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peace_n nature_n be_v that_o safety_n must_v be_v assure_v to_o the_o mediator_n for_o peace_n for_o the_o reason_n which_o command_v the_o end_n command_v also_o the_o mean_n necessary_a to_o the_o end_n but_o the_o first_o dictate_v of_o reason_n be_v peace_n all_o the_o rest_n be_v mean_n to_o obtain_v it_o and_o without_o which_o peace_n can_v be_v have_v but_o neither_o can_v peace_n be_v have_v without_o mediation_n nor_o mediation_n without_o safety_n it_o be_v therefore_o a_o dictate_v of_o reason_n that_o be_v a_o law_n of_o nature_n that_o we_o must_v give_v all_o security_n to_o the_o mediator_n for_o peace_n xx._n furthermore_o because_o although_o umpire_n man_n shall_v agree_v to_o make_v all_o these_o and_o whatsoever_o other_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o keep_v they_o yet_o doubt_n and_o controversy_n will_v daily_o arise_v concern_v the_o application_n of_o they_o unto_o their_o action_n to_o wit_n whether_o what_o be_v do_v be_v against_o the_o 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controversy_n we_o gather_v that_o the_o arbiter_n must_v not_o be_v one_o of_o the_o party_n for_o every_o man_n be_v presume_v to_o seek_v what_o be_v good_a for_o himself_o natural_o and_o what_o be_v just_a only_o for_o peace_n sake_n and_o accidental_o and_o therefore_o can_v observe_v that_o same_o equality_n command_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n so_o exact_o as_o a_o three_o man_n will_v do_v it_o be_v therefore_o in_o the_o sixteen_o place_n contain_v in_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n that_o no_o man_n must_v be_v judge_n or_o arbiter_n in_o his_o own_o cause_n xxii_o from_o the_o same_o ground_n sollowe_v witness_n in_o the_o seventeen_o place_n that_o no_o man_n must_v be_v judge_n who_o propound_v unto_o himself_o any_o hope_n of_o profit_n or_o glory_n from_o the_o victory_n of_o either_o part_n for_o the_o like_a reason_n sway_v here_o as_o in_o the_o forego_n law_n xxiii_o but_o when_o there_o be_v some_o controversy_n of_o the_o fact_n itself_o to_o wit_n whether_o 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wonderful_a counsellor_n the_o mighty_a god_n the_o everlasting_a father_n the_o prince_n of_o peace_n isaiah_n 52._o 7._o how_o beautiful_a upon_o the_o mountain_n be_v the_o foot_n of_o he_o that_o bring_v good_a tiding_n that_o publish_v peace_n that_o bring_v good_a tiding_n of_o good_a that_o publish_v salvation_n that_o say_v unto_o zion_n thy_o god_n reign_v luke_n 2._o 14._o in_o the_o nativity_n of_o christ_n the_o voice_n of_o they_o that_o praise_v god_n say_v glory_n be_v to_o god_n on_o high_a and_o in_o earth_n peace_n good_a will_n towards_o man_n and_o isaiah_n 53._o 5._o the_o gospel_n be_v call_v the_o chastisement_n of_o our_o peace_n isaiah_n 59_o 8._o righteousness_n be_v call_v the_o way_n of_o peace_n the_o way_n of_o peace_n they_o know_v not_o and_o there_o be_v no_o
the_o moral_a law_n mat._n 22._o 36._o master_n which_o be_v the_o great_a commandment_n in_o the_o law_n jesus_n say_v unto_o he_o thou_o shall_v love_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n with_o all_o thy_o heart_n and_o with_o all_o thy_o soul_n and_o with_o all_o thy_o mind_n this_o be_v the_o first_o and_o great_a commandment_n and_o the_o second_o be_v like_a unto_o it_o thou_o shall_v love_v thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o on_o these_o two_o commandment_n hang_v all_o the_o law_n and_o the_o prophet_n but_o