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and_o diametrical_o oppose_v frustrà _fw-la be_v place_v è_fw-la region_fw-la point_n blank_a to_o the_o magistrate_n for_o the_o apostle_n lay_v it_o down_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o put_v a_o non_fw-la a_o negation_n between_o they_o he_o speak_v it_o positive_o and_o he_o speak_v it_o destructive_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o bear_v not_o the_o sword_n in_o vain_a the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o duty_n and_o the_o power_n the_o office_n and_o the_o definition_n the_o same_o that_o which_o shall_v be_v so_o be_v so_o and_o it_o be_v impossible_a it_o shall_v be_v otherwise_o say_v the_o civilian_n for_o at_o this_o distance_n these_o term_n natural_o stand_v but_o when_o we_o read_v a_o corrupt_a judge_n a_o perjure_a jurer_n a_o false_a witness_n we_o have_v conciliate_v they_o and_o make_v up_o the_o contradiction_n these_o term_n natural_o stand_v at_o a_o distance_n we_o must_v then_o find_v out_o something_o to_o keep_v they_o so_o to_o exclude_v this_o frustrà _fw-la to_o safeguard_v the_o magistrate_n that_o he_o bear_v not_o the_o sword_n in_o vain_a and_o we_o need_v not_o look_v far_o for_o it_o be_v the_o first_o thing_n we_o shall_v look_v upon_o and_o the_o philosopher_n point_v it_o out_o to_o we_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o propose_v a_o end_n non_fw-la agitur_fw-la officium_fw-la nisi_fw-la intendatur_fw-la finis_fw-la say_v the_o school_n i_o stir_v not_o in_o my_o duty_n if_o this_o move_v i_o not_o and_o i_o faint_a and_o sink_v under_o my_o duty_n if_o this_o continue_v not_o that_o motion_n and_o down_o fall_v the_o sword_n with_o a_o frustrà _fw-la upon_o it_o if_o this_o uphold_v it_o not_o i_o be_o but_o man_n and_o my_o action_n must_v look_v out_o of_o themselves_o and_o beyond_o themselves_o i_o have_v not_o my_o compleatness_n my_o perfection_n my_o beatitude_n within_o myself_o and_o therefore_o i_o must_v take_v aim_n at_o 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when_o the_o law_n be_v not_o only_o the_o edge_n of_o this_o sword_n but_o flabellum_fw-la justitiae_fw-la a_o fan_n to_o blow_v and_o kindle_v up_o justice_n in_o the_o breast_n of_o the_o magistrate_n that_o it_o may_v warm_v and_o comfort_v the_o oppress_a but_o to_o the_o wicked_a become_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o consume_a fire_n when_o he_o lay_v not_o these_o end_n aside_o and_o instead_o thereof_o place_v other_o for_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n some_o accession_n and_o addition_n of_o honour_n to_o himself_o for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o commonwealth_n the_o fill_n of_o his_o coffer_n for_o the_o peace_n of_o the_o church_n the_o avoid_n of_o a_o frown_n for_o the_o right_n of_o the_o oppress_a his_o own_o private_a conveniency_n and_o for_o the_o truth_n mammon_n there_o be_v many_o end_n you_o see_v but_o that_o be_v most_o pertinent_a to_o our_o present_a purpose_n which_o the_o apostle_n set_v down_o in_o this_o chapter_n terror_n to_o the_o wicked_a security_n 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the_o good_a of_o example_n not_o to_o the_o take_v off_o head_n but_o pierce_v of_o heart_n not_o to_o bind_v of_o hand_n but_o limit_v of_o will_n not_o to_o the_o trouble_n of_o the_o sinner_n but_o the_o peace_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n this_o be_v the_o very_a end_n of_o punishment_n to_o destroy_v that_o proclivity_n and_o proneness_n to_o sin_v which_o every_o evil_a action_n beget_v in_o the_o very_o commit_v of_o it_o lay_v the_o whip_n upon_o the_o fool_n back_o and_o slumber_n be_v not_o so_o pleasant_a bring_v he_o to_o the_o post_n and_o he_o unfold_v his_o arm_n set_a up_o the_o gibbet_n the_o gallant_n sword_n stick_v in_o his_o scabbard_n exact_v the_o mulct_n and_o he_o have_v lose_v the_o grace_n of_o his_o speech_n and_o half_a his_o gentility_n let_v the_o sword_n be_v brandish_a and_o sin_n be_v not_o so_o impudent_a but_o crouch_v and_o mantle_v herself_o and_o dare_v not_o step_v forth_o before_o the_o sun_n and_o the_o people_n gird_v then_o the_o sword_n upon_o the_o thigh_n o_o most_o mighty_a you_o who_o be_v invest_v with_o this_o power_n remember_v the_o end_n remember_v you_o