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that_o it_o have_v no_o soon_o receive_v one_o gift_n but_o it_o be_v present_o ready_a for_o another_o a_o three_o a_o four_o and_o so_o in_o infinitum_fw-la and_o the_o end_n of_o that_o which_o be_v past_a be_v but_o a_o disposition_n for_o that_o which_o be_v to_o come_v like_o a_o hungry_a cur_n who_o have_v no_o soon_o chop_v upone_o morsel_n but_o he_o be_v ready_a for_o another_o and_o he_o perhaps_o who_o at_o first_o be_v content_v with_o a_o little_a &_o can_v say_v esto_fw-la basta_fw-la â—y_a sobra_n this_o be_v enough_o and_o too_o much_o afterward_o much_o too_o much_o and_o more_o than_o too_o much_o will_v not_o satisfy_v his_o hungry_a maw_n infinita_fw-la enim_fw-la est_fw-la et_fw-la insatiabilis_fw-la cupiditatis_fw-la natura_a 5._o infinite_a say_v aristotle_n and_o insatiable_a be_v the_o gut_n of_o covetousness_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n tell_v we_o auarus_fw-la non_fw-la implebitur_fw-la pecunia_fw-la 10._o he_o that_o love_v silver_n shall_v not_o be_v 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to_o give_v for_o most_o true_a be_v that_o say_n of_o the_o son_n of_o sirack_n 29._o munera_fw-la &_o dona_fw-la excaecant_fw-la oculos_fw-la judicum_fw-la present_n and_o gift_n blind_a the_o eye_n of_o wise_a how_o soon_o be_v a_o covetous_a man_n blind_v when_o he_o behold_v the_o bait_n of_o his_o passion_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o thing_n more_o often_o repeat_v in_o sacred_a and_o profane_a writ_n than_o the_o put_v we_o in_o mind_n of_o force_n and_o efficacy_n which_o gift_n have_v to_o wrest_v justice_n and_o pervert_v judgement_n moses_n say_v of_o they_o that_o they_o blind_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o wise_a and_o that_o they_o turn_v and_o wind_v the_o word_n of_o good_a man_n chap_a and_o change_v one_o for_o another_o â—_o to_o serve_v their_o purpose_n qui_fw-la quaerit_fw-la locupletari_fw-la pervertit_fw-la oculum_fw-la suum_fw-la the_o gift_n blind_v the_o wise_a and_o pervert_v the_o word_n of_o the_o righteous_a by_o which_o be_v understand_v the_o intention_n 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or_o hatred_n be_v the_o strong_a chain_n that_o a_o kingdom_n have_v which_o suit_v with_o that_o which_o one_o of_o the_o seventie_o interpreter_n tell_v king_n ptolemy_n as_o aristeas_n report_v it_o who_o be_v demand_v by_o he_o hist._n how_o he_o may_v sustain_v himself_o in_o his_o kingdom_n and_o hold_v concord_n and_o good_a correspondency_n with_o so_o great_a a_o multitude_n and_o variety_n of_o man_n as_o be_v therein_o reply_v by_o preserve_v justice_n and_o give_v to_o every_o one_o what_o be_v fit_v and_o not_o otherwise_o and_o this_o be_v so_o manifest_a a_o truth_n that_o plutarch_n affirm_v that_o not_o jupiter_n himself_o though_o the_o great_a of_o the_o pagan_a god_n can_v be_v a_o good_a governor_n without_o justice._n 〈…〉_z in_o it_o say_v s._n ambrose_n be_v find_v the_o concordancie_n of_o all_o virtue_n &_o without_o it_o there_o be_v neither_o consonancy_n nor_o harmony_n it_o be_v the_o mistress_n of_o man_n life_n the_o extirper_n of_o vice_n the_o mother_n of_o peace_n the_o defence_n of_o the_o kingdom_n the_o treasure_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n the_o joy_n of_o man_n officijs_fw-la the_o comâ—ort_n of_o the_o poor_a the_o cure_n of_o the_o sick_a and_o the_o medicine_n of_o the_o soul_n cicero_n call_v she_o the_o queen_n and_o lady_n of_o the_o virtue_n prim_fw-la plutarch_n will_v have_v she_o to_o be_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o rest_n as_o the_o sun_n among_o the_o star_n firmaianus_fw-la affirm_v 5._o that_o she_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o they_o all_o and_o as_o the_o mother_n be_v before_o the_o daughter_n so_o justice_n have_v the_o precedency_n of_o all_o other_o virtue_n scotus_n 3._o surname_v the_o subtle_a together_o with_o anselmus_n say_v 〈◊〉_d that_o if_o between_o god_n justice_n and_o merche_n there_o be_v any_o precedency_n justice_n will_v have_v the_o prime_a place_n in_o fine_a it_o be_v the_o foundation_n and_o ground_n of_o all_o other_o virtue_n and_o by_o which_o all_o aught_o to_o be_v regulate_v and_o order_v 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