to_o love_v our_o neighbour_n as_o ourselves_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o to_o grant_v he_o all_o we_o desire_v to_o have_v grant_v to_o ourselves_o xiii_o by_o the_o ten_o law_n respect_n of_o person_n person_n be_v forbid_v as_o also_o by_o these_o place_n follow_v mat._n 5._o 45._o that_o you_o may_v be_v child_n of_o your_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n for_o he_o make_v the_o sun_n to_o rise_v on_o the_o evil_n and_o on_o the_o good_a etc._n etc._n collos_n 3._o 11._o there_o be_v neither_o greek_a nor_o jew_n circumcision_n nor_o uncircumcision_n barbarian_a or_o scythian_a bond_n or_o free_a but_o christ_n be_v all_o &_o in_o all_o act_n 10._o 34._o of_o a_o truth_n i_o perceive_v that_o god_n be_v no_o respecter_n of_o person_n 2_o chron._n 19_o 7._o there_o be_v no_o iniquity_n with_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n nor_o respect_n of_o person_n nor_o take_v of_o gift_n ecclus_n 35._o 12._o the_o lord_n be_v judge_n and_o with_o he_o be_v no_o respect_n of_o person_n rom._n 2._o 11._o for_o divide_v there_o be_v no_o respect_n of_o person_n with_o god_n fourteen_o the_o eleven_o law_n which_o command_v those_o thing_n to_o be_v hold_v in_o common_a which_o can_v be_v divide_v i_o know_v not_o whether_o there_o be_v any_o express_a place_n in_o scripture_n for_o it_o or_o not_o but_o the_o practice_n appear_v every_o where_o in_o the_o common_a use_n of_o well_n way_n river_n sacred_a thing_n etc._n etc._n for_o else_o man_n can_v not_o live_v xv._n we_o say_v in_o the_o twelfâ—h_o place_n that_o lot_n it_o be_v a_o law_n of_o nature_n that_o where_o thing_n can_v neither_o be_v divide_v nor_o possess_v in_o common_a they_o shall_v be_v dispose_v by_o lot_n which_o be_v confirm_v as_o by_o the_o example_n of_o moses_n who_o by_o god_n command_n numb_a 6._o 34._o divide_v the_o several_a part_n of_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n unto_o the_o tribe_n by_o lot_n so_o act_v 1._o 24._o by_o the_o example_n of_o the_o apostle_n who_o receive_v mathias_n before_o justus_n into_o their_o number_n by_o cast_v lot_n and_o say_v thou_o lord_n who_o know_v the_o heart_n of_o all_o man_n show_v whether_o of_o these_o two_o thou_o have_v choose_v etc._n etc._n prov._n 16._o 33._o the_o lot_n be_v cast_v into_o the_o lap_n but_o the_o whole_a dispose_n thereof_o be_v of_o the_o lord_n and_o which_o be_v the_o thirteen_o law_n the_o succession_n be_v due_a unto_o esau_n as_o be_v the_o first-born_a of_o isaac_n if_o himself_o have_v not_o sell_v it_o gen._n 25._o 30._o or_o that_o the_o father_n have_v not_o otherwise_o appoint_v xvi_o saint_n paul_n write_v to_o the_o corinthian_n judge_n epist_n 1._o chap._n 6._o reprehend_v the_o corinthian_n of_o that_o city_n for_o go_v to_o law_n one_o with_o another_o before_o infidel_n judge_n who_o be_v their_o enemy_n call_v it_o a_o fault_n that_o they_o will_v not_o rather_o take_v wrong_a and_o suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v defraud_v for_o that_o be_v against_o that_o law_n whereby_o we_o be_v command_v to_o be_v helpful_a to_o each_o other_o but_o if_o it_o happen_v the_o controversy_n be_v concern_v thing_n necessary_a what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v therefore_o the_o apostle_n ver._n 5._o speak_v thus_o i_o speak_v to_o your_o shame_n be_v it_o so_o that_o there_o be_v not_o one_o wise_a man_n among_o you_o no_o not_o one_o that_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o judge_v between_o his_o brethren_n