be_v place_v with_o a_o sword_n hostire_fw-la iniquitatem_fw-la in_o a_o hostile_a manner_n to_o pursue_v the_o wicked_a to_o run_v after_o the_o oppressor_n and_o break_v his_o jaw_n and_o take_v the_o prey_n out_o of_o his_o mouth_n to_o destroy_v this_o wolf_n to_o chase_v away_o the_o asp_n the_o poisonous_a heretic_n to_o cut_v off_o the_o hand_n of_o sacrilege_n to_o pierce_v through_o the_o spot_a leopard_n and_o in_o do_v this_o you_o perform_v the_o other_o part_n you_o defend_v and_o safeguard_n the_o innocent_a the_o death_n of_o one_o murderer_n may_v save_v a_o thousand_o life_n and_o the_o destruction_n of_o one_o traitorous_a jesuit_n as_o many_o soul_n qui_fw-la malos_fw-la punit_fw-la bonos_fw-es laudat_fw-la the_o correction_n of_o the_o evil_n be_v the_o commendation_n nay_o it_o be_v the_o buckler_n the_o castle_n the_o defence_n of_o the_o good_a and_o it_o may_v prove_v too_o the_o conversion_n of_o the_o wicked_a the_o blood_n of_o one_o wolf_n may_v work_v a_o alteration_n and_o change_n of_o another_o the_o leopard_n may_v come_v to_o dwell_v with_o the_o kid_n the_o wolf_n may_v feed_v quiet_o with_o the_o lamb_n the_o lion_n may_v eat_v straw_n like_o a_o ox_n and_o the_o asp_n play_v with_o a_o child_n 11._o isa_n 11._o the_o penal_a statute_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d copy_n and_o sampler_n and_o a_o judge_n must_v do_v as_o a_o painter_n do_v say_v plato_n follow_v and_o imitate_v his_o form_n and_o draught_n where_o the_o law_n be_v draw_v in_o line_n of_o blood_n he_o must_v not_o lay_v on_o colour_n of_o oil_n where_o the_o law_n show_v the_o offender_n in_o chain_n he_o must_v not_o present_v he_o at_o liberty_n where_o it_o frown_v he_o must_v not_o draw_v a_o smile_n nor_o timanthes_n like_v draw_v a_o veil_n as_o not_o able_a to_o express_v that_o frown_n no_o he_o must_v take_v his_o proportion_n and_o posture_n from_o the_o law_n oppression_n must_v be_v portray_v with_o its_o tooth_n out_o murder_n pale_a and_o wound_v to_o death_n idleness_n whip_v the_o common_a barretter_n with_o paper_n in_o his_o hat_n he_o must_v similem_fw-la pingere_fw-la not_o a_o man_n for_o a_o beast_n not_o a_o dog_n for_o a_o lion_n not_o a_o fox_n for_o a_o wolf_n not_o manslaughter_n for_o murder_n not_o usury_n for_o extorsion_n not_o deceit_n for_o oppression_n not_o a_o sum_n of_o daily_a incursion_n for_o a_o devour_a one_o he_o must_v not_o depose_v and_o degrade_v a_o gallant_a boisterous_a sin_n and_o put_v it_o in_o a_o low_a rank_n to_o escape_v unpunished_a with_o a_o multitude_n the_o neglect_n hereof_o bring_v in_o not_o only_o a_o frustrà _fw-la but_o a_o nocivum_fw-la with_o it_o it_o be_v hurtful_a and_o
poison_n of_o the_o excuse_n but_o adam_n last_o word_n 4._o gen._n 41._o 4._o be_v lose_v in_o the_o former_a as_o the_o lean_a and_o ill-favoured_a kine_n in_o pharaoh_n dream_n eat_v up_o the_o fat_a one_o deny_v indeed_o the_o fact_n he_o can_v not_o for_o as_o god_n have_v build_v he_o up_o in_o his_o own_o image_n and_o likeness_n so_o he_o have_v raise_v up_o within_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o natural_a tribunal_n his_o conscience_n and_o make_v he_o thus_o far_o a_o god_n unto_o himself_o as_o not_o only_o to_o discern_v evil_a from_o good_a but_o also_o to_o search_v the_o very_a inward_o of_o his_o own_o heart_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n say_v st._n chrysostome_n all_o man_n of_o what_o rank_n soever_o though_o they_o sit_v not_o in_o the_o throne_n of_o justice_n though_o they_o be_v not_o judge_n and_o magistrate_n though_o they_o have_v no_o executioner_n nor_o prisoner_n nor_o give_v nor_o bolt_n yet_o they_o judge_v and_o condemn_v sin_n in_o themselves_o and_o other_o and_o that_o by_o the_o common_a principle_n of_o discourse_n and_o reason_n and_o by_o that_o secret_a verdict_n and_o sentence_n which_o every_o man_n carry_v in_o his_o own_o breast_n the_o first_o man_n that_o condemn_v a_o sinner_n be_v a_o sinner_n himself_o see_v judice_fw-la nemo_fw-la nocens_fw-la absolvitur_fw-la in_o himself_o he_o bear_v about_o he_o a_o court_n and_o seat_n of_o justice_n from_o which_o no_o appeal_n lie_v his_o reason_n be_v his_o judge_n his_o conscience_n be_v his_o accuser_n himself_o his_o own_o prisoner_n the_o terror_n of_o a_o afflict_a conscience_n hang_v he_o