_o the_o syriack_n translation_n so_o read_v the_o word_n non_fw-la mentiris_fw-la in_o jurejurando_fw-la tuo_fw-la thou_o shall_v not_o lie_v in_o swear_v this_o further_a be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o this_o commandment_n speak_v not_o 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say_v the_o law_n but_o life_n shall_v go_v for_o life_n etc._n etc._n for_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n be_v so_o perverse_a as_o 26._o that_o without_o 〈◊〉_d thou_o shall_v kill_v ne_fw-la occides_fw-la thou_o shall_v not_o kill_v will_v not_o be_v observe_v god_n have_v give_v this_o power_n and_o commandment_n to_o king_n and_o prince_n who_o be_v the_o supreme_a magistrate_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ne_fw-la sanguit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d that_o blood_n shall_v be_v shed_v to_o prevent_v a_o further_o shed_v of_o blood_n as_o in_o the_o body_n the_o physician_n prescribe_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o incision_n must_v be_v make_v to_o prevent_v a_o excision_n or_o cut_v off_o the_o member_n and_o in_o cure_v of_o some_o disease_n of_o the_o eye_n the_o sight_n must_v be_v as_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d up_o for_o some_o day_n and_o the_o eye_n cover_v that_o it_o can_v see_v that_o so_o the_o sight_n may_v be_v preserve_v and_o the_o eye_n may_v see_v better_o afterward_o so_o here_o the_o shed_n of_o 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the_o sight_n from_o hurt_v itself_o which_o without_o eye_n lid_n will_v disperse_v itself_o with_o continual_a behold_v the_o object_n therefore_o the_o prophet_n david_n say_v that_o it_o shall_v ult._n be_v his_o common_a exercise_n every_o morning_n to_o cut_v off_o all_o the_o wicked_a from_o the_o city_n of_o the_o lord_n this_o be_v or_o shall_v be_v the_o study_n of_o the_o wise_a king_n as_o solomon_n say_v how_o to_o scatter_v the_o wicked_a and_o to_o make_v the_o wheel_n to_o go_v over_o they_o it_o be_v find_v at_o first_o when_o 26._o magistracy_n be_v establish_v that_o cain_n city_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o seth_n and_o that_o even_o among_o the_o seed_n of_o seth_n be_v some_o of_o cain_n spirit_n which_o be_v to_o be_v restrain_v with_o the_o sword_n or_o else_o they_o will_v like_v the_o ram_n and_o he_o goat_n in_o ezechiel_n 〈◊〉_d 18._o at_o the_o lean_a sheep_n with_o their_o born_o and_o therefore_o that_o blood_n may_v be_v shed_v to_o prevent_v 21._o the_o 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the_o lord_n therefore_o be_v wrath_n upon_o thou_o from_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o apostle_n say_v that_o not_o only_o the_o doer_n of_o evil_a thing_n be_v worthy_a of_o death_n but_o also_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o that_o take_v pleasure_n in_o they_o or_o consent_v to_o they_o such_o be_v they_o that_o plead_v for_o they_o they_o give_v their_o placet_fw-la as_o we_o use_v to_o do_v at_o congregation_n in_o the_o university_n greek_n use_v the_o same_o word_n and_o give_v their_o suffrage_n by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o please_v i_o and_o therefore_o whosoever_o plead_v for_o the_o wicked_a cry_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o be_o please_v with_o it_o he_o help_v he_o and_o be_v partaker_n of_o his_o sin_n with_o he_o 2._o another_o way_n be_v by_o the_o wise_a man_n when_o a_o man_n for_o defence_n of_o a_o cause_n in_o difference_n 23._o though_o it_o be_v good_a pervert_v the_o law_n or_o receive_v a_o bribe_n the_o wicked_a 〈◊〉_d he_o take_v a_o gift_n out_o of_o the_o bosom_n to_o wrest_v the_o way_n of_o judgement_n as_o it_o be_v evil_a to_o join_v with_o the_o wicked_a to_o help_v a_o evil_a cause_n for_o he_o that_o say_v to_o the_o wicked_a thou_o be_v just_a he_o 24._o shall_v the_o people_n curse_n so_o to_o bolster_v any_o cause_n by_o wrong_a mean_n and_o thereby_o to_o pervert_v the_o course_n of_o judgement_n be_v wicked_a and_o because_o judgement_n be_v not_o only_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d on_o the_o bench_n but_o also_o in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o election_n the_o place_n of_o consultation_n therefore_o false_a witness_n or_o testimony_n must_v not_o be_v give_v in_o election_n or_o in_o choice_n of_o man_n to_o place_n or_o preferment_n for_o there_o aught_o to_o be_v justice_n and_o truth_n in_o both_o and_o he_o that_o give_v his_o voice_n for_o one_o unworthy_a bear_v false_a witness_n and_o go_v against_o justice_n and_o truth_n 〈◊〉_d justice_n as_o the_o philosopher_n define_v it_o well_o be_v 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