he_o therefore_o by_o those_o word_n confirm_v that_o law_n of_o nature_n which_o we_o call_v the_o fifteen_o to_o wit_n where_o controversy_n can_v be_v avoid_v there_o by_o the_o consent_n of_o party_n to_o appoint_v some_o arbiter_n and_o he_o some_o three_o man_n so_o as_o which_o be_v the_o 16_o law_n neither_o of_o the_o party_n may_v be_v judge_n in_o his_o own_o cause_n xvii_o but_o that_o the_o judge_n or_o arbiter_n sentence_n must_v receive_v no_o reward_n for_o his_o sentence_n which_o be_v the_o 17._o law_n appear_v exod._n 23._o 8._o thou_o shall_v take_v no_o gift_n for_o the_o gift_n blind_v the_o wise_a and_o pervert_v the_o word_n of_o the_o righteous_a ecclus._n 21._o 29._o present_n and_o gift_n blind_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o wise_a whence_o it_o follow_v that_o he_o must_v not_o be_v more_o oblige_v to_o one_o part_n then_o the_o other_o which_o be_v the_o 19_o law_n and_o be_v also_o confirm_v deut._n 1._o 17._o you_o shall_v not_o respect_v person_n in_o judgement_n you_o shall_v hear_v the_o small_a as_o well_o as_o the_o great_a and_o in_o all_o those_o place_n which_o be_v bring_v against_o respect_n of_o person_n xviii_o that_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o fact_n witness_n witness_n must_v be_v have_v which_o be_v the_o 18._o law_n the_o scripture_n not_o only_o confirm_v but_o require_v more_o than_o one_o deut._n 17._o 6._o at_o the_o mouth_n of_o two_o witness_n or_o three_o witness_n shall_v he_o that_o be_v worthy_a of_o death_n be_v put_v to_o death_n the_o same_o be_v repeat_v deut._n 19_o 15._o xix_o drunkenness_n which_o we_o have_v therefore_o in_o the_o last_o place_n number_v among_o drunkenness_n the_o breach_n of_o the_o natural_a law_n because_o it_o hinder_v the_o use_n of_o right_a reason_n be_v also_o forbid_v in_o sacred_a scripture_n for_o the_o same_o reason_n prov._n 20._o 1._o wine_n be_v a_o mocker_n strong_a drink_n be_v rage_a whosoever_o be_v deceive_v thereby_o be_v not_o wise_a and_o chap._n 31._o 4_o 5._o it_o be_v not_o for_o king_n to_o drink_v wine_n lest_o they_o drink_v and_o forget_v the_o law_n and_o pervert_v the_o judgement_n of_o any_o of_o the_o afflict_a but_o that_o we_o may_v know_v that_o the_o malice_n of_o this_o vice_n consist_v not_o formal_o in_o the_o quantity_n of_o the_o drink_n but_o in_o that_o it_o destroy_v judgement_n and_o reason_n it_o follow_v in_o the_o next_o verse_n give_v strong_a drink_n to_o he_o that_o be_v ready_a to_o perish_v and_o wine_n to_o those_o that_o be_v heavy_a of_o heart_n let_v he_o drink_v and_o forget_v his_o poverty_n and_o remember_v his_o misery_n no_o more_o christ_n use_v the_o same_o reason_n in_o prohibit_v drunkenness_n luk._n 21._o 34._o take_v heed_n to_o yourselves_o lest_o at_o any_o time_n your_o heart_n be_v overcharge_v with_o sâ—rsetting_n and_o drunkenness_n xx._n that_o we_o say_v in_o the_o forego_n conscience_n chapter_n the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v eternal_a be_v also_o prove_v out_o of_o the_o five_o of_o s._n matth._n 18._o very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o till_o heaven_n and_o earth_n pass_v one_o jot_n or_o one_o tittle_n shall_v in_o no_o wise_a pass_n from_o the_o law_n and_o psal_n 119._o v._n 160._o every_o one_o of_o thy_o righteous_a judgement_n endure_v for_o ever_o xxi_o we_o also_o say_v that_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n have_v regard_v chief_o unto_o conscience_n that_o be_v that_o he_o be_v just_a who_o by_o all_o possible_a