up_o and_o crucify_v he_o every_o day_n though_o no_o foreign_a authority_n arrest_v he_o for_o as_o the_o shadow_n follow_v the_o body_n say_v basil_n so_o do_v sin_n the_o soul_n and_o whithersoever_o we_o go_v it_o present_v itself_o before_o we_o no_o soon_o do_v we_o reach_v out_o our_o hand_n to_o the_o apple_n no_o soon_o be_v our_o eye_n full_a of_o the_o adulteress_n 15._o 2_o pet._n 2._o 14._o jam._n 1._o 15._o no_o soon_o have_v lust_n conceive_v and_o bring_v forth_o sin_n but_o present_o verberamur_fw-la tacito_fw-la cogitationis_fw-la nostrae_fw-la opprobrio_fw-la as_o st_n ambrose_n speak_v our_o own_o thought_n be_v as_o whip_n and_o scorpion_n to_o scourge_v we_o our_o conscience_n strike_v we_o with_o amazement_n and_o horror_n when_o no_o man_n pursue_v we_o she_o plough_v up_o our_o soul_n and_o make_v deep_a furrow_n there_o laniatus_fw-la &_o ictus_fw-la as_o the_o historian_n speak_v stripe_n and_o wound_n when_o no_o other_o hand_n be_v lift_v up_o against_o we_o but_o as_o judge_n will_v see_v more_o clear_o and_o judge_v more_o upright_o if_o they_o be_v not_o blind_v with_o a_o bribe_n so_o will_v the_o conscience_n speak_v more_o plain_o if_o we_o do_v not_o teach_v she_o break_v and_o imperfect_a language_n to_o pronounce_v sibbole_v for_o shibboleth_n to_o leave_v out_o some_o letter_n some_o aspiration_n 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man_n of_o perfect_a limb_n to_o be_v beat_v by_o a_o cripple_n for_o a_o son_n of_o anak_n to_o be_v chase_v by_o a_o grasshopper_n for_o xerxes_n be_v army_n which_o drink_v up_o the_o sea_n to_o be_v beat_v out_o of_o greece_n by_o three_o hundred_o spartain_n certain_o he_o deserve_v not_o power_n who_o betray_v it_o to_o weakness_n the_o woman_n give_v it_o i_o then_o be_v a_o deep_a aggravation_n of_o the_o man_n transgression_n again_o it_o be_v but_o the_o woman_n give_v it_o and_o a_o gift_n as_o we_o common_o say_v may_v be_v either_o take_v or_o refuse_v and_o so_o it_o be_v in_o our_o power_n whether_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o gift_n or_o no._n have_v the_o man_n be_v unwilling_a to_o have_v receive_v the_o woman_n can_v have_v give_v he_o nothing_o nunquid_fw-la obsecravit_fw-la num_fw-la disseruit_fw-la num_fw-la decepit_fw-la say_v the_o father_n do_v she_o besiege_v he_o with_o her_o entreaty_n do_v she_o use_v the_o battery_n of_o discourse_n do_v she_o cunning_o 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it_o as_o to_o procure_v the_o assent_n of_o the_o will_n may_v but_o show_v itself_o and_o vanish_v like_o lightning_n may_v be_v extinguish_v in_o the_o very_a flash_n now_o that_o this_o be_v not_o true_o and_o proper_o a_o sin_n we_o may_v gather_v from_o the_o very_a nature_n of_o sin_n to_o the_o commit_n of_o which_o these_o two_o thing_n concur_v 1._o a_o assent_n of_o the_o will_n 2._o a_o power_n in_o man_n to_o avoid_v it_o ****_o we_o think_v of_o it_o to_o hate_v it_o and_o by_o think_v love_n it_o we_o must_v therefore_o give_v they_o no_o line_n but_o curb_v and_o restrain_v they_o at_o the_o first_o not_o only_o shun_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o work_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o philosopher_n speak_v the_o cause_n and_o beginning_n which_o may_v produce_v it_o chase_v away_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o justine_n martyr_n speak_v the_o first_o smoke_n the_o first_o inclination_n of_o our_o sensual_a appetite_n and_o when_o tentation_n offer_v and_o present_v themselves_o not_o revile_v and_o embrace_v they_o say_v we_o will_v and_o we_o will_v not_o but_o to_o give_v they_o a_o peremptory_a denial_n by_o our_o serious_a distaste_n of_o they_o and_o that_o detestation_n which_o may_v take_v these_o brat_n of_o satan_n and_o dash_v they_o against_o the_o rock_n nemo_fw-la sic_fw-la negantem_fw-la iterum_fw-la rogat_fw-la when_o we_o have_v give_v they_o such_o a_o denial_n a_o denial_n with_o anger_n and_o indignation_n they_o will_v keep_v a_o distance_n and_o not_o sudden_o come_v so_o near_o as_o to_o solicit_v we_o to_o sin_n but_o if_o we_o first_o give_v they_o admittance_n and_o then_o take_v pleasure_n in_o they_o it_o be_v a_o sign_n we_o will_v make_v they_o our_o friend_n and_o companion_n nay_o it_o be_v a_o sign_n that_o we_o have_v make_v they_o our_o