endeavour_n strive_v to_o fulfil_v they_o and_o although_o a_o man_n shall_v order_v all_o his_o action_n so_o much_o as_o belong_v to_o external_a obedience_n just_a as_o the_o law_n command_v but_o not_o for_o the_o law_n â—ake_v but_o by_o reason_n of_o some_o punishment_n annex_v unto_o it_o or_o out_o of_o vain_a glory_n yet_o he_o be_v unjust_a both_o these_o be_v prove_v by_o the_o holy_a scripture_n the_o first_o isaiah_n 55._o 7._o let_v the_o wicked_a forsake_v his_o way_n and_o unrighteous_a man_n his_o thought_n and_o let_v he_o return_v unto_o the_o lod_n and_o he_o will_v have_v mercy_n upon_o he_o and_o to_o our_o god_n for_o he_o will_v abundant_o pardon_v ezek._n 18._o 31._o cast_v away_o from_o you_o all_o your_o transgression_n where_o by_o you_o have_v transgress_v &_o make_v you_o a_o new_a heart_n and_o a_o new_a spirit_n for_o why_o will_v you_o die_v o_o house_n of_o israel_n by_o which_o and_o the_o like_a place_n we_o may_v sufficient_o understand_v that_o god_n will_v not_o punish_v their_o deed_n who_o heart_n be_v right_a the_o second_o out_o of_o the_o 29._o of_o isaiah_n 13._o the_o lord_n say_v forasmuch_o as_o this_o people_n draw_v near_o i_o with_o their_o mouth_n and_o with_o their_o lip_n do_v honour_n i_o but_o have_v remove_v their_o heart_n far_o from_o i_o therefore_o i_o will_v proceed_v etc._n etc._n mat._n 5._o 20._o
that_o all_o controversy_n be_v breed_v from_o hence_o that_o the_o opinion_n of_o man_n differ_v concern_v meum_fw-la &_o tuum_fw-la just_a and_o unjust_a profitable_a and_o unprofitable_a good_a and_o evil_a honest_a and_o dishonest_a and_o the_o like_a which_o every_o man_n esteem_v according_a to_o his_o own_o judgement_n it_o belong_v to_o the_o same_o chief_a power_n to_o make_v some_o common_a rule_n for_o all_o man_n and_o to_o declare_v they_o public_o by_o which_o every_o man_n may_v know_v what_o may_v be_v call_v he_o what_o another_o what_o just_o what_o unjust_a what_o honest_a what_o dishonest_a what_o good_a what_o evil_a that_o be_v summary_o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v what_o to_o be_v avoid_v in_o our_o common_a course_n of_o life_n but_o those_o rule_n and_o measure_n be_v usual_o call_v the_o civil_a law_n or_o the_o law_n of_o the_o city_n as_o be_v the_o command_v of_o he_o who_o have_v the_o supreme_a power_n in_o the_o city_n and_o the_o civil_a law_n that_o 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what_o opinion_n etc._n etc._n there_o be_v scarce_o any_o principle_n neither_o in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n annotation_n nor_o humane_a science_n from_o whence_o there_o may_v not_o spring_v dissension_n discord_n reproach_n and_o by_o degree_n war_n itself_o neither_o dâ—th_v this_o happen_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o falsehood_n of_o the_o principle_n but_o of_o the_o disposition_n of_o man_n who_o seem_v wise_a to_o themselves_o will_v needs_o appear_v such_o to_o all_o other_o but_o though_o such_o dissension_n can_v be_v hinder_v from_o arise_v yet_o may_v they_o be_v restrain_v by_o the_o exercise_n of_o the_o supreme_a power_n that_o they_o prove_v no_o hindrance_n to_o the_o public_a peace_n of_o these_o kind_n of_o opinion_n therefore_o i_o have_v not_o speak_v of_o in_o this_o place_n there_o be_v certain_a doctrine_n wherewith_o subject_n be_v taint_v they_o very_o believe_v that_o obedience_n may_v be_v refuse_v to_o the_o city_n and_o that_o by_o right_o they_o